diff --git a/src/core/linux/SDL_evdev_kbd.c b/src/core/linux/SDL_evdev_kbd.c
index 679f901ac0..67089bad4e 100644
--- a/src/core/linux/SDL_evdev_kbd.c
+++ b/src/core/linux/SDL_evdev_kbd.c
@@ -110,50 +110,56 @@ static void SDL_EVDEV_dump_accents(SDL_EVDEV_keyboard_state *kbd)
 {
     unsigned int i;
 
-    printf("static struct kbdiacrs default_accents = {\n");
-    printf("    %d,\n", kbd->accents->kb_cnt);
-    printf("    {\n");
+    SDL_Log("static struct kbdiacrs default_accents = {");
+    SDL_Log("    %d,", kbd->accents->kb_cnt);
+    SDL_Log("    {");
     for (i = 0; i < kbd->accents->kb_cnt; ++i) {
         struct kbdiacr *diacr = &kbd->accents->kbdiacr[i];
-        printf("        { 0x%.2x, 0x%.2x, 0x%.2x },\n",
+        SDL_Log("        { 0x%.2x, 0x%.2x, 0x%.2x },",
                diacr->diacr, diacr->base, diacr->result);
     }
     while (i < 256) {
-        printf("        { 0x00, 0x00, 0x00 },\n");
+        SDL_Log("        { 0x00, 0x00, 0x00 },");
         ++i;
     }
-    printf("    }\n");
-    printf("};\n");
+    SDL_Log("    }");
+    SDL_Log("};");
 }
 #endif // DUMP_ACCENTS
 
 #ifdef DUMP_KEYMAP
+SDL_COMPILE_TIME_ASSERT(NR_KEYS_MULTIPLE_OF_8, NR_KEYS % 8 == 0);
 static void SDL_EVDEV_dump_keymap(SDL_EVDEV_keyboard_state *kbd)
 {
     int i, j;
 
     for (i = 0; i < MAX_NR_KEYMAPS; ++i) {
         if (kbd->key_maps[i]) {
-            printf("static unsigned short default_key_map_%d[NR_KEYS] = {", i);
-            for (j = 0; j < NR_KEYS; ++j) {
-                if ((j % 8) == 0) {
-                    printf("\n    ");
-                }
-                printf("0x%.4x, ", kbd->key_maps[i][j]);
+            SDL_Log("static unsigned short default_key_map_%d[NR_KEYS] = {", i);
+            for (j = 0; j < NR_KEYS; j += 8) {
+                SDL_Log("    0x%.4x, 0x%.4x, 0x%.4x, 0x%.4x, 0x%.4x, 0x%.4x, 0x%.4x, 0x%.4x,",
+                    kbd->key_maps[i][j + 0],
+                    kbd->key_maps[i][j + 1],
+                    kbd->key_maps[i][j + 2],
+                    kbd->key_maps[i][j + 3],
+                    kbd->key_maps[i][j + 4],
+                    kbd->key_maps[i][j + 5],
+                    kbd->key_maps[i][j + 6],
+                    kbd->key_maps[i][j + 7]);
             }
-            printf("\n};\n");
+            SDL_Log("};");
         }
     }
-    printf("\n");
-    printf("static unsigned short *default_key_maps[MAX_NR_KEYMAPS] = {\n");
+    SDL_Log(" ");
+    SDL_Log("static unsigned short *default_key_maps[MAX_NR_KEYMAPS] = {");
     for (i = 0; i < MAX_NR_KEYMAPS; ++i) {
         if (kbd->key_maps[i]) {
-            printf("    default_key_map_%d,\n", i);
+            SDL_Log("    default_key_map_%d,", i);
         } else {
-            printf("    NULL,\n");
+            SDL_Log("    NULL,");
         }
     }
-    printf("};\n");
+    SDL_Log("};");
 }
 #endif // DUMP_KEYMAP
 
