diff --git a/out/extension.js b/out/extension.js
index 05fd777..8736ab7 100644
--- a/out/extension.js
+++ b/out/extension.js
@@ -33,12 +33,24 @@ var __importStar = (this && this.__importStar) || (function () {
     };
 })();
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
+exports.updaterOutput = void 0;
+exports.logDebug = logDebug;
 exports.activate = activate;
 exports.deactivate = deactivate;
 const vscode = __importStar(require("vscode"));
 const updater_1 = require("./updater");
+// ================= LOGGING SETUP =================
+exports.updaterOutput = vscode.window.createOutputChannel("Updater");
+function logDebug(...args) {
+    const message = args
+        .map(a => (typeof a === "object" ? JSON.stringify(a, null, 2) : a))
+        .join(" ");
+    exports.updaterOutput.appendLine(message);
+    console.log(message); // optional, still shows in DevTools
+    exports.updaterOutput.show(true);
+}
 function activate(context) {
-    console.log("[Extension] Activating extension..."); // test log
+    logDebug("[Extension] Activating extension..."); // test log
     // Run automatic updater
     (0, updater_1.runUpdater)(context);
     // Register manual update check command
diff --git a/out/extension.js.map b/out/extension.js.map
index 4507c42..0149def 100644
--- a/out/extension.js.map
+++ b/out/extension.js.map
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diff --git a/out/updater.js b/out/updater.js
index 84ea3df..710d7cf 100644
--- a/out/updater.js
+++ b/out/updater.js
@@ -33,9 +33,21 @@ var __importStar = (this && this.__importStar) || (function () {
     };
 })();
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
+exports.updaterOutput = void 0;
+exports.logDebug = logDebug;
 exports.runUpdater = runUpdater;
 exports.manualUpdateCheck = manualUpdateCheck;
 const vscode = __importStar(require("vscode"));
+// ================= LOGGING SETUP =================
+exports.updaterOutput = vscode.window.createOutputChannel("Updater");
+function logDebug(...args) {
+    const message = args
+        .map(a => (typeof a === "object" ? JSON.stringify(a, null, 2) : a))
+        .join(" ");
+    exports.updaterOutput.appendLine(message);
+    console.log(message); // optional, still shows in DevTools
+    exports.updaterOutput.show(true);
+}
 // ================= CONFIG =================
 const CONFIG = {
     apiBase: "https://git.cstmgames.dev/api/v1",
@@ -76,14 +88,14 @@ async function checkForUpdates(context, silent) {
         if (CONFIG.authToken && CONFIG.authToken.length > 0) {
             headers["Authorization"] = `token ${CONFIG.authToken}`;
         }
-        console.log(`[Updater] Checking Gitea releases URL: ${url}`);
-        console.log(`[Updater] Headers:`, headers);
+        logDebug(`[Updater] Checking Gitea releases URL: ${url}`);
+        logDebug(`[Updater] Headers:`, headers);
         const res = await fetch(url, { headers });
-        console.log(`[Updater] HTTP status: ${res.status}`);
+        logDebug(`[Updater] HTTP status: ${res.status}`);
         if (!res.ok)
             throw new Error(`HTTP ${res.status}`);
         const data = await res.json();
-        console.log(`[Updater] Releases data:`, data);
+        logDebug(`[Updater] Releases data:`, data);
         if (!Array.isArray(data) || data.length === 0) {
             console.warn("[Updater] No releases found.");
             return;
@@ -97,7 +109,7 @@ async function checkForUpdates(context, silent) {
             return;
         }
         const currentVersion = ext.packageJSON.version;
-        console.log(`[Updater] Current version: ${currentVersion}, Latest version: ${latestVersion}`);
+        logDebug(`[Updater] Current version: ${currentVersion}, Latest version: ${latestVersion}`);
         if (latestVersion === currentVersion) {
             if (!silent)
                 vscode.window.showInformationMessage("Extension is up to date.");
@@ -108,7 +120,7 @@ async function checkForUpdates(context, silent) {
             console.warn("[Updater] No VSIX asset found in latest release");
             return;
         }
-        console.log(`[Updater] Latest VSIX URL: ${asset.browser_download_url}`);
+        logDebug(`[Updater] Latest VSIX URL: ${asset.browser_download_url}`);
         if (autoInstall) {
             await installVsix(asset.browser_download_url);
             return;
@@ -128,7 +140,7 @@ async function checkForUpdates(context, silent) {
 // ================= INSTALL FUNCTION =================
 async function installVsix(url) {
     try {
-        console.log(`[Updater] Installing VSIX from URL: ${url}`);
+        logDebug(`[Updater] Installing VSIX from URL: ${url}`);
         await vscode.commands.executeCommand("workbench.extensions.installExtension", vscode.Uri.parse(url));
         const reload = await vscode.window.showInformationMessage("Extension updated successfully.", "Reload Now");
         if (reload === "Reload Now") {
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diff --git a/src/extension.ts b/src/extension.ts
index 780d015..d1d4cd6 100644
--- a/src/extension.ts
+++ b/src/extension.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,20 @@
 import * as vscode from "vscode";
 import { runUpdater, manualUpdateCheck } from "./updater";
 
