diff --git a/lib/main.dart b/lib/main.dart
index 13c6522..5affdd6 100644
--- a/lib/main.dart
+++ b/lib/main.dart
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import 'services/app_settings_service.dart';
 import 'services/notification_service.dart';
 import 'services/ble_debug_log_service.dart';
 import 'services/app_debug_log_service.dart';
+import 'services/file_log_service.dart';
 import 'services/background_service.dart';
 import 'services/map_tile_cache_service.dart';
 import 'services/chat_text_scale_service.dart';
@@ -33,6 +34,9 @@ void main() async {
   // Initialize SharedPreferences cache
   await PrefsManager.initialize();
 
+  // Start always-on file logging (#97); no-op on web.
+  await FileLogService.instance.init();
+
   // Initialize services
   final storage = StorageService();
   final connector = MeshCoreConnector();
diff --git a/lib/services/app_debug_log_service.dart b/lib/services/app_debug_log_service.dart
index d31c3e5..49b7089 100644
--- a/lib/services/app_debug_log_service.dart
+++ b/lib/services/app_debug_log_service.dart
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import 'package:flutter/foundation.dart';
 
+import 'file_log_service.dart';
+
 enum AppDebugLogLevel { info, warning, error }
 
 class AppDebugLogEntry {
@@ -53,6 +55,14 @@ class AppDebugLogService extends ChangeNotifier {
     AppDebugLogLevel level = AppDebugLogLevel.info,
     bool noNotify = false,
   }) {
+    final lvl = level == AppDebugLogLevel.error
+        ? 'ERROR'
+        : level == AppDebugLogLevel.warning
+        ? 'WARN'
+        : 'INFO';
+    FileLogService.instance.write(
+      '${DateTime.now().toIso8601String()} [$lvl/$tag] $message',
+    );
     if (!_enabled && !kDebugMode) return;
     if (!_enabled) {
       // In debug mode, still print to console but don't store entries.
diff --git a/lib/services/ble_debug_log_service.dart b/lib/services/ble_debug_log_service.dart
index df2822b..b4685f2 100644
--- a/lib/services/ble_debug_log_service.dart
+++ b/lib/services/ble_debug_log_service.dart
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import 'package:flutter/foundation.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/scheduler.dart';
 import '../connector/meshcore_protocol.dart';
+import 'file_log_service.dart';
 
 class BleDebugLogEntry {
   final DateTime timestamp;
@@ -55,6 +56,10 @@ class BleDebugLogService extends ChangeNotifier {
     if (frame.isEmpty) return;
     final code = frame[0];
     final description = _describeFrame(code, frame, outgoing, note);
+    FileLogService.instance.write(
+      '${DateTime.now().toIso8601String()} $description  '
+      '${frame.map((b) => b.toRadixString(16).padLeft(2, '0')).join(' ')}',
+    );
     _entries.add(
       BleDebugLogEntry(
         timestamp: DateTime.now(),
diff --git a/lib/services/file_log_service.dart b/lib/services/file_log_service.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..703333e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/services/file_log_service.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+import 'dart:async';
+import 'dart:io';
+
+import 'package:flutter/foundation.dart';
+import 'package:path_provider/path_provider.dart';
+
+import '../utils/file_log_writer.dart';
+
+/// Always-on, app-wide file logging (#97). Mirrors the in-memory app + BLE logs
+/// to a rotating file under `getApplicationSupportDirectory()/logs` so users
+/// (and support) can retrieve a log without enabling anything. No-op on web
+/// (no filesystem). A singleton initialised in `main()`; the two log services
+/// call [write] on every entry, and a periodic flush batches them to disk so
+/// the hot logging path never touches the disk directly.
+class FileLogService {
+  FileLogService._();
+  static final FileLogService instance = FileLogService._();
+
+  FileLogWriter? _writer;
+  Directory? _dir;
+  final List<String> _queue = [];
+  Timer? _flushTimer;
+  bool _initStarted = false;
+
+  /// The logs directory once resolved (null on web / before init / on failure).
+  Directory? get logDir => _dir;
+
+  /// Resolve the platform logs dir and start the periodic flush. Safe to call
+  /// once; a no-op on web. Lines written before this completes are queued.
