diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 8cd05f6..0e5b907 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ members = [
     "winapps-cli",
     "winapps-gui",
 ]
+resolver = "2"
diff --git a/winapps-cli/src/main.rs b/winapps-cli/src/main.rs
index 3887292..3fb78ee 100644
--- a/winapps-cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/winapps-cli/src/main.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use clap::{arg, Command};
 use winapps::freerdp::freerdp_back::Freerdp;
 use winapps::quickemu::{create_vm, kill_vm, start_vm};
-use winapps::RemoteClient;
+use winapps::{unwrap_or_panic, RemoteClient};
 
 fn cli() -> Command {
     Command::new("winapps-cli")
@@ -69,18 +69,22 @@ fn main() {
                 }
 
                 Some((_, _)) => {
-                    cli.about("Command not found, try existing ones!")
-                        .print_help()
-                        .expect("Couldn't print help");
+                    unwrap_or_panic!(
+                        cli.about("Command not found, try existing ones!")
+                            .print_help(),
+                        "Couldn't print help"
+                    );
                 }
                 _ => unreachable!(),
             };
         }
 
         Some((_, _)) => {
-            cli.about("Command not found, try existing ones!")
-                .print_help()
-                .expect("Couldn't print help");
+            unwrap_or_panic!(
+                cli.about("Command not found, try existing ones!")
+                    .print_help(),
+                "Couldn't print help"
+            );
         }
         _ => unreachable!(),
     }
diff --git a/winapps-gui/src/main.rs b/winapps-gui/src/main.rs
index acf379e..f328e4d 100644
--- a/winapps-gui/src/main.rs
+++ b/winapps-gui/src/main.rs
@@ -1,3 +1 @@
-fn main() {
-    println!("Test lib: {}", winapps::add(1, 2));
-}
+fn main() {}
diff --git a/winapps/Cargo.toml b/winapps/Cargo.toml
index abd213a..8d6d0a5 100644
--- a/winapps/Cargo.toml
+++ b/winapps/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@ edition = "2021"
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [dependencies]
+anyhow = "1.0.75"
 derive-new = "0.5.9"
 home = "0.5.5"
 serde = { version = "1.0.171", features = ["derive"] }
-toml = "0.7.6"
+thiserror = "1.0.49"
+toml = "0.8.2"
+tracing = "0.1.37"
diff --git a/winapps/src/errors.rs b/winapps/src/errors.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fa449db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/winapps/src/errors.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,158 @@
+use std::error::Error;
+use std::fmt::Debug;
+use std::process::exit;
+
+/// This enum represents all possible errors that can occur in this crate.
+/// It is used as a return type for most functions should they return an error.
+/// There's 2 base variants: `Message` and `WithError`.
+/// `Message` is used for simple errors that don't have an underlying cause.
+/// `WithError` is used for errors that occur from another error.
+#[derive(thiserror::Error, Debug)]
+pub enum WinappsError {
+    #[error("{0}")]
+    Message(String),
+    #[error("{0}\n{1}")]
+    WithError(#[source] anyhow::Error, String),
+}
+
+impl WinappsError {
+    /// This function prints the error to the console.
+    /// All lines are logged as seperate messages, and the source of the error is also logged if it exists.
+    fn error(&self) {
+        let messages: Vec<String> = self.to_string().split('\n').map(|s| s.into()).collect();
+        messages.iter().for_each(|s| tracing::error!("{}", s));
+
+        if self.source().is_some() {
+            tracing::error!("Caused by: {}", self.source().unwrap());
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// This function prints the error to the console and exits the program with an exit code of 1.
+    pub fn exit(&self) -> ! {
+        self.error();
+
+        tracing::error!("Unrecoverable error, exiting...");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    /// This function prints the error to the console and panics.
+    pub fn panic(&self) -> ! {
+        self.error();
+
+        panic!("Program crashed, see log above");
+    }
+}
+
+/// This macro is a shortcut for creating a `WinappsError` from a string.
+/// You can use normal `format!` syntax inside the macro.
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! error {
