diff --git a/components/iframe_forms/iframe-application-form.html b/components/iframe_forms/iframe-application-form.html
index efb69688..a916c3de 100644
--- a/components/iframe_forms/iframe-application-form.html
+++ b/components/iframe_forms/iframe-application-form.html
@@ -225,26 +225,6 @@
     </div>
     <script>
       document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => {
-        const fallbackChannel = {
-          log: () => {},
-          info: () => {},
-          warn: () => {},
-          error: () => {},
-        };
-        const embeddedLogger =
-          (typeof window !== "undefined" && window.bitvidLogger) || {};
-        const devChannel = embeddedLogger.dev || fallbackChannel;
-        const userChannel = embeddedLogger.user || fallbackChannel;
-        const emitDev = (method, ...args) => {
-          if (typeof devChannel[method] === "function") {
-            devChannel[method](...args);
-          }
-        };
-        const emitUser = (method, ...args) => {
-          if (typeof userChannel[method] === "function") {
-            userChannel[method](...args);
-          }
-        };
         // Logging functions for both on-page and console output.
         function log(msg, type = "info") {
           const div = document.createElement("div");
@@ -254,14 +234,7 @@
           if (type === "warn") div.classList.add("warn");
           div.textContent = msg;
           document.getElementById("status").appendChild(div);
-          const normalized = type.toLowerCase();
-          if (normalized === "error") {
-            emitUser("error", `[${type.toUpperCase()}] ${msg}`);
-          } else if (normalized === "warn") {
-            emitUser("warn", `[${type.toUpperCase()}] ${msg}`);
-          } else {
-            emitDev("info", `[${type.toUpperCase()}] ${msg}`);
-          }
+          console.log(`[${type.toUpperCase()}] ${msg}`);
         }
         function clear() {
           document.getElementById("status").innerHTML = "";
@@ -484,7 +457,7 @@ For further questions, contact us through bitvid’s Nostr support channels.
               );
             } catch (err) {
               log("Error: " + err.message, "error");
-              emitUser("error", err);
+              console.error(err);
             }
           });
       });
diff --git a/components/iframe_forms/iframe-bug-fix-form.html b/components/iframe_forms/iframe-bug-fix-form.html
index 64ad8841..6f7181a6 100644
--- a/components/iframe_forms/iframe-bug-fix-form.html
+++ b/components/iframe_forms/iframe-bug-fix-form.html
@@ -208,26 +208,6 @@
     </div>
     <script>
       document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => {
-        const fallbackChannel = {
-          log: () => {},
-          info: () => {},
-          warn: () => {},
-          error: () => {},
-        };
-        const embeddedLogger =
-          (typeof window !== "undefined" && window.bitvidLogger) || {};
-        const devChannel = embeddedLogger.dev || fallbackChannel;
-        const userChannel = embeddedLogger.user || fallbackChannel;
-        const emitDev = (method, ...args) => {
-          if (typeof devChannel[method] === "function") {
-            devChannel[method](...args);
-          }
-        };
-        const emitUser = (method, ...args) => {
-          if (typeof userChannel[method] === "function") {
-            userChannel[method](...args);
-          }
-        };
         // Logging functions for both on-page and console output.
         function log(msg, type = "info") {
           const div = document.createElement("div");
@@ -237,14 +217,7 @@
           if (type === "warn") div.classList.add("warn");
           div.textContent = msg;
           document.getElementById("status").appendChild(div);
-          const normalized = type.toLowerCase();
-          if (normalized === "error") {
-            emitUser("error", `[${type.toUpperCase()}] ${msg}`);
-          } else if (normalized === "warn") {
-            emitUser("warn", `[${type.toUpperCase()}] ${msg}`);
-          } else {
-            emitDev("info", `[${type.toUpperCase()}] ${msg}`);
-          }
+          console.log(`[${type.toUpperCase()}] ${msg}`);
         }
         function clear() {
           document.getElementById("status").innerHTML = "";
@@ -465,7 +438,7 @@ For urgent issues, contact us through bitvid’s Nostr support channels.
               );
             } catch (err) {
               log("Error: " + err.message, "error");
-              emitUser("error", err);
+              console.error(err);
             }
           });
       });
diff --git a/components/iframe_forms/iframe-content-appeals-form.html b/components/iframe_forms/iframe-content-appeals-form.html
index 5b3a6276..91c0f5c7 100644
--- a/components/iframe_forms/iframe-content-appeals-form.html
+++ b/components/iframe_forms/iframe-content-appeals-form.html
@@ -142,26 +142,6 @@
     </div>
     <script>
       document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => {
-        const fallbackChannel = {
-          log: () => {},
-          info: () => {},
-          warn: () => {},
-          error: () => {},
-        };
-        const embeddedLogger =
-          (typeof window !== "undefined" && window.bitvidLogger) || {};
-        const devChannel = embeddedLogger.dev || fallbackChannel;
-        const userChannel = embeddedLogger.user || fallbackChannel;
-        const emitDev = (method, ...args) => {
-          if (typeof devChannel[method] === "function") {
-            devChannel[method](...args);
-          }
-        };
-        const emitUser = (method, ...args) => {
-          if (typeof userChannel[method] === "function") {
-            userChannel[method](...args);
-          }
-        };
         // Logging functions for both on-page and console output.
         function log(msg, type = "info") {
           const div = document.createElement("div");
@@ -171,14 +151,7 @@
           if (type === "warn") div.classList.add("warn");
           div.textContent = msg;
           document.getElementById("status").appendChild(div);
-          const normalized = type.toLowerCase();
-          if (normalized === "error") {
-            emitUser("error", `[${type.toUpperCase()}] ${msg}`);
-          } else if (normalized === "warn") {
-            emitUser("warn", `[${type.toUpperCase()}] ${msg}`);
-          } else {
-            emitDev("info", `[${type.toUpperCase()}] ${msg}`);
-          }
+          console.log(`[${type.toUpperCase()}] ${msg}`);
         }
         function clear() {
           document.getElementById("status").innerHTML = "";
@@ -381,7 +354,7 @@ For further questions, reach out through bitvid’s Nostr support channels.
               );
             } catch (err) {
               log("Error: " + err.message, "error");
-              emitUser("error", err);
+              console.error(err);
             }
           });
       });
diff --git a/components/iframe_forms/iframe-feedback-form.html b/components/iframe_forms/iframe-feedback-form.html
index dcb14180..f66a791c 100644
--- a/components/iframe_forms/iframe-feedback-form.html
+++ b/components/iframe_forms/iframe-feedback-form.html
@@ -144,26 +144,6 @@
     </div>
     <script>
       document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => {
-        const fallbackChannel = {
-          log: () => {},
-          info: () => {},
-          warn: () => {},
-          error: () => {},
-        };
-        const embeddedLogger =
-          (typeof window !== "undefined" && window.bitvidLogger) || {};
-        const devChannel = embeddedLogger.dev || fallbackChannel;
-        const userChannel = embeddedLogger.user || fallbackChannel;
-        const emitDev = (method, ...args) => {
-          if (typeof devChannel[method] === "function") {
-            devChannel[method](...args);
-          }
-        };
-        const emitUser = (method, ...args) => {
-          if (typeof userChannel[method] === "function") {
-            userChannel[method](...args);
-          }
-        };
         // Logging function for on-page and console output.
         function log(msg, type = "info") {
           const div = document.createElement("div");
@@ -173,14 +153,7 @@
           if (type === "warn") div.classList.add("warn");
           div.textContent = msg;
           document.getElementById("status").appendChild(div);
-          const normalized = type.toLowerCase();
-          if (normalized === "error") {
-            emitUser("error", `[${type.toUpperCase()}] ${msg}`);
-          } else if (normalized === "warn") {
-            emitUser("warn", `[${type.toUpperCase()}] ${msg}`);
-          } else {
-            emitDev("info", `[${type.toUpperCase()}] ${msg}`);
-          }
+          console.log(`[${type.toUpperCase()}] ${msg}`);
         }
         function clear() {
           document.getElementById("status").innerHTML = "";
@@ -364,7 +337,7 @@ For additional discussions, reach out via bitvid’s Nostr support channels.
               );
             } catch (err) {
               log("Error: " + err.message, "error");
-              emitUser("error", err);
+              console.error(err);
             }
           });
       });
diff --git a/components/iframe_forms/iframe-request-form.html b/components/iframe_forms/iframe-request-form.html
index 9ff4fd68..8ccf8e6d 100644
--- a/components/iframe_forms/iframe-request-form.html
+++ b/components/iframe_forms/iframe-request-form.html
@@ -167,26 +167,6 @@
     </div>
     <script>
       document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => {
-        const fallbackChannel = {
-          log: () => {},
-          info: () => {},
-          warn: () => {},
-          error: () => {},
-        };
-        const embeddedLogger =
-          (typeof window !== "undefined" && window.bitvidLogger) || {};
-        const devChannel = embeddedLogger.dev || fallbackChannel;
-        const userChannel = embeddedLogger.user || fallbackChannel;
-        const emitDev = (method, ...args) => {
-          if (typeof devChannel[method] === "function") {
-            devChannel[method](...args);
-          }
-        };
-        const emitUser = (method, ...args) => {
-          if (typeof userChannel[method] === "function") {
-            userChannel[method](...args);
-          }
-        };
         // Logging function
         function log(msg, type = "info") {
           const div = document.createElement("div");
@@ -196,14 +176,7 @@
           if (type === "warn") div.classList.add("warn");
           div.textContent = msg;
           document.getElementById("status").appendChild(div);
-          const normalized = type.toLowerCase();
-          if (normalized === "error") {
-            emitUser("error", `[${type.toUpperCase()}] ${msg}`);
-          } else if (normalized === "warn") {
-            emitUser("warn", `[${type.toUpperCase()}] ${msg}`);
-          } else {
-            emitDev("info", `[${type.toUpperCase()}] ${msg}`);
-          }
+          console.log(`[${type.toUpperCase()}] ${msg}`);
         }
         function clear() {
           document.getElementById("status").innerHTML = "";
@@ -406,7 +379,7 @@ For further discussions, reach out through bitvid’s Nostr support channels.
               );
             } catch (err) {
               log("Error: " + err.message, "error");
-              emitUser("error", err);
+              console.error(err);
             }
           });
       });
diff --git a/js/accessControl.js b/js/accessControl.js
index 53277d1d..c3a74b54 100644
--- a/js/accessControl.js
+++ b/js/accessControl.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { userLogger } from "./utils/logger.js";
 // js/accessControl.js
 