+// ================= LOGGING SETUP =================
+export const updaterOutput = vscode.window.createOutputChannel("Updater Startup");
+
+export function logDebug(...args: any[]) {
+    const message = args
+        .map(a => (typeof a === "object" ? JSON.stringify(a, null, 2) : a))
+        .join(" ");
+    updaterOutput.appendLine(message);
+    console.log(message); // optional, still shows in DevTools
+    updaterOutput.show(true);
+}
+
 export function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
-    console.log("[Extension] Activating extension..."); // test log
+    logDebug("[Extension] Activating extension..."); // test log
 
     // Run automatic updater
     runUpdater(context);
diff --git a/src/updater.ts b/src/updater.ts
index abaad84..8948efd 100644
--- a/src/updater.ts
+++ b/src/updater.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,20 @@
 import * as vscode from "vscode";
 
+
+
+// ================= LOGGING SETUP =================
+export const updaterOutput = vscode.window.createOutputChannel("Updater");
+
+export function logDebug(...args: any[]) {
+    const message = args
+        .map(a => (typeof a === "object" ? JSON.stringify(a, null, 2) : a))
+        .join(" ");
+    updaterOutput.appendLine(message);
+    console.log(message); // optional, still shows in DevTools
+    updaterOutput.show(true);
+}
+
+
 // ================= CONFIG =================
 const CONFIG = {
     apiBase: "https://git.cstmgames.dev/api/v1",
@@ -54,16 +69,16 @@ async function checkForUpdates(
             headers["Authorization"] = `token ${CONFIG.authToken}`;
         }
 
-        console.log(`[Updater] Checking Gitea releases URL: ${url}`);
-        console.log(`[Updater] Headers:`, headers);
+        logDebug(`[Updater] Checking Gitea releases URL: ${url}`);
+        logDebug(`[Updater] Headers:`, headers);
 
         const res = await fetch(url, { headers });
 
-        console.log(`[Updater] HTTP status: ${res.status}`);
+        logDebug(`[Updater] HTTP status: ${res.status}`);
         if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`HTTP ${res.status}`);
 
         const data: any[] = await res.json();
-        console.log(`[Updater] Releases data:`, data);
+        logDebug(`[Updater] Releases data:`, data);
 
         if (!Array.isArray(data) || data.length === 0) {
             console.warn("[Updater] No releases found.");
@@ -81,7 +96,7 @@ async function checkForUpdates(
         }
 
         const currentVersion = ext.packageJSON.version;
-        console.log(`[Updater] Current version: ${currentVersion}, Latest version: ${latestVersion}`);
+        logDebug(`[Updater] Current version: ${currentVersion}, Latest version: ${latestVersion}`);
 
         if (latestVersion === currentVersion) {
             if (!silent) vscode.window.showInformationMessage("Extension is up to date.");
@@ -94,7 +109,7 @@ async function checkForUpdates(
             return;
         }
 
-        console.log(`[Updater] Latest VSIX URL: ${asset.browser_download_url}`);
+        logDebug(`[Updater] Latest VSIX URL: ${asset.browser_download_url}`);
 
         if (autoInstall) {
             await installVsix(asset.browser_download_url);
@@ -122,7 +137,7 @@ async function checkForUpdates(
 // ================= INSTALL FUNCTION =================
 async function installVsix(url: string) {
     try {
-        console.log(`[Updater] Installing VSIX from URL: ${url}`);
+        logDebug(`[Updater] Installing VSIX from URL: ${url}`);
 
         await vscode.commands.executeCommand(
             "workbench.extensions.installExtension",