added the UnMarkupFormatter

console.py

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import logging
+import re
 
 from appdaemon.adapi import ADAPI
 from appdaemon.logging import AppNameFormatter
@@ -13,24 +14,36 @@ console = Console(
 )
 
 
-handler = RichHandler(
+class UnMarkupFormatter(AppNameFormatter):
+    md_regex = re.compile(r'(?P<open>\[.*?\])(?P<text>.*?)(?P<close>\[\/\])')
+
+    def format(self, record: logging.LogRecord):
+        result = super().format(record)
+        return self.md_regex.sub(r'\g<text>', result)
+
+
+def create_handler() -> RichHandler:
+    handler = RichHandler(
         console=console,
         highlighter=NullHighlighter(),
         markup=True,
         show_path=False,
         omit_repeated_times=False,
         log_time_format='%Y-%m-%d %I:%M:%S %p',
-)
-
-
-handler.setFormatter(AppNameFormatter(fmt='[appname]{appname}[/] {message}', style='{'))
+    )
+    handler.setFormatter(AppNameFormatter(fmt='[appname]{appname}[/] {message}', style='{'))
+    return handler
 
 
 def init_logging(self: ADAPI, level):
+    stream_handler = logging.getLogger('AppDaemon').handlers[0]
+    og_formatter = stream_handler.formatter
+    stream_handler.setFormatter(UnMarkupFormatter(fmt=og_formatter._fmt, datefmt=og_formatter.datefmt, style='{'))
+
     if not any(isinstance(h, RichHandler) for h in self.logger.handlers):
         self.logger.propagate = False
         self.logger.setLevel(level)
-        self.logger.addHandler(handler)
+        self.logger.addHandler(create_handler())
         self.log(f'Added rich handler for [bold green]{self.logger.name}[/]')
         # self.log(f'Formatter for RichHandler: {handler.formatter}')