 import {
@@ -127,7 +126,7 @@ class AccessControl {
 
     const operation = this._performRefresh();
     const tracked = operation.catch((error) => {
-      userLogger.error("Failed to refresh admin lists:", error);
+      console.error("Failed to refresh admin lists:", error);
       throw error;
     });
     this._refreshPromise = tracked;
@@ -411,4 +410,4 @@ export {
   ADMIN_WHITELIST_MODE_STORAGE_KEY,
   normalizeNpub,
   isValidNpub,
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};
diff --git a/js/adminListStore.js b/js/adminListStore.js
index 4e89e49e..f46ff07f 100644
--- a/js/adminListStore.js
+++ b/js/adminListStore.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { userLogger } from "./utils/logger.js";
 // js/adminListStore.js
 
 import {
@@ -152,7 +151,7 @@ function readJsonListFromStorage(key) {
     return Array.isArray(parsed) ? parsed : null;
   } catch (error) {
     if (isDevMode) {
-      userLogger.warn(`[adminListStore] Failed to parse legacy list for ${key}:`, error);
+      console.warn(`[adminListStore] Failed to parse legacy list for ${key}:`, error);
     }
     return null;
   }
@@ -200,7 +199,7 @@ function clearLegacyStorageFor(listKey) {
       localStorage.removeItem(key);
     } catch (error) {
       if (isDevMode) {
-        userLogger.warn(`[adminListStore] Failed to clear legacy storage for ${key}:`, error);
+        console.warn(`[adminListStore] Failed to clear legacy storage for ${key}:`, error);
       }
     }
   }
@@ -246,7 +245,7 @@ function encodeHexToNpub(hex) {
     return window?.NostrTools?.nip19?.npubEncode(hex) || "";
   } catch (error) {
     if (isDevMode) {
-      userLogger.warn("Failed to encode hex pubkey to npub:", error);
+      console.warn("Failed to encode hex pubkey to npub:", error);
     }
     return "";
   }
@@ -335,7 +334,7 @@ async function loadNostrList(identifier) {
     }
   } catch (error) {
     if (isDevMode) {
-      userLogger.warn(
+      console.warn(
         `[adminListStore] Combined relay fetch failed for ${identifier}:`,
         error
       );
@@ -350,7 +349,7 @@ async function loadNostrList(identifier) {
           return Array.isArray(result) ? result : [];
         } catch (error) {
           if (isDevMode) {
-            userLogger.warn(
+            console.warn(
               `[adminListStore] Relay fetch failed for ${identifier} on ${url}:`,
               error
             );
@@ -396,7 +395,7 @@ function buildListEvent(listKey, npubs, actorHex) {
         return decodeNpubToHex(npub);
       } catch (error) {
         if (isDevMode) {
-          userLogger.warn(
+          console.warn(
             `[adminListStore] Failed to decode npub while publishing ${listKey}:`,
             error
           );
@@ -414,7 +413,7 @@ function buildListEvent(listKey, npubs, actorHex) {
       }
     } catch (error) {
       if (isDevMode) {
-        userLogger.warn("Failed to ensure super admin presence:", error);
+        console.warn("Failed to ensure super admin presence:", error);
       }
     }
   }
@@ -459,7 +458,7 @@ function publishToRelay(url, signedEvent, listKey) {
             return true;
           } catch (error) {
             if (isDevMode) {
-              userLogger.warn(
+              console.warn(
                 `[adminListStore] Relay publish rejected ${eventName} listener:`,
                 error
               );
@@ -501,7 +500,7 @@ function publishToRelay(url, signedEvent, listKey) {
     finalize(true);
   }).then((result) => {
     if (!result.success && isDevMode) {
-      userLogger.warn(
+      console.warn(
         `[adminListStore] Publish failed for ${listKey} on ${result.url}:`,
         result.error
       );
@@ -606,7 +605,7 @@ async function persistNostrState(actorNpub, updates = {}) {
 
 export async function loadAdminState() {
   if (ADMIN_LIST_MODE !== "nostr" && isDevMode) {
-    userLogger.warn(
+    console.warn(
       `[adminListStore] ADMIN_LIST_MODE "${ADMIN_LIST_MODE}" is deprecated. Defaulting to remote Nostr lists.`
     );
   }
@@ -615,7 +614,7 @@ export async function loadAdminState() {
   if (!hasAnyEntries(state)) {
     const legacy = loadLegacyAdminState();
     if (legacy && isDevMode) {
-      userLogger.warn(
+      console.warn(
         "[adminListStore] Ignoring legacy admin lists because remote mode is enforced. Publish them to Nostr to retain access.",
         legacy
       );
@@ -627,7 +626,7 @@ export async function loadAdminState() {
 
 export async function persistAdminState(actorNpub, updates) {
   if (ADMIN_LIST_MODE !== "nostr" && isDevMode) {
-    userLogger.warn(
+    console.warn(
       `[adminListStore] ADMIN_LIST_MODE "${ADMIN_LIST_MODE}" is deprecated. Remote lists are enforced.`
     );
   }
@@ -638,4 +637,4 @@ export async function persistAdminState(actorNpub, updates) {
 export const __adminListStoreTestHooks = Object.freeze({
   extractNpubsFromEvent,
   normalizeParticipantTagValue,
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+});
diff --git a/js/analytics.js b/js/analytics.js
index e72b3fed..bdab3ef8 100644
--- a/js/analytics.js
+++ b/js/analytics.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { userLogger } from "./utils/logger.js";
 // js/analytics.js
 import { ANALYTICS_CONFIG } from "./analyticsConfig.js";
 
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@ function flushPendingCalls() {
     try {
       fn.apply(umami, args);
     } catch (err) {
-      userLogger.warn("[analytics] Failed to call", method, err);
+      console.warn("[analytics] Failed to call", method, err);
     }
   }
 }
@@ -104,7 +103,7 @@ function invokeUmami(method, args) {
     try {
       umami[method].apply(umami, args);
     } catch (err) {
-      userLogger.warn("[analytics] Failed to call", method, err);
+      console.warn("[analytics] Failed to call", method, err);
     }
     return;
   }
@@ -192,4 +191,4 @@ export function trackVideoView({
 // Immediately queue the analytics script so page views are captured early.
 if (isBrowserEnvironment()) {
   ensureAnalyticsLoaded();
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/js/app.js b/js/app.js
index 07f1fbfd..5d79e85a 100644
--- a/js/app.js
+++ b/js/app.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { devLogger, userLogger } from "./utils/logger.js";
 // js/app.js
 
 import { nostrClient } from "./nostr.js";
@@ -224,15 +223,15 @@ class Application {
       }
       try {
         if (rest.length) {
-          devLogger.info(prefix, ...rest);
+          console.info(prefix, ...rest);
         } else {
-          devLogger.info(prefix);
+          console.info(prefix);
         }
       } catch (error) {
         if (rest.length) {
-          devLogger.log(prefix, ...rest);
+          console.log(prefix, ...rest);
         } else {
-          devLogger.log(prefix);
+          console.log(prefix);
         }
       }
     };
@@ -257,7 +256,7 @@ class Application {
         getActivePubkey: () => this.pubkey,
         payments: this.payments,
         logger: {
-          warn: (...args) => userLogger.warn(...args),
+          warn: (...args) => console.warn(...args),
         },
         notifyError: (message) => this.showError(message),
         maxWalletDefaultZap: MAX_WALLET_DEFAULT_ZAP,
@@ -560,12 +559,12 @@ class Application {
           designSystem: this.designSystemContext,
         });
       } else {
-        userLogger.warn(
+        console.warn(
           "[Application] Profile modal controller disabled: modal container not found.",
         );
       }
     } catch (error) {
-      userLogger.error("Failed to initialize profile modal controller:", error);
+      console.error("Failed to initialize profile modal controller:", error);
     }
 
 
@@ -713,7 +712,7 @@ class Application {
             try {
               this.profileController.populateBlockedList();
             } catch (error) {
-              userLogger.warn(
+              console.warn(
                 "[profileModal] Failed to refresh blocked list after update:",
                 error,
               );
@@ -885,7 +884,7 @@ class Application {
         Promise.resolve(
           this.playVideoByEventId(videoId, { url, magnet, trigger })
         ).catch((error) => {
-          userLogger.error("[VideoListView] Failed to play by event id:", error);
+          console.error("[VideoListView] Failed to play by event id:", error);
         });
         return;
       }
@@ -893,7 +892,7 @@ class Application {
         this.playVideoWithFallback({ url, magnet, trigger })
       ).catch(
         (error) => {
-          userLogger.error("[VideoListView] Failed to start playback:", error);
+          console.error("[VideoListView] Failed to start playback:", error);
         }
       );
     };
@@ -955,7 +954,7 @@ class Application {
           this.blacklistedEventIds.add(decoded.data.id);
         }
       } catch (err) {
-        userLogger.error(
+        console.error(
           "[Application] Invalid nevent in blacklist:",
           neventStr,
           err
@@ -1064,7 +1063,7 @@ class Application {
         return userBlocks.isBlocked(pubkey);
       }
     } catch (error) {
-      userLogger.warn("[Application] Failed to evaluate block status:", error);
+      console.warn("[Application] Failed to evaluate block status:", error);
     }
 
     return false;
@@ -1097,7 +1096,7 @@ class Application {
       const uploadModalPromise = this.uploadModal
         .load()
         .catch((error) => {
-          userLogger.error("initUploadModal failed:", error);
+          console.error("initUploadModal failed:", error);
           this.showError(`Failed to initialize upload modal: ${error.message}`);
         })
         .finally(() => {
@@ -1105,7 +1104,7 @@ class Application {
         });
 
       const editModalPromise = this.editModal.load().catch((error) => {
-        userLogger.error("Failed to load edit modal:", error);
+        console.error("Failed to load edit modal:", error);
         this.showError(`Failed to initialize edit modal: ${error.message}`);
       });
 
