diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 7cfcb32..98e112d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ include(cmake/CPM.cmake)
 
 add_library(${PROJECT_NAME} src/cracon.cpp)
 add_library(${PROJECT_NAME}::${PROJECT_NAME} ALIAS ${PROJECT_NAME})
+if (CRACON_ENABLE_LOG)
+  target_compile_definitions(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC CRACON_ENABLE_LOG)
+endif()
 
 target_include_directories(${PROJECT_NAME} PUBLIC
   $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include>
diff --git a/include/cracon/cracon.hpp b/include/cracon/cracon.hpp
index 4feb1db..579724c 100644
--- a/include/cracon/cracon.hpp
+++ b/include/cracon/cracon.hpp
@@ -2,13 +2,16 @@
 #define CRACON_CRACON_HPP
 
 #include <cassert>
-#include <cracon/similarity_traits.hpp>
 #include <fstream>
 #include <memory>
 #include <mutex>
-#include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
 #include <string>
 
+#include <cracon/log.hpp>
+#include <cracon/similarity_traits.hpp>
+
+#include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
+
 namespace cracon {
 class File {
  public:
@@ -50,12 +53,12 @@ class File {
     should_write_config_ = true;
     val = new_value;
     if (val.is_null()) {
-      printf("[cracon] [WARN] The key didn't exist for %s\n", accessor.c_str());
+      CRACON_LOG_WARNING("The key didn't exist for %s\n", accessor.c_str());
     } else {
       if (!is_similar<T>(val)) {
-        printf(
-            "[cracon] [WARN] The new key is not a similar type to the "
-            "precedent configuration: %s replaced by %s\n",
+        CRACON_LOG_WARNING(
+            "The new key is not a similar type to the precedent configuration: "
+            "%s replaced by %s\n",
             accessor.c_str(), val.dump().c_str());
       }
     }
@@ -86,8 +89,8 @@ class File {
     try {
       auto &val = config_.at(pointer);
       if (val.is_null()) {
-        printf(
-            "[cracon] [INFO] The requested key doesn't exist for %s defaulted "
+        CRACON_LOG_INFO(
+            "The requested key doesn't exist for %s defaulted "
             "to \n",
             default_[pointer].dump().c_str());
         return default_val;
@@ -95,19 +98,20 @@ class File {
       // This can happen if: The config file is the wrong type or the code is
       // using the wrong type; It is considered the code is right;
       if (!is_similar<T>(val)) {
-        fprintf(stderr,
-                "[cracon] [ERROR] The read value %s is not a similar type to "
-                "%s at %s defaulted to %s\n",
-                val.dump().c_str(), typeid(T).name(), accessor.c_str(),
-                default_[pointer].dump().c_str());
+        CRACON_LOG_ERROR(
+            "The read value %s is not a similar type to "
+            "%s at %s defaulted to %s\n",
+            val.dump().c_str(), typeid(T).name(), accessor.c_str(),
+            default_[pointer].dump().c_str());
         return default_val;
       }
       return val.get<T>();
     } catch (std::exception const &ex) {
-      printf(
-          "[cracon] [INFO] The requested key doesn't exist for %s defaulted "
+      CRACON_LOG_INFO(
+          "The requested key doesn't exist for %s defaulted "
           "to %s. Error: %s\n",
           accessor.c_str(), default_[pointer].dump().c_str(), ex.what());
+      (void)ex;
       return default_val;
     }
   }
diff --git a/include/cracon/log.hpp b/include/cracon/log.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..35a125e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/cracon/log.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#ifndef CRACON_LOG_HPP
+#define CRACON_LOG_HPP
+
+#include <cstdio>
+
+#ifdef CRACON_ENABLE_LOG
+#define CRACON_LOG_IMPL_DEBUG(...) fprintf(stdout, __VA_ARGS__)
+#define CRACON_LOG_IMPL_INFO(...) fprintf(stdout, __VA_ARGS__)
+#define CRACON_LOG_IMPL_WARNING(...) fprintf(stderr, __VA_ARGS__)
+#define CRACON_LOG_IMPL_ERROR(...) fprintf(stderr, __VA_ARGS__)
+#else
+#define CRACON_LOG_IMPL_DEBUG(...) {}
+#define CRACON_LOG_IMPL_INFO(...) {}
+#define CRACON_LOG_IMPL_WARNING(...) {}
+#define CRACON_LOG_IMPL_ERROR(...) {}
+#endif
+
+#define CRACON_LOG_DEBUG(...) CRACON_LOG_IMPL_DEBUG("[cracon] [DEBUG] " __VA_ARGS__)
+#define CRACON_LOG_INFO(...) CRACON_LOG_IMPL_INFO("[cracon] [INFO] " __VA_ARGS__)
+#define CRACON_LOG_WARNING(...) CRACON_LOG_IMPL_WARNING("[cracon] [WARN] " __VA_ARGS__)
+#define CRACON_LOG_ERROR(...) CRACON_LOG_IMPL_ERROR("[cracon] [ERROR] " __VA_ARGS__)
+
+#endif
diff --git a/include/cracon/similarity_traits.hpp b/include/cracon/similarity_traits.hpp
index c198a36..116dcbd 100644
--- a/include/cracon/similarity_traits.hpp
+++ b/include/cracon/similarity_traits.hpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-#ifndef CRACON_SIMILARITY_TRAIT
-#define CRACON_SIMILARITY_TRAIT
+#ifndef CRACON_SIMILARITY_TRAIT_HPP
+#define CRACON_SIMILARITY_TRAIT_HPP
 
 #include <cassert>
 #include <cstdint>
@@ -133,4 +133,4 @@ bool is_similar(nlohmann::json const &value) {
 }
 }  // namespace cracon
 
-#endif  // CRACON_SIMILARITY_TRAIT
+#endif  // CRACON_SIMILARITY_TRAIT_HPP
diff --git a/src/cracon.cpp b/src/cracon.cpp
index 938c0f4..0f050db 100644
--- a/src/cracon.cpp
+++ b/src/cracon.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ bool File::write_to_file(std::string const &filename,
                          nlohmann::json const &config) {
   try {
     if (filename.empty()) {
-      printf("[cracon] [ERROR] The filename is not set, did you init?\n");
+      CRACON_LOG_ERROR("The filename is not set, did you init?\n");
       assert(false);
       return false;
     }
@@ -42,8 +42,9 @@ bool File::write_to_file(std::string const &filename,
     output_file.close();
     return true;
   } catch (std::exception const &ex) {
-    fprintf(stderr, "[Cracon] [ERROR] Error writing the file %s: %s\n",
-            filename.c_str(), ex.what());
+    CRACON_LOG_ERROR("Error writing the file %s: %s\n", filename.c_str(),
+                     ex.what());
+    (void)ex;
     return false;
   }
 }