diff --git a/include/spdlog/sinks/qt_sinks.h b/include/spdlog/sinks/qt_sinks.h
index d61c6bec..11ea41ac 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/sinks/qt_sinks.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/sinks/qt_sinks.h
@@ -16,9 +16,12 @@
 #include "spdlog/details/log_msg.h"
 #include "spdlog/details/synchronous_factory.h"
 #include "spdlog/sinks/base_sink.h"
+#include <array>
+#include <iostream>
 
 #include <QTextEdit>
 #include <QPlainTextEdit>
+#include <QApplication>
 
 //
 // qt_sink class
@@ -45,9 +48,14 @@ protected:
     {
         memory_buf_t formatted;
         base_sink<Mutex>::formatter_->format(msg, formatted);
+        auto start = std::chrono::system_clock::now();
         string_view_t str = string_view_t(formatted.data(), formatted.size());
         QMetaObject::invokeMethod(qt_object_, meta_method_.c_str(), Qt::AutoConnection,
             Q_ARG(QString, QString::fromUtf8(str.data(), static_cast<int>(str.size())).trimmed()));
+        auto elapsed = std::chrono::system_clock::now() - start;
+
+        std::cout << "qt_sink::sink_it_ took "
+                  << std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::microseconds>(elapsed).count() << " micros\n";
     }
 
     void flush_() override {}
@@ -57,15 +65,189 @@ private:
     std::string meta_method_;
 };
 
+// QT color sink to QTextEdit.
+// Color location is determined by the sink log pattern like in the rest of spdlog sinks.
+// Colors can be modified if needed using sink->set_color(level, qtTextCharFormat).
+// Note: Only ascii (latin1) is supported by this sink.
+    template<typename Mutex>
+    class qt_color_sink : public base_sink<Mutex>
+    {
+    public:
+        qt_color_sink(QTextEdit *qt_text_edit, int max_lines)
+                : qt_text_edit_(qt_text_edit)
+        {
+            if (!qt_text_edit_)
+            {
+                throw_spdlog_ex("qt_color_text_sink: text_edit is null");
+            }
+            max_lines_ = max_lines;
+            default_color_ = qt_text_edit_->currentCharFormat();
+            // set colors
+            QTextCharFormat format;
+            // trace
+            format.setForeground(Qt::gray);
+            colors_.at(level::trace) = format;
+            // debug
+            format.setForeground(Qt::cyan);
+            colors_.at(level::debug) = format;
+            // info
+            format.setForeground(Qt::green);
+            colors_.at(level::info) = format;
+            // warn
+            format.setForeground(Qt::yellow);
+            colors_.at(level::warn) = format;
+            // err
+            format.setForeground(Qt::red);
+            colors_.at(level::err) = format;
+            // critical
+            format.setForeground(Qt::white);
+            format.setBackground(Qt::red);
+            colors_.at(level::critical) = format;
+        }
+
+        ~qt_color_sink()
+        {
+            flush_();
+        }
+
+        void set_default_color(QTextCharFormat format)
+        {
+            // std::lock_guard<Mutex> lock(base_sink<Mutex>::mutex_);
+            default_color_ = format;
+        }
+
+        void set_level_color(level::level_enum color_level, QTextCharFormat format)
+        {
+            // std::lock_guard<Mutex> lock(base_sink<Mutex>::mutex_);
+            colors_.at(static_cast<size_t>(color_level)) = format;
+        }
+
+        QTextCharFormat &get_level_color(level::level_enum color_level)
+        {
+            std::lock_guard<Mutex> lock(base_sink<Mutex>::mutex_);
+            return colors_.at(static_cast<size_t>(color_level));
+        }
+
+        QTextCharFormat &get_default_color()
+        {
+            std::lock_guard<Mutex> lock(base_sink<Mutex>::mutex_);
+            return default_color_;
+        }
+
+    protected:
+        struct invoke_params
+        {
+            invoke_params(int max_lines, QTextEdit *q_text_edit, QString payload, QTextCharFormat default_color,
+                          QTextCharFormat level_color, int color_range_start, int color_range_end)
+                          : max_lines(max_lines),
+                            q_text_edit(q_text_edit),
+                            payload(std::move(payload)),
+                            default_color(default_color),
+                            level_color(level_color),
+                            color_range_start(color_range_start),
+                            color_range_end(color_range_end)
+            {
+            }
+            int max_lines;
+            QTextEdit *q_text_edit;
+            QString payload;
+            QTextCharFormat default_color;
+            QTextCharFormat level_color;
+            int color_range_start;
+            int color_range_end;
+        };
+        void sink_it_(const details::log_msg &msg) override
+        {
+
+            using this_type = qt_color_sink<Mutex>;
+            memory_buf_t formatted;
+            base_sink<Mutex>::formatter_->format(msg, formatted);
+
+            auto start = std::chrono::system_clock::now();
+            string_view_t str = string_view_t(formatted.data(), formatted.size());
+            // apply the color to the color range in the formatted message.
+            auto payload = QString::fromLatin1(str.data(), static_cast<int>(str.size()));
+
+            // if color needed, apply it as
+            if (msg.color_range_end > msg.color_range_start)
+            {
+                invoke_params params {
+                        max_lines_, // max lines
+                        qt_text_edit_, // text edit to append to
+                        std::move(payload), // text to append
+                        default_color_, // default color
+                        colors_.at(msg.level), // color to apply
+                        msg.color_range_start, // color range start
+                        msg.color_range_end}; // color range end
+                QMetaObject::invokeMethod(
+                        qt_text_edit_,
+                        [params]() {invoke_method_(params);},
+                        Qt::AutoConnection);
+            }
+            else // no color range, just append the text
+            {
+                auto *qt_text_edit = qt_text_edit_;
+                QMetaObject::invokeMethod(
+                        qt_text_edit_,
+                        [qt_text_edit, payload]() {qt_text_edit->append(payload.trimmed());},
+                        Qt::AutoConnection);
+            }
+            auto elapsed = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::microseconds>(std::chrono::system_clock::now() - start);
+            std::cout << "qt_color_sink::sink_it_ took " << elapsed.count() << " micros" << std::endl;
+        }
+
+        void flush_() override {}
+
+        // make this static so even if the sink get destroyed we can still can use it
+        static void invoke_method_(invoke_params params)
+        {
+            auto *document = params.q_text_edit->document();
+            QTextCursor cursor(document);
+
+            // remove first blocks if number of blocks exceeds max_lines
+            while(document->blockCount() > params.max_lines)
+            {
+                cursor.select(QTextCursor::BlockUnderCursor);
+                cursor.removeSelectedText();
+                cursor.deleteChar(); // delete the newline after the block
+            }
+
+
+            cursor.movePosition(QTextCursor::End);
+
+            // insert the text before the color range
+            cursor.setCharFormat(params.default_color);
+            cursor.insertText(params.payload.left(params.color_range_start));
+
+            // insert the colorized text
+
+            cursor.setCharFormat(params.level_color);
+            cursor.insertText(params.payload.mid(params.color_range_start, params.color_range_end - params.color_range_start));
+
+            // insert the text after the color range with default format
+            cursor.setCharFormat(params.default_color);
+            cursor.insertText(params.payload.mid(params.color_range_end));
+        }
+
+        QTextEdit *qt_text_edit_;
+        int max_lines_;
+        QTextCharFormat default_color_;
+        std::array<QTextCharFormat, level::n_levels> colors_;
+    };
+
 #include "spdlog/details/null_mutex.h"
 #include <mutex>
 using qt_sink_mt = qt_sink<std::mutex>;
-using qt_sink_st = qt_sink<spdlog::details::null_mutex>;
+using qt_sink_st = qt_sink<details::null_mutex>;
+using qt_color_sink_mt = qt_color_sink<std::mutex>;
+using qt_color_sink_st = qt_color_sink<details::null_mutex>;
 } // namespace sinks
 
