diff --git a/lib/filament_controller_ffi.dart b/lib/filament_controller_ffi.dart
index 8d3d435a..184edd15 100644
--- a/lib/filament_controller_ffi.dart
+++ b/lib/filament_controller_ffi.dart
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import 'dart:async';
 import 'dart:ffi';
 import 'dart:io';
 import 'dart:ui' as ui;
+import 'dart:developer' as dev;
 import 'package:flutter/services.dart';
 import 'package:ffi/ffi.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/widgets.dart';
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@ class FilamentControllerFFI extends FilamentController {
       await _channel.invokeMethod(
           "destroyTexture", textureDetails.value!.textureId);
     }
-    print("Texture destroyed");
+    dev.log("Texture destroyed");
   }
 
   ///
@@ -187,7 +188,7 @@ class FilamentControllerFFI extends FilamentController {
 
     var renderingSurface = await _createRenderingSurface();
 
-    print("Got rendering surface");
+    dev.log("Got rendering surface");
 
     _viewer = _lib.create_filament_viewer_ffi(
         Pointer<Void>.fromAddress(renderingSurface.sharedContext),
@@ -196,7 +197,7 @@ class FilamentControllerFFI extends FilamentController {
         loader,
         renderCallback,
         renderCallbackOwner);
-    print("Created viewer");
+    dev.log("Created viewer");
     if (_viewer!.address == 0) {
       throw Exception("Failed to create viewer. Check logs for details");
     }
@@ -205,9 +206,9 @@ class FilamentControllerFFI extends FilamentController {
 
     _lib.create_swap_chain_ffi(_viewer!, renderingSurface.surface,
         rect.value!.width.toInt(), rect.value!.height.toInt());
-    print("Created swap chain");
+    dev.log("Created swap chain");
     if (renderingSurface.textureHandle != 0) {
-      print(
+      dev.log(
           "Creating render target from native texture  ${renderingSurface.textureHandle}");
       _lib.create_render_target_ffi(_viewer!, renderingSurface.textureHandle,
           rect.value!.width.toInt(), rect.value!.height.toInt());
@@ -217,7 +218,7 @@ class FilamentControllerFFI extends FilamentController {
         textureId: renderingSurface.flutterTextureId,
         width: rect.value!.width.toInt(),
         height: rect.value!.height.toInt());
-    print("texture details ${textureDetails.value}");
+    dev.log("texture details ${textureDetails.value}");
     _lib.update_viewport_and_camera_projection_ffi(
         _viewer!, rect.value!.width.toInt(), rect.value!.height.toInt(), 1.0);
     hasViewer.value = true;
@@ -321,7 +322,7 @@ class FilamentControllerFFI extends FilamentController {
             "destroyTexture", textureDetails.value!.textureId);
       }
     } else if (Platform.isWindows) {
-      print("Resizing window with rect $rect");
+      dev.log("Resizing window with rect $rect");
       await _channel.invokeMethod("resizeWindow", [
         rect.value!.width,
         rect.value!.height,
@@ -344,7 +345,7 @@ class FilamentControllerFFI extends FilamentController {
     }
 
     if (renderingSurface.textureHandle != 0) {
-      print(
+      dev.log(
           "Creating render target from native texture  ${renderingSurface.textureHandle}");
       _lib.create_render_target_ffi(_viewer!, renderingSurface.textureHandle,
           rect.value!.width.toInt(), rect.value!.height.toInt());
diff --git a/lib/rendering_surface.dart b/lib/rendering_surface.dart
index ccc138b8..730d9d2e 100644
--- a/lib/rendering_surface.dart
+++ b/lib/rendering_surface.dart
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import 'dart:ffi';
+import 'dart:developer' as dev;
 
 class RenderingSurface {
   final int flutterTextureId;
@@ -15,22 +16,23 @@ class RenderingSurface {
     // null on iOS/Android, void* on MacOS (pointer to metal texture), GLuid on Windows/Linux
     var nativeTexture = platformMessage[2] as int? ?? 0;
 
