diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index d4df4c07..f8d42572 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ parley = { git = "https://github.com/nicoburns/parley", rev = "a80765f070ab41132
 dioxus = { git = "https://github.com/dioxuslabs/dioxus", rev = "a3aa6ae771a2d0a4d8cb6055c41efc0193b817ef"}
 dioxus-ssr = { git = "https://github.com/dioxuslabs/dioxus", rev = "a3aa6ae771a2d0a4d8cb6055c41efc0193b817ef" }
 tokio = { version = "1.25.0", features = ["full"] }
+tracing = "0.1.40"
 vello = { version = "0.1", features = ["wgpu"] }
 peniko = { version = "0.1" }
 # fello = { git = "https://github.com/linebender/vello" }
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ dioxus = { workspace = true }
 euclid = { version = "0.22", features = ["serde"] }
 reqwest = "0.11.24"
 tokio = { version = "1.36.0", features = ["full"] }
+tracing-subscriber = "0.3"
 ureq = "2.9"
 
 # [patch.crates-io]
diff --git a/examples/text.rs b/examples/text.rs
index 8a085d2a..bb3b38c5 100644
--- a/examples/text.rs
+++ b/examples/text.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 use dioxus::prelude::*;
 
 fn main() {
+    tracing_subscriber::fmt::init();
+
     dioxus_blitz::launch(app);
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/blitz/Cargo.toml b/packages/blitz/Cargo.toml
index 2235901b..c1fb7f60 100644
--- a/packages/blitz/Cargo.toml
+++ b/packages/blitz/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ name = "blitz"
 version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
 
+[features]
+default = ["tracing"]
+tracing = ["dep:tracing"]
+
 [dependencies]
 slab = "0.4.9"
 style = { workspace = true, features = ["servo"] }
@@ -11,6 +15,7 @@ selectors = { workspace = true }
 taffy = { workspace = true }
 parley = { workspace = true }
 tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["full"] }
+tracing = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 vello = { workspace = true }
 wgpu = { workspace = true }
 
diff --git a/packages/blitz/src/render.rs b/packages/blitz/src/render.rs
index 705201dd..99f45b24 100644
--- a/packages/blitz/src/render.rs
+++ b/packages/blitz/src/render.rs
@@ -285,8 +285,11 @@ where
                 }
             }
 
-            dbg!(&node.final_layout);
-            dbg!(&node.style);
+            #[cfg(feature = "tracing")]
+            {
+                tracing::info!("Layout: {:?}", &node.final_layout);
+                tracing::info!("Style: {:?}", &node.style);
+            }
 
             println!("Node {} {}", node.id, node.node_debug_str());
             if node.is_inline_root {
@@ -655,8 +658,7 @@ where
                 .inline_layout
                 .as_ref()
                 .unwrap_or_else(|| {
-                    dbg!(&element);
-                    panic!("Tried to render node marked as inline root that does not have an inline layout");
+                    panic!("Tried to render node marked as inline root that does not have an inline layout: {:?}", element);
                 });
 
             // Apply padding/border offset to inline root
@@ -1135,9 +1137,11 @@ impl ElementCx<'_> {
                                 + multiplier * (color.a as f32 - last_stop.color.a as f32))
                                 as u8,
                         );
-                        gradient.stops.push(
-                            dbg! {peniko::ColorStop { color: mid_color, offset: mid_offset }},
-                        );
+                        tracing::info!("Gradient stop {:?}", mid_color);
+                        gradient.stops.push(peniko::ColorStop {
+                            color: mid_color,
+                            offset: mid_offset,
+                        });
                         gradient.stops.push(peniko::ColorStop { color, offset });
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/packages/dioxus-blitz/Cargo.toml b/packages/dioxus-blitz/Cargo.toml
index 90ee37c8..badf1515 100644
--- a/packages/dioxus-blitz/Cargo.toml
+++ b/packages/dioxus-blitz/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ edition = "2021"
 accessibility = ["dep:accesskit", "dep:accesskit_winit"]
 hot-reload = ["dep:dioxus-cli-config", "dep:dioxus-hot-reload"]
 menu = ["dep:muda"]
-default = ["accessibility", "menu"]
+tracing = ["dep:tracing"]
+default = ["accessibility", "hot-reload", "menu", "tracing"]
 
 [dependencies]
 accesskit = { version = "0.15.0", optional = true }
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ futures-util = "0.3.30"
 vello = { workspace = true }
 wgpu = { workspace = true }
 style = { workspace = true }
+tracing = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 blitz = { path = "../blitz" }
 blitz-dom = { path = "../dom" }
 url = { version = "2.5.0", features = ["serde"] }
diff --git a/packages/dioxus-blitz/src/documents/dioxus_document.rs b/packages/dioxus-blitz/src/documents/dioxus_document.rs
index feb2f0f3..896f8d89 100644
--- a/packages/dioxus-blitz/src/documents/dioxus_document.rs
+++ b/packages/dioxus-blitz/src/documents/dioxus_document.rs
@@ -97,11 +97,13 @@ impl DocumentLike for DioxusDocument {
         // todo: we might need to walk upwards to find the first element with a data-dioxus-id attribute
         for node in chain.iter() {
             let Some(element) = self.inner.tree()[*node].element_data() else {
-                println!(
+                #[cfg(feature = "tracing")]
+                tracing::info!(
                     "No element data found for node {}: {:?}",
                     node,
                     self.inner.tree()[*node]
                 );
+
                 continue;
             };
 