@@ -1116,7 +1115,7 @@ class Application {
               try {
                 this.renderSavedProfiles();
               } catch (error) {
-                userLogger.warn(
+                console.warn(
                   "[profileModal] Failed to render saved profiles after load:",
                   error,
                 );
@@ -1125,7 +1124,7 @@ class Application {
               try {
                 this.profileController.refreshWalletPaneState();
               } catch (error) {
-                userLogger.warn(
+                console.warn(
                   "[profileModal] Failed to refresh wallet pane after load:",
                   error,
                 );
@@ -1133,7 +1132,7 @@ class Application {
               return true;
             })
             .catch((error) => {
-              userLogger.error("Failed to load profile modal:", error);
+              console.error("Failed to load profile modal:", error);
               return false;
             })
         : Promise.resolve(false);
@@ -1152,13 +1151,13 @@ class Application {
       try {
         initViewCounter({ nostrClient });
       } catch (error) {
-        userLogger.warn("Failed to initialize view counter:", error);
+        console.warn("Failed to initialize view counter:", error);
       }
 
       const accessControlPromise = accessControl
         .refresh()
         .then(() => {
-          devLogger.assert(
+          console.assert(
             !accessControl.lastError ||
               accessControl.lastError?.code !== "nostr-unavailable",
             "[app.init()] Access control refresh should not run before nostrClient.init()",
@@ -1166,7 +1165,7 @@ class Application {
           );
         })
         .catch((error) => {
-          userLogger.warn(
+          console.warn(
             "Failed to refresh admin lists after connecting to Nostr:",
             error
           );
@@ -1176,7 +1175,7 @@ class Application {
         ? Promise.resolve()
             .then(() => this.profileController.refreshAdminPaneState())
             .catch((error) => {
-              userLogger.warn(
+              console.warn(
                 "Failed to update admin pane after connecting to Nostr:",
                 error,
               );
@@ -1196,24 +1195,26 @@ class Application {
         try {
           await this.authService.login(savedPubKey, { persistActive: false });
         } catch (error) {
-          userLogger.error("Auto-login failed:", error);
+          console.error("Auto-login failed:", error);
         }
       }
 
       // 5. Setup general event listeners
       this.setupEventListeners();
 
-    const watchHistoryInitPromise =
-      this.watchHistoryTelemetry?.initPreferenceSync?.().catch((error) => {
-        devLogger.warn(
-          "[app.init()] Failed to initialize watch history metadata sync:",
-          error
-        );
-      }) || Promise.resolve();
+      const watchHistoryInitPromise =
+        this.watchHistoryTelemetry?.initPreferenceSync?.().catch((error) => {
+          if (isDevMode) {
+            console.warn(
+              "[app.init()] Failed to initialize watch history metadata sync:",
+              error
+            );
+          }
+        }) || Promise.resolve();
 
       // 6) Load the default view ONLY if there's no #view= already
       if (!window.location.hash || !window.location.hash.startsWith("#view=")) {
-        devLogger.log(
+        console.log(
           "[app.init()] No #view= in the URL, loading default home view"
         );
         if (typeof this.loadView === "function") {
@@ -1225,7 +1226,7 @@ class Application {
           await watchHistoryInitPromise;
         }
       } else {
-        devLogger.log(
+        console.log(
           "[app.init()] Found hash:",
           window.location.hash,
           "so skipping default load"
@@ -1243,7 +1244,7 @@ class Application {
       this.checkUrlParams();
 
     } catch (error) {
-      userLogger.error("Init failed:", error);
+      console.error("Init failed:", error);
       this.showError("Failed to connect to Nostr relay");
     }
   }
@@ -1258,7 +1259,7 @@ class Application {
       // Switch to channel profile view
       window.location.hash = `#view=channel-profile&npub=${npub}`;
     } catch (err) {
-      userLogger.error("Failed to go to channel:", err);
+      console.error("Failed to go to channel:", err);
       this.showError("Could not open channel.");
     }
   }
@@ -1279,7 +1280,7 @@ class Application {
       // Switch to channel profile view
       window.location.hash = `#view=channel-profile&npub=${npub}`;
     } catch (err) {
-      userLogger.error("Failed to open creator channel:", err);
+      console.error("Failed to open creator channel:", err);
       this.showError("Could not open channel.");
     }
   }
@@ -1360,7 +1361,7 @@ class Application {
           : null)
       );
     } catch (error) {
-      userLogger.error(
+      console.error(
         "[Application] Failed to open the video modal before playback:",
         error
       );
@@ -1516,7 +1517,7 @@ class Application {
       try {
         this.modalViewCountUnsub();
       } catch (error) {
-        userLogger.warn("[viewCount] Failed to tear down modal subscription:", error);
+        console.warn("[viewCount] Failed to tear down modal subscription:", error);
       }
     }
     this.modalViewCountUnsub = null;
@@ -1574,7 +1575,7 @@ class Application {
         try {
           unsubscribeFromVideoViewCount(pointer, token);
         } catch (error) {
-          userLogger.warn(
+          console.warn(
             "[viewCount] Failed to unsubscribe modal view counter:",
             error
           );
@@ -1583,7 +1584,7 @@ class Application {
         }
       };
     } catch (error) {
-      userLogger.warn("[viewCount] Failed to subscribe modal view counter:", error);
+      console.warn("[viewCount] Failed to subscribe modal view counter:", error);
       if (this.videoModal) {
         this.videoModal.updateViewCountLabel("– views");
         this.videoModal.setViewCountPointer(null);
@@ -1611,7 +1612,7 @@ class Application {
           });
         }
       } catch (error) {
-        userLogger.warn(
+        console.warn(
           "[profileModal] Failed to synchronize saved profiles with controller:",
           error,
         );
@@ -1627,7 +1628,7 @@ class Application {
           );
         }
       } catch (error) {
-        userLogger.warn(
+        console.warn(
           "[profileModal] Failed to synchronize active profile with controller:",
           error,
         );
@@ -1643,7 +1644,7 @@ class Application {
     try {
       this.profileController.renderSavedProfiles();
     } catch (error) {
-      userLogger.warn(
+      console.warn(
         "[profileModal] Failed to render saved profiles:",
         error,
       );
@@ -1782,7 +1783,7 @@ class Application {
 
       this.showSuccess("Profile added. Select it when you're ready to switch.");
     } catch (error) {
-      userLogger.error("Failed to add profile via NIP-07:", error);
+      console.error("Failed to add profile via NIP-07:", error);
       const message =
         error && typeof error.message === "string" && error.message.trim()
           ? error.message.trim()
@@ -1801,7 +1802,7 @@ class Application {
     try {
       return accessControl.canEditAdminLists(actorNpub);
     } catch (error) {
-      userLogger.warn("Unable to verify blacklist permissions:", error);
+      console.warn("Unable to verify blacklist permissions:", error);
       return false;
     }
   }
@@ -1861,12 +1862,12 @@ class Application {
       try {
         await this.profileController.refreshAdminPaneState();
       } catch (error) {
-        userLogger.error("Failed to refresh admin pane after update:", error);
+        console.error("Failed to refresh admin pane after update:", error);
       }
     }
 
     this.loadVideos(true).catch((error) => {
-      userLogger.error("Failed to refresh videos after admin update:", error);
+      console.error("Failed to refresh videos after admin update:", error);
     });
     window.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent("bitvid:access-control-updated"));
   }
@@ -1876,7 +1877,7 @@ class Application {
       await this.loadVideos(true);
     } catch (error) {
       const context = reason ? ` after ${reason}` : "";
-      userLogger.error(`Failed to refresh videos${context}:`, error);
+      console.error(`Failed to refresh videos${context}:`, error);
     }
   }
 
@@ -1890,7 +1891,7 @@ class Application {
         try {
           await this.authService.logout();
         } catch (error) {
-          userLogger.error("Logout failed:", error);
+          console.error("Logout failed:", error);
           this.showError("Failed to logout. Please try again.");
         }
       });
@@ -1906,7 +1907,7 @@ class Application {
         this.profileController
           .show()
           .catch((error) => {
-            userLogger.error("Failed to open profile modal:", error);
+            console.error("Failed to open profile modal:", error);
           });
       });
     }
@@ -1924,7 +1925,7 @@ class Application {
     // 4) Login button => show the login modal
     if (this.loginButton) {
       this.loginButton.addEventListener("click", (event) => {
-        devLogger.log("Login button clicked!");
+        console.log("Login button clicked!");
         const loginModal =
           prepareStaticModal({ id: "loginModal" }) || document.getElementById("loginModal");
         const trigger = event?.currentTarget || event?.target || null;
@@ -1937,7 +1938,7 @@ class Application {
     // 5) Close login modal button => hide modal
     if (this.closeLoginModalBtn) {
       this.closeLoginModalBtn.addEventListener("click", () => {
-        devLogger.log("[app.js] closeLoginModal button clicked!");
+        console.log("[app.js] closeLoginModal button clicked!");
         if (closeStaticModal("loginModal")) {
           setGlobalModalState("login", false);
         }
@@ -1986,12 +1987,12 @@ class Application {
         }
 
         setLoadingState(true);
-        devLogger.log(
+        console.log(
           "[app.js] loginNIP07 clicked! Attempting extension login..."
         );
         try {
           const { pubkey, detail } = await this.authService.requestLogin();
-          devLogger.log("[NIP-07] login returned pubkey:", pubkey);
+          console.log("[NIP-07] login returned pubkey:", pubkey);
 
           if (pubkey) {
             if (
@@ -2002,7 +2003,7 @@ class Application {
               try {
                 await this.handleAuthLogin(detail);
               } catch (error) {
-                userLogger.error(
+                console.error(
                   "[NIP-07] handleAuthLogin fallback failed:",
                   error,
                 );
@@ -2014,7 +2015,7 @@ class Application {
             }
           }
         } catch (err) {
-          userLogger.error("[NIP-07 login error]", err);
+          console.error("[NIP-07 login error]", err);
           const message =
             err && typeof err.message === "string" && err.message.trim()
               ? err.message.trim()
@@ -2029,10 +2030,12 @@ class Application {
     // 7) Cleanup on page unload
     window.addEventListener("beforeunload", () => {
       this.flushWatchHistory("session-end", "beforeunload").catch((error) => {
-        devLogger.warn("[beforeunload] Watch history flush failed:", error);
+        if (isDevMode) {
+          console.warn("[beforeunload] Watch history flush failed:", error);
+        }
       });
       this.cleanup().catch((err) => {
-        userLogger.error("Cleanup before unload failed:", err);
+        console.error("Cleanup before unload failed:", err);
       });
     });
 
@@ -2040,10 +2043,12 @@ class Application {
       if (document.visibilityState === "hidden") {
         this.flushWatchHistory("session-end", "visibilitychange").catch(
           (error) => {
-            devLogger.warn(
-              "[visibilitychange] Watch history flush failed:",
-              error
-            );
+            if (isDevMode) {
+              console.warn(
+                "[visibilitychange] Watch history flush failed:",
+                error
+              );
+            }
           }
         );
       }
@@ -2051,7 +2056,7 @@ class Application {
 
