diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index 59b71db9d..b3890dd3c 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -21,4 +21,9 @@
     },
     // "gulp.autoDetect": "on",
     "typescript.tsdk": "./node_modules/typescript/lib"
+    ,
+    "react-native-tools.logHighlight.enabled": true,
+    "files.associations": {
+        "*.rn-output": "rn-output-log"
+    }
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 125b69555..852db59da 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -39,6 +39,13 @@
   ],
   "main": "./dist/rn-extension",
   "contributes": {
+    "languages": [
+      {
+        "id": "rn-output-log",
+        "aliases": ["RN Output Log"],
+        "extensions": [".rn-output"]
+      }
+    ],
     "walkthroughs": [
       {
         "id": "RNTGetStarted",
@@ -1163,6 +1170,13 @@
         }
       }
     ],
+    "grammars": [
+      {
+        "language": "rn-output-log",
+        "scopeName": "react-native-tools-output-simple",
+        "path": "./syntaxes/rn-output-simple.tmGrammar.json"
+      }
+    ],
     "configuration": {
       "type": "object",
       "title": "%reactNative.configuration.title%",
@@ -1366,6 +1380,12 @@
           ],
           "scope": "resource",
           "default": "npm"
+        },
+        "react-native-tools.logHighlight.enabled": {
+          "description": "Enable lightweight syntax highlighting for extension output logs. When enabled, applies color highlighting to common log keywords (ERROR, WARN, INFO, DEBUG, SUCCESS, etc.). This feature is disabled by default to avoid performance issues.",
+          "type": "boolean",
+          "scope": "resource",
+          "default": false
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/syntaxes/rn-output-simple.tmGrammar.json b/syntaxes/rn-output-simple.tmGrammar.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1a0015318
--- /dev/null
+++ b/syntaxes/rn-output-simple.tmGrammar.json
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+{
+    "scopeName": "react-native-tools-output-simple",
+    "patterns": [
+        {
+            "include": "#keywords-error"
+        },
+        {
+            "include": "#keywords-warn"
+        },
+        {
+            "include": "#keywords-info"
+        },
+        {
+            "include": "#keywords-debug"
+        },
+        {
+            "include": "#keywords-success"
+        },
+        {
+            "include": "#constants"
+        },
+        {
+            "include": "#string-quoted"
+        },
+        {
+            "include": "#url-simple"
+        },
+        {
+            "include": "#numeric-decimal"
+        }
+    ],
+    "repository": {
+        "keywords-error": {
+            "match": "\\b(ERROR|error|FAILED|failed|FAILURE|failure|Exception|exception|FATAL|fatal|Fatal)\\b",
+            "name": "markup.bold invalid.illegal rnt.output.error"
+        },
+        "keywords-warn": {
+            "match": "\\b(WARN|warn|WARNING|warning)\\b",
+            "name": "markup.bold markup.deleted rnt.output.warn"
+        },
+        "keywords-info": {
+            "match": "\\b(INFO|info|INFORMATION|information)\\b",
+            "name": "markup.bold markup.inserted rnt.output.info"
+        },
+        "keywords-debug": {
+            "match": "\\b(DEBUG|debug)\\b",
+            "name": "markup.bold markup.changed rnt.output.debug"
+        },
+        "keywords-success": {
+            "match": "\\b(SUCCESS|success|BUILD SUCCESSFUL|BUILD PASSED|PASSED|passed)\\b",
+            "name": "markup.bold markup.inserted rnt.output.success"
+        },
+        "constants": {
+            "match": "\\b(true|false|null|undefined|NaN)\\b",
+            "name": "constant.language rnt.output.constant"