+    ($($fmt:tt)*) => {
+       $crate::errors::WinappsError::Message(format!($($fmt)*))
+    };
+}
+
+/// This macro is a shortcut for creating a `WinappsError` from a string.
+/// The first argument is the source error.
+/// You can use normal `format!` syntax inside the macro.
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! error_from {
+    ($err:expr, $($fmt:tt)*) => {
+       $crate::errors::WinappsError::WithError(anyhow::Error::new($err), format!($($fmt)*))
+    };
+}
+
+/// This trait serves as a generic way to convert a `Result` or `Option` into a `WinappsError`.
+pub trait IntoError<T> {
+    fn into_error(self, msg: String) -> Result<T, WinappsError>;
+}
+
+impl<T, U> IntoError<T> for Result<T, U>
+where
+    T: Debug,
+    U: Error + Send + Sync + 'static,
+{
+    fn into_error(self, msg: String) -> Result<T, WinappsError> {
+        if let Err(error) = self {
+            return Err(WinappsError::WithError(anyhow::Error::new(error), msg));
+        }
+
+        Ok(self.unwrap())
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T> IntoError<T> for Option<T> {
+    fn into_error(self, msg: String) -> Result<T, WinappsError> {
+        if self.is_none() {
+            return Err(WinappsError::Message(msg));
+        }
+
+        Ok(self.unwrap())
+    }
+}
+
+/// This macro creates a `Result<_, WinappsError>` from either a `Result` or an `Option`.
+/// It also works for all other types that implement `IntoError`.
+/// Used internally by `winapps::unwrap_or_exit!` and `winapps::unwrap_or_panic!`.
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! into_error {
+    ($val:expr) => {{
+        fn into_error_impl<T, U>(val: U) -> std::result::Result<T, $crate::errors::WinappsError>
+        where
+            T: std::marker::Sized + std::fmt::Debug,
+            U: $crate::errors::IntoError<T>,
+        {
+            val.into_error(
+                "Expected a value, got None / an Error. \
+                See log above for more detail."
+                    .into(),
+            )
+        }
+
+        into_error_impl($val)
+    }};
+    ($val:expr, $msg:expr) => {{
+        fn into_error_impl<T, U>(
+            val: U,
+            msg: String,
+        ) -> std::result::Result<T, $crate::errors::WinappsError>
+        where
+            T: std::marker::Sized + std::fmt::Debug,
+            U: $crate::errors::IntoError<T>,
+        {
+            val.into_error(msg)
+        }
+
+        into_error_impl($val, $msg.into())
+    }};
+}
+
+/// This macro unwraps a `Result` or `Option` and returns the value if it exists.
+/// Should the value not exist, then the program will exit with exit code 1.
+/// Optionally, a message can be passed to the function using standard `format!` syntax.
+/// The result type has to implement `Debug` and `Sized`, and the source error type has to implement `Error`, `Send`, `Sync` and has to be `'static`.
+/// See `winapps::unwrap_or_panic!` for a version that panics instead of exiting.
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! unwrap_or_exit {
+    ($expr:expr) => {{
+        $crate::into_error!($expr).unwrap_or_else(|e| e.exit())
+    }};
+    ($expr:expr, $($fmt:tt)*) => {{
+        $crate::into_error!($expr, format!($($fmt)*)).unwrap_or_else(|e| e.exit())
+    }};
+}
+
+/// This macro unwraps a `Result` or `Option` and returns the value if it exists.
+/// Should the value not exist, then the program will panic.
+/// Optionally, a message can be passed to the function using standard `format!` syntax.
+/// The result type has to implement `Debug` and `Sized`, and the error type has to implement `Error`, `Send`, `Sync` and has to be `'static`.
+/// See `winapps::unwrap_or_exit!` for a version that exits instead of panicking.
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! unwrap_or_panic {
+    ($expr:expr) => {{
+        $crate::into_error!($expr).unwrap_or_else(|e| e.panic())
+    }};
+    ($expr:expr, $($fmt:tt)*) => {{
+        $crate::into_error!($expr, format!($($fmt)*)).unwrap_or_else(|e| e.panic())
+    }};
+}
diff --git a/winapps/src/freerdp.rs b/winapps/src/freerdp.rs
index cf7baa4..b88936a 100644
--- a/winapps/src/freerdp.rs
+++ b/winapps/src/freerdp.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 pub mod freerdp_back {
     use std::process::{Command, Stdio};
+    use tracing::{info, warn};
 