     // 8) Handle back/forward navigation => hide video modal
     window.addEventListener("popstate", async () => {
-      devLogger.log("[popstate] user navigated back/forward; cleaning modal...");
+      console.log("[popstate] user navigated back/forward; cleaning modal...");
       await this.hideModal();
     });
 
@@ -2100,7 +2105,7 @@ class Application {
     try {
       this.videoListView.destroy();
     } catch (error) {
-      userLogger.warn(
+      console.warn(
         "[Application] Failed to destroy VideoListView during reinitialization:",
         error,
       );
@@ -2185,11 +2190,11 @@ class Application {
           this.setProfileCacheEntry(pubkey, profile);
           this.updateProfileInDOM(pubkey, profile);
         } catch (err) {
-          userLogger.error("Profile parse error:", err);
+          console.error("Profile parse error:", err);
         }
       }
     } catch (err) {
-      userLogger.error("Batch profile fetch error:", err);
+      console.error("Batch profile fetch error:", err);
     }
   }
 
@@ -2581,7 +2586,7 @@ class Application {
       this.showSuccess("Video shared successfully!");
       return true;
     } catch (err) {
-      userLogger.error("Failed to publish video:", err);
+      console.error("Failed to publish video:", err);
       this.showError("Failed to share video. Please try again later.");
       return false;
     }
@@ -2624,7 +2629,7 @@ class Application {
       try {
         await this.loadVideos(true);
       } catch (error) {
-        userLogger.error("Failed to refresh videos after switching profiles:", error);
+        console.error("Failed to refresh videos after switching profiles:", error);
       }
     }
 
@@ -2705,10 +2710,12 @@ class Application {
       try {
         await this.onVideosShouldRefresh({ reason: refreshReason });
       } catch (refreshError) {
-        devLogger.warn(
-          "[Profile] Failed to refresh videos after relay update:",
-          refreshError,
-        );
+        if (isDevMode) {
+          console.warn(
+            "[Profile] Failed to refresh videos after relay update:",
+            refreshError,
+          );
+        }
       }
 
       return context;
@@ -2720,10 +2727,12 @@ class Application {
           relayManager.setEntries(previous, { allowEmpty: false });
         }
       } catch (restoreError) {
-        devLogger.warn(
-          "[Profile] Failed to restore relay preferences after publish error:",
-          restoreError,
-        );
+        if (isDevMode) {
+          console.warn(
+            "[Profile] Failed to restore relay preferences after publish error:",
+            restoreError,
+          );
+        }
       }
       return context;
     }
@@ -2778,7 +2787,7 @@ class Application {
         try {
           await this.onVideosShouldRefresh({ reason: `blocklist-${action}` });
         } catch (refreshError) {
-          userLogger.error(
+          console.error(
             "Failed to refresh videos after blocklist mutation:",
             refreshError,
           );
@@ -2875,7 +2884,7 @@ class Application {
     if (!error) {
       return;
     }
-    userLogger.warn("[admin] Notification dispatch issue:", error);
+    console.warn("[admin] Notification dispatch issue:", error);
   }
 
   handleProfileHistoryEvent() {
@@ -3045,7 +3054,7 @@ class Application {
     const nwcPromise = Promise.resolve()
       .then(() => this.nwcSettingsService.onLogin(loginContext))
       .catch((error) => {
-        userLogger.error("Failed to process NWC settings during login:", error);
+        console.error("Failed to process NWC settings during login:", error);
         return null;
       });
 
@@ -3054,14 +3063,14 @@ class Application {
         const maybePromise = this.profileController.handleAuthLogin(detail);
         if (maybePromise && typeof maybePromise.then === "function") {
           maybePromise.catch((error) => {
-            userLogger.error(
+            console.error(
               "Failed to process login within the profile controller:",
               error,
             );
           });
         }
       } catch (error) {
-        userLogger.error(
+        console.error(
           "Failed to process login within the profile controller:",
           error,
         );
@@ -3079,14 +3088,14 @@ class Application {
         this.forceRefreshAllProfiles();
       })
       .catch((error) => {
-        userLogger.error("Post-login hydration failed:", error);
+        console.error("Post-login hydration failed:", error);
       });
 
     let postLoginResult = null;
     try {
       postLoginResult = await postLoginPromise;
     } catch (error) {
-      userLogger.error("Post-login processing failed:", error);
+      console.error("Post-login processing failed:", error);
     }
 
     await nwcPromise;
@@ -3094,13 +3103,13 @@ class Application {
     try {
       this.reinitializeVideoListView({ reason: "login", postLoginResult });
     } catch (error) {
-      userLogger.warn("Failed to reinitialize video list view after login:", error);
+      console.warn("Failed to reinitialize video list view after login:", error);
     }
 
     try {
       await this.loadVideos(true);
     } catch (error) {
-      userLogger.error("Failed to refresh videos after login:", error);
+      console.error("Failed to refresh videos after login:", error);
     }
 
     this.forceRefreshAllProfiles();
@@ -3122,7 +3131,7 @@ class Application {
       try {
         await this.profileController.handleAuthLogout(detail);
       } catch (error) {
-        userLogger.error(
+        console.error(
           "Failed to process logout within the profile controller:",
           error,
         );
@@ -3136,7 +3145,7 @@ class Application {
     try {
       await this.loadVideos(true);
     } catch (error) {
-      userLogger.error("Failed to refresh videos after logout:", error);
+      console.error("Failed to refresh videos after logout:", error);
     }
     this.forceRefreshAllProfiles();
     if (this.uploadModal?.refreshCloudflareBucketPreview) {
@@ -3181,7 +3190,7 @@ class Application {
       try {
         await this.cleanupPromise;
       } catch (err) {
-        userLogger.warn("Previous cleanup rejected:", err);
+        console.warn("Previous cleanup rejected:", err);
       }
     }
 
@@ -3232,7 +3241,7 @@ class Application {
           try {
             this.videoModal.clearPosterCleanup();
           } catch (err) {
-            userLogger.warn("[cleanup] video modal poster cleanup threw:", err);
+            console.warn("[cleanup] video modal poster cleanup threw:", err);
           }
         }
 
@@ -3250,7 +3259,7 @@ class Application {
               try {
                 this.videoModal.setVideoElement(refreshedModal);
               } catch (err) {
-                userLogger.warn(
+                console.warn(
                   "[cleanup] Failed to sync video modal element after replacement:",
                   err
                 );
@@ -3262,7 +3271,7 @@ class Application {
         await torrentClient.cleanup();
         this.log("[cleanup] WebTorrent cleanup resolved.");
       } catch (err) {
-        userLogger.error("Cleanup error:", err);
+        console.error("Cleanup error:", err);
       } finally {
         this.log("[cleanup] Finished.");
       }
@@ -3290,7 +3299,7 @@ class Application {
       await this.cleanupPromise;
       this.log("[waitForCleanup] Previous cleanup completed.");
     } catch (err) {
-      userLogger.warn("waitForCleanup observed a rejected cleanup:", err);
+      console.warn("waitForCleanup observed a rejected cleanup:", err);
     }
   }
 
@@ -3340,11 +3349,13 @@ class Application {
     try {
       watchHistoryService.setLocalMetadata(pointerInfo.key, metadata);
     } catch (error) {
-      devLogger.warn(
-        "[watchHistory] Failed to persist local metadata for pointer:",
-        pointerInfo.key,
-        error,
-      );
+      if (isDevMode) {
+        console.warn(
+          "[watchHistory] Failed to persist local metadata for pointer:",
+          pointerInfo.key,
+          error,
+        );
+      }
     }
   }
 
@@ -3363,11 +3374,13 @@ class Application {
     try {
       watchHistoryService.removeLocalMetadata(pointerKey);
     } catch (error) {
-      devLogger.warn(
-        "[watchHistory] Failed to remove cached metadata for pointer:",
-        pointerKey,
-        error,
-      );
+      if (isDevMode) {
+        console.warn(
+          "[watchHistory] Failed to remove cached metadata for pointer:",
+          pointerKey,
+          error,
+        );
+      }
     }
   }
 
@@ -3505,7 +3518,7 @@ class Application {
       try {
         fn();
       } catch (err) {
-        userLogger.warn("[teardownVideoElement]", err);
+        console.warn("[teardownVideoElement]", err);
       }
     };
 
@@ -3653,7 +3666,7 @@ class Application {
           return base;
         }
       }
-      userLogger.warn("Unable to determine share URL base:", err);
+      console.warn("Unable to determine share URL base:", err);
       return "";
     }
   }
@@ -3678,7 +3691,7 @@ class Application {
       const nevent = window.NostrTools.nip19.neventEncode({ id: eventId });
       return this.buildShareUrlFromNevent(nevent);
     } catch (err) {
-      userLogger.error("Error generating nevent for share URL:", err);
+      console.error("Error generating nevent for share URL:", err);
       return "";
     }
   }
@@ -3781,7 +3794,9 @@ class Application {
         modalVideoElement.removeAttribute("src");
         modalVideoElement.load();
       } catch (error) {
-        devLogger.warn("[hideModal] Failed to reset modal video element:", error);
+        if (isDevMode) {
+          console.warn("[hideModal] Failed to reset modal video element:", error);
+        }
       }
     }
 
@@ -3789,7 +3804,7 @@ class Application {
       try {
         this.videoModal.close();
       } catch (error) {
-        userLogger.warn("[hideModal] Failed to close video modal immediately:", error);
+        console.warn("[hideModal] Failed to close video modal immediately:", error);
       }
     }
 
@@ -3804,7 +3819,9 @@ class Application {
       try {
         await fetch("/webtorrent/cancel/", { mode: "no-cors" });
       } catch (err) {
-        devLogger.warn("[hideModal] webtorrent cancel fetch failed:", err);
+        if (isDevMode) {
+          console.warn("[hideModal] webtorrent cancel fetch failed:", err);
+        }
       }
 
       await this.cleanup({
@@ -3822,7 +3839,7 @@ class Application {
     try {
       await performCleanup();
     } catch (error) {
-      userLogger.error("[hideModal] Cleanup failed:", error);
+      console.error("[hideModal] Cleanup failed:", error);
     }
   }
 
