diff --git a/StikJIT/Utilities/LogManager.swift b/StikJIT/Utilities/LogManager.swift
index 6b72983..eeddc89 100644
--- a/StikJIT/Utilities/LogManager.swift
+++ b/StikJIT/Utilities/LogManager.swift
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 //
 
 import Foundation
+import os.log
 
 class LogManager: ObservableObject {
     static let shared = LogManager()
@@ -13,6 +14,13 @@ class LogManager: ObservableObject {
     @Published var logs: [LogEntry] = []
     @Published var errorCount: Int = 0
     
+    // Add properties to capture stdout/stderr
+    private var stdoutPipe: Pipe?
+    private var stderrPipe: Pipe?
+    private var originalStdout: Int32 = -1
+    private var originalStderr: Int32 = -1
+    private let logQueue = DispatchQueue(label: "com.stikjit.logQueue")
+    
     struct LogEntry: Identifiable {
         let id = UUID()
         let timestamp: Date
@@ -31,6 +39,155 @@ class LogManager: ObservableObject {
         // Add initial system info logs
         addInfoLog("StikJIT starting up")
         addInfoLog("Initializing environment")
+        
+        // Set up stdout and stderr capture
+        captureStandardOutput()
+        
+        // Register for system log notifications
+        #if os(macOS)
+        // On macOS, also listen for system log messages
+        setupMacOSLogCapture()
+        #endif
+    }
+    
+    #if os(macOS)
+    private func setupMacOSLogCapture() {
+        // On macOS we can use the OSLog system
+        // This is a placeholder for macOS-specific log capture
+        // Start a background task to read system logs
+        DispatchQueue.global(qos: .background).async {
+            self.captureSystemLogs()
+        }
+    }
+    
+    private func captureSystemLogs() {
+        // This is a basic implementation to capture macOS logs
+        // A more comprehensive solution would use the OSLog framework
+        let task = Process()
+        let pipe = Pipe()
+        
+        task.executableURL = URL(fileURLWithPath: "/usr/bin/log")
+        task.arguments = ["stream", "--style", "compact"]
+        task.standardOutput = pipe
+        
+        pipe.fileHandleForReading.readabilityHandler = { [weak self] handle in
+            let data = handle.availableData
+            if let string = String(data: data, encoding: .utf8), !string.isEmpty {
+                self?.processStandardOutputLine(string, isError: false)
+            }
+        }
+        
+        do {
+            try task.run()
+        } catch {
+            self.addErrorLog("Failed to capture system logs: \(error.localizedDescription)")
+        }
+    }
+    #endif
+    
+    // Function to capture standard output and standard error
+    private func captureStandardOutput() {
+        #if DEBUG && targetEnvironment(simulator)
+        // Skip capturing in simulator debug builds to ensure logs appear in Xcode console
+        return
+        #endif
+        
+        // Save original file descriptors safely
+        if FileHandle.standardOutput.fileDescriptor >= 0 {
+            originalStdout = dup(FileHandle.standardOutput.fileDescriptor)
+        }
+        if FileHandle.standardError.fileDescriptor >= 0 {
+            originalStderr = dup(FileHandle.standardError.fileDescriptor)
+        }
+        
+        // Create pipes
+        stdoutPipe = Pipe()
+        stderrPipe = Pipe()
+        
+        // Redirect stdout and stderr to our pipes only if valid
+        if let stdoutPipe = stdoutPipe, FileHandle.standardOutput.fileDescriptor >= 0 {
+            dup2(stdoutPipe.fileHandleForWriting.fileDescriptor, FileHandle.standardOutput.fileDescriptor)
+        }
+        if let stderrPipe = stderrPipe, FileHandle.standardError.fileDescriptor >= 0 {
+            dup2(stderrPipe.fileHandleForWriting.fileDescriptor, FileHandle.standardError.fileDescriptor)
+        }
+        
+        // Start reading from the pipes on a background queue to avoid blocking
+        stdoutPipe?.fileHandleForReading.readabilityHandler = { [weak self] handle in
+            let data = handle.availableData
+            if !data.isEmpty, let string = String(data: data, encoding: .utf8) {
+                // Write back to original stdout for console viewing
+                if let strongSelf = self, strongSelf.originalStdout >= 0 {
+                    write(strongSelf.originalStdout, string, string.utf8.count)
+                }
+                
+                self?.logQueue.async {
+                    self?.processStandardOutputLine(string, isError: false)
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        
+        stderrPipe?.fileHandleForReading.readabilityHandler = { [weak self] handle in
+            let data = handle.availableData
+            if !data.isEmpty, let string = String(data: data, encoding: .utf8) {
+                // Write back to original stderr for console viewing
+                if let strongSelf = self, strongSelf.originalStderr >= 0 {
+                    write(strongSelf.originalStderr, string, string.utf8.count)
+                }
+                
+                self?.logQueue.async {
+                    self?.processStandardOutputLine(string, isError: true)
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        
+        // Also set up a timer to periodically flush stdout/stderr
+        Timer.scheduledTimer(withTimeInterval: 0.5, repeats: true) { [weak self] _ in
+            self?.flushPipes()
+        }
+    }
+    
+    private func flushPipes() {
+        // Force flush the pipes to ensure all output is captured
+        fflush(stdout)
+        fflush(stderr)
+    }
+    
+    // Process standard output/error lines and add to logs
+    private func processStandardOutputLine(_ line: String, isError: Bool) {
+        // Split multi-line output
+        let lines = line.components(separatedBy: .newlines)
+        
+        for line in lines where !line.isEmpty {
+            // Determine log type based on content
+            let type: LogEntry.LogType
+            
+            // Check for error indicators
+            if line.contains("[ERROR]") || line.contains("Error:") || line.contains("error:") || 
+               line.contains("ERROR:") || line.contains("Failed") || (isError && !line.contains("DEBUG")) {
+                type = .error
+            }
+            // Check for warning indicators
+            else if line.contains("[WARNING]") || line.contains("Warning:") || line.contains("warning:") || 
+                    line.contains("WARN:") || line.contains("WARNING:") {
+                type = .warning
+            }
+            // Check for debug indicators
+            else if line.contains("[DEBUG]") || line.contains("DEBUG:") || line.contains("debug:") {
+                type = .debug
+            }
+            // Check for info indicators
+            else if line.contains("[INFO]") || line.contains("INFO:") || line.contains("info:") {
+                type = .info
+            }
+            // Default to info for anything else
+            else {
+                type = isError ? .error : .info
+            }
+            
+            // Add to logs
+            addLog(message: line, type: type)
+        }
     }
     
     func addLog(message: String, type: LogEntry.LogType) {
diff --git a/StikJIT/Views/ConsoleLogsView.swift b/StikJIT/Views/ConsoleLogsView.swift
index 0659fc2..ee8329b 100644
--- a/StikJIT/Views/ConsoleLogsView.swift
+++ b/StikJIT/Views/ConsoleLogsView.swift
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ struct ConsoleLogsView: View {
                     VStack(spacing: 16) {
                         // Error count with red theme
                         HStack {
-                            Text("\(logManager.errorCount) Critical Errors.")
+                            Text("\(logManager.errorCount) Errors")
                                 .font(.headline)
                                 .foregroundColor(.white)
                                 .padding(.vertical, 12)