+  Future<void> init() async {
+    if (_initStarted || kIsWeb) return;
+    _initStarted = true;
+    try {
+      final support = await getApplicationSupportDirectory();
+      final dir = Directory('${support.path}${Platform.pathSeparator}logs');
+      await dir.create(recursive: true);
+      _dir = dir;
+      _writer = FileLogWriter(dir: dir);
+      _flushTimer = Timer.periodic(
+        const Duration(seconds: 2),
+        (_) => unawaited(_flush()),
+      );
+    } catch (_) {
+      // Logging must never crash the app. If the dir can't be resolved we stay
+      // a no-op; the in-memory logs still work.
+    }
+  }
+
+  /// Queue one already-formatted line for the next flush. No-op on web. Bounded
+  /// so a stalled flush can't grow memory without limit.
+  void write(String line) {
+    if (kIsWeb) return;
+    _queue.add(line);
+    if (_queue.length > 5000) _queue.removeRange(0, _queue.length - 5000);
+  }
+
+  Future<void> _flush() async {
+    final w = _writer;
+    if (w == null || _queue.isEmpty) return;
+    final batch = List<String>.of(_queue);
+    _queue.clear();
+    try {
+      await w.writeLines(batch);
+    } catch (_) {
+      // Drop on IO error; never crash the app over a log write.
+    }
+  }
+
+  /// Flush pending lines and return the active log file (for share/export).
+  /// Null when file logging is unavailable (web / not initialised).
+  Future<File?> flushAndGetActiveFile() async {
+    await _flush();
+    return _writer?.activeFile;
+  }
+
+  /// Cancel the periodic flush and flush once more. The singleton normally lives
+  /// for the app's lifetime; this is for a clean shutdown / tests.
+  Future<void> dispose() async {
+    _flushTimer?.cancel();
+    _flushTimer = null;
+    await _flush();
+  }
+}
diff --git a/lib/utils/file_log_writer.dart b/lib/utils/file_log_writer.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..63a7209
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/utils/file_log_writer.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+import 'dart:io';
+
+/// Appends log lines to a rotating file under [dir] (#97).
+///
+/// When writing a line would push the active file (`<baseName>.log`) past
+/// [maxBytes], it rotates: `<baseName>.log` -> `.1.log` -> `.2.log` …, keeping
+/// at most [maxFiles] files total (oldest dropped). Platform-agnostic: the
+/// caller resolves [dir] (e.g. `getApplicationSupportDirectory()`) and only
+/// constructs this where a filesystem exists — never on web. Writes are appended
+/// and flushed so logs survive a crash.
+class FileLogWriter {
+  FileLogWriter({
+    required this.dir,
+    this.baseName = 'offband',
+    this.maxBytes = 2 * 1024 * 1024,
+    this.maxFiles = 3,
+  }) : assert(maxFiles >= 1);
+
+  final Directory dir;
+  final String baseName;
+  final int maxBytes;
+  final int maxFiles;
+
+  File get activeFile => File('${dir.path}/$baseName.log');
+  File _rotated(int n) => File('${dir.path}/$baseName.$n.log');
+
+  /// Append [line] (a trailing newline is added), rotating first if it would
+  /// push the active file past [maxBytes].
+  Future<void> writeLine(String line) async {
+    if (!await dir.exists()) await dir.create(recursive: true);
+    final active = activeFile;
+    final size = await active.exists() ? await active.length() : 0;
+    if (size > 0 && size + line.length + 1 > maxBytes) {
+      await _rotate();
+    }
+    await activeFile.writeAsString(
+      '$line\n',
+      mode: FileMode.append,
+      flush: true,
+    );
+  }
+
+  /// Append a batch of [lines] in one write (single open + flush), rotating
+  /// once first if the batch would push the active file past [maxBytes]. Used by
+  /// the service's periodic flush so frequent log calls don't each hit the disk.