@@ -3857,7 +3874,7 @@ class Application {
         sorter: createChronologicalSorter(),
       });
     } catch (error) {
-      userLogger.warn("[Application] Failed to register recent feed:", error);
+      console.warn("[Application] Failed to register recent feed:", error);
       return null;
     }
   }
@@ -3895,7 +3912,7 @@ class Application {
         },
       });
     } catch (error) {
-      userLogger.warn("[Application] Failed to register subscriptions feed:", error);
+      console.warn("[Application] Failed to register subscriptions feed:", error);
       return null;
     }
   }
@@ -3919,7 +3936,7 @@ class Application {
         nostr: this.nostrService,
       });
     } catch (error) {
-      userLogger.warn("[Application] Failed to register watch history feed:", error);
+      console.warn("[Application] Failed to register watch history feed:", error);
       return null;
     }
   }
@@ -3977,7 +3994,7 @@ class Application {
         return payload;
       })
       .catch((error) => {
-        userLogger.error("[Application] Failed to run recent feed:", error);
+        console.error("[Application] Failed to run recent feed:", error);
         const metadata = {
           reason: normalizedReason || "error:recent-feed",
           error: true,
@@ -3997,7 +4014,7 @@ class Application {
    * Subscribe to videos (older + new) and render them as they come in.
    */
   async loadVideos(forceFetch = false) {
-    devLogger.log("Starting loadVideos... (forceFetch =", forceFetch, ")");
+    console.log("Starting loadVideos... (forceFetch =", forceFetch, ")");
 
     const container = this.mountVideoListView();
     if (this.videoListView && container) {
@@ -4235,7 +4252,7 @@ class Application {
           }
         })
         .catch((err) => {
-          userLogger.warn(
+          console.warn(
             `[urlHealth] cached probe promise rejected for ${trimmedUrl}:`,
             err
           );
@@ -4275,7 +4292,7 @@ class Application {
         return this.storeUrlHealth(eventId, trimmedUrl, entry, ttlOverride);
       })
       .catch((err) => {
-        userLogger.warn(`[urlHealth] probe failed for ${trimmedUrl}:`, err);
+        console.warn(`[urlHealth] probe failed for ${trimmedUrl}:`, err);
         const entry = {
           status: "offline",
           message: "❌ CDN",
@@ -4292,7 +4309,7 @@ class Application {
         }
       })
       .catch((err) => {
-        userLogger.warn(
+        console.warn(
           `[urlHealth] probe promise rejected post-cache for ${trimmedUrl}:`,
           err
         );
@@ -4677,7 +4694,9 @@ class Application {
 
       this.showSuccess(fragments.join(" ").trim());
     } catch (error) {
-      devLogger.warn("[app] Repost action failed:", error);
+      if (isDevMode) {
+        console.warn("[app] Repost action failed:", error);
+      }
       this.showError("Failed to repost the video. Please try again later.");
     }
   }
@@ -4818,7 +4837,9 @@ class Application {
 
       this.showSuccess(fragments.join(" ").trim());
     } catch (error) {
-      devLogger.warn("[app] Mirror action failed:", error);
+      if (isDevMode) {
+        console.warn("[app] Mirror action failed:", error);
+      }
       this.showError("Failed to mirror the video. Please try again later.");
     }
   }
@@ -4899,7 +4920,9 @@ class Application {
 
       this.showSuccess("Rebroadcast requested across relays.");
     } catch (error) {
-      devLogger.warn("[app] Rebroadcast action failed:", error);
+      if (isDevMode) {
+        console.warn("[app] Rebroadcast action failed:", error);
+      }
       this.showError("Failed to rebroadcast. Please try again later.");
     }
   }
@@ -4910,10 +4933,10 @@ class Application {
    * and do not re-trigger recursion here (no setTimeout).
    */
   updateTorrentStatus(torrent) {
-    devLogger.log("[DEBUG] updateTorrentStatus called with torrent:", torrent);
+    console.log("[DEBUG] updateTorrentStatus called with torrent:", torrent);
 
     if (!torrent) {
-      devLogger.log("[DEBUG] torrent is null/undefined!");
+      console.log("[DEBUG] torrent is null/undefined!");
       return;
     }
 
@@ -4927,12 +4950,12 @@ class Application {
     }
 
     // Log only fields that actually exist on the torrent:
-    devLogger.log("[DEBUG] torrent.progress =", torrent.progress);
-    devLogger.log("[DEBUG] torrent.numPeers =", torrent.numPeers);
-    devLogger.log("[DEBUG] torrent.downloadSpeed =", torrent.downloadSpeed);
-    devLogger.log("[DEBUG] torrent.downloaded =", torrent.downloaded);
-    devLogger.log("[DEBUG] torrent.length =", torrent.length);
-    devLogger.log("[DEBUG] torrent.ready =", torrent.ready);
+    console.log("[DEBUG] torrent.progress =", torrent.progress);
+    console.log("[DEBUG] torrent.numPeers =", torrent.numPeers);
+    console.log("[DEBUG] torrent.downloadSpeed =", torrent.downloadSpeed);
+    console.log("[DEBUG] torrent.downloaded =", torrent.downloaded);
+    console.log("[DEBUG] torrent.length =", torrent.length);
+    console.log("[DEBUG] torrent.ready =", torrent.ready);
 
     // Use "Complete" vs. "Downloading" as the textual status.
     if (this.videoModal) {
@@ -5114,7 +5137,7 @@ class Application {
       this.editModal.close();
       this.forceRefreshAllProfiles();
     } catch (error) {
-      userLogger.error("Failed to edit video:", error);
+      console.error("Failed to edit video:", error);
       this.showError("Failed to edit video. Please try again.");
       if (this.editModal?.setSubmitState) {
         this.editModal.setSubmitState({ pending: false });
@@ -5150,7 +5173,7 @@ class Application {
       try {
         await this.editModal.load();
       } catch (error) {
-        userLogger.error("Failed to load edit modal:", error);
+        console.error("Failed to load edit modal:", error);
         this.showError(`Failed to initialize edit modal: ${error.message}`);
         return;
       }
@@ -5158,11 +5181,11 @@ class Application {
       try {
         await this.editModal.open(video, { triggerElement });
       } catch (error) {
-        userLogger.error("Failed to open edit modal:", error);
+        console.error("Failed to open edit modal:", error);
         this.showError("Edit modal is not available right now.");
       }
     } catch (err) {
-      userLogger.error("Failed to edit video:", err);
+      console.error("Failed to edit video:", err);
       this.showError("Failed to edit video. Please try again.");
     }
   }
@@ -5207,7 +5230,7 @@ class Application {
       this.revertModal.setHistory(video, history);
       this.revertModal.open({ video }, { triggerElement });
     } catch (err) {
-      userLogger.error("Failed to revert video:", err);
+      console.error("Failed to revert video:", err);
       this.showError("Failed to load revision history. Please try again.");
     }
   }
@@ -5254,7 +5277,7 @@ class Application {
       this.revertModal.close();
       this.forceRefreshAllProfiles();
     } catch (err) {
-      userLogger.error("Failed to revert video:", err);
+      console.error("Failed to revert video:", err);
       this.showError("Failed to revert video. Please try again.");
     } finally {
       this.revertModal.setBusy(false);
@@ -5309,7 +5332,7 @@ class Application {
       this.showSuccess("All versions deleted successfully!");
       this.forceRefreshAllProfiles();
     } catch (err) {
-      userLogger.error("Failed to delete all versions:", err);
+      console.error("Failed to delete all versions:", err);
       this.showError("Failed to delete all versions. Please try again.");
     }
   }
@@ -5341,13 +5364,13 @@ class Application {
               }
             })
             .catch((err) => {
-              userLogger.error("Error fetching older event by ID:", err);
+              console.error("Error fetching older event by ID:", err);
               this.showError("Could not load videos for the share link.");
             });
         }
       }
     } catch (err) {
-      userLogger.error("Error decoding nevent:", err);
+      console.error("Error decoding nevent:", err);
       this.showError("Invalid share link.");
     }
   }
@@ -5447,7 +5470,7 @@ class Application {
             return result;
           }
         } catch (err) {
-          userLogger.warn(
+          console.warn(
             `[probeUrl] Video element probe threw for ${trimmed}:`,
             err
           );
@@ -5511,7 +5534,7 @@ class Application {
       if (timeoutId) {
         clearTimeout(timeoutId);
       }
-      userLogger.warn(`[probeUrl] HEAD request failed for ${trimmed}:`, err);
+      console.warn(`[probeUrl] HEAD request failed for ${trimmed}:`, err);
       const fallback = await confirmWithVideoElement();
       if (fallback) {
         return fallback;
@@ -5591,7 +5614,7 @@ class Application {
       await target.play();
       return true;
     } catch (err) {
-      userLogger.warn("[playHttp] Direct URL playback failed:", err);
+      console.warn("[playHttp] Direct URL playback failed:", err);
       return false;
     }
   }
@@ -5763,7 +5786,7 @@ class Application {
       try {
         this.videoModal.clearPosterCleanup();
       } catch (err) {
-        userLogger.warn(
+        console.warn(
           "[playVideoWithFallback] video modal poster cleanup threw:",
           err
         );
@@ -5877,7 +5900,7 @@ class Application {
           try {
             off();
           } catch (err) {
-            userLogger.warn(
+            console.warn(
               "[playVideoWithFallback] Listener cleanup error:",
               err
             );
@@ -5957,7 +5980,7 @@ class Application {
     try {
       await accessControl.ensureReady();
     } catch (error) {
-      userLogger.warn(
+      console.warn(
         "Failed to ensure admin lists were loaded before playback:",
         error
       );
@@ -6243,10 +6266,12 @@ class Application {
       try {
         nostrClient.applyRootCreatedAt(video);
       } catch (error) {
-        devLogger.warn(
-          "[Application] Failed to sync cached root timestamp with nostrClient:",
-          error
-        );
+        if (isDevMode) {
+          console.warn(
+            "[Application] Failed to sync cached root timestamp with nostrClient:",
+            error
+          );
+        }
       }
     }
   }
@@ -6303,10 +6328,12 @@ class Application {
         }
       }
     } catch (error) {
-      devLogger.warn(
-        "[Application] Failed to hydrate video history for timestamps:",
-        error
-      );
+      if (isDevMode) {
+        console.warn(
+          "[Application] Failed to hydrate video history for timestamps:",
+          error
+        );
+      }
     }
 
     const fallback = Number.isFinite(video.created_at)
@@ -6588,8 +6615,8 @@ class Application {
     }, 5000);
   }
 