diff --git a/src/events/SDL_touch.c b/src/events/SDL_touch.c
index 892b2f04b1..d86c7e9587 100644
--- a/src/events/SDL_touch.c
+++ b/src/events/SDL_touch.c
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ void SDL_SendTouchMotion(Uint64 timestamp, SDL_TouchID id, SDL_FingerID fingerid
         // Drop events that don't change state
         if (xrel == 0.0f && yrel == 0.0f && prel == 0.0f) {
     #if 0
-            printf("Touch event didn't change state - dropped!\n");
+            SDL_Log("Touch event didn't change state - dropped!");
     #endif
             SDL_UnlockTouch();
             return;
diff --git a/src/haptic/linux/SDL_syshaptic.c b/src/haptic/linux/SDL_syshaptic.c
index e107562565..d01622756b 100644
--- a/src/haptic/linux/SDL_syshaptic.c
+++ b/src/haptic/linux/SDL_syshaptic.c
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ static bool MaybeAddDevice(const char *path)
     }
 
 #ifdef DEBUG_INPUT_EVENTS
-    printf("Checking %s\n", path);
+    SDL_Log("Checking %s", path);
 #endif
 
     // see if it works
diff --git a/src/joystick/hidapi/SDL_hidapi_steam.c b/src/joystick/hidapi/SDL_hidapi_steam.c
index 484ef4cee6..77796b1823 100644
--- a/src/joystick/hidapi/SDL_hidapi_steam.c
+++ b/src/joystick/hidapi/SDL_hidapi_steam.c
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ typedef struct
 #define offsetof(s, m) (size_t) & (((s *)0)->m)
 
 #ifdef DEBUG_STEAM_CONTROLLER
-#define DPRINTF(format, ...) printf(format, ##__VA_ARGS__)
+#define DPRINTF(format, ...) SDL_Log(format, ##__VA_ARGS__)
 #define HEXDUMP(ptr, len)    hexdump(ptr, len)
 #else
 #define DPRINTF(format, ...)
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ static int WriteSegmentToSteamControllerPacketAssembler(SteamControllerPacketAss
         }
 
         if (nSegmentLength != MAX_REPORT_SEGMENT_SIZE) {
-            printf("Bad segment size! %d\n", nSegmentLength);
+            SDL_Log("Bad segment size! %d", nSegmentLength);
             hexdump(pSegment, nSegmentLength);
             ResetSteamControllerPacketAssembler(pAssembler);
             return -1;
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ static int GetFeatureReport(SDL_HIDAPI_Device *dev, unsigned char uBuffer[65])
                 }
             }
         }
-        printf("Could not get a full ble packet after %d retries\n", nRetries);
+        SDL_Log("Could not get a full ble packet after %d retries", nRetries);
         return -1;
     } else {
         SDL_memset(uBuffer, 0, 65);
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ static bool ResetSteamController(SDL_HIDAPI_Device *dev, bool bSuppressErrorSpew
     res = SetFeatureReport(dev, buf, 2);
     if (res < 0) {
         if (!bSuppressErrorSpew) {
-            printf("GET_ATTRIBUTES_VALUES failed for controller %p\n", dev);
+            SDL_Log("GET_ATTRIBUTES_VALUES failed for controller %p", dev);
         }
         return false;
     }
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ static bool ResetSteamController(SDL_HIDAPI_Device *dev, bool bSuppressErrorSpew
     if (res < 0 || buf[1] != ID_GET_ATTRIBUTES_VALUES) {
         HEXDUMP(buf, res);
         if (!bSuppressErrorSpew) {
-            printf("Bad GET_ATTRIBUTES_VALUES response for controller %p\n", dev);
+            SDL_Log("Bad GET_ATTRIBUTES_VALUES response for controller %p", dev);
         }
         return false;
     }
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ static bool ResetSteamController(SDL_HIDAPI_Device *dev, bool bSuppressErrorSpew
     nAttributesLength = buf[2];
     if (nAttributesLength > res) {
         if (!bSuppressErrorSpew) {
-            printf("Bad GET_ATTRIBUTES_VALUES response for controller %p\n", dev);
+            SDL_Log("Bad GET_ATTRIBUTES_VALUES response for controller %p", dev);
         }
         return false;
     }
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ static bool ResetSteamController(SDL_HIDAPI_Device *dev, bool bSuppressErrorSpew
     res = SetFeatureReport(dev, buf, 2);
     if (res < 0) {
         if (!bSuppressErrorSpew) {
-            printf("CLEAR_DIGITAL_MAPPINGS failed for controller %p\n", dev);
+            SDL_Log("CLEAR_DIGITAL_MAPPINGS failed for controller %p", dev);
         }
         return false;
     }
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ static bool ResetSteamController(SDL_HIDAPI_Device *dev, bool bSuppressErrorSpew
     res = SetFeatureReport(dev, buf, 3);
     if (res < 0) {
         if (!bSuppressErrorSpew) {
-            printf("LOAD_DEFAULT_SETTINGS failed for controller %p\n", dev);
+            SDL_Log("LOAD_DEFAULT_SETTINGS failed for controller %p\n", dev);
         }
         return false;
     }
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ static bool ResetSteamController(SDL_HIDAPI_Device *dev, bool bSuppressErrorSpew
     res = SetFeatureReport(dev, buf, 3 + nSettings * 3);
     if (res < 0) {
         if (!bSuppressErrorSpew) {
-            printf("SET_SETTINGS failed for controller %p\n", dev);
+            SDL_Log("SET_SETTINGS failed for controller %p", dev);
         }
         return false;
     }
@@ -569,13 +569,13 @@ static bool ResetSteamController(SDL_HIDAPI_Device *dev, bool bSuppressErrorSpew
         buf[3] = 0;
         res = SetFeatureReport(dev, buf, 4);
         if (res < 0) {
-            printf("GET_DIGITAL_MAPPINGS failed for controller %p\n", dev);
+            SDL_Log("GET_DIGITAL_MAPPINGS failed for controller %p\n", dev);
             return false;
         }
 
