diff --git a/qgis_plugin_manager/__main__.py b/qgis_plugin_manager/__main__.py
index ca3e5ff..43ee988 100755
--- a/qgis_plugin_manager/__main__.py
+++ b/qgis_plugin_manager/__main__.py
@@ -5,11 +5,12 @@
 __email__ = 'info@3liz.org'
 
 import argparse
+import logging
 import os
 
 from pathlib import Path
 
-from qgis_plugin_manager.__about__ import __version__
+from qgis_plugin_manager.__about__ import __title_clean__, __version__
 from qgis_plugin_manager.definitions import Level
 from qgis_plugin_manager.local_directory import LocalDirectory
 from qgis_plugin_manager.remote import Remote
@@ -23,6 +24,16 @@ def main() -> int:
     )
     parser.add_argument("-v", "--version", action="version", version=__version__)
 
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "-v",
+        "-v",
+        "--verbose",
+        action="count",
+        default=1,
+        dest="verbosity",
+        help="Verbosity level: None = WARNING, -v = INFO, -vv = DEBUG",
+    )
+
     subparsers = parser.add_subparsers(
         title="commands", description="qgis-plugin-manager command", dest="command",
     )
@@ -73,6 +84,23 @@ def main() -> int:
 
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
+    # set log level depending on verbosity argument
+    # by default 1 =>
+    args.verbosity = 40 - (10 * args.verbosity) if args.verbosity > 0 else 0
+    logging.basicConfig(
+        level=args.verbosity,
+        # format="%(asctime)s||%(levelname)s||%(module)s||%(message)s",
+        format='%(levelname)s:%(message)s',
+        # datefmt="%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S",
+    )
+
+    console = logging.StreamHandler()
+    console.setLevel(args.verbosity)
+
+    # add the handler to the root logger
+    logger = logging.getLogger(__title_clean__)
+    logger.debug(f"Log level set: {logging}")
+
     # if no command is passed, print the help and exit
     if not args.command:
         parser.print_help()
diff --git a/qgis_plugin_manager/local_directory.py b/qgis_plugin_manager/local_directory.py
index f3157d9..f7239e1 100644
--- a/qgis_plugin_manager/local_directory.py
+++ b/qgis_plugin_manager/local_directory.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 __email__ = 'info@3liz.org'
 
 import configparser
+import logging
 import os
 import shutil
 import stat
@@ -22,6 +23,8 @@
     to_bool,
 )
 
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 
 class LocalDirectory:
 
@@ -45,14 +48,14 @@ def init(self) -> bool:
         """ Init this qgis-plugin-manager by creating the default sources.list."""
         source_file = sources_file(self.folder)
         if source_file.exists():
-            print(f"{Level.Alert}{source_file.absolute()} is already existing. Quit{Level.End}")
+            logger.warning(f"{Level.Alert}{source_file.absolute()} is already existing. Quit{Level.End}")
             return False
 
         if self.qgis_version:
             version = "[VERSION]"
-            print("Init https://plugins.qgis.org")
+            logger.info("Init https://plugins.qgis.org")
         else:
-            print(
+            logger.warning(
                 f"{Level.Alert}"
                 f"QGIS version is unknown, creating with a default {DEFAULT_QGIS_VERSION}"
                 f"{Level.End}",
@@ -182,21 +185,21 @@ def remove(self, plugin_name: str) -> bool:
                 try:
                     shutil.rmtree(plugin_path)
                 except Exception as e:
-                    print(f"{Level.Critical}Plugin {plugin_name} could not be removed : {e!s}")
+                    logger.error(f"{Level.Critical}Plugin {plugin_name} could not be removed : {e!s}")
 
                 if not Path(self.folder.joinpath(plugin_folder)).exists():
-                    print(f"{Level.Success}Plugin {plugin_name} removed")
+                    logger.info(f"{Level.Success}Plugin {plugin_name} removed")
                     restart_qgis_server()
                     return True
                 else:
-                    print(
+                    logger.error(
                         f"{Level.Alert}"
                         f"Plugin {plugin_name} using folder {plugin_folder} could not be removed "
                         f"for unknown reason"
                         f"{Level.End}",
                     )
                 break
-        print(f"{Level.Alert}Plugin name '{plugin_name}' not found{Level.End}")
+        logger.error(f"{Level.Alert}Plugin name '{plugin_name}' not found{Level.End}")
 
         all_names = list(set(all_names))
         similarity = similar_names(plugin_name.lower(), all_names)
@@ -321,13 +324,13 @@ def print_table(self, current_directory: bool = True):
         if len(data):
             print(pretty_table(data, headers))
         else:
-            print(
-                f"{Level.Alert}No plugin found in the current directory {self.folder.absolute()}{Level.End}",
+            logger.error(
+                f"{Level.Alert}No plugin found in the current directory {self.folder.absolute()}{Level.End}"
             )
 
         if len(list_of_owners) > 1:
             list_of_owners = [f"'{i}'" for i in list_of_owners]
-            print(
+            logger.error(
                 f"{Level.Alert}"
                 f"Different rights have been detected : {','.join(list_of_owners)}"
                 f"{Level.End}. "
diff --git a/qgis_plugin_manager/remote.py b/qgis_plugin_manager/remote.py
index afd2f9d..58583dd 100644
--- a/qgis_plugin_manager/remote.py
+++ b/qgis_plugin_manager/remote.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 __email__ = 'info@3liz.org'
 
 import base64
+import logging
 import os
 import re
 import shutil
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ def remote_is_ready(self) -> bool:
         source_list = sources_file(self.folder)
         if not source_list.exists():
             if not self.setting_error:
-                print(f"{Level.Critical}The {source_list.absolute()} file does not exist{Level.End}")
+                logger.error(f"{Level.Critical}The {source_list.absolute()} file does not exist{Level.End}")
                 print("Use the 'init' command to create the file")
                 self.setting_error = True
                 return False