+        },
+        "string-quoted": {
+            "match": "['\"]([^'\"]{0,50})['\"]",
+            "name": "string.quoted rnt.output.string"
+        },
+        "url-simple": {
+            "match": "https?://[^\\s]+",
+            "name": "markup.underline.link rnt.output.url"
+        },
+        "numeric-decimal": {
+            "match": "\\b\\d+(?:\\.\\d+)?\\b",
+            "name": "constant.numeric rnt.output.numeric"
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/syntaxes/rn-output.tmGrammar.json b/syntaxes/rn-output.tmGrammar.json
deleted file mode 100644
index f98ae00f5..000000000
--- a/syntaxes/rn-output.tmGrammar.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,281 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "scopeName": "react-native-tools-output",
-    "patterns": [
-        {
-            "include": "#executing"
-        },
-        {
-            "include": "#build-success"
-        },
-        {
-            "include": "#build-failed"
-        },
-        {
-            "include": "#ip-address"
-        },
-        {
-            "include": "#filepath"
-        },
-        {
-            "include": "#numeric-decimal"
-        },
-        {
-            "include": "#string-single-quoted"
-        },
-        {
-            "include": "#string-double-quoted"
-        },
-        {
-            "include": "#email-address"
-        },
-        {
-            "include": "#react-native-tools-timestamp"
-        },
-        {
-            "include": "#date-MM/DD/(YY)YY"
-        },
-        {
-            "include": "#date-(YY)YY/DD/MM"
-        },
-        {
-            "include": "#date-DD/MM/(YY)YY"
-        },
-        {
-            "include": "#date-ISO"
-        },
-        {
-            "include": "#time"
-        },
-        {
-            "include": "#npm-output"
-        },
-        {
-            "include": "#error-tag"
-        },
-        {
-            "include": "#warn-tag"
-        },
-        {
-            "include": "#info-tag"
-        },
-        {
-            "include": "#debug-tag"
-        },
-        {
-            "include": "#react-native-error"
-        },
-        {
-            "include": "#react-native-warn"
-        },
-        {
-            "include": "#react-native-info"
-        },
-        {
-            "include": "#react-native-debug"
-        },
-        {
-            "include": "#react-native-bundle"
-        },
-        {
-            "include": "#android-logcat-error"
-        },
-        {
-            "include": "#android-logcat-warning"
-        },
-        {
-            "include": "#android-logcat-info"
-        },
-        {
-            "include": "#android-logcat-debug"
-        },
-        {
-            "include": "#android-logcat-verbose"
-        },
-        {
-            "include": "#serilog-error"
-        },
-        {
-            "include": "#serilog-warning"
-        },
-        {
-            "include": "#serilog-info"
-        },
-        {
-            "include": "#serilog-debug"
-        },
-        {
-            "include": "#serilog-verbose"
-        },
-        {
-            "include": "#android-logcat-timestamp"
-        },
-        {
-            "include": "#fail"
-        },
-        {
-            "include": "#fail-stack"
-        }
-    ],
-    "repository": {
-        "string-double-quoted": {
-            "match": "\"(.*?)\"",
-            "name": "string.quoted rnt.output.string"
-        },
-        "string-single-quoted": {
-            "match": "'(.*?)'",
-            "name": "string.quoted rnt.output.string"
-        },
-        "email-address": {
-            "match": "/^([a-z0-9_\\.-]+)@([a-z0-9_\\.-]+)\\.([a-z\\.]{2,6})$/",
