diff --git a/include/SKSE/API.h b/include/SKSE/API.h
index f84eb7f48..830307c7d 100644
--- a/include/SKSE/API.h
+++ b/include/SKSE/API.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 namespace SKSE
 {
-	void Init(const LoadInterface* a_intfc) noexcept;
+	void Init(const LoadInterface* a_intfc, const bool a_log = false) noexcept;
 	void RegisterForAPIInitEvent(std::function<void()> a_fn);
 
 	PluginHandle  GetPluginHandle() noexcept;
diff --git a/include/SKSE/Interfaces.h b/include/SKSE/Interfaces.h
index a519212cd..4a1086ad4 100644
--- a/include/SKSE/Interfaces.h
+++ b/include/SKSE/Interfaces.h
@@ -381,9 +381,30 @@ namespace SKSE
 			kVersionIndependentEx_NoStructUse = 1 << 0,
 		};
 
-		constexpr void AuthorEmail(std::string_view a_email) noexcept { SetCharBuffer(a_email, std::span{ supportEmail }); }
+		constexpr void PluginVersion(REL::Version a_version) noexcept { pluginVersion = a_version.pack(); }
+
+		[[nodiscard]] constexpr REL::Version GetPluginVersion() const noexcept { return REL::Version::unpack(pluginVersion); }
+
+		constexpr void PluginName(std::string_view a_plugin) noexcept { SetCharBuffer(a_plugin, std::span{ pluginName }); }
+
+		[[nodiscard]] constexpr std::string_view GetPluginName() const noexcept { return std::string_view{ pluginName }; }
+
 		constexpr void AuthorName(std::string_view a_name) noexcept { SetCharBuffer(a_name, std::span{ author }); }
 
+		[[nodiscard]] constexpr std::string_view GetAuthorName() const noexcept { return std::string_view{ author }; }
+
+		constexpr void AuthorEmail(std::string_view a_email) noexcept { SetCharBuffer(a_email, std::span{ supportEmail }); }
+
+		[[nodiscard]] constexpr std::string_view GetAuthorEmail() const noexcept { return std::string_view{ supportEmail }; }
+
+		constexpr void UsesAddressLibrary() noexcept { versionIndependence |= kVersionIndependent_AddressLibraryPostAE; }
+		constexpr void UsesSigScanning() noexcept { versionIndependence |= kVersionIndependent_Signatures; }
+		constexpr void UsesUpdatedStructs() noexcept { versionIndependence |= kVersionIndependent_StructsPost629; }
+
+		constexpr void UsesNoStructs() noexcept { versionIndependenceEx |= kVersionIndependentEx_NoStructUse; }
+
+		constexpr void MinimumRequiredXSEVersion(REL::Version a_version) noexcept { xseMinimum = a_version.pack(); }
+
 		constexpr void CompatibleVersions(std::initializer_list<REL::Version> a_versions) noexcept
 		{
 			assert(a_versions.size() < std::size(compatibleVersions) - 1);
@@ -394,14 +415,7 @@ namespace SKSE
 				[](const REL::Version& a_version) noexcept { return a_version.pack(); });
 		}
 
-		constexpr void MinimumRequiredXSEVersion(REL::Version a_version) noexcept { xseMinimum = a_version.pack(); }
-		constexpr void PluginName(std::string_view a_plugin) noexcept { SetCharBuffer(a_plugin, std::span{ pluginName }); }
-		constexpr void PluginVersion(REL::Version a_version) noexcept { pluginVersion = a_version.pack(); }
-		constexpr void UsesAddressLibrary() noexcept { versionIndependence |= kVersionIndependent_AddressLibraryPostAE; }
-		constexpr void UsesSigScanning() noexcept { versionIndependence |= kVersionIndependent_Signatures; }
-		constexpr void UsesUpdatedStructs() noexcept { versionIndependence |= kVersionIndependent_StructsPost629; }
-
-		constexpr void UsesNoStructs() noexcept { versionIndependenceEx |= kVersionIndependentEx_NoStructUse; }
+		[[nodiscard]] static const PluginVersionData* GetSingleton() noexcept;
 