-    use crate::{Config, RemoteClient};
+    use crate::{unwrap_or_exit, Config, RemoteClient};
 
     pub struct Freerdp {}
 
@@ -11,18 +12,21 @@ pub mod freerdp_back {
             xfreerdp.stdout(Stdio::null());
             xfreerdp.stderr(Stdio::null());
             xfreerdp.args(["-h"]);
-            xfreerdp
-                .spawn()
-                .expect("Freerdp execution failed! It needs to be installed!");
-            println!("Freerdp found!");
 
-            println!("All dependencies found!");
-            println!("Running explorer as test!");
-            println!("Check yourself if it appears correctly!");
+            unwrap_or_exit!(
+                xfreerdp.spawn(),
+                "Freerdp execution failed! It needs to be installed!",
+            );
+
+            info!("Freerdp found!");
+
+            info!("All dependencies found!");
+            info!("Running explorer as test!");
+            warn!("Check yourself if it appears correctly!");
 
             self.run_app(config, Some(&"explorer.exe".to_string()));
 
-            println!("Test finished!");
+            info!("Test finished!");
         }
 
         fn run_app(&self, config: Config, app: Option<&String>) {
@@ -56,7 +60,11 @@ pub mod freerdp_back {
                     ]);
                 }
             }
-            xfreerdp.spawn().expect("Freerdp execution failed!");
+
+            unwrap_or_exit!(
+                xfreerdp.spawn(),
+                "Freerdp execution failed, check logs above!",
+            );
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/winapps/src/lib.rs b/winapps/src/lib.rs
index 8c5a265..148f331 100644
--- a/winapps/src/lib.rs
+++ b/winapps/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
+pub mod errors;
+pub mod freerdp;
 pub mod quickemu;
 
+use crate::errors::WinappsError;
 use derive_new::new;
 use home::home_dir;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
@@ -10,8 +13,7 @@ use std::{
     fs::{self, File},
     path::Path,
 };
-
-pub mod freerdp;
+use tracing::{info, warn};
 
 pub trait RemoteClient {
     fn check_depends(&self, config: Config);
@@ -59,22 +61,24 @@ pub fn get_config_file(path: Option<&str>) -> PathBuf {
     let default = match env::var("XDG_CONFIG_HOME") {
         Ok(dir) => PathBuf::from(dir).join("winapps"),
         Err(_) => {
-            println!("Couldn't read XDG_CONFIG_HOME, falling back to ~/.config");
-            home_dir()
-                .expect("Could not find the home path!")
-                .join(".config/winapps")
+            warn!("Couldn't read XDG_CONFIG_HOME, falling back to ~/.config");
+            unwrap_or_panic!(home_dir(), "Couldn't find the home directory").join(".config/winapps")
         }
     };
 