-  log(...args) {
-    devLogger.log(...args);
+  log(msg) {
+    console.log(msg);
   }
 
   destroy() {
@@ -6601,7 +6628,7 @@ class Application {
       try {
         this.watchHistoryTelemetry.destroy();
       } catch (error) {
-        userLogger.warn(
+        console.warn(
           "[Application] Failed to destroy watch history telemetry:",
           error
         );
@@ -6613,7 +6640,7 @@ class Application {
       try {
         this.unsubscribeFromPubkeyState();
       } catch (error) {
-        userLogger.warn("[Application] Failed to unsubscribe pubkey state:", error);
+        console.warn("[Application] Failed to unsubscribe pubkey state:", error);
       }
       this.unsubscribeFromPubkeyState = null;
     }
@@ -6622,7 +6649,7 @@ class Application {
       try {
         this.unsubscribeFromCurrentUserState();
       } catch (error) {
-        userLogger.warn(
+        console.warn(
           "[Application] Failed to unsubscribe current user state:",
           error
         );
@@ -6654,7 +6681,7 @@ class Application {
         try {
           unsubscribe();
         } catch (error) {
-          userLogger.warn("[Application] Auth listener unsubscribe failed:", error);
+          console.warn("[Application] Auth listener unsubscribe failed:", error);
         }
       }
     });
@@ -6664,7 +6691,7 @@ class Application {
       try {
         this.unsubscribeFromNostrService();
       } catch (error) {
-        userLogger.warn("[Application] Failed to unsubscribe nostr service:", error);
+        console.warn("[Application] Failed to unsubscribe nostr service:", error);
       }
       this.unsubscribeFromNostrService = null;
     }
@@ -6680,7 +6707,7 @@ class Application {
       try {
         this.uploadModal.destroy();
       } catch (error) {
-        userLogger.warn("[Application] Failed to destroy upload modal:", error);
+        console.warn("[Application] Failed to destroy upload modal:", error);
       }
     }
 
@@ -6703,7 +6730,7 @@ class Application {
         try {
           this.editModal.destroy();
         } catch (error) {
-          userLogger.warn("[Application] Failed to destroy edit modal:", error);
+          console.warn("[Application] Failed to destroy edit modal:", error);
         }
       }
     }
@@ -6719,7 +6746,7 @@ class Application {
       try {
         this.revertModal.destroy();
       } catch (error) {
-        userLogger.warn("[Application] Failed to destroy revert modal:", error);
+        console.warn("[Application] Failed to destroy revert modal:", error);
       }
     }
 
@@ -6798,7 +6825,7 @@ class Application {
         try {
           this.videoModal.destroy();
         } catch (error) {
-          userLogger.warn("[Application] Failed to destroy video modal:", error);
+          console.warn("[Application] Failed to destroy video modal:", error);
         }
       }
     }
@@ -6818,7 +6845,7 @@ class Application {
       try {
         this.videoListView.destroy();
       } catch (error) {
-        userLogger.warn("[Application] Failed to destroy VideoListView:", error);
+        console.warn("[Application] Failed to destroy VideoListView:", error);
       }
       this.videoListView = null;
     }
@@ -6834,7 +6861,7 @@ class Application {
         try {
           this.profileController.destroy();
         } catch (error) {
-          userLogger.warn(
+          console.warn(
             "[Application] Failed to destroy profile controller:",
             error,
           );
@@ -6885,7 +6912,7 @@ class Application {
       navigator.clipboard.writeText(this.currentVideo.magnet);
       this.showSuccess("Magnet link copied to clipboard!");
     } catch (err) {
-      userLogger.error("Failed to copy magnet link:", err);
+      console.error("Failed to copy magnet link:", err);
       this.showError("Could not copy magnet link. Please copy it manually.");
     }
   }
@@ -6897,4 +6924,4 @@ class Application {
  * If no videoRootId is present, treat the video’s own ID as its root.
  */
 export { Application };
-export default Application;
\ No newline at end of file
+export default Application;
diff --git a/js/blog/carousel.js b/js/blog/carousel.js
index 2acfcb81..0b1f22d4 100644
--- a/js/blog/carousel.js
+++ b/js/blog/carousel.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { userLogger } from "../utils/logger.js";
 function toArray(value) {
   if (!value) {
     return [];
@@ -197,7 +196,7 @@ export function destroyCarousel(state) {
     try {
       dispose();
     } catch (error) {
-      userLogger.warn('Failed to dispose carousel listener', error);
+      console.warn('Failed to dispose carousel listener', error);
     }
   });
   state.cleanup = [];
@@ -229,4 +228,4 @@ export function destroyCarousel(state) {
     delete slide.dataset.inert;
     slide.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'false');
   });
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/js/blog/index.js b/js/blog/index.js
index 837b0c21..0fffd772 100644
--- a/js/blog/index.js
+++ b/js/blog/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { createCarousel, advanceSlide, destroyCarousel } from './carousel.js';
 import { mountProgressBar } from './progressBar.js';
-import { userLogger } from "../utils/logger.js";
 import { initZapthreadsEmbed as defaultInitZapthreadsEmbed } from './zapthreadsEmbed.js';
 
 const CAROUSEL_AUTOPLAY_INTERVAL = 8000;
@@ -500,7 +499,7 @@ function initializeZapthreads({ registerCleanup, isDestroyed, initZapthreadsEmbe
               try {
                 dispose();
               } catch (error) {
-                userLogger.error('[blog] zapthreads cleanup failed', error);
+                console.error('[blog] zapthreads cleanup failed', error);
               }
               return;
             }
@@ -508,12 +507,12 @@ function initializeZapthreads({ registerCleanup, isDestroyed, initZapthreadsEmbe
               try {
                 dispose();
               } catch (error) {
-                userLogger.error('[blog] zapthreads cleanup failed', error);
+                console.error('[blog] zapthreads cleanup failed', error);
               }
             });
           })
           .catch((error) => {
-            userLogger.error('[blog] failed to initialise zapthreads embed', error);
+            console.error('[blog] failed to initialise zapthreads embed', error);
           });
         return;
       }
@@ -523,7 +522,7 @@ function initializeZapthreads({ registerCleanup, isDestroyed, initZapthreadsEmbe
           try {
             maybeDispose();
           } catch (error) {
-            userLogger.error('[blog] zapthreads cleanup failed', error);
+            console.error('[blog] zapthreads cleanup failed', error);
           }
           return;
         }
@@ -531,12 +530,12 @@ function initializeZapthreads({ registerCleanup, isDestroyed, initZapthreadsEmbe
           try {
             maybeDispose();
           } catch (error) {
-            userLogger.error('[blog] zapthreads cleanup failed', error);
+            console.error('[blog] zapthreads cleanup failed', error);
           }
         });
       }
     } catch (error) {
-      userLogger.error('[blog] failed to start zapthreads embed', error);
+      console.error('[blog] failed to start zapthreads embed', error);
     }
   });
 }
@@ -556,7 +555,7 @@ function mountBlogApp({ initZapthreadsEmbed = defaultInitZapthreadsEmbed } = {})
       try {
         callback();
       } catch (error) {
-        userLogger.error('[blog] cleanup callback failed', error);
+        console.error('[blog] cleanup callback failed', error);
       }
       return () => {};
     }
@@ -575,7 +574,7 @@ function mountBlogApp({ initZapthreadsEmbed = defaultInitZapthreadsEmbed } = {})
       try {
         callback();
       } catch (error) {
-        userLogger.error('[blog] cleanup callback failed', error);
+        console.error('[blog] cleanup callback failed', error);
       }
     });
     runtime.cleanupCallbacks.clear();
@@ -757,3 +756,4 @@ export function teardownBlog() {
     activeTeardown();
   }
 }
+
diff --git a/js/blog/zapthreadsEmbed.js b/js/blog/zapthreadsEmbed.js
index 08f1d5e9..47722ace 100644
--- a/js/blog/zapthreadsEmbed.js
+++ b/js/blog/zapthreadsEmbed.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { userLogger } from "../utils/logger.js";
 import { escapeHTML } from '../utils/domUtils.js';
 
 /**
@@ -493,7 +492,7 @@ export function parseRelayList(relayList = '') {
     try {
       relays.push(new URL(trimmed).toString());
     } catch (error) {
-      userLogger.warn('[zapthreads] ignored invalid relay input', trimmed, error);
+      console.warn('[zapthreads] ignored invalid relay input', trimmed, error);
     }
   }
 
@@ -1162,7 +1161,7 @@ export async function initZapthreadsEmbed({
         try {
           callback();
         } catch (error) {
-          userLogger.error('[zapthreads] cleanup failed', error);
+          console.error('[zapthreads] cleanup failed', error);
         }
       });
       disposeCallbacks.clear();
@@ -1195,7 +1194,7 @@ export async function initZapthreadsEmbed({
       try {
         currentSubscription.close();
       } catch (error) {
-        userLogger.error('[zapthreads] failed to close subscription', error);
+        console.error('[zapthreads] failed to close subscription', error);
       }
     }
     currentSubscription = null;
@@ -1277,7 +1276,7 @@ export async function initZapthreadsEmbed({
       try {
         callback();
       } catch (error) {
-        userLogger.error('[zapthreads] cleanup failed', error);
+        console.error('[zapthreads] cleanup failed', error);
       }
     });
     disposeCallbacks.clear();
diff --git a/js/channelProfile.js b/js/channelProfile.js
index 1acd3261..76f15bfc 100644
--- a/js/channelProfile.js
+++ b/js/channelProfile.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { userLogger } from "./utils/logger.js";
 // js/channelProfile.js
 
 import {
@@ -110,7 +109,7 @@ function logZapError(stage, details = {}, error) {
         ? details.retryAttempt
         : undefined
   };
-  userLogger.error("[zap] Channel zap failure", summary, error);
+  console.error("[zap] Channel zap failure", summary, error);
 }
 let currentChannelProfileEvent = null;
 
