diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index d713f0c..76caf57 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2607,6 +2607,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "tracing-appender",
  "tracing-subscriber",
  "tracing-wasm",
+ "urlencoding",
  "uuid",
  "wasm-bindgen-futures",
  "winit",
@@ -4679,6 +4680,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "urlencoding"
+version = "2.1.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "daf8dba3b7eb870caf1ddeed7bc9d2a049f3cfdfae7cb521b087cc33ae4c49da"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "usvg"
 version = "0.37.0"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 213b754..152f7ca 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ uuid = { version = "1.10.0", features = ["v4"] }
 indexmap = "2.6.0"
 dirs = "5.0.1"
 tracing-appender = "0.2.3"
+urlencoding = "2.1.3"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 tempfile = "3.13.0"
diff --git a/assets/icons/help_icon_dark_4x.png b/assets/icons/help_icon_dark_4x.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cc77a15
Binary files /dev/null and b/assets/icons/help_icon_dark_4x.png differ
diff --git a/src/app.rs b/src/app.rs
index ba3ec6c..5459bb7 100644
--- a/src/app.rs
+++ b/src/app.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ use crate::{
     profile::Profile,
     storage::{Directory, FileKeyStorage, KeyStorageType},
     subscriptions::{SubKind, Subscriptions},
+    support::Support,
     thread::Thread,
     timeline::{Timeline, TimelineId, TimelineKind, ViewFilter},
     ui::{self, DesktopSidePanel},
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ pub struct Damus {
     pub accounts: AccountManager,
     pub subscriptions: Subscriptions,
     pub app_rect_handler: AppSizeHandler,
+    pub support: Support,
 
     frame_history: crate::frame_history::FrameHistory,
 
@@ -751,6 +753,7 @@ impl Damus {
             frame_history: FrameHistory::default(),
             view_state: ViewState::default(),
             app_rect_handler: AppSizeHandler::default(),
+            support: Support::default(),
         }
     }
 
@@ -835,6 +838,7 @@ impl Damus {
             frame_history: FrameHistory::default(),
             view_state: ViewState::default(),
             app_rect_handler: AppSizeHandler::default(),
+            support: Support::default(),
         }
     }
 
@@ -1024,7 +1028,11 @@ fn timelines_view(ui: &mut egui::Ui, sizes: Size, app: &mut Damus) {
                 .show(ui);
 
                 if side_panel.response.clicked() {
-                    DesktopSidePanel::perform_action(app.columns_mut(), side_panel.action);
+                    DesktopSidePanel::perform_action(
+                        &mut app.columns,
+                        &mut app.support,
+                        side_panel.action,
+                    );
                 }
 
                 // vertical sidebar line
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index a887d1e..4ed39bf 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ pub mod relay_pool_manager;
 mod result;
 mod route;
 mod subscriptions;
+mod support;
 mod test_data;
 mod thread;
 mod time;
diff --git a/src/nav.rs b/src/nav.rs
index 4f6d395..efe1283 100644
--- a/src/nav.rs
+++ b/src/nav.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ use crate::{
         add_column::{AddColumnResponse, AddColumnView},
         anim::{AnimationHelper, ICON_EXPANSION_MULTIPLE},
         note::PostAction,
+        support::SupportView,
         RelayView, View,
     },
     Damus,
@@ -128,6 +129,10 @@ pub fn render_nav(col: usize, app: &mut Damus, ui: &mut egui::Ui) {
                     col,
                     ui,
                 ),
+                Route::Support => {
+                    SupportView::new(&mut app.support).show(ui);
+                    None
+                }
             }
         });
 
diff --git a/src/route.rs b/src/route.rs
index 9fb0f7f..27923fb 100644
--- a/src/route.rs
+++ b/src/route.rs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ pub enum Route {
     ComposeNote,
     AddColumn,
     Profile(Pubkey),
+    Support,
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
@@ -100,6 +101,7 @@ impl Route {
             Route::Profile(pubkey) => {
                 format!("{}'s Profile", get_profile_displayname_string(ndb, pubkey))
             }
+            Route::Support => "Damus Support".to_owned(),
         };
 