         res = ReadResponse(dev, buf, ID_GET_DIGITAL_MAPPINGS);
         if (res < 0 || buf[1] != ID_GET_DIGITAL_MAPPINGS) {
-            printf("Bad GET_DIGITAL_MAPPINGS response for controller %p\n", dev);
+            SDL_Log("Bad GET_DIGITAL_MAPPINGS response for controller %p", dev);
             return false;
         }
 
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ static bool ResetSteamController(SDL_HIDAPI_Device *dev, bool bSuppressErrorSpew
     }
 
     if (!bMappingsCleared && !bSuppressErrorSpew) {
-        printf("Warning: CLEAR_DIGITAL_MAPPINGS never completed for controller %p\n", dev);
+        SDL_Log("Warning: CLEAR_DIGITAL_MAPPINGS never completed for controller %p", dev);
     }
 
     // Set our new mappings
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ static bool ResetSteamController(SDL_HIDAPI_Device *dev, bool bSuppressErrorSpew
     res = SetFeatureReport(dev, buf, 9);
     if (res < 0) {
         if (!bSuppressErrorSpew) {
-            printf("SET_DIGITAL_MAPPINGS failed for controller %p\n", dev);
+            SDL_Log("SET_DIGITAL_MAPPINGS failed for controller %p", dev);
         }
         return false;
     }
diff --git a/src/video/SDL_blit_N.c b/src/video/SDL_blit_N.c
index 58cf8f5830..affcc3dcd5 100644
--- a/src/video/SDL_blit_N.c
+++ b/src/video/SDL_blit_N.c
@@ -1366,7 +1366,6 @@ static void Blit_RGB565_32(SDL_BlitInfo *info, const Uint32 *map)
 // This is the code used to generate the lookup tables below:
 #if 0
 #include <SDL3/SDL.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
 