-    let path = Path::new(path.unwrap_or(default.to_str().unwrap()));
+    let path = Path::new(path.unwrap_or(unwrap_or_panic!(
+        default.to_str(),
+        "Couldn't convert path {:?} to string",
+        default
+    )));
 
     if !path.exists() {
-        println!("{:?} does not exist! Creating...", path);
+        info!("{:?} does not exist! Creating...", path);
         fs::create_dir_all(path).expect("Failed to create directory");
     }
 
     if !path.is_dir() {
-        panic!("Config directory {:?} is not a directory!", path);
+        error!("Config directory {:?} is not a directory", path).panic();
     }
 
     path.join("config.toml")
@@ -85,56 +89,74 @@ pub fn load_config(path: Option<&str>) -> Config {
     let config_path = get_config_file(path);
 
     if !config_path.exists() {
-        save_config(&config, path).expect("Failed to write default configuration");
+        unwrap_or_panic!(
+            save_config(&config, path),
+            "Failed to write default configuration"
+        );
+
         return config;
     }
 
-    let config_file = fs::read_to_string(config_path).expect("Failed to read configuration file");
-    let config: Config =
-        toml::from_str(config_file.as_str()).expect("Failed to parse the configuration");
+    let config_file = unwrap_or_panic!(
+        fs::read_to_string(config_path),
+        "Failed to read configuration file"
+    );
+
+    let config: Config = unwrap_or_panic!(
+        toml::from_str(config_file.as_str()),
+        "Failed to parse configuration file",
+    );
 
     config
 }
 
-pub fn save_config(config: &Config, path: Option<&str>) -> std::io::Result<()> {
+pub fn save_config(config: &Config, path: Option<&str>) -> Result<(), WinappsError> {
     let config_path = get_config_file(path);
-    let serialized_config = toml::to_string(&config).expect("Failed to serialize configuration");
+    let serialized_config = unwrap_or_panic!(
+        toml::to_string(&config),
+        "Failed to serialize configuration"
+    );
 
     let mut config_file = match config_path.exists() {
-        true => File::open(&config_path).expect("Failed to open configuration file"),
-        false => File::create(&config_path).expect("Failed to create configuration file"),
+        true => unwrap_or_panic!(
+            File::open(&config_path),
+            "Failed to open configuration file"
+        ),
+        false => unwrap_or_panic!(
+            File::create(&config_path),
+            "Failed to create configuration file"
+        ),
     };
 
-    write!(config_file, "{}", serialized_config)
+    if let Err(e) = write!(config_file, "{}", serialized_config) {
+        return Err(error_from!(e, "Failed to write configuration file"));
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
 }
 
 pub fn get_data_dir() -> PathBuf {
-    let data_dir = match env::var("XDG_DATA_HOME") {
+    let path = match env::var("XDG_DATA_HOME") {
         Ok(dir) => PathBuf::from(dir).join("winapps"),
         Err(_) => {
-            println!("Couldn't read XDG_DATA_HOME, falling back to ~/.local/share");
-            home_dir()
-                .expect("Could not find the home path!")
+            warn!("Couldn't read XDG_DATA_HOME, falling back to ~/.local/share");
+            unwrap_or_panic!(home_dir(), "Couldn't find the home directory")
                 .join(".local/share/winapps")
         }
     };
 
-    if !data_dir.exists() {
-        let dir = data_dir.clone();
-        println!(
+    if !path.exists() {
+        let dir = path.clone();
+        info!(
             "Data directory {:?} does not exist! Creating...",
             dir.to_str()
         );
         fs::create_dir_all(dir).expect("Failed to create directory");
     }
 
-    if !data_dir.is_dir() {
-        panic!("Data directory {:?} is not a directory!", data_dir);
+    if !path.is_dir() {
+        error!("Data directory {:?} is not a directory", path).panic();
     }
 
-    data_dir
-}
-
-pub fn add(left: usize, right: usize) -> usize {
-    left + right
+    path
 }
diff --git a/winapps/src/quickemu.rs b/winapps/src/quickemu.rs
index 73b3300..d2cb54c 100644
--- a/winapps/src/quickemu.rs
+++ b/winapps/src/quickemu.rs
@@ -1,29 +1,25 @@
-use crate::{get_data_dir, save_config, Config};
+use crate::{get_data_dir, save_config, unwrap_or_exit, Config};
 use std::fs;
-use std::process::exit;
 use std::process::Command;
+use tracing::info;
 
 pub fn create_vm(mut config: Config) {
     let data_dir = get_data_dir();
 
