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title: "Comment by Josh Martin on \"Pretty Logger for Java - improve the aesthetics of java console apps\" | Hashnode"
description: "Being new to java, this is mind blowing to me! I can't wait to dig into this. Just so I am clear, I would need to be using slf4j to use pl4j?"
url: "https://hashnode.com/posts/pretty-logger-for-java-improve-the-aesthetics-of-java-console-apps/5fda058cdf6ee928d12ba6f6/comment/5fdab5b7b78ac62dff808a3f"
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[Discussion](https://hashnode.com/posts/pretty-logger-for-java-improve-the-aesthetics-of-java-console-apps/5fda058cdf6ee928d12ba6f6)

Comment [Pretty Logger for Java - improve the aesthetics of java console apps](https://hashnode.com/posts/pretty-logger-for-java-improve-the-aesthetics-of-java-console-apps/5fda058cdf6ee928d12ba6f6)

[Josh Martin](https://hashnode.com/@joshmartindev)

[Dec 17, 2020](https://hashnode.com/posts/pretty-logger-for-java-improve-the-aesthetics-of-java-console-apps/5fda058cdf6ee928d12ba6f6/comment/5fdab5b7b78ac62dff808a3f)

Being new to java, this is mind blowing to me! I can't wait to dig into this. Just so I am clear, I would need to be using slf4j to use pl4j?

[madalin ilie](https://hashnode.com/@ludovicianul)

[Dec 17, 2020](https://hashnode.com/posts/pretty-logger-for-java-improve-the-aesthetics-of-java-console-apps/5fda058cdf6ee928d12ba6f6/comment/5fdab5b7b78ac62dff808a3f#reply-5fdb21abb78ac62dff809487)

pl4j is a wrapper over sl4j. So by using pl4j you will actually interact with the sl4j api. This is implicit and nothing else is needed. But what you need is an actual implementation of sl4j, presumably logback. There is an example in the project with a `TestClass` and a `logback.xml` configuration file.

[Josh Martin](https://hashnode.com/@joshmartindev)

[Dec 17, 2020](https://hashnode.com/posts/pretty-logger-for-java-improve-the-aesthetics-of-java-console-apps/5fda058cdf6ee928d12ba6f6/comment/5fdab5b7b78ac62dff808a3f#reply-5fdb4d13b78ac62dff809aee)

[madalin ilie](https://hashnode.com/@ludovicianul) Got it! I'll check this out. I've never been so excited to log things to the console!