diff --git a/pkg/logger/logger.go b/pkg/logger/logger.go
index 2eb9985..3e3b244 100644
--- a/pkg/logger/logger.go
+++ b/pkg/logger/logger.go
@@ -13,55 +13,147 @@
 package logger
 
 import (
+	"bufio"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
+	"sync"
 )
 
+// Logger manages buffered file writers for efficient logging.
+// File handles are kept open and writes are buffered to minimize I/O overhead.
+type Logger struct {
+	mu      sync.RWMutex
+	writers map[string]*bufio.Writer
+	files   map[string]*os.File
+}
+
+var defaultLogger = &Logger{
+	writers: make(map[string]*bufio.Writer),
+	files:   make(map[string]*os.File),
+}
+
+// Init creates the log directory if it doesn't exist.
 func Init(dir string) error {
 	if _, err := os.Stat(dir); os.IsNotExist(err) {
 		if err = os.Mkdir(dir, 0755); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
-
 	return nil
 }
 
-func CreateFile(logFiles *[]string, url string, dir string) error {
-	sanitizedURL := strings.Split(url, "://")[1]
-	if _, err := os.Stat(dir + "/" + sanitizedURL + ".log"); os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		f, err := os.OpenFile(dir+"/"+sanitizedURL+".log", os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY|os.O_APPEND, 0666)
-		if err != nil {
+// getWriter returns a buffered writer for the given file path, creating it if needed.
+func (l *Logger) getWriter(path string) (*bufio.Writer, error) {
+	l.mu.RLock()
+	w, exists := l.writers[path]
+	l.mu.RUnlock()
+
+	if exists {
+		return w, nil
+	}
+
+	l.mu.Lock()
+	defer l.mu.Unlock()
+
+	// Double-check after acquiring write lock
+	if w, exists = l.writers[path]; exists {
+		return w, nil
+	}
+
+	f, err := os.OpenFile(path, os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY|os.O_APPEND, 0666)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	w = bufio.NewWriter(f)
+	l.writers[path] = w
+	l.files[path] = f
+
+	return w, nil
+}
+
+// write writes text to the specified log file using buffered I/O.
+func (l *Logger) write(path, text string) error {
+	w, err := l.getWriter(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	l.mu.Lock()
+	_, err = w.WriteString(text)
+	l.mu.Unlock()
+
+	return err
+}
+
+// Flush flushes all buffered writers to disk.
+func (l *Logger) Flush() error {
+	l.mu.Lock()
+	defer l.mu.Unlock()
+
+	for _, w := range l.writers {
+		if err := w.Flush(); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-
-		defer f.Close()
 	}
-
-	f, err := os.OpenFile(dir+"/"+sanitizedURL+".log", os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY|os.O_APPEND, 0666)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	defer f.Close()
-
-	f.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("       _____________\n__________(_)__  __/\n__  ___/_  /__  /_  \n_(__  )_  / _  __/  \n/____/ /_/  /_/    \n\nsif log file for %s\nhttps://sif.sh\n\n", url))
-	*logFiles = append(*logFiles, dir+"/"+sanitizedURL+".log")
-
 	return nil
 }
 
+// Close flushes and closes all open file handles.
+func (l *Logger) Close() error {
+	l.mu.Lock()
+	defer l.mu.Unlock()
+
+	var firstErr error
+	for path, w := range l.writers {
+		if err := w.Flush(); err != nil && firstErr == nil {
+			firstErr = err
+		}
+		if err := l.files[path].Close(); err != nil && firstErr == nil {
+			firstErr = err
+		}
+	}
+
+	l.writers = make(map[string]*bufio.Writer)
+	l.files = make(map[string]*os.File)
+
+	return firstErr
+}
+
+// CreateFile initializes a log file for the given URL and writes the header.
+func CreateFile(logFiles *[]string, url string, dir string) error {
+	sanitizedURL := strings.Split(url, "://")[1]
+	path := filepath.Join(dir, sanitizedURL+".log")
+
+	header := fmt.Sprintf("       _____________\n__________(_)__  __/\n__  ___/_  /__  /_  \n_(__  )_  / _  __/  \n/____/ /_/  /_/    \n\nsif log file for %s\nhttps://sif.sh\n\n", url)
+
+	if err := defaultLogger.write(path, header); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	*logFiles = append(*logFiles, path)
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Write appends text to the log file for the given URL.
 func Write(url string, dir string, text string) error {
-	f, err := os.OpenFile(dir+"/"+url+".log", os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY|os.O_APPEND, 0666)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	defer f.Close()
-	f.WriteString(text)
-
-	return nil
+	path := filepath.Join(dir, url+".log")
+	return defaultLogger.write(path, text)
 }
 
+// WriteHeader writes a section header to the log file.
 func WriteHeader(url string, dir string, scan string) error {
 	return Write(url, dir, fmt.Sprintf("\n\n--------------\nStarting %s\n--------------\n", scan))
 }
+
+// Flush flushes all buffered log data to disk.
+func Flush() error {
+	return defaultLogger.Flush()
+}
+
+// Close flushes and closes all log files. Should be called before program exit.
+func Close() error {
+	return defaultLogger.Close()
+}
diff --git a/sif.go b/sif.go
index a85435d..602b997 100644
--- a/sif.go
+++ b/sif.go
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ func (app *App) Run() error {
 		if err := logger.Init(app.settings.LogDir); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+		defer logger.Close()
 	}
 
 	scansRun := []string{}