 		const std::uint32_t dataVersion{ kVersion };
 		std::uint32_t       pluginVersion = 0;
@@ -435,3 +449,6 @@ namespace SKSE
 	static_assert(sizeof(PluginVersionData) == 0x350);
 #endif
 }
+
+#define SKSEPluginLoad(...) extern "C" [[maybe_unused]] __declspec(dllexport) bool SKSEPlugin_Load(__VA_ARGS__)
+#define SKSEPluginVersion extern "C" [[maybe_unused]] __declspec(dllexport) constinit SKSE::PluginVersionData SKSEPlugin_Version
diff --git a/include/SKSE/Logger.h b/include/SKSE/Logger.h
index 338367225..1e1d09a6e 100644
--- a/include/SKSE/Logger.h
+++ b/include/SKSE/Logger.h
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ namespace SKSE::log
 
 	void add_papyrus_sink(std::regex a_filter);
 	void remove_papyrus_sink();
+
+	void init();
 }
 
 #undef SKSE_MAKE_SOURCE_LOGGER
diff --git a/src/SKSE/API.cpp b/src/SKSE/API.cpp
index c157b8283..5587a9579 100644
--- a/src/SKSE/API.cpp
+++ b/src/SKSE/API.cpp
@@ -69,12 +69,16 @@ namespace SKSE
 		}
 	}
 
-	void Init(const LoadInterface* a_intfc) noexcept
+	void Init(const LoadInterface* a_intfc, const bool a_log) noexcept
 	{
 		if (!a_intfc) {
 			stl::report_and_fail("interface is null"sv);
 		}
 
+		if (a_log) {
+			log::init();
+		}
+
 		(void)REL::Module::get();
 		(void)REL::IDDatabase::get();
 
diff --git a/src/SKSE/Interfaces.cpp b/src/SKSE/Interfaces.cpp
index 5fa091224..6cf961398 100644
--- a/src/SKSE/Interfaces.cpp
+++ b/src/SKSE/Interfaces.cpp
@@ -341,4 +341,9 @@ namespace SKSE
 		assert(this);
 		return reinterpret_cast<const detail::SKSETrampolineInterface*>(this);
 	}
+
+	const PluginVersionData* PluginVersionData::GetSingleton() noexcept
+	{
+		return reinterpret_cast<const PluginVersionData*>(REX::W32::GetProcAddress(REX::W32::GetCurrentModule(), "SKSEPlugin_Version"));
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/SKSE/Logger.cpp b/src/SKSE/Logger.cpp
index 424ba6fed..bf3809246 100644
--- a/src/SKSE/Logger.cpp
+++ b/src/SKSE/Logger.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
 
 #include "SKSE/API.h"
 
+#include <spdlog/sinks/basic_file_sink.h>
+#include <spdlog/sinks/msvc_sink.h>
+
 namespace SKSE
 {
 	namespace Impl
@@ -113,5 +116,32 @@ namespace SKSE
 				}
 			});
 		}
+
+		void init()
+		{
+			auto path = log_directory();
+			if (!path) {
+				return;
+			}
+
+			const auto data = PluginVersionData::GetSingleton();
+			*path /= std::format("{}.log", data->GetPluginName());
+
+			std::vector<spdlog::sink_ptr> sinks{
+				std::make_shared<spdlog::sinks::basic_file_sink_mt>(path->string(), true),
+				std::make_shared<spdlog::sinks::msvc_sink_mt>()
+			};
+
+			auto logger = std::make_shared<spdlog::logger>("Global", sinks.begin(), sinks.end());
+#ifndef NDEBUG
+			logger->set_level(spdlog::level::debug);
+			logger->flush_on(spdlog::level::debug);
+#else
+			logger->set_level(spdlog::level::info);
+			logger->flush_on(spdlog::level::info);
+#endif
+			spdlog::set_default_logger(std::move(logger));
+			spdlog::set_pattern("[%T.%e] [%=5t] [%L] %v");
+		}
 	}
 }