@@ -196,11 +198,12 @@ impl DioxusState {
     pub fn create(doc: &mut Document) -> Self {
         let root = doc.root_node();
         let root_id = root.id;
-        dbg!(Self {
+
+        Self {
             templates: FxHashMap::default(),
             stack: vec![root_id],
             node_id_mapping: vec![Some(root_id)],
-        })
+        }
     }
 
     /// Convert an ElementId to a NodeId
@@ -254,20 +257,28 @@ impl MutationWriter<'_> {
 
 impl WriteMutations for MutationWriter<'_> {
     fn register_template(&mut self, template: Template) {
-        println!("register_template name:{}", template.name);
         let template_root_ids: Vec<NodeId> = template
             .roots
             .iter()
             .map(|root| create_template_node(self.doc, root))
             .collect();
-        dbg!(&template_root_ids);
+
+        #[cfg(feature = "tracing")]
+        tracing::info!(
+            "Registered template: {:?} with root IDs {:?}",
+            &template.name,
+            &template_root_ids
+        );
+
         self.state
             .templates
             .insert(template.name.to_string(), template_root_ids);
     }
 
     fn append_children(&mut self, id: ElementId, m: usize) {
-        println!("append_children id:{} m:{}", id.0, m);
+        #[cfg(feature = "tracing")]
+        tracing::info!("append_children id:{} m:{}", id.0, m);
+
         let children = self.state.stack.split_off(self.state.stack.len() - m);
         let parent = self.state.element_to_node_id(id);
         for child in children {
@@ -277,20 +288,26 @@ impl WriteMutations for MutationWriter<'_> {
     }
 
     fn assign_node_id(&mut self, path: &'static [u8], id: ElementId) {
-        println!("assign_node_id path:{:?} id:{}", path, id.0);
+        #[cfg(feature = "tracing")]
+        tracing::info!("assign_node_id path:{:?} id:{}", path, id.0);
+
         let node_id = self.load_child(path);
         self.set_id_mapping(node_id, id);
     }
 
     fn create_placeholder(&mut self, id: ElementId) {
-        println!("create_placeholder id:{}", id.0);
+        #[cfg(feature = "tracing")]
+        tracing::info!("create_placeholder id:{}", id.0);
+
         let node_id = self.doc.create_node(NodeData::Comment);
         self.set_id_mapping(node_id, id);
         self.state.stack.push(node_id);
     }
 
     fn create_text_node(&mut self, value: &str, id: ElementId) {
-        println!("create_text_node id:{} text:{}", id.0, value);
+        #[cfg(feature = "tracing")]
+        tracing::info!("create_text_node id:{} text:{}", id.0, value);
+
         let node_id = self.doc.create_text_node(value);
         self.set_id_mapping(node_id, id);
         self.state.stack.push(node_id);
@@ -302,10 +319,15 @@ impl WriteMutations for MutationWriter<'_> {
         } else {
             value
         };
-        println!(
+
+        #[cfg(feature = "tracing")]
+        tracing::info!(
             "hydrate_text_node id:{} path: {:?} text:{}",
-            id.0, path, value_trunc
+            id.0,
+            path,
+            value_trunc
         );
+
         let node_id = self.load_child(path);
         self.set_id_mapping(node_id, id);
         let node = self.doc.get_node_mut(node_id).unwrap();
@@ -329,7 +351,9 @@ impl WriteMutations for MutationWriter<'_> {
     }
 
     fn load_template(&mut self, name: &'static str, index: usize, id: ElementId) {
-        println!("load_template name:{} index: {} id:{}", name, index, id.0);
+        #[cfg(feature = "tracing")]
+        tracing::info!("load_template name:{} index: {} id:{}", name, index, id.0);
+
         let template_node_id = self.state.templates[name][index];
         let clone_id = self.doc.deep_clone_node(template_node_id);
         self.set_id_mapping(clone_id, id);
@@ -337,7 +361,9 @@ impl WriteMutations for MutationWriter<'_> {
     }
 
     fn replace_node_with(&mut self, id: ElementId, m: usize) {
-        println!("replace_node_with id:{} m:{}", id.0, m);
+        #[cfg(feature = "tracing")]
+        tracing::info!("replace_node_with id:{} m:{}", id.0, m);
+
         let new_nodes = self.state.stack.split_off(self.state.stack.len() - m);
         let anchor_node_id = self.state.element_to_node_id(id);
         self.doc.insert_before(anchor_node_id, &new_nodes);
@@ -345,7 +371,9 @@ impl WriteMutations for MutationWriter<'_> {
     }
 