+  Future<void> writeLines(List<String> lines) async {
+    if (lines.isEmpty) return;
+    if (!await dir.exists()) await dir.create(recursive: true);
+    final data = '${lines.join('\n')}\n';
+    final active = activeFile;
+    final size = await active.exists() ? await active.length() : 0;
+    if (size > 0 && size + data.length > maxBytes) {
+      await _rotate();
+    }
+    await activeFile.writeAsString(data, mode: FileMode.append, flush: true);
+  }
+
+  /// `<base>.(N-1).log` -> `<base>.N.log` … and active -> `.1.log`; anything
+  /// beyond [maxFiles] total is dropped. With [maxFiles] == 1 the active file is
+  /// simply restarted (no rotated copies).
+  Future<void> _rotate() async {
+    if (maxFiles <= 1) {
+      if (await activeFile.exists()) await activeFile.delete();
+      return;
+    }
+    final oldest = _rotated(maxFiles - 1);
+    if (await oldest.exists()) await oldest.delete();
+    for (var n = maxFiles - 2; n >= 1; n--) {
+      final f = _rotated(n);
+      if (await f.exists()) await f.rename(_rotated(n + 1).path);
+    }
+    if (await activeFile.exists()) {
+      await activeFile.rename(_rotated(1).path);
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/utils/file_log_writer_test.dart b/test/utils/file_log_writer_test.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..22a0a23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/utils/file_log_writer_test.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+// Rotating file-log writer (#97). Exercised against a real temp directory —
+// dart:io File works in flutter_test on desktop, so the rotation behaviour is
+// integration-tested, not mocked.
+
+import 'dart:io';
+import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
+import 'package:meshcore_open/utils/file_log_writer.dart';
+
+void main() {
+  group('FileLogWriter', () {
+    late Directory dir;
+    setUp(() => dir = Directory.systemTemp.createTempSync('flog'));
+    tearDown(() {
+      if (dir.existsSync()) dir.deleteSync(recursive: true);
+    });
+
+    test('appends lines to the active file', () async {
+      final w = FileLogWriter(dir: dir, baseName: 't', maxBytes: 1 << 20);
+      await w.writeLine('hello');
+      await w.writeLine('world');
+      expect(await w.activeFile.readAsString(), 'hello\nworld\n');
+    });
+
+    test('creates the directory if missing', () async {
+      final sub = Directory('${dir.path}/nested/logs');
+      final w = FileLogWriter(dir: sub, baseName: 't', maxBytes: 1 << 20);
+      await w.writeLine('x');
+      expect(sub.existsSync(), isTrue);
+      expect(w.activeFile.existsSync(), isTrue);
+    });
+
+    test('rotates past maxBytes and caps at maxFiles total', () async {
+      final w = FileLogWriter(
+        dir: dir,
+        baseName: 't',
+        maxBytes: 100,
+        maxFiles: 3,
+      );
+      for (var i = 0; i < 60; i++) {
+        await w.writeLine('line $i ${'x' * 20}');
+      }
+      expect(File('${dir.path}/t.log').existsSync(), isTrue);
+      expect(File('${dir.path}/t.1.log').existsSync(), isTrue);
+      expect(File('${dir.path}/t.2.log').existsSync(), isTrue);
+      // capped: active + .1 + .2 = 3 files, no .3
+      expect(File('${dir.path}/t.3.log').existsSync(), isFalse);
+    });
+
+    test('maxFiles=1 keeps only the active file (restart on rotate)', () async {
+      final w = FileLogWriter(
+        dir: dir,
+        baseName: 't',
+        maxBytes: 50,
+        maxFiles: 1,
+      );
+      for (var i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
+        await w.writeLine('line $i padding padding');
+      }
+      expect(File('${dir.path}/t.log').existsSync(), isTrue);
+      expect(File('${dir.path}/t.1.log').existsSync(), isFalse);
+    });
+
+    test('writeLines batches and still rotates', () async {
+      final w = FileLogWriter(
+        dir: dir,
+        baseName: 't',
+        maxBytes: 200,
+        maxFiles: 3,
+      );
+      for (var b = 0; b < 10; b++) {
+        await w.writeLines(
+          List.generate(5, (i) => 'batch $b line $i ${'y' * 10}'),
+        );
+      }
+      expect(File('${dir.path}/t.log').existsSync(), isTrue);
+      expect(File('${dir.path}/t.1.log').existsSync(), isTrue);
+    });
+  });
+}