diff --git a/skywipe/logger.py b/skywipe/logger.py
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+"""Centralized logging module for Skywipe"""
+
+import logging
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Optional
+
+
+class ProgressTracker:
+    def __init__(self, operation: str = "Processing"):
+        self.current = 0
+        self.operation = operation
+
+    def update(self, count: int = 1):
+        self.current += count
+
+    def batch(self, batch_num: int, batch_size: int, total_batches: Optional[int] = None):
+        logger = logging.getLogger("skywipe.progress")
+        if total_batches:
+            logger.info(
+                f"{self.operation} - batch {batch_num}/{total_batches} ({batch_size} items)"
+            )
+        else:
+            logger.info(
+                f"{self.operation} - batch {batch_num} ({batch_size} items)")
+
+
+class LevelFilter(logging.Filter):
+    def __init__(self, min_level: int, max_level: int):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.min_level = min_level
+        self.max_level = max_level
+
+    def filter(self, record: logging.LogRecord) -> bool:
+        return self.min_level <= record.levelno <= self.max_level
+
+
+def setup_logger(verbose: bool = False, log_file: Optional[Path] = None) -> logging.Logger:
+    logger = logging.getLogger("skywipe")
+    logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG if verbose else logging.INFO)
+
+    if logger.handlers:
+        return logger
+
+    formatter = logging.Formatter(fmt="%(levelname)s: %(message)s")
+
+    info_handler = logging.StreamHandler(sys.stdout)
+    info_handler.setLevel(logging.DEBUG if verbose else logging.INFO)
+    info_handler.addFilter(LevelFilter(logging.DEBUG, logging.INFO))
+    info_handler.setFormatter(formatter)
+    logger.addHandler(info_handler)
+
+    error_handler = logging.StreamHandler(sys.stderr)
+    error_handler.setLevel(logging.WARNING)
+    error_handler.setFormatter(formatter)
+    logger.addHandler(error_handler)
+
+    if log_file:
+        log_file.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        file_handler = logging.FileHandler(log_file, encoding="utf-8")
+        file_handler.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+        file_formatter = logging.Formatter(
+            fmt="%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s",
+            datefmt="%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"
+        )
+        file_handler.setFormatter(file_formatter)
+        logger.addHandler(file_handler)
+
+    return logger
+
+
+def get_logger() -> logging.Logger:
+    return logging.getLogger("skywipe")