diff --git a/framework/debug.cpp b/framework/debug.cpp
index 5f551e9..9ec4717 100644
--- a/framework/debug.cpp
+++ b/framework/debug.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #include "include/public/toon_boom/ext/util.hpp"
 
+namespace util::debug {
 	std::ostream devnull(new NullBuffer());
 	
 	std::ostream& out = TB_EXT_FRAMEWORK_DEBUG ? std::cout : devnull;	
+}
diff --git a/framework/include/public/toon_boom/ext/layout.hpp b/framework/include/public/toon_boom/ext/layout.hpp
index e6bcf55..95226b0 100644
--- a/framework/include/public/toon_boom/ext/layout.hpp
+++ b/framework/include/public/toon_boom/ext/layout.hpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 #include "../PLUG_Services.hpp"
 #include "../toon_boom_layout.hpp"
+#include "./util.hpp"
 #include "QtXml/qdom.h"
 #include <QtCore/QObject>
 #include <QtCore/QPointer>
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <iostream>
 #include <type_traits>
 
+using namespace util;
 template <typename T>
 concept isQWidget = std::is_base_of<QWidget, T>::value;
 
@@ -100,7 +102,7 @@ protected:
     QObject::connect(
         parent, &QObject::destroyed, m_widget.data(),
         [this]() {
-          std::cout << "[parent destroyed] Unparenting widget to prevent "
+          debug::out << "[parent destroyed] Unparenting widget to prevent "
                        "cross-DLL heap deletion"
                     << std::endl;
           if (m_widget) {
@@ -123,10 +125,10 @@ protected:
     if (am) {
       QList<QString> ids;
       am->loadToolbars(element, ids);
-      std::cout << "Registered toolbar with AC_Manager. IDs loaded: "
+      debug::out << "Registered toolbar with AC_Manager. IDs loaded: "
                 << ids.size() << std::endl;
       for (const auto &id : ids) {
-        std::cout << "  - " << id.toStdString() << std::endl;
+        debug::out << "  - " << id.toStdString() << std::endl;
       }
     } else {
       std::cerr << "Could not get AC_Manager!" << std::endl;
diff --git a/framework/include/public/toon_boom/ext/util.hpp b/framework/include/public/toon_boom/ext/util.hpp
index 3f9d826..0bb2f09 100644
--- a/framework/include/public/toon_boom/ext/util.hpp
+++ b/framework/include/public/toon_boom/ext/util.hpp
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 #if !defined(TB_EXT_FRAMEWORK_DEBUG)
 #define TB_EXT_FRAMEWORK_DEBUG 0
 #endif
+
+namespace util::debug {
 struct NullBuffer : std::streambuf {
   int overflow(int c) { return c; }
 };
@@ -16,3 +18,4 @@ std::string addrToHex(void *addr);
 std::string constAddrToHex(const void *addr);
 
 extern std::ostream &out;
+} // namespace util::debug
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diff --git a/framework/util.cpp b/framework/util.cpp
index 06980f9..6022255 100644
--- a/framework/util.cpp
+++ b/framework/util.cpp
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 #include "include/public/toon_boom/ext/util.hpp"
 
+namespace util::debug {
 std::string addrToHex(void* addr) {
   return std::format("0x{:010X}", reinterpret_cast<uintptr_t>(addr));
 }
 
 std::string constAddrToHex(const void* addr) {
   return std::format("0x{:010X}", reinterpret_cast<const uintptr_t>(addr));
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+} // namespace util::debug
\ No newline at end of file