diff --git a/src-async/BitLoggerAsync_test.mbt b/src-async/BitLoggerAsync_test.mbt
index 7aab5c7..9ede1f8 100644
--- a/src-async/BitLoggerAsync_test.mbt
+++ b/src-async/BitLoggerAsync_test.mbt
@@ -279,3 +279,36 @@ async test "library async logger can be built from config" {
   inspect(logger.is_enabled(@bitlogger.Level::Info), content="false")
   inspect(full.target, content="async.lib.config")
 }
+
+async test "async logger can project to library async logger" {
+  let logger = build_async_logger(
+    AsyncLoggerBuildConfig::new(
+      logger=@bitlogger.LoggerConfig::new(target="async.projected", min_level=@bitlogger.Level::Warn),
+      async_config=AsyncLoggerConfig::new(max_pending=2),
+    ),
+  ).to_library_async_logger()
+  inspect(logger.is_enabled(@bitlogger.Level::Error), content="true")
+  inspect(logger.is_enabled(@bitlogger.Level::Info), content="false")
+  inspect(logger.to_async_logger().target, content="async.projected")
+}
+
+test "application async logger aliases runtime async entry" {
+  let logger = build_application_async_logger(
+    AsyncLoggerBuildConfig::new(
+      logger=@bitlogger.LoggerConfig::new(target="async.app", min_level=@bitlogger.Level::Warn),
+      async_config=AsyncLoggerConfig::new(max_pending=2),
+    ),
+  )
+  inspect(logger.is_enabled(@bitlogger.Level::Error), content="true")
+  inspect(logger.is_enabled(@bitlogger.Level::Info), content="false")
+  inspect(logger.target, content="async.app")
+}
+
+test "application async logger can be built from config text" {
+  let logger = parse_and_build_application_async_logger(
+    "{\"logger\":{\"min_level\":\"warn\",\"target\":\"async.app.json\",\"sink\":{\"kind\":\"console\"}},\"async_config\":{\"max_pending\":2,\"overflow\":\"DropNewest\",\"max_batch\":1,\"linger_ms\":0,\"flush\":\"Never\"}}",
+  )
+  inspect(logger.is_enabled(@bitlogger.Level::Error), content="true")
+  inspect(logger.is_enabled(@bitlogger.Level::Info), content="false")
+  inspect(logger.target, content="async.app.json")
+}
diff --git a/src-async/application_async_logger.mbt b/src-async/application_async_logger.mbt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..da78aeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src-async/application_async_logger.mbt
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+pub type ApplicationAsyncLogger = AsyncLogger[@bitlogger.RuntimeSink]
+
+pub type ApplicationTextAsyncLogger = AsyncLogger[@bitlogger.FormattedConsoleSink]
+
+pub fn build_application_async_logger(
+  config : AsyncLoggerBuildConfig,
+) -> ApplicationAsyncLogger {
+  build_async_logger(config)
+}
+
+pub fn build_application_text_async_logger(
+  config : AsyncLoggerBuildConfig,
+) -> ApplicationTextAsyncLogger {
+  build_async_text_logger(config)
+}
+
+pub fn parse_and_build_application_async_logger(
+  input : String,
+) -> ApplicationAsyncLogger raise {
+  build_application_async_logger(parse_async_logger_build_config_text(input))
+}
diff --git a/src-async/library_async_logger.mbt b/src-async/library_async_logger.mbt
index 15e35f7..07d0d5d 100644
--- a/src-async/library_async_logger.mbt
+++ b/src-async/library_async_logger.mbt
@@ -2,10 +2,14 @@ pub struct LibraryAsyncLogger[S] {
   inner : AsyncLogger[S]
 }
 
-pub fn[S] library_async_logger(logger : AsyncLogger[S]) -> LibraryAsyncLogger[S] {
+fn[S] library_async_logger(logger : AsyncLogger[S]) -> LibraryAsyncLogger[S] {
   { inner: logger }
 }
 