 #define GENERATE_SHIFTS
 
@@ -1377,6 +1376,7 @@ static Uint32 Calculate(int v, int bits, int vmax, int shift)
 #elif defined(GENERATE_ROUND)
     return (Uint32)SDL_roundf(v * 255.0f / vmax) << shift;
 #elif defined(GENERATE_SHIFTS)
+    (void)vmax;
     switch (bits) {
     case 1:
         v = (v << 7) | (v << 6) | (v << 5) | (v << 4) | (v << 3) | (v << 2) | (v << 1) | v;
@@ -1424,32 +1424,36 @@ static void GenerateLUT(SDL_PixelFormat src, SDL_PixelFormat dst)
     const char *dst_name = SDL_GetPixelFormatName(dst) + 16;
     const SDL_PixelFormatDetails *sfmt = SDL_GetPixelFormatDetails(src);
     const SDL_PixelFormatDetails *dfmt = SDL_GetPixelFormatDetails(dst);
-    int i;
+    SDL_IOStream *io = SDL_IOFromDynamicMem();
+    size_t i;
 
-    for (i = 0; i < 256; ++i) {
+    for (i = 0; i < 256u; ++i) {
         lut[i * 2] = CalculateARGB(i, sfmt, dfmt);
         lut[i * 2 + 1] = CalculateARGB(i << 8, sfmt, dfmt);
     }
 
-    printf("// Special optimized blit for %s -> %s\n\n", src_name, dst_name);
-    printf("static const Uint32 %s_%s_LUT[%d] = {", src_name, dst_name, (int)SDL_arraysize(lut));
+    SDL_IOprintf(io, "// Special optimized blit for %s -> %s\n\n", src_name, dst_name);
+    SDL_IOprintf(io, "static const Uint32 %s_%s_LUT[%d] = {", src_name, dst_name, (int)SDL_arraysize(lut));
     for (i = 0; i < SDL_arraysize(lut); ++i) {
         if ((i % 8) == 0) {
-            printf("\n    ");
+            SDL_IOprintf(io, "\n    ");
         }
-        printf("0x%.8x", lut[i]);
+        SDL_IOprintf(io, "0x%.8x", lut[i]);
         if (i < (SDL_arraysize(lut) - 1)) {
-            printf(",");
+            SDL_IOprintf(io, ",");
             if (((i + 1) % 8) != 0) {
-                printf(" ");
+                SDL_IOprintf(io, " ");
             }
         }
     }
-    printf("\n};\n\n");
+    SDL_Log("%s\n};\n\n", (const char *)SDL_GetPointerProperty(SDL_GetIOProperties(io), SDL_PROP_IOSTREAM_DYNAMIC_MEMORY_POINTER, NULL));
+    SDL_CloseIO(io);
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
+    (void)argc;
+    (void)argv;
     GenerateLUT(SDL_PIXELFORMAT_RGB565, SDL_PIXELFORMAT_ARGB8888);
     GenerateLUT(SDL_PIXELFORMAT_RGB565, SDL_PIXELFORMAT_ABGR8888);
     GenerateLUT(SDL_PIXELFORMAT_RGB565, SDL_PIXELFORMAT_RGBA8888);
diff --git a/src/video/SDL_pixels.c b/src/video/SDL_pixels.c
index 6ed5b23b67..905f0393f7 100644
--- a/src/video/SDL_pixels.c
+++ b/src/video/SDL_pixels.c
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 
 // This is the code used to generate the lookup tables below:
 #if 0
-#include <stdio.h>
 #include <SDL3/SDL.h>
 
 #define GENERATE_SHIFTS
@@ -38,10 +37,13 @@
 static Uint32 Calculate(int v, int bits, int vmax, int shift)
 {
 #if defined(GENERATE_FLOOR)
+    (void)bits;
     return (Uint32)SDL_floor(v * 255.0f / vmax) << shift;
 #elif defined(GENERATE_ROUND)
+    (void)bits;
     return (Uint32)SDL_roundf(v * 255.0f / vmax) << shift;
 #elif defined(GENERATE_SHIFTS)
+    (void)vmax;
     switch (bits) {
     case 1:
         v = (v << 7) | (v << 6) | (v << 5) | (v << 4) | (v << 3) | (v << 2) | (v << 1) | v;
@@ -74,16 +76,22 @@ static Uint32 Calculate(int v, int bits, int vmax, int shift)
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
     int i, b;
+    SDL_IOStream *io = SDL_IOFromDynamicMem();
 