 //
 // Factory functions
 //
+
+// log to QTextEdit
 template<typename Factory = spdlog::synchronous_factory>
 inline std::shared_ptr<logger> qt_logger_mt(const std::string &logger_name, QTextEdit *qt_object, const std::string &meta_method = "append")
 {
@@ -78,6 +260,7 @@ inline std::shared_ptr<logger> qt_logger_st(const std::string &logger_name, QTex
     return Factory::template create<sinks::qt_sink_st>(logger_name, qt_object, meta_method);
 }
 
+// log to QPlainTextEdit
 template<typename Factory = spdlog::synchronous_factory>
 inline std::shared_ptr<logger> qt_logger_mt(
     const std::string &logger_name, QPlainTextEdit *qt_object, const std::string &meta_method = "appendPlainText")
@@ -91,7 +274,7 @@ inline std::shared_ptr<logger> qt_logger_st(
 {
     return Factory::template create<sinks::qt_sink_st>(logger_name, qt_object, meta_method);
 }
-
+// log to QObject
 template<typename Factory = spdlog::synchronous_factory>
 inline std::shared_ptr<logger> qt_logger_mt(const std::string &logger_name, QObject *qt_object, const std::string &meta_method)
 {
@@ -103,4 +286,18 @@ inline std::shared_ptr<logger> qt_logger_st(const std::string &logger_name, QObj
 {
     return Factory::template create<sinks::qt_sink_st>(logger_name, qt_object, meta_method);
 }
+
+// log to QTextEdit with colorize output
+template<typename Factory = spdlog::synchronous_factory>
+inline std::shared_ptr<logger> qt_color_logger_mt(const std::string &logger_name, QTextEdit *qt_text_edit, int max_lines=5000)
+{
+    return Factory::template create<sinks::qt_color_sink_mt >(logger_name, qt_text_edit, max_lines);
+}
+
+template<typename Factory = spdlog::synchronous_factory>
+inline std::shared_ptr<logger> qt_color_logger_st(const std::string &logger_name, QTextEdit *qt_text_edit, int max_lines=5000)
+{
+    return Factory::template create<sinks::qt_color_sink_st >(logger_name, qt_text_edit);
+}
+
 } // namespace spdlog