-    if(nativeTexture != 0) {       
+    if (nativeTexture != 0) {
       assert(surfaceAddress == 0);
     }
 
     var sharedContext = platformMessage[3] as int? ?? 0;
 
-    print(
+    dev.log(
         "Using flutterTextureId $flutterTextureId, surface $surfaceAddress nativeTexture $nativeTexture and sharedContext $sharedContext");
     return RenderingSurface(
-      sharedContext: sharedContext,
+        sharedContext: sharedContext,
         flutterTextureId: flutterTextureId,
         surface: Pointer<Void>.fromAddress(surfaceAddress),
         textureHandle: nativeTexture);
   }
 
-  RenderingSurface({required this.sharedContext, 
+  RenderingSurface(
+      {required this.sharedContext,
       required this.flutterTextureId,
       required this.surface,
       required this.textureHandle});
diff --git a/lib/widgets/filament_widget.dart b/lib/widgets/filament_widget.dart
index 6988adaa..49d9bb6a 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/filament_widget.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/filament_widget.dart
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import 'dart:io';
 import 'dart:math';
+import 'dart:developer' as dev;
 
 import 'package:flutter/foundation.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
@@ -144,7 +145,7 @@ class _SizedFilamentWidgetState extends State<_SizedFilamentWidget> {
         _pixelRatio = MediaQuery.of(context).devicePixelRatio;
         widget.controller.setDimensions(_rect, _pixelRatio);
       } catch (err) {
-        print("Fatal error : $err");
+        dev.log("Fatal error : $err");
         _error = err.toString();
       }
       setState(() {});
@@ -157,7 +158,7 @@ class _SizedFilamentWidgetState extends State<_SizedFilamentWidget> {
   bool _resizing = false;
 
   Future _resize() {
-    print("Resizing widget");
+    dev.log("Resizing widget");
     final completer = Completer();
     // resizing the window can be sluggish (particular in debug mode), exacerbated when simultaneously recreating the swapchain and resize the window.
     // to address this, whenever the widget is resized, we set a timer for Xms in the future.
@@ -185,7 +186,7 @@ class _SizedFilamentWidgetState extends State<_SizedFilamentWidget> {
         setState(() {});
         _resizing = false;
       } catch (err) {
-        print("Error resizing FilamentWidget: $err");
+        dev.log("Error resizing FilamentWidget: $err");
       } finally {
         completer.complete();
       }
@@ -214,21 +215,21 @@ class _SizedFilamentWidgetState extends State<_SizedFilamentWidget> {
   void _handleStateChange(AppLifecycleState state) async {
     switch (state) {
       case AppLifecycleState.detached:
-        print("Detached");
+        dev.log("Detached");
         if (!_wasRenderingOnInactive) {
           _wasRenderingOnInactive = widget.controller.rendering;
         }
         await widget.controller.setRendering(false);
         break;
       case AppLifecycleState.hidden:
-        print("Hidden");
+        dev.log("Hidden");
         if (!_wasRenderingOnInactive) {
           _wasRenderingOnInactive = widget.controller.rendering;
         }
         await widget.controller.setRendering(false);
         break;
       case AppLifecycleState.inactive:
-        print("Inactive");
+        dev.log("Inactive");
         if (!_wasRenderingOnInactive) {
           _wasRenderingOnInactive = widget.controller.rendering;
         }
@@ -237,14 +238,14 @@ class _SizedFilamentWidgetState extends State<_SizedFilamentWidget> {
         await widget.controller.setRendering(false);
         break;
       case AppLifecycleState.paused:
-        print("Paused");
+        dev.log("Paused");
         if (!_wasRenderingOnInactive) {
           _wasRenderingOnInactive = widget.controller.rendering;
         }
         await widget.controller.setRendering(false);
         break;
       case AppLifecycleState.resumed:
-        print("Resumed");
+        dev.log("Resumed");
         await widget.controller.setRendering(_wasRenderingOnInactive);
         break;
     }