+pub fn[S] AsyncLogger::to_library_async_logger(self : AsyncLogger[S]) -> LibraryAsyncLogger[S] {
+  library_async_logger(self)
+}
+
 pub fn[S] LibraryAsyncLogger::new(
   sink : S,
   config~ : AsyncLoggerConfig = AsyncLoggerConfig::new(),
@@ -28,7 +32,7 @@ pub fn[S] LibraryAsyncLogger::to_async_logger(self : LibraryAsyncLogger[S]) -> A
   self.inner
 }
 
-pub fn[S] configured_library_async_logger(
+fn[S] configured_library_async_logger(
   logger : AsyncLogger[S],
 ) -> LibraryAsyncLogger[S] {
   library_async_logger(logger)
diff --git a/src/BitLogger_test.mbt b/src/BitLogger_test.mbt
index 9ef1d34..325b91b 100644
--- a/src/BitLogger_test.mbt
+++ b/src/BitLogger_test.mbt
@@ -824,3 +824,31 @@ test "library logger can be parsed and built from config text" {
   inspect(logger.is_enabled(Level::Info), content="false")
   inspect(full.target, content="lib.json")
 }
+
+test "configured logger can project to library logger" {
+  let configured = build_logger(
+    LoggerConfig::new(min_level=Level::Warn, target="lib.projected"),
+  )
+  let logger = configured.to_library_logger()
+  inspect(logger.is_enabled(Level::Error), content="true")
+  inspect(logger.is_enabled(Level::Info), content="false")
+  inspect(logger.to_logger().target, content="lib.projected")
+}
+
+test "application logger aliases configured runtime entry" {
+  let logger = build_application_logger(
+    LoggerConfig::new(min_level=Level::Warn, target="app.runtime"),
+  )
+  inspect(logger.is_enabled(Level::Error), content="true")
+  inspect(logger.is_enabled(Level::Info), content="false")
+  inspect(logger.target, content="app.runtime")
+}
+
+test "application logger can be built from config text" {
+  let logger = parse_and_build_application_logger(
+    "{\"min_level\":\"warn\",\"target\":\"app.json\",\"sink\":{\"kind\":\"console\"}}",
+  )
+  inspect(logger.is_enabled(Level::Error), content="true")
+  inspect(logger.is_enabled(Level::Info), content="false")
+  inspect(logger.target, content="app.json")
+}
diff --git a/src/application_logger.mbt b/src/application_logger.mbt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c0360f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/application_logger.mbt
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+pub type ApplicationLogger = ConfiguredLogger
+
+pub fn build_application_logger(config : LoggerConfig) -> ApplicationLogger {
+  build_logger(config)
+}
+
+pub fn parse_and_build_application_logger(
+  input : String,
+) -> ApplicationLogger raise ConfigError {
+  parse_and_build_logger(input)
+}
diff --git a/src/library_logger.mbt b/src/library_logger.mbt
index 5ce10e8..08f3569 100644
--- a/src/library_logger.mbt
+++ b/src/library_logger.mbt
@@ -2,10 +2,14 @@ pub struct LibraryLogger[S] {
   inner : Logger[S]
 }
 
-pub fn[S] library_logger(logger : Logger[S]) -> LibraryLogger[S] {
+fn[S] library_logger(logger : Logger[S]) -> LibraryLogger[S] {
   { inner: logger }
 }
 
+pub fn[S] Logger::to_library_logger(self : Logger[S]) -> LibraryLogger[S] {
+  library_logger(self)
+}
+
 pub fn[S] LibraryLogger::new(
   sink : S,
   min_level~ : Level = Level::Info,
@@ -18,7 +22,7 @@ pub fn[S] LibraryLogger::to_logger(self : LibraryLogger[S]) -> Logger[S] {
   self.inner
 }
 
-pub fn configured_library_logger(logger : ConfiguredLogger) -> LibraryLogger[RuntimeSink] {
+fn configured_library_logger(logger : ConfiguredLogger) -> LibraryLogger[RuntimeSink] {
   library_logger(logger)
 }