-    let output = match Command::new("quickget")
-        .current_dir(data_dir)
-        .arg("windows")
-        .arg("10")
-        .output()
-    {
-        Ok(o) => o,
-        Err(e) => {
-            println!("Failed to execute quickget: {}", e);
-            println!("Please make sure quickget is installed and in your PATH");
-            exit(1);
-        }
-    };
+    let output = unwrap_or_exit!(
+        Command::new("quickget")
+            .current_dir(data_dir)
+            .arg("windows")
+            .arg("10")
+            .output(),
+        "Failed to execute quickget: \n\
+        Please make sure quickget is installed and in your PATH"
+    );
 
     config.vm.name = "windows-10-22H2".to_string();
     config.vm.short_name = "windows-10".to_string();
 
-    save_config(&config, None).expect("Failed to save config, VM will not start properly");
+    unwrap_or_exit!(save_config(&config, None), "Failed to save config");
 
     println!("{}", String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout));
 }
@@ -31,33 +27,25 @@ pub fn create_vm(mut config: Config) {
 pub fn start_vm(config: Config) {
     let data_dir = get_data_dir();
 
-    let command = match Command::new("quickemu")
-        .current_dir(data_dir)
-        .args([
-            "--ignore-msrs-always",
-            "--vm",
-            &format!("{}.conf", config.vm.name),
-            "--display",
-            "none",
-        ])
-        .spawn()
-    {
-        Ok(c) => c,
-        Err(e) => {
-            println!("Failed to execute quickemu: {}", e);
-            println!("Please make sure quickemu is installed and in your PATH");
-            exit(1);
-        }
-    };
+    let command = unwrap_or_exit!(
+        Command::new("quickemu")
+            .current_dir(data_dir)
+            .args([
+                "--ignore-msrs-always",
+                "--vm",
+                &format!("{}.conf", config.vm.name),
+                "--display",
+                "none",
+            ])
+            .spawn(),
+        "Failed to execute quickemu: \n\
+        Please make sure quickemu is installed and in your PATH"
+    );
 
-    let output = match command.wait_with_output() {
-        Ok(o) => o,
-        Err(e) => {
-            println!("Failed to gather output from quickemu: {}", e);
-            println!("Please make sure quickemu is installed and in your PATH");
-            exit(1);
-        }
-    };
+    let output = unwrap_or_exit!(
+        command.wait_with_output(),
+        "Failed to gather output from quickemu / stdout"
+    );
 
     println!("{}", String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout));
 }
@@ -65,25 +53,17 @@ pub fn start_vm(config: Config) {
 pub fn kill_vm(config: Config) {
     let data_dir = get_data_dir();
 
-    match fs::read_to_string(
-        data_dir.join(format!("{}/{}.pid", config.vm.short_name, config.vm.name)),
-    ) {
-        Ok(pid) => {
-            let pid = pid.trim();
+    let pid = unwrap_or_exit!(
+        fs::read_to_string(
+            data_dir.join(format!("{}/{}.pid", config.vm.short_name, config.vm.name))
+        ),
+        "Failed to read PID file, is the VM running and the config correct?"
+    );
 
-            println!("Killing VM with PID {}", pid);
+    info!("Killing VM with PID {}", pid);
 
-            match Command::new("kill").arg(pid).spawn() {
-                Ok(_) => (),
-                Err(e) => {
-                    println!("Failed to kill VM: {}", e);
-                    exit(1);
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        Err(e) => {
-            println!("Failed to read PID file: {}", e);
-            exit(1);
-        }
-    }
+    unwrap_or_exit!(
+        Command::new("kill").arg(pid.trim()).spawn(),
+        "Failed to kill VM (execute kill)"
+    );
 }