     fn replace_placeholder_with_nodes(&mut self, path: &'static [u8], m: usize) {
-        println!("replace_placeholder_with_nodes path:{:?} m:{}", path, m);
+        #[cfg(feature = "tracing")]
+        tracing::info!("replace_placeholder_with_nodes path:{:?} m:{}", path, m);
+
         let new_nodes = self.state.stack.split_off(self.state.stack.len() - m);
         let anchor_node_id = self.load_child(path);
         self.doc.insert_before(anchor_node_id, &new_nodes);
@@ -353,7 +381,9 @@ impl WriteMutations for MutationWriter<'_> {
     }
 
     fn insert_nodes_after(&mut self, id: ElementId, m: usize) {
-        println!("insert_nodes_after id:{} m:{}", id.0, m);
+        #[cfg(feature = "tracing")]
+        tracing::info!("insert_nodes_after id:{} m:{}", id.0, m);
+
         let new_nodes = self.state.stack.split_off(self.state.stack.len() - m);
         let anchor_node_id = self.state.element_to_node_id(id);
         let next_sibling_id = self
@@ -372,7 +402,9 @@ impl WriteMutations for MutationWriter<'_> {
     }
 
     fn insert_nodes_before(&mut self, id: ElementId, m: usize) {
-        println!("insert_nodes_before id:{} m:{}", id.0, m);
+        #[cfg(feature = "tracing")]
+        tracing::info!("insert_nodes_before id:{} m:{}", id.0, m);
+
         let new_nodes = self.state.stack.split_off(self.state.stack.len() - m);
         let anchor_node_id = self.state.element_to_node_id(id);
         self.doc.insert_before(anchor_node_id, &new_nodes);
@@ -479,13 +511,17 @@ impl WriteMutations for MutationWriter<'_> {
     }
 
     fn remove_node(&mut self, id: ElementId) {
-        println!("remove_node id:{}", id.0);
+        #[cfg(feature = "tracing")]
+        tracing::info!("remove_node id:{}", id.0);
+
         let node_id = self.state.element_to_node_id(id);
         self.doc.remove_node(node_id);
     }
 
     fn push_root(&mut self, id: ElementId) {
-        println!("push_root id:{}", id.0,);
+        #[cfg(feature = "tracing")]
+        tracing::info!("push_root id:{}", id.0,);
+
         let node_id = self.state.element_to_node_id(id);
         self.state.stack.push(node_id);
     }
diff --git a/packages/dioxus-blitz/src/lib.rs b/packages/dioxus-blitz/src/lib.rs
index c137b56d..a9404719 100644
--- a/packages/dioxus-blitz/src/lib.rs
+++ b/packages/dioxus-blitz/src/lib.rs
@@ -172,6 +172,9 @@ fn launch_with_window<Doc: DocumentLike + 'static>(window: View<'static, Doc>) {
                 initial = false;
             }
 
+            #[cfg(feature = "tracing")]
+            tracing::trace!("Received event: {:?}", event);
+
             match event {
                 // Exit the app when close is request
                 // Not always necessary
@@ -231,9 +234,8 @@ fn launch_with_window<Doc: DocumentLike + 'static>(window: View<'static, Doc>) {
                             }
                         }
                         dioxus_hot_reload::HotReloadMsg::Shutdown => event_loop.exit(),
-                        dioxus_hot_reload::HotReloadMsg::UpdateAsset(asset) => {
+                        dioxus_hot_reload::HotReloadMsg::UpdateAsset(_asset) => {
                             // TODO dioxus-desktop seems to handle this by forcing a reload of all stylesheets.
-                            dbg!("Update asset {:?}", asset);
                         }
                     },
                 },
diff --git a/packages/dioxus-blitz/src/window.rs b/packages/dioxus-blitz/src/window.rs
index 29add76a..c5fbd97d 100644
--- a/packages/dioxus-blitz/src/window.rs
+++ b/packages/dioxus-blitz/src/window.rs
@@ -117,8 +117,6 @@ impl<'a, Doc: DocumentLike> View<'a, Doc> {
 
             // todo: if there's an active text input, we want to direct input towards it and translate system emi text
             WindowEvent::KeyboardInput { event, .. } => {
-                dbg!(&event);
-
                 match event.physical_key {
                     PhysicalKey::Code(key_code) => {
                         match key_code {
diff --git a/packages/dom/Cargo.toml b/packages/dom/Cargo.toml
index 6cdad1b1..95703aad 100644
--- a/packages/dom/Cargo.toml
+++ b/packages/dom/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ name = "blitz-dom"
 version = "0.0.0"
 edition = "2021"
 
+[features]
+default = ["tracing"]
+tracing = ["dep:tracing"]
+
 [dependencies]
 style = { workspace = true, features = ["servo"] }
 selectors = { workspace = true }
@@ -11,6 +15,7 @@ style_traits = { workspace = true }
 taffy = { workspace = true }
 parley = { workspace = true }
 peniko = { workspace = true }
+tracing = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 slab = "0.4.9"
 app_units = "0.7.5"
 euclid = { version = "0.22", features = ["serde"] }