         TitledRoute {
@@ -208,6 +210,7 @@ impl fmt::Display for Route {
 
             Route::AddColumn => write!(f, "Add Column"),
             Route::Profile(_) => write!(f, "Profile"),
+            Route::Support => write!(f, "Support"),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/support.rs b/src/support.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3d8222e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/support.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,158 @@
+use tracing::error;
+
+use crate::{storage::Directory, DataPaths};
+
+pub struct Support {
+    directory: Option<Directory>,
+    mailto_url: String,
+    most_recent_log: Option<String>,
+}
+
+fn new_log_dir() -> Option<Directory> {
+    match DataPaths::Log.get_path() {
+        Ok(path) => Some(Directory::new(path)),
+        Err(e) => {
+            error!("Support could not open directory: {}", e.to_string());
+            None
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Default for Support {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        let directory = new_log_dir();
+
+        Self {
+            mailto_url: MailtoBuilder::new(SUPPORT_EMAIL.to_string())
+                .with_subject("Help Needed".to_owned())
+                .with_content(EMAIL_TEMPLATE.to_owned())
+                .build(),
+            directory,
+            most_recent_log: None,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+static MAX_LOG_LINES: usize = 500;
+static SUPPORT_EMAIL: &str = "support@damus.io";
+static EMAIL_TEMPLATE: &str = "Describe the bug you have encountered:\n<-- your statement here -->\n\n===== Paste your log below =====\n\n";
+
+impl Support {
+    pub fn refresh(&mut self) {
+        if let Some(directory) = &self.directory {
+            self.most_recent_log = get_log_str(directory);
+        } else {
+            self.directory = new_log_dir();
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn get_mailto_url(&self) -> &str {
+        &self.mailto_url
+    }
+
+    pub fn get_log_dir(&self) -> Option<&str> {
+        self.directory.as_ref()?.file_path.to_str()
+    }
+
+    pub fn get_most_recent_log(&self) -> Option<&String> {
+        self.most_recent_log.as_ref()
+    }
+}
+
+fn get_log_str(interactor: &Directory) -> Option<String> {
+    match interactor.get_most_recent() {
+        Ok(Some(most_recent_name)) => {
+            match interactor.get_file_last_n_lines(most_recent_name.clone(), MAX_LOG_LINES) {
+                Ok(file_output) => {
+                    return Some(
+                        get_prefix(
+                            &most_recent_name,
+                            file_output.output_num_lines,
+                            file_output.total_lines_in_file,
+                        ) + &file_output.output,
+                    )
+                }
+                Err(e) => {
+                    error!(
+                        "Error retrieving the last lines from file {}: {:?}",
+                        most_recent_name, e
+                    );
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        Ok(None) => {
+            error!("No files were found.");
+        }
+        Err(e) => {
+            error!("Error fetching the most recent file: {:?}", e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    None
+}
+
+fn get_prefix(file_name: &str, lines_displayed: usize, num_total_lines: usize) -> String {
+    format!(
+        "===\nDisplaying the last {} of {} lines in file {}\n===\n\n",
+        lines_displayed, num_total_lines, file_name,
+    )
+}
+
+struct MailtoBuilder {
+    content: Option<String>,
+    address: String,
+    subject: Option<String>,
+}
+
+impl MailtoBuilder {
+    fn new(address: String) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            content: None,
+            address,
+            subject: None,
+        }
+    }
+
+    // will be truncated so the whole URL is at most 2000 characters
+    pub fn with_content(mut self, content: String) -> Self {
+        self.content = Some(content);
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn with_subject(mut self, subject: String) -> Self {
+        self.subject = Some(subject);
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn build(self) -> String {
+        let mut url = String::new();
+
+        url.push_str("mailto:");
+        url.push_str(&self.address);
+
+        let has_subject = self.subject.is_some();
+
+        if has_subject || self.content.is_some() {
+            url.push('?');
+        }
+
+        if let Some(subject) = self.subject {
+            url.push_str("subject=");
+            url.push_str(&urlencoding::encode(&subject));
+        }
+
+        if let Some(content) = self.content {
+            if has_subject {
+                url.push('&');
+            }
+
+            url.push_str("body=");
+
+            let body = urlencoding::encode(&content);
+
+            url.push_str(&body);
+        }
+
+        url
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/ui/button_hyperlink.rs b/src/ui/button_hyperlink.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c8d1873
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ui/button_hyperlink.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+use egui::{Button, Response, Ui, Widget};
+
+pub struct ButtonHyperlink<'a> {
+    url: String,
+    button: Button<'a>,
+    new_tab: bool,
+}
+
+impl<'a> ButtonHyperlink<'a> {
+    pub fn new(button: Button<'a>, url: impl ToString) -> Self {
+        let url = url.to_string();
+        Self {
+            url: url.clone(),
+            button,
+            new_tab: false,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn open_in_new_tab(mut self, new_tab: bool) -> Self {
+        self.new_tab = new_tab;
+        self
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a> Widget for ButtonHyperlink<'a> {
+    fn ui(self, ui: &mut Ui) -> Response {
+        let response = ui.add(self.button);
+
+        if response.clicked() {
+            let modifiers = ui.ctx().input(|i| i.modifiers);
+            ui.ctx().open_url(egui::OpenUrl {
+                url: self.url.clone(),
+                new_tab: self.new_tab || modifiers.any(),
+            });
+        }
+        if response.middle_clicked() {
+            ui.ctx().open_url(egui::OpenUrl {
+                url: self.url.clone(),
+                new_tab: true,
+            });
+        }
+
+        if ui.style().url_in_tooltip {
+            response.on_hover_text(self.url)
+        } else {
+            response
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/ui/mod.rs b/src/ui/mod.rs
index 08f239b..326b260 100644
--- a/src/ui/mod.rs
+++ b/src/ui/mod.rs
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@ pub mod account_login_view;
 pub mod account_management;
 pub mod add_column;
 pub mod anim;
+pub mod button_hyperlink;
 pub mod mention;
 pub mod note;
 pub mod preview;
 pub mod profile;
 pub mod relay;
 pub mod side_panel;
+pub mod support;
 pub mod thread;
 pub mod timeline;
 pub mod username;
diff --git a/src/ui/side_panel.rs b/src/ui/side_panel.rs
index bb779ca..7cefedb 100644
--- a/src/ui/side_panel.rs
+++ b/src/ui/side_panel.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use crate::{
     column::{Column, Columns},
     imgcache::ImageCache,
     route::Route,
+    support::Support,
     user_account::UserAccount,
     Damus,
 };
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ pub enum SidePanelAction {
     ComposeNote,
     Search,
     ExpandSidePanel,
+    Support,
 }
 