+    (void)argc;
+    (void)argv;
     for (b = 1; b <= 8; ++b) {
-        printf("static const Uint8 lookup_%d[] = {\n    ", b);
+        SDL_IOprintf(io, "static const Uint8 lookup_%d[] = {\n    ", b);
         for (i = 0; i < (1 << b); ++i) {
             if (i > 0) {
-                printf(", ");
+                SDL_IOprintf(io, ", ");
             }
-            printf("%d", Calculate(i, b, (1 << b) - 1, 0));
+            SDL_IOprintf(io, "%d", Calculate(i, b, (1 << b) - 1, 0));
         }
-        printf("\n};\n\n");
+        SDL_Log("%s\n};\n\n", (const char *)SDL_GetPointerProperty(SDL_GetIOProperties(io), SDL_PROP_IOSTREAM_DYNAMIC_MEMORY_POINTER, NULL));
+        SDL_SeekIO(io, 0, SDL_IO_SEEK_SET);
+        SDL_WriteIO(io, "", 1);
+        SDL_SeekIO(io, 0, SDL_IO_SEEK_SET);
     }
     return 0;
 }
@@ -1599,11 +1607,12 @@ bool SDL_ValidateMap(SDL_Surface *src, SDL_Surface *dst)
         if (!SDL_MapSurface(src, dst)) {
             return false;
         }
+#if 0
         // just here for debugging
-        // printf
-        // ("src = 0x%08X src->flags = %08X map->info.flags = %08x\ndst = 0x%08X dst->flags = %08X dst->map.info.flags = %08X\nmap->blit = 0x%08x\n",
-        // src, dst->flags, map->info.flags, dst, dst->flags,
-        // dst->map.info.flags, map->blit);
+        SDL_Log("src = %p src->flags = %08X map->info.flags = %08x\ndst = %p dst->flags = %08X dst->map.info.flags = %08X\nmap->blit = %p",
+            src, dst->flags, map->info.flags, dst, dst->flags,
+            dst->map.info.flags, map->blit);
+#endif
     } else {
         map->info.dst_surface = dst;
     }
diff --git a/src/video/cocoa/SDL_cocoamouse.m b/src/video/cocoa/SDL_cocoamouse.m
index 3e77fee049..02cb1499ef 100644
--- a/src/video/cocoa/SDL_cocoamouse.m
+++ b/src/video/cocoa/SDL_cocoamouse.m
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 //#define USE_GCMOUSE_SCROLL
 
