diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 60d0441..f3929eb 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@ pyside6-rcc resources.qrc -o resources.py
 
 """
 import sys
-import platform
 import logging
+import argparse
+import platform
+
 from PySide6.QtWidgets import QApplication
 from PySide6.QtCore import QSettings
 from PySide6.QtGui import QIcon, QPalette
@@ -26,40 +28,53 @@ def is_dark_mode(app: QApplication) -> bool:
 
     return brightness(base_color) < brightness(text_color)
 
+def set_logging(loglevel):
+    logging.basicConfig(level=loglevel, force=True)
+
+def main(args):
+    set_logging(logging.DEBUG)
+    if platform.system() == "Windows":
+        # from PySide6.QtWinExtras import QtWin
+        myappid = f"{info.organization_name}.{info.application_version}"
+        # QtWin.setCurrentProcessExplicitAppUserModelID(myappid)
+    settings = QSettings()
+    width = int(settings.value("app/width", 1024))
+    height = int(settings.value("app/height", 768))
+    x = int(settings.value("app/pos_x", 100))
+    y = int(settings.value("app/pos_y", 100))
+
+    app = QApplication(sys.argv)
+    app.setApplicationName(info.application_name)
+    app.setApplicationVersion(str(info.application_version))
+    app.setOrganizationDomain(info.organization_name)
+
+    # if platform.system() == 'Linux':
+    # icn = QIcon(":/icons/app_icon")
+    # app.setWindowIcon(icn)
+    # Create a Qt widget, which will be our window.
+    window = mainwindow.MainWindow(is_dark_mode(app))
+    window.setGeometry(100, 100, 1024, 768)
+    window.setWindowTitle("FixTracks")
+    window.setMinimumWidth(1024)
+    window.setMinimumHeight(768)
+    window.resize(width, height)
+    window.move(x, y)
+    window.show()
+
+    # Start the event loop.
+    app.exec()
+    pos = window.pos()
+    settings.setValue("app/width", window.width())
+    settings.setValue("app/height", window.height())
+    settings.setValue("app/pos_x", pos.x())
+    settings.setValue("app/pos_y", pos.y())
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    levels = {"critical": logging.CRITICAL, "error": logging.ERROR, "warning":logging.WARNING, "info":logging.INFO, "debug":logging.DEBUG}
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="FixTracks. Tools for fixing animal tracking")
+    parser.add_argument("-ll", "--loglevel", type=str, default="INFO", help=f"The log level that should be used. Valid levels are {[str(k) for k in levels.keys()]}")
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    args.loglevel = levels[args.loglevel if args.loglevel.lower() in levels else "info"]
 
-# import resources  # needs to be imported somewhere in the project to be picked up by qt
-
-if platform.system() == "Windows":
-    # from PySide6.QtWinExtras import QtWin
-    myappid = f"{info.organization_name}.{info.application_version}"
-    # QtWin.setCurrentProcessExplicitAppUserModelID(myappid)
-settings = QSettings()
-width = int(settings.value("app/width", 1024))
-height = int(settings.value("app/height", 768))
-x = int(settings.value("app/pos_x", 100))
-y = int(settings.value("app/pos_y", 100))
-app = QApplication(sys.argv)
-app.setApplicationName(info.application_name)
-app.setApplicationVersion(str(info.application_version))
-app.setOrganizationDomain(info.organization_name)
-
-# if platform.system() == 'Linux':
-# icn = QIcon(":/icons/app_icon")
-# app.setWindowIcon(icn)
-# Create a Qt widget, which will be our window.
-window = mainwindow.MainWindow(is_dark_mode(app))
-window.setGeometry(100, 100, 1024, 768)
-window.setWindowTitle("FixTracks")
-window.setMinimumWidth(1024)
-window.setMinimumHeight(768)
-window.resize(width, height)
-window.move(x, y)
-window.show()
-
-# Start the event loop.
-app.exec()
-pos = window.pos()
-settings.setValue("app/width", window.width())
-settings.setValue("app/height", window.height())
-settings.setValue("app/pos_x", pos.x())
-settings.setValue("app/pos_y", pos.y())
+    main(args)