 pub struct SidePanelResponse {
@@ -114,6 +116,8 @@ impl<'a> DesktopSidePanel<'a> {
                         let pfp_resp = self.pfp_button(ui);
                         let settings_resp = ui.add(settings_button(dark_mode));
 
+                        let support_resp = ui.add(support_button());
+
                         let optional_inner = if pfp_resp.clicked() {
                             Some(egui::InnerResponse::new(
                                 SidePanelAction::Account,
@@ -124,6 +128,11 @@ impl<'a> DesktopSidePanel<'a> {
                                 SidePanelAction::Settings,
                                 settings_resp,
                             ))
+                        } else if support_resp.clicked() {
+                            Some(egui::InnerResponse::new(
+                                SidePanelAction::Support,
+                                support_resp,
+                            ))
                         } else {
                             None
                         };
@@ -162,7 +171,7 @@ impl<'a> DesktopSidePanel<'a> {
         helper.take_animation_response()
     }
 
-    pub fn perform_action(columns: &mut Columns, action: SidePanelAction) {
+    pub fn perform_action(columns: &mut Columns, support: &mut Support, action: SidePanelAction) {
         let router = columns.get_first_router();
         match action {
             SidePanelAction::Panel => {} // TODO
@@ -208,6 +217,14 @@ impl<'a> DesktopSidePanel<'a> {
                 // TODO
                 info!("Clicked expand side panel button");
             }
+            SidePanelAction::Support => {
+                if router.routes().iter().any(|&r| r == Route::Support) {
+                    router.go_back();
+                } else {
+                    support.refresh();
+                    router.route_to(Route::Support);
+                }
+            }
         }
     }
 }
@@ -352,6 +369,28 @@ fn expand_side_panel_button() -> impl Widget {
     }
 }
 