-            "name": "markup.underline.link rnt.output.url"
-        },
-        "url": {
-            "match": "(https?:\\/\\/)?([\\da-z\\.-]+)\\.([a-z\\.]{2,6})([\/\\w \\.-]*)*\/?$/",
-            "name": "markup.underline.link rnt.output.url"
-        },
-        "ip-address": {
-            "match": "(\\d{1,2}|1\\d\\d|2[0-4]\\d|25[0-5])\\.(\\d{1,2}|1\\d\\d|2[0-4]\\d|25[0-5])\\.(\\d{1,2}|1\\d\\d|2[0-4]\\d|25[0-5])\\.(\\d{1,2}|1\\d\\d|2[0-4]\\d|25[0-5])(:(6553[0-5]|655[0-2][0-9]\\d|65[0-4](\\d){2}|6[0-4](\\d){3}|[1-5](\\d){4}|[1-9](\\d){0,3}))?",
-            "name": "markup.underline.link rnt.output.url"
-        },
-        "filepath": {
-            "match": "(([a-zA-Z]:)|((\\\\|\/){1,2}\\w+)\\$?)((\\\\|\/)(\\w[\\w ]*.*))+\\.([a-zA-Z0-9]+)",
-            "name": "markup.underline.link rnt.output.url"
-        },
-        "android-logcat-timestamp": {
-            "match": "\\d{2}-\\d{2}\\s\\d{1,2}:\\d{1,2}:\\d{2}(:\\d{2}([.,]\\d{1,})?)?(Z| ?[+-]\\d{1,2}:\\d{2})?(.\\d{3})?",
-            "name": "constant.numeric rnt.output.timestamp"
-        },
-        "react-native-tools-timestamp": {
-            "match": "\\[(?i)(([Ss]un(day)?|[Mm]on(day)?|[Tt]ue(sday)?|[Ww]ed(nesday)?|[Tt]hu(rsday)?|[Ff]ri(day)?|[Ss]at(urday)?)?\\s)?(([Jj]an(uary)?|[Ff]eb(ruary)?|[Mm]ar(ch)?|[Aa]pr(il)?|[Mm]ay|[Jj]un(e)?|[Jj]ul(y)?|[Aa]ug(ust)?|[Ss]ep(tember)?|[Oo]ct(ober)?|[Nn]ov(ember)?|[Dd]ec(ember)?)\\s)+((0?[1-9]|[1-2][0-9]|3[0-1])?\\s)+([1-2][0-9][0-9][0-9]).*\\]",
-            "name": "constant.numeric rnt.output.timestamp"
-        },
-        "date-MM/DD/(YY)YY": {
-            "match": "\\b(((0|1)?[0-9][1-2]?)|(Jan(uary)?|Feb(ruary)?|Mar(ch)?|Apr(il)?|May|Jun(e)?|Jul(y)?|Aug(ust)?|Sept(ember)?|Oct(ober)?|Nov(ember)?|Dec(ember)?))[/|\\-|\\.| ]([0-2]?[0-9]|[3][0-1])[/|\\-|\\.| ]((19|20)?[0-9]{2})\\b",
-            "name": "constant.numeric rnt.output.timestamp"
-        },
-        "date-(YY)YY/DD/MM": {
-            "match": "\\b((19|20)?[0-9]{2}[/|\\-|\\.| ](((0|1)?[0-9][1-2]?)|(Jan(uary)?|Feb(ruary)?|Mar(ch)?|Apr(il)?|May|Jun(e)?|Jul(y)?|Aug(ust)?|Sept(ember)?|Oct(ober)?|Nov(ember)?|Dec(ember)?))[/|\\-|\\.| ]([0-2]?[0-9]|[3][0-1]))\\b",
-            "name": "constant.numeric rnt.output.timestamp"
-        },
-        "date-DD/MM/(YY)YY": {
-            "match": "\\b([0-2]?[0-9]|[3][0-1])[/|\\-|\\.| ](((0|1)?[0-9][1-2]?)|(Jan(uary)?|Feb(ruary)?|Mar(ch)?|Apr(il)?|May|Jun(e)?|Jul(y)?|Aug(ust)?|Sept(ember)?|Oct(ober)?|Nov(ember)?|Dec(ember)?))[/|\\-|\\.| ]((19|20)?[0-9]{2})\\b",
-            "name": "constant.numeric rnt.output.timestamp"
-        },
-        "date-ISO": {
-            "match": "\\b\\d{4}-\\d{2}-\\d{2}(T|\\b)",
-            "name": "constant.numeric rnt.output.timestamp"
-        },
-        "time": {
-            "match": "\\d{1,2}:\\d{1,2}:\\d{2}(:\\d{2}([.,]\\d{1,})?)?(Z| ?[+-]\\d{1,2}:\\d{2})?(.\\d{3})?",
-            "name": "constant.numeric rnt.output.timestamp"
-        },
-        "numeric-decimal": {
-            "match": "\\b\\d+(\\.\\d+)?\\b",
-            "name": "constant.numeric rnt.output.numeric"
-        },
-        "npm-output": {
-            "match": "(-)+>|├(─)+|└(─)+",
-            "name": "comment.line rnt.output.process"
-        },
-        "error-tag": {
-            "match": "\\[(Down|Error|Failure|Fail|Fatal|DOWN|ERROR|FAILURE|FAIL|FATAL)\\]",
-            "name": "markup.bold invalid.illegal rnt.output.error"
-        },
-        "warn-tag": {
-            "match": "\\[(warning|warn|Warning|Warn|WARNING|WARN)\\]",
-            "name": "markup.bold markup.deleted rnt.output.warn"
-        },
-        "info-tag": {
-            "match": "\\[(hint|info|information|true|log|Hint|Info|Information|Log|HINT|INFO|INFORMATION|LOG)\\]",