 #ifdef DEBUG_COCOAMOUSE
-#define DLog(fmt, ...) printf("%s: " fmt "\n", SDL_FUNCTION, ##__VA_ARGS__)
+#define DLog(fmt, ...) SDL_Log("%s: " fmt, SDL_FUNCTION, ##__VA_ARGS__)
 #else
 #define DLog(...) \
     do {          \
diff --git a/src/video/cocoa/SDL_cocoawindow.m b/src/video/cocoa/SDL_cocoawindow.m
index 1b34519f7e..70fd238ee1 100644
--- a/src/video/cocoa/SDL_cocoawindow.m
+++ b/src/video/cocoa/SDL_cocoawindow.m
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifdef DEBUG_COCOAWINDOW
-#define DLog(fmt, ...) printf("%s: " fmt "\n", SDL_FUNCTION, ##__VA_ARGS__)
+#define DLog(fmt, ...) SDL_Log("%s: " fmt, SDL_FUNCTION, ##__VA_ARGS__)
 #else
 #define DLog(...) \
     do {          \
diff --git a/src/video/haiku/SDL_bmodes.cc b/src/video/haiku/SDL_bmodes.cc
index 0950e580ab..cea3159304 100644
--- a/src/video/haiku/SDL_bmodes.cc
+++ b/src/video/haiku/SDL_bmodes.cc
@@ -81,55 +81,55 @@ static void get_refresh_rate(display_mode &mode, int *numerator, int *denominato
  */
 void _SpoutModeData(display_mode *bmode)
 {
-    printf("BMode:\n");
-    printf("\tw,h = (%i,%i)\n", bmode->virtual_width, bmode->virtual_height);
-    printf("\th,v = (%i,%i)\n", bmode->h_display_start,
+    SDL_Log("BMode:");
+    SDL_Log("\tw,h = (%i,%i)", bmode->virtual_width, bmode->virtual_height);
+    SDL_Log("\th,v = (%i,%i)", bmode->h_display_start,
             bmode->v_display_start);
     if (bmode->flags) {
-        printf("\tFlags:\n");
+        SDL_Log("\tFlags:");
         if (bmode->flags & B_SCROLL) {
-            printf("\t\tB_SCROLL\n");
+            SDL_Log("\t\tB_SCROLL");
         }
         if (bmode->flags & B_8_BIT_DAC) {
-            printf("\t\tB_8_BIT_DAC\n");
+            SDL_Log("\t\tB_8_BIT_DAC");
         }
         if (bmode->flags & B_HARDWARE_CURSOR) {
-            printf("\t\tB_HARDWARE_CURSOR\n");
+            SDL_Log("\t\tB_HARDWARE_CURSOR");
         }
         if (bmode->flags & B_PARALLEL_ACCESS) {
-            printf("\t\tB_PARALLEL_ACCESS\n");
+            SDL_Log("\t\tB_PARALLEL_ACCESS");
         }
         if (bmode->flags & B_DPMS) {
-            printf("\t\tB_DPMS\n");
+            SDL_Log("\t\tB_DPMS");
         }
         if (bmode->flags & B_IO_FB_NA) {
-            printf("\t\tB_IO_FB_NA\n");
+            SDL_Log("\t\tB_IO_FB_NA");
         }
     }
-    printf("\tTiming:\n");
-    printf("\t\tpx clock: %i\n", bmode->timing.pixel_clock);
-    printf("\t\th - display: %i sync start: %i sync end: %i total: %i\n",
+    SDL_Log("\tTiming:");
+    SDL_Log("\t\tpx clock: %i", bmode->timing.pixel_clock);
+    SDL_Log("\t\th - display: %i sync start: %i sync end: %i total: %i",
         bmode->timing.h_display, bmode->timing.h_sync_start,
         bmode->timing.h_sync_end, bmode->timing.h_total);
-    printf("\t\tv - display: %i sync start: %i sync end: %i total: %i\n",
+    SDL_Log("\t\tv - display: %i sync start: %i sync end: %i total: %i",
         bmode->timing.v_display, bmode->timing.v_sync_start,
         bmode->timing.v_sync_end, bmode->timing.v_total);
     if (bmode->timing.flags) {
-        printf("\t\tFlags:\n");
+        SDL_Log("\t\tFlags:");
         if (bmode->timing.flags & B_BLANK_PEDESTAL) {
-            printf("\t\t\tB_BLANK_PEDESTAL\n");
+            SDL_Log("\t\t\tB_BLANK_PEDESTAL");
         }
         if (bmode->timing.flags & B_TIMING_INTERLACED) {
-            printf("\t\t\tB_TIMING_INTERLACED\n");
+            SDL_Log("\t\t\tB_TIMING_INTERLACED");
         }
         if (bmode->timing.flags & B_POSITIVE_HSYNC) {
-            printf("\t\t\tB_POSITIVE_HSYNC\n");
+            SDL_Log("\t\t\tB_POSITIVE_HSYNC");
         }
         if (bmode->timing.flags & B_POSITIVE_VSYNC) {
-            printf("\t\t\tB_POSITIVE_VSYNC\n");
+            SDL_Log("\t\t\tB_POSITIVE_VSYNC");
         }
         if (bmode->timing.flags & B_SYNC_ON_GREEN) {
-            printf("\t\t\tB_SYNC_ON_GREEN\n");
+            SDL_Log("\t\t\tB_SYNC_ON_GREEN");
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/video/kmsdrm/SDL_kmsdrmvideo.c b/src/video/kmsdrm/SDL_kmsdrmvideo.c
index 533f5b723d..bccae263c6 100644
--- a/src/video/kmsdrm/SDL_kmsdrmvideo.c
+++ b/src/video/kmsdrm/SDL_kmsdrmvideo.c
@@ -297,15 +297,17 @@ static void print_plane_info(SDL_VideoDevice *_this, drmModePlanePtr plane)
     /* Now we look for the CRTCs supported by the plane. */
     drmModeRes *resources = KMSDRM_drmModeGetResources(viddata->drm_fd);
     if (resources) {
-        printf("--PLANE ID: %d\nPLANE TYPE: %s\nCRTC READING THIS PLANE: %d\nCRTCS SUPPORTED BY THIS PLANE: ",  plane->plane_id, plane_type, plane->crtc_id);
+        SDL_IOStream *io = SDL_IOFromDynamicMem();
+        SDL_IOprintf(io, "--PLANE ID: %d\nPLANE TYPE: %s\nCRTC READING THIS PLANE: %d\nCRTCS SUPPORTED BY THIS PLANE: ",  plane->plane_id, plane_type, plane->crtc_id);
         for (int i = 0; i < resources->count_crtcs; i++) {
             if (plane->possible_crtcs & (1 << i)) {
                 uint32_t crtc_id = resources->crtcs[i];
-                printf ("%d", crtc_id);
+                SDL_IOprintf(io, " %d", crtc_id);
                 break;
             }
         }
-        printf ("\n\n");
+        SDL_Log("%s\n\n", (const char *)SDL_GetPointerProperty(SDL_GetIOProperties(io), SDL_PROP_IOSTREAM_DYNAMIC_MEMORY_POINTER, ""));
+        SDL_CloseIO(io);
     }
 }
 