+fn support_button() -> impl Widget {
+    |ui: &mut egui::Ui| -> egui::Response {
+        let img_size = 16.0;
+
+        let max_size = ICON_WIDTH * ICON_EXPANSION_MULTIPLE; // max size of the widget
+        let img_data = egui::include_image!("../../assets/icons/help_icon_dark_4x.png");
+        let img = egui::Image::new(img_data).max_width(img_size);
+
+        let helper = AnimationHelper::new(ui, "help-button", vec2(max_size, max_size));
+
+        let cur_img_size = helper.scale_1d_pos(img_size);
+        img.paint_at(
+            ui,
+            helper
+                .get_animation_rect()
+                .shrink((max_size - cur_img_size) / 2.0),
+        );
+
+        helper.take_animation_response()
+    }
+}
+
 mod preview {
 
     use egui_extras::{Size, StripBuilder};
@@ -390,7 +429,11 @@ mod preview {
                         );
                         let response = panel.show(ui);
 
-                        DesktopSidePanel::perform_action(&mut self.app.columns, response.action);
+                        DesktopSidePanel::perform_action(
+                            &mut self.app.columns,
+                            &mut self.app.support,
+                            response.action,
+                        );
                     });
                 });
         }
diff --git a/src/ui/support.rs b/src/ui/support.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0cd10bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ui/support.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+use egui::{vec2, Button, Label, Layout, RichText};
+
+use crate::{
+    app_style::{get_font_size, NotedeckTextStyle},
+    colors::PINK,
+    fonts::NamedFontFamily,
+    support::Support,
+};
+
+use super::{button_hyperlink::ButtonHyperlink, padding};
+
+pub struct SupportView<'a> {
+    support: &'a mut Support,
+}
+
+impl<'a> SupportView<'a> {
+    pub fn new(support: &'a mut Support) -> Self {
+        Self { support }
+    }
+
+    pub fn show(&mut self, ui: &mut egui::Ui) {
+        padding(8.0, ui, |ui| {
+            ui.spacing_mut().item_spacing = egui::vec2(0.0, 8.0);
+            let font = egui::FontId::new(
+                get_font_size(ui.ctx(), &NotedeckTextStyle::Body),
+                egui::FontFamily::Name(NamedFontFamily::Bold.as_str().into()),
+            );
+            ui.add(Label::new(RichText::new("Running into a bug?").font(font)));
+            ui.label(RichText::new("Step 1").text_style(NotedeckTextStyle::Heading3.text_style()));
+            padding(8.0, ui, |ui| {
+                ui.label("Open your default email client to get help from the Damus team");
+                let size = vec2(120.0, 40.0);
+                ui.allocate_ui_with_layout(size, Layout::top_down(egui::Align::Center), |ui| {
+                    ui.add(ButtonHyperlink::new(
+                        Button::new(
+                            RichText::new("Open Email")
+                                .size(get_font_size(ui.ctx(), &NotedeckTextStyle::Body)),
+                        )
+                        .fill(PINK)
+                        .min_size(size),
+                        self.support.get_mailto_url(),
+                    ));
+                })
+            });
+
+            ui.add_space(8.0);
+
+            if let Some(logs) = self.support.get_most_recent_log() {
+                ui.label(
+                    RichText::new("Step 2").text_style(NotedeckTextStyle::Heading3.text_style()),
+                );
+                let size = vec2(80.0, 40.0);
+                let copy_button = Button::new(
+                    RichText::new("Copy").size(get_font_size(ui.ctx(), &NotedeckTextStyle::Body)),
+                )
+                .fill(PINK)
+                .min_size(size);
+                padding(8.0, ui, |ui| {
+                    ui.add(Label::new("Press the button below to copy your most recent logs to your system's clipboard. Then paste it into your email.").wrap());
+                    ui.allocate_ui_with_layout(size, Layout::top_down(egui::Align::Center), |ui| {
+                        if ui.add(copy_button).clicked() {
+                            ui.output_mut(|w| {
+                                w.copied_text = logs.to_string();
+                            });
+                        }
+                    });
+                });
+            } else {
+                ui.label(
+                    egui::RichText::new("ERROR: Could not find logs on system")
+                        .color(egui::Color32::RED),
+                );
+            }
+        });
+    }
+}