@@ -1290,7 +1289,7 @@ function buildChannelShareUrl() {
     url.hash = `#view=channel-profile&npub=${currentChannelNpub}`;
     return url.toString();
   } catch (error) {
-    userLogger.warn("Falling back to basic channel share URL:", error);
+    console.warn("Falling back to basic channel share URL:", error);
     const origin = window.location?.origin || "";
     const pathname = window.location?.pathname || "";
     if (!origin && !pathname) {
@@ -1362,7 +1361,7 @@ async function updateChannelMenuState() {
   try {
     await accessControl.ensureReady();
   } catch (error) {
-    userLogger.warn("Failed to refresh moderation lists for channel menu:", error);
+    console.warn("Failed to refresh moderation lists for channel menu:", error);
   }
 
   const canBlacklist =
@@ -1432,7 +1431,7 @@ export async function initChannelProfileView() {
   const hashParams = new URLSearchParams(window.location.hash.slice(1));
   const npub = hashParams.get("npub");
   if (!npub) {
-    userLogger.error(
+    console.error(
       "No npub found in hash (e.g. #view=channel-profile&npub=...)"
     );
     return;
@@ -1457,7 +1456,7 @@ export async function initChannelProfileView() {
       throw new Error("Invalid npub decoding result.");
     }
   } catch (err) {
-    userLogger.error("Error decoding npub:", err);
+    console.error("Error decoding npub:", err);
     return;
   }
 
@@ -1470,7 +1469,7 @@ export async function initChannelProfileView() {
   setupChannelMoreMenu();
 
   const initialMenuRefresh = updateChannelMenuState().catch((error) => {
-    userLogger.error("Failed to prepare channel menu state:", error);
+    console.error("Failed to prepare channel menu state:", error);
   });
 
   let subscriptionsTask = null;
@@ -1479,7 +1478,7 @@ export async function initChannelProfileView() {
     subscriptionsTask = subscriptions
       .loadSubscriptions(app.pubkey)
       .catch((error) => {
-        userLogger.error("Failed to load subscriptions for channel view:", error);
+        console.error("Failed to load subscriptions for channel view:", error);
       })
       .finally(() => {
         renderSubscribeButton(hexPub);
@@ -1496,14 +1495,14 @@ export async function initChannelProfileView() {
   const profilePromise = loadUserProfile(hexPub)
     .then(() => updateChannelMenuState())
     .catch((error) => {
-      userLogger.error("Failed to load channel profile:", error);
+      console.error("Failed to load channel profile:", error);
     })
     .finally(() => {
       syncChannelShareButtonState();
     });
 
   const videosPromise = loadUserVideos(hexPub).catch((error) => {
-    userLogger.error("Failed to load channel videos:", error);
+    console.error("Failed to load channel videos:", error);
   });
 
   const pendingTasks = [profilePromise, videosPromise];
@@ -1610,7 +1609,7 @@ function renderSubscribeButton(channelHex) {
   if (toggleBtn) {
     toggleBtn.addEventListener("click", async () => {
       if (!app?.pubkey) {
-        userLogger.error("Not logged in => cannot subscribe/unsubscribe.");
+        console.error("Not logged in => cannot subscribe/unsubscribe.");
         return;
       }
       try {
@@ -1622,7 +1621,7 @@ function renderSubscribeButton(channelHex) {
         // Re-render the button so it toggles state
         renderSubscribeButton(channelHex);
       } catch (err) {
-        userLogger.error("Failed to update subscription:", err);
+        console.error("Failed to update subscription:", err);
       }
     });
   }
@@ -1906,7 +1905,7 @@ function renderChannelVideosFromList({
           description: detail.video?.description
         })
       ).catch((error) => {
-        userLogger.error("Failed to play channel video via event id:", error);
+        console.error("Failed to play channel video via event id:", error);
         if (typeof app?.playVideoWithFallback === "function") {
           app.playVideoWithFallback({
             url: detail.url,
@@ -1921,7 +1920,7 @@ function renderChannelVideosFromList({
       Promise.resolve(
         app.playVideoWithFallback({ url: detail.url, magnet: detail.magnet })
       ).catch((error) => {
-        userLogger.error(
+        console.error(
           "Failed to start fallback playback for channel video:",
           error
         );
@@ -2236,7 +2235,7 @@ async function fetchChannelProfileFromRelays(pubkey) {
   try {
     await nostrClient.ensurePool();
   } catch (error) {
-    userLogger.error("Failed to initialize relay pool for channel profile:", error);
+    console.error("Failed to initialize relay pool for channel profile:", error);
     return { event: null, profile: {} };
   }
 
@@ -2272,7 +2271,7 @@ async function fetchChannelProfileFromRelays(pubkey) {
         const meta = JSON.parse(newestEvent.content);
         return { event: newestEvent, profile: meta };
       } catch (error) {
-        userLogger.warn("Failed to parse channel metadata payload:", error);
+        console.warn("Failed to parse channel metadata payload:", error);
         return { event: newestEvent, profile: {} };
       }
     }
@@ -2344,7 +2343,7 @@ async function loadUserProfile(pubkey) {
             ""
         });
       } catch (error) {
-        userLogger.warn(
+        console.warn(
           "Failed to persist channel profile metadata to cache:",
           error
         );
@@ -2360,7 +2359,7 @@ async function loadUserProfile(pubkey) {
     });
   } catch (error) {
     if (loadToken === currentProfileLoadToken) {
-      userLogger.error("Failed to fetch user profile data:", error);
+      console.error("Failed to fetch user profile data:", error);
       const lnEl = document.getElementById("channelLightning");
       if (lnEl && !currentChannelLightningAddress) {
         lnEl.textContent = "No lightning address found.";
@@ -2417,7 +2416,7 @@ async function loadUserVideos(pubkey) {
   }
 
   const ensureAccessPromise = accessControl.ensureReady().catch((error) => {
-    userLogger.warn(
+    console.warn(
       "Failed to ensure admin lists were loaded before channel fetch:",
       error
     );
@@ -2449,7 +2448,7 @@ async function loadUserVideos(pubkey) {
           events.push(...fallbackEvents);
         }
       } catch (error) {
-        userLogger.error("Relay error (default pool):", error);
+        console.error("Relay error (default pool):", error);
       }
     } else {
       const relayPromises = relayList.map((url) =>
@@ -2467,7 +2466,7 @@ async function loadUserVideos(pubkey) {
         }
 
         if (result.reason) {
-          userLogger.error(`Relay error (${relayUrl}):`, result.reason);
+          console.error(`Relay error (${relayUrl}):`, result.reason);
         }
       });
     }
@@ -2479,7 +2478,7 @@ async function loadUserVideos(pubkey) {
     }
 
     if (!container) {
-      userLogger.warn("channelVideoList element not found in DOM.");
+      console.warn("channelVideoList element not found in DOM.");
       return;
     }
 
@@ -2504,7 +2503,7 @@ async function loadUserVideos(pubkey) {
         <p class="text-critical">Failed to load videos. Please try again.</p>
       `;
     }
-    userLogger.error("Error loading user videos:", err);
+    console.error("Error loading user videos:", err);
   } finally {
     await ensureAccessPromise;
     if (loadToken === currentVideoLoadToken && container) {
@@ -2529,7 +2528,7 @@ window.addEventListener("bitvid:access-control-updated", () => {
   }
 
   loadUserVideos(currentChannelHex).catch((error) => {
-    userLogger.error(
+    console.error(
       "Failed to refresh channel videos after admin update:",
       error
     );
@@ -2549,4 +2548,4 @@ function dedupeToNewestByRoot(videos) {
     }
   }
   return Array.from(map.values());
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/js/config.js b/js/config.js
index ce4e7375..24bd0019 100644
--- a/js/config.js
+++ b/js/config.js
@@ -53,28 +53,6 @@ export { ALLOW_NSFW_CONTENT };
 const WHITELIST_MODE_KEY = ADMIN_WHITELIST_MODE_STORAGE_KEY;
 const DEFAULT_WHITELIST_ENABLED = DEFAULT_WHITELIST_MODE_ENABLED;
 
-const fallbackConsole =
-  (typeof globalThis !== "undefined" && globalThis["console"]) || null;
-const fallbackWarn = (...args) => {
-  if (fallbackConsole && typeof fallbackConsole.warn === "function") {
-    fallbackConsole.warn(...args);
-  }
-};
-const embeddedUserLogger =
-  (typeof globalThis !== "undefined" &&
-    globalThis.bitvidLogger &&
-    globalThis.bitvidLogger.user) ||
-  null;
-const configLogger = {
-  warn: (...args) => {
-    if (embeddedUserLogger && typeof embeddedUserLogger.warn === "function") {
-      embeddedUserLogger.warn(...args);
-      return;
-    }
-    fallbackWarn(...args);
-  },
-};
-
 export function getWhitelistMode() {
   try {
     const raw = localStorage.getItem(WHITELIST_MODE_KEY);
@@ -83,7 +61,7 @@ export function getWhitelistMode() {
     }
     return raw === "true";
   } catch (error) {
-    configLogger.warn("Failed to read whitelist mode from storage:", error);
+    console.warn("Failed to read whitelist mode from storage:", error);
     return DEFAULT_WHITELIST_ENABLED;
   }
 }
@@ -92,7 +70,7 @@ export function setWhitelistMode(enabled) {
   try {
     localStorage.setItem(WHITELIST_MODE_KEY, enabled ? "true" : "false");
   } catch (error) {
-    configLogger.warn("Failed to persist whitelist mode to storage:", error);
+    console.warn("Failed to persist whitelist mode to storage:", error);
   }
 }
 
@@ -114,4 +92,4 @@ export { WATCH_HISTORY_CACHE_TTL_MS };
 export { VIEW_COUNT_DEDUPE_WINDOW_SECONDS };
 export { VIEW_COUNT_BACKFILL_MAX_DAYS };
 export { VIEW_COUNT_CACHE_TTL_MS };
-export { ENSURE_PRESENCE_REBROADCAST_COOLDOWN_SECONDS };
\ No newline at end of file
+export { ENSURE_PRESENCE_REBROADCAST_COOLDOWN_SECONDS };
diff --git a/js/designSystem.js b/js/designSystem.js
index fa6f560f..06d7d7d4 100644
--- a/js/designSystem.js
+++ b/js/designSystem.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { userLogger } from "./utils/logger.js";
 const NEW_MODE = "new";
 
 const FALLBACK_CONTEXT = Object.freeze({
@@ -88,8 +87,8 @@ export function applyDesignSystemAttributes(root = null) {
     try {
       element.setAttribute("data-ds", mode);
     } catch (error) {
-      if (typeof console !== "undefined" && console && userLogger.warn) {
-        userLogger.warn("[design-system] Failed to set data-ds attribute:", error);
+      if (typeof console !== "undefined" && console && console.warn) {
+        console.warn("[design-system] Failed to set data-ds attribute:", error);
       }
     }
   });
@@ -100,4 +99,4 @@ export function applyDesignSystemAttributes(root = null) {
 export function subscribeToDesignSystemChanges(listener) {
   void listener;
   return () => {};
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/js/dom/cardObserver.js b/js/dom/cardObserver.js
index c7e07dac..a8507a98 100644
--- a/js/dom/cardObserver.js
+++ b/js/dom/cardObserver.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { userLogger } from "../utils/logger.js";
 const DEFAULT_CARD_SELECTOR = ".card[data-video-id]";
 
 function defaultIsCardVisible(entry) {
@@ -79,7 +78,7 @@ export function createCardObserver(options = {}) {
           return prepared;
         }
       } catch (err) {
-        userLogger.warn("[cardObserver] prepareEntries failed", err);
+        console.warn("[cardObserver] prepareEntries failed", err);
       }
     }
 