@@ -315,12 +317,12 @@ static void get_planes_info(SDL_VideoDevice *_this, SDL_DisplayData *dispdata)
 
     drmModePlaneResPtr plane_resources = KMSDRM_drmModeGetPlaneResources(viddata->drm_fd);
     if (!plane_resources) {
-        printf("drmModeGetPlaneResources failed: %s\n", strerror(errno));
+        SDL_Log("drmModeGetPlaneResources failed: %s", strerror(errno));
         return;
     }
 
-    printf("--Number of planes found: %d-- \n", plane_resources->count_planes);
-    printf("--Usable CRTC that we have chosen: %d-- \n", dispdata->crtc.crtc->crtc_id);
+    SDL_Log("--Number of planes found: %d--", plane_resources->count_planes);
+    SDL_Log("--Usable CRTC that we have chosen: %d--", dispdata->crtc.crtc->crtc_id);
 
     /* Iterate on all the available planes. */
     for (uint32_t i = 0; (i < plane_resources->count_planes); i++) {
@@ -328,7 +330,7 @@ static void get_planes_info(SDL_VideoDevice *_this, SDL_DisplayData *dispdata)
 
         drmModePlanePtr plane = KMSDRM_drmModeGetPlane(viddata->drm_fd, plane_id);
         if (!plane) {
-            printf("drmModeGetPlane(%u) failed: %s\n", plane_id, strerror(errno));
+            SDL_Log("drmModeGetPlane(%u) failed: %s", plane_id, strerror(errno));
             continue;
         }
 
@@ -545,7 +547,7 @@ int drm_atomic_commit(SDL_VideoDevice *_this, SDL_DisplayData *dispdata, bool bl
         SDL_SetError("Atomic commit failed, returned %d.", ret);
         /* Uncomment this for fast-debugging */
 #if 0
-        printf("ATOMIC COMMIT FAILED: %s.\n", strerror(errno));
+        SDL_Log("ATOMIC COMMIT FAILED: %s.", strerror(errno));
 #endif
         goto out;
     }
diff --git a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11dyn.c b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11dyn.c
index f10a552e22..02c7c3b5aa 100644
--- a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11dyn.c
+++ b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11dyn.c
@@ -147,10 +147,11 @@ static void *X11_GetSym(const char *fnname, int *pHasModule)
     }
 
