WillisLogger · amateur-radio logging
Log fast, stay in the chair,
keep your log on your machine.
A fast, keyboard-first logbook for operators — live callsign lookup, real-time duplicate checking, POTA, contest and Field Day modes, ADIF & Cabrillo interchange, rig control, and optional online sync. It runs locally — your log lives on your device, in an open format you own.
Everything a busy operator watches at once
Entry, map, awards, and stats — the real WillisLogger desktop app on macOS, dark and keyboard-first.
Fast to log, rich to review
Keyboard-first QSO entry, activation and contest modes, visual dashboards, and clean interchange — all backed by a local SQLite log you own.
Fast QSO entry
- Auto-uppercase callsign & live UTC clock
- Sensible RST defaults & cursor-aware +/− increment
- Real-time duplicate detection as you type
- Full extended-field editor
- Every ADIF field persisted to SQLite
Virtual logs
- Named logbooks per activation or event
- Active-log selection & archiving
- Keep POTA, contest & daily logs apart
- Switch context without losing your place
- One database, many logs
Operating modes
- General, POTA Activation & POTA Hunter
- Contest & ARRL Field Day modes
- F2 setup wizard for each mode
- Live scoring & dupe readout
- Mode-aware exchange fields in the form
Visual dashboards
- Live world map — offline coastlines & multiple projections
- Orthographic globe, great-circle paths & greyline
- Awards dashboard — DXCC, WAS, grids, zones & POTA
- Band × mode award matrix
- Statistics — band, mode, hour & time charts with a rate meter
Lookups & spots
- QRZ.com & HamQTH callsign lookup
- POTA & DX cluster spots (web + telnet)
- Click-to-fill and click-to-QSY from spots
- POTA park lookup
- Callsign card side panel
Interchange
- ADIF 3.1.4 import & export
- POTA-formatted ADIF
- Cabrillo 3.0 for contest submission
- Move logs between tools cleanly
- Your data, in open formats
Rig control & digital
- rigctld (Hamlib) rig control — poll, QSY, tune
- FlexRadio SmartSDR control
- Pairs well with our WillisSDR client
- UDP log server for plain ADIF
- Click-to-QSY straight from spots
Optional online sync
- QRZ Logbook upload
- Club Log upload
- You supply your own service credentials
- Off until you turn it on
- Your log stays local by default
One-time purchase. No subscription.
Buy WillisLogger once, per platform. Your log is a file you own — not a service you rent.
Each platform is a standalone, one-time purchase — no subscription and no cross-platform bundle. Apple’s Universal Purchase means one $39.99 payment covers Mac, iPhone, and iPad. WillisLogger is in the final stages of store approval; check back soon or get in touch to be pointed to it at launch. Privacy Policy · License
A logger is a tool, not a subscription
Your log is the record of everyone you’ve ever worked — it should belong to you, in an open format, on hardware you control. WillisLogger keeps every QSO in a local SQLite database and exports cleanly to ADIF and Cabrillo. Online services like QRZ Logbook and Club Log are there when you want them, using your own credentials, and completely optional. Buy it once and it’s yours — the same fast, keyboard-first workflow from the shack desktop to your phone in the field.
“Log the contact, not your credit card. WillisLogger keeps your logbook on your device and speaks the formats the hobby already trusts.”
Feature-for-feature with the loggers you know
Measured against a polished Mac DXer’s logbook (MacLoggerDX), an all-in-one Windows suite (Ham Radio Deluxe), the contest standard (N1MM Logger+), and a simple field logger (HAMRS). WillisLogger brings the whole workflow to every platform you own, for one price.
| Capability | WillisLogger | MacLoggerDX | Ham Radio Deluxe | N1MM Logger+ | HAMRS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General QSO logging + virtual logs | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ➖ | ✅ |
| ADIF · Cabrillo · CSV / KML export | ✅ | ➖ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Callsign lookup + offline database | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ➖ | ✅ |
| DXCC entity resolver | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| DX cluster + band map | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ➖ |
| RBN + needed-mult highlighting | ✅ | ➖ | ➖ | ✅ | ❌ |
| Rig control (CAT) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ➖ |
| Split / QSX · VFO A/B · memories | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| Rotator control † | ➖ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| Panadapter / bandscope † | ➖ | ➖ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| CW keyer | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| Voice keyer (DVK) | ❌ | ✅ | ➖ | ✅ | ❌ |
| Function-key message macros | ❌ | ➖ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| Contest engine (many contests) + UDC | ✅ | ➖ | ➖ | ✅ | ➖ |
| Super Check Partial / call history | ✅ | ➖ | ➖ | ✅ | ❌ |
| Live contest score posting | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ |
| Multi-op networked logging ‡ | ➖ | ❌ | ➖ | ✅ | ❌ |
| LoTW upload + download | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ➖ | ❌ |
| eQSL sync | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| QRZ Logbook · Club Log · HRDLog sync | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ➖ | ➖ |
| Award breadth (DXCC / WAZ / WPX / IOTA / VUCC…) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ➖ | ❌ |
| Worked / confirmed by band + mode | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| QSL card / label printing | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Reports (log / award, printable) | ✅ | ➖ | ✅ | ➖ | ❌ |
| WSJT-X UDP logging | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ➖ |
| Native digital decode (RTTY / PSK) | ❌ | ➖ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| Satellite tracking | ✅ | ➖ | ✅ | ➖ | ❌ |
| Maps (world / greyline / great-circle) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ➖ | ➖ |
| Solar / propagation / band conditions | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ➖ | ✅ |
| DX alarms / alerting | ✅ | ✅ | ➖ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Stats / charts | ✅ | ➖ | ➖ | ✅ | ❌ |
| Bulk edit / move QSOs | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ➖ | ✅ |
| Backup / restore | ✅ | ➖ | ✅ | ➖ | ➖ |
| Modern GUI + command palette | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ➖ |
| Cross-platform desktop (Mac / Win / Linux) | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Mobile app (iOS & Android) | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Cloud sync § | ❌ | ➖ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
† Rotator and panadapter / bandscope are handled by our companion WillisSDR app. ‡ Multi-op networked logging is available and still being hardened. § WillisLogger syncs through QRZ Logbook, eQSL & LoTW rather than a server we run.
Competitor feature sets researched July 2026 from official docs and manuals; capabilities evolve, so check each product’s site for the latest. Ham Radio Deluxe, MacLoggerDX, N1MM Logger+, and HAMRS are trademarks of their respective owners and are not affiliated with WillisLogger or Lacy Digital Labs, LLC.
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WillisLogger for Mac, iOS, Windows, Android, and Linux is on the way. Want a heads-up when it lands? Reach out through our support center.
POTA™ is a trademark of Parks on the Air, Inc. QRZ.com, HamQTH, Club Log, ARRL, FlexRadio®, SmartSDR®, and Hamlib are trademarks of their respective owners. References are made for descriptive and interoperability purposes only. WillisLogger and Lacy Digital Labs, LLC are independent and are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any of them.