@@ -123,7 +122,7 @@ export function createCardObserver(options = {}) {
           state: state.customState,
         }));
       } catch (err) {
-        userLogger.warn("[cardObserver] isCardVisible failed", err);
+        console.warn("[cardObserver] isCardVisible failed", err);
         visible = false;
       }
 
@@ -143,7 +142,7 @@ export function createCardObserver(options = {}) {
           },
         });
       } catch (err) {
-        userLogger.warn("[cardObserver] onCardVisible failed", err);
+        console.warn("[cardObserver] onCardVisible failed", err);
       }
     });
   }
@@ -171,7 +170,7 @@ export function createCardObserver(options = {}) {
             context: { container },
           });
         } catch (err) {
-          userLogger.warn("[cardObserver] onCardRegister failed", err);
+          console.warn("[cardObserver] onCardRegister failed", err);
         }
       }
       state.observer.observe(card);
@@ -206,4 +205,4 @@ export function createCardObserver(options = {}) {
     refresh,
     getState,
   };
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/js/feedEngine/engine.js b/js/feedEngine/engine.js
index 78757c89..95b4cbdd 100644
--- a/js/feedEngine/engine.js
+++ b/js/feedEngine/engine.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { userLogger } from "../utils/logger.js";
 // js/feedEngine/engine.js
 
 import { isPlainObject } from "./utils.js";
@@ -94,7 +93,7 @@ function createExecutionContext(entry, { config, hooks, runtime, logger }) {
       try {
         resolvedLogger(`[feed:${entry.name}]`, ...args);
       } catch (error) {
-        userLogger.warn(`[feed:${entry.name}] logger threw`, error);
+        console.warn(`[feed:${entry.name}] logger threw`, error);
       }
     },
     addWhy: (detail) => {
@@ -230,4 +229,4 @@ export function createFeedEngine({ logger } = {}) {
   };
 }
 
-export { DEFAULT_FEED_CONFIG, DEFAULT_CONFIG_SCHEMA };
\ No newline at end of file
+export { DEFAULT_FEED_CONFIG, DEFAULT_CONFIG_SCHEMA };
diff --git a/js/gridHealth.js b/js/gridHealth.js
index 449f9246..1dba3761 100644
--- a/js/gridHealth.js
+++ b/js/gridHealth.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { createCardObserver } from "./dom/cardObserver.js";
 import { infoHashFromMagnet } from "./magnets.js";
 import { updateVideoCardSourceVisibility } from "./utils/cardSourceVisibility.js";
-import { userLogger } from "./utils/logger.js";
 import { TorrentClient, torrentClient } from "./webtorrent.js";
 
 const badgeUpdateListeners = new Set();
@@ -18,7 +17,7 @@ function notifyBadgeUpdate(payload) {
     try {
       listener(payload);
     } catch (err) {
-      userLogger.warn("[gridHealth] badge listener failed", err);
+      console.warn("[gridHealth] badge listener failed", err);
     }
   });
 }
@@ -582,7 +581,7 @@ function handleCardVisible({ card, pendingByCard, priority = 0 }) {
       setBadge(card, "unhealthy", result);
     })
     .catch((err) => {
-      userLogger.warn("[gridHealth] probe failed", err);
+      console.warn("[gridHealth] probe failed", err);
       pendingByCard.delete(card);
       if (!card.isConnected) {
         return;
diff --git a/js/healthService.js b/js/healthService.js
index 924a5119..de265bab 100644
--- a/js/healthService.js
+++ b/js/healthService.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import PQueue from "https://esm.sh/p-queue@7.4.1";
 import { trackerPing } from "./trackerPing.js";
 import { infoHashFromMagnet } from "./magnets.js";
-import { userLogger } from "./utils/logger.js";
 import { HEALTH_TTL_MS, CONCURRENCY } from "./trackerConfig.js";
 
 const queue = new PQueue({ concurrency: CONCURRENCY });
@@ -73,7 +72,7 @@ export function queueHealthCheck(magnet, onResult) {
         setHealthCache(infoHash, health);
         return health;
       } catch (err) {
-        userLogger.warn("trackerPing failed", err);
+        console.warn("trackerPing failed", err);
         return getDefaultHealth();
       }
     })
diff --git a/js/historyView.js b/js/historyView.js
index 095b2a11..3fd47a9b 100644
--- a/js/historyView.js
+++ b/js/historyView.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { userLogger } from "./utils/logger.js";
 // js/historyView.js
 
 import watchHistoryService from "./watchHistoryService.js";
@@ -54,7 +53,7 @@ function resolveElement(selector) {
   try {
     return document.querySelector(selector);
   } catch (error) {
-    userLogger.warn("[historyView] Failed to query selector:", selector, error);
+    console.warn("[historyView] Failed to query selector:", selector, error);
     return null;
   }
 }
@@ -265,7 +264,7 @@ async function defaultRemoveHandler({
     }
   } catch (error) {
     if (isDevEnv) {
-      userLogger.warn("[historyView] Failed to update watch history list:", error);
+      console.warn("[historyView] Failed to update watch history list:", error);
     }
     throw error;
   }
@@ -308,7 +307,7 @@ function writePreference(key, value) {
     storage.setItem(key, value);
   } catch (error) {
     if (isDevEnv) {
-      userLogger.warn("[historyView] Failed to persist preference:", error);
+      console.warn("[historyView] Failed to persist preference:", error);
     }
   }
 }
@@ -733,7 +732,7 @@ export function createWatchHistoryRenderer(config = {}) {
         unsubscribe();
       } catch (error) {
         if (isDevEnv) {
-          userLogger.warn(
+          console.warn(
             "[historyView] Failed to unsubscribe from watch history event:",
             error
           );
@@ -1134,7 +1133,7 @@ export function createWatchHistoryRenderer(config = {}) {
           return result.trim();
         }
       } catch (error) {
-        userLogger.warn(
+        console.warn(
           "[historyView] Failed to resolve actor via getActor:",
           error
         );
@@ -1178,7 +1177,7 @@ export function createWatchHistoryRenderer(config = {}) {
             watchHistoryService.getLocalMetadata(pointerKeyValue) || null;
         } catch (error) {
           if (isDevEnv) {
-            userLogger.warn(
+            console.warn(
               "[historyView] Failed to read stored metadata for pointer:",
               pointerKeyValue,
               error
@@ -1214,7 +1213,7 @@ export function createWatchHistoryRenderer(config = {}) {
             });
           } catch (error) {
             if (isDevEnv) {
-              userLogger.warn(
+              console.warn(
                 "[historyView] Failed to persist metadata for pointer:",
                 pointerKeyValue,
                 error
@@ -1228,7 +1227,7 @@ export function createWatchHistoryRenderer(config = {}) {
             watchHistoryService.removeLocalMetadata(pointerKeyValue);
           } catch (error) {
             if (isDevEnv) {
-              userLogger.warn(
+              console.warn(
                 "[historyView] Failed to remove cached metadata for pointer:",
                 pointerKeyValue,
                 error
@@ -1269,7 +1268,7 @@ export function createWatchHistoryRenderer(config = {}) {
     } catch (error) {
       state.isRendering = false;
       if (isDevEnv) {
-        userLogger.warn("[historyView] Failed to hydrate batch:", error);
+        console.warn("[historyView] Failed to hydrate batch:", error);
       }
       return;
     }
@@ -1442,7 +1441,7 @@ export function createWatchHistoryRenderer(config = {}) {
             watchHistoryService.clearLocalMetadata?.();
           } catch (error) {
             if (isDevEnv) {
-              userLogger.warn(
+              console.warn(
                 "[historyView] Failed to clear stored metadata while resetting progress:",
                 error
               );
@@ -1485,7 +1484,7 @@ export function createWatchHistoryRenderer(config = {}) {
           const app = getAppInstance();
           app?.showError?.("Failed to publish watch history. Try again later.");
           if (isDevEnv) {
-            userLogger.warn("[historyView] Republish failed:", error);
+            console.warn("[historyView] Republish failed:", error);
           }
         }
       };
@@ -1561,7 +1560,7 @@ export function createWatchHistoryRenderer(config = {}) {
         }
       } catch (error) {
         if (isDevEnv) {
-          userLogger.warn(
+          console.warn(
             "[historyView] Failed to set metadata preference:",
             error
           );
@@ -1577,7 +1576,7 @@ export function createWatchHistoryRenderer(config = {}) {
           watchHistoryService.clearLocalMetadata?.();
         } catch (error) {
           if (isDevEnv) {
-            userLogger.warn(
+            console.warn(
               "[historyView] Failed to clear stored metadata after disabling preference:",
               error
             );
@@ -1910,7 +1909,7 @@ export function createWatchHistoryRenderer(config = {}) {
         watchHistoryService.removeLocalMetadata?.(pointerKeyValue);
       } catch (error) {
         if (isDevEnv) {
-          userLogger.warn(
+          console.warn(
             "[historyView] Failed to drop cached metadata for pointer:",
             pointerKeyValue,
             error
@@ -1949,7 +1948,7 @@ export function createWatchHistoryRenderer(config = {}) {
           app?.showError?.("Failed to remove from history. Reloading list.");
         }
         if (isDevEnv) {
-          userLogger.warn("[historyView] Removal failed:", error);
+          console.warn("[historyView] Removal failed:", error);
         }
       } finally {
         if (parentDay instanceof HTMLElement) {
@@ -1960,7 +1959,7 @@ export function createWatchHistoryRenderer(config = {}) {
             await this.refresh({ force: true });
           } catch (error) {
             if (isDevEnv) {
-              userLogger.warn(