 #if DEBUG_DYNAMIC_X11
-    if (fn)
-        printf("X11: Found '%s' in %s (%p)\n", fnname, x11libs[i].libname, fn);
-    else
-        printf("X11: Symbol '%s' NOT FOUND!\n", fnname);
+    if (fn) {
+        SDL_Log("X11: Found '%s' in %s (%p)", fnname, x11libs[i].libname, fn);
+    } else {
+        SDL_Log("X11: Symbol '%s' NOT FOUND!", fnname);
+    }
 #endif
 
     if (!fn) {
diff --git a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11events.c b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11events.c
index b28170293f..dbfe50424e 100644
--- a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11events.c
+++ b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11events.c
@@ -1857,7 +1857,7 @@ static void X11_DispatchEvent(SDL_VideoDevice *_this, XEvent *xevent)
                    (xevent->xclient.data.l[0] == videodata->atoms._NET_WM_SYNC_REQUEST)) {
 
 #ifdef DEBUG_XEVENTS
-            printf("window %p: _NET_WM_SYNC_REQUEST\n", data);
+            SDL_Log("window %p: _NET_WM_SYNC_REQUEST", data);
 #endif
 #ifdef SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_X11_XSYNC
             X11_HandleSyncRequest(data->window, &xevent->xclient);
diff --git a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11video.c b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11video.c
index 4ed9e0a3d3..cb80dabac4 100644
--- a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11video.c
+++ b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11video.c
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ static void X11_CheckWindowManager(SDL_VideoDevice *_this)
 
     if (!wm_window) {
 #ifdef DEBUG_WINDOW_MANAGER
-        printf("Couldn't get _NET_SUPPORTING_WM_CHECK property\n");
+        SDL_Log("Couldn't get _NET_SUPPORTING_WM_CHECK property");
 #endif
         return;
     }
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ static void X11_CheckWindowManager(SDL_VideoDevice *_this)
 
 #ifdef DEBUG_WINDOW_MANAGER
     wm_name = X11_GetWindowTitle(_this, wm_window);
-    printf("Window manager: %s\n", wm_name);
+    SDL_Log("Window manager: %s", wm_name);
     SDL_free(wm_name);
 #endif
 }
diff --git a/test/testevdev.c b/test/testevdev.c
index d7fad4f32e..599e49beb7 100644
--- a/test/testevdev.c
+++ b/test/testevdev.c
@@ -2151,7 +2151,7 @@ run_test(void)
             unsigned long rel[NBITS(REL_MAX)];
         } caps;
 
-        printf("%s...\n", t->name);
+        SDL_Log("%s...", t->name);
 
         SDL_memset(&caps, '\0', sizeof(caps));
         SDL_memcpy(caps.props, t->props, sizeof(t->props));
@@ -2184,28 +2184,28 @@ run_test(void)
                                             caps.keys, caps.rel);
 
         if (actual == t->expected) {
-            printf("\tOK\n");
+            SDL_Log("\tOK");
         } else {
-            printf("\tExpected 0x%08x\n", t->expected);
+            SDL_Log("\tExpected 0x%08x", t->expected);
 
             for (j = 0; device_classes[j].code != 0; j++) {
                 if (t->expected & device_classes[j].code) {
-                    printf("\t\t%s\n", device_classes[j].name);
+                    SDL_Log("\t\t%s", device_classes[j].name);
                 }
             }
 
-            printf("\tGot      0x%08x\n", actual);
+            SDL_Log("\tGot      0x%08x", actual);
 
             for (j = 0; device_classes[j].code != 0; j++) {
                 if (actual & device_classes[j].code) {
-                    printf("\t\t%s\n", device_classes[j].name);
+                    SDL_Log("\t\t%s", device_classes[j].name);
                 }
             }
 
             if (t->todo) {
-                printf("\tKnown issue, ignoring: %s\n", t->todo);
+                SDL_Log("\tKnown issue, ignoring: %s", t->todo);
             } else {
-                printf("\tFailed\n");
+                SDL_Log("\tFailed");
                 success = 0;
             }
         }
@@ -2219,7 +2219,7 @@ run_test(void)
 static int
 run_test(void)
 {
-    printf("SDL compiled without evdev capability check.\n");
+    SDL_Log("SDL compiled without evdev capability check.");
     return 1;
 }