-            "name": "markup.bold markup.inserted rnt.output.info"
-        },
-        "debug-tag": {
-            "match": "\\[(debug|Debug|DEBUG)\\]",
-            "name": "markup.bold markup.changed rnt.output.debug"
-        },
-        "react-native-error": {
-            "match": "\\s(DOWN|ERROR|FAILURE|FAIL|FATAL)\\b.*$",
-            "name": "markup.bold invalid.illegal rnt.output.error"
-        },
-        "react-native-warn": {
-            "match": "\\s(WARNING|WARN)\\b",
-            "name": "markup.bold markup.deleted rnt.output.warn"
-        },
-        "react-native-info": {
-            "match": "\\s(HINT|INFO|INFORMATION|LOG)\\b",
-            "name": "markup.bold markup.inserted rnt.output.info"
-        },
-        "react-native-debug": {
-            "match": "\\sDEBUG\\b",
-            "name": "markup.bold markup.changed rnt.output.debug"
-        },
-        "react-native-bundle": {
-            "match": "\\sBUNDLE\\b",
-            "name": "markup.bold rnt.output.process"
-        },
-        "constants": {
-            "match": "\\b(true|false|null|undefined|NaN)\\b",
-            "name": "constant.language rnt.output.constant"
-        },
-        "fail": {
-            "match": "\\b(Exception|Error|Failure|Fail|EXCEPTION|ERROR|FAILURE|FAIL):?\\b.*$",
-            "name": "invalid rnt.output.error"
-        },
-        "fail-stack": {
-            "match": "^[\\t ]*at.+$",
-            "name": "invalid rnt.output.error"
-        },
-        "android-logcat-error": {
-            "match": "\\sE\\s[a-zA-Z]+:\\s.*$",
-            "name": "invalid rnt.output.error"
-        },
-        "android-logcat-warning": {
-            "match": "\\sW\\s[a-zA-Z]+:\\s",
-            "name": "markup.bold markup.deleted rnt.output.warn"
-        },
-        "android-logcat-info": {
-            "match": "\\sI\\s[a-zA-Z]+:\\s",
-            "name": "markup.bold markup.inserted rnt.output.info"
-        },
-        "android-logcat-debug": {
-            "match": "\\sD\\s[a-zA-Z]+:\\s",
-            "name": "markup.bold markup.changed rnt.output.debug"
-        },
-        "android-logcat-verbose": {
-            "match": "\\sV\\s[a-zA-Z]+:\\s",
-            "name": "markup.bold comment rnt.output.verbose"
-        },
-        "serilog-error": {
-            "match": "^(?i)([a-zA-Z]*\\s+)?(error|eror|err|er|e|fatal|fatl|ftl)\\b",
-            "name": "markup.bold invalid rnt.output.error"
-        },
-        "serilog-warning": {
-            "match": "^(?i)([a-zA-Z]*\\s+)?[Ww](arning|arn|rn)\\b",
-            "name": "markup.bold markup.deleted rnt.output.warn"
-        },
-        "serilog-info": {
-            "match": "^(?i)([a-zA-Z]*\\s+)?([Ii](nformation|nfo|nf)|In)\\b",
-            "name": "markup.bold markup.inserted rnt.output.info"
-        },
-        "serilog-debug": {
-            "match": "^(?i)[Dd](ebug|bug|bg)\\b",
-            "name": "markup.bold markup.changed rnt.output.debug"
-        },
-        "serilog-verbose": {
-            "match": "^(?i)([a-zA-Z]*\\s+)?[Vv](erbose|erb|rb)\\b",
-            "name": "markup.bold comment rnt.output.verbose"
-        },
-        "executing": {
-            "match": "^\\s*((>+)|([Ee]xec(ute)?)|([Ee]xport)|([Tt]ask))\\s.*$",
-            "name": "markup.inserted rnt.output.process"
-        },
-        "build-success": {
-            "match": "^.*BUILD SUCCE(EDED|SSFULL?).*$",
-            "name": "markup.bold rnt.output.success"
-        },
-        "build-failed": {
-            "match": "^.*BUILD FAILED.*$",
-            "name": "markup.bold invalid rnt.output.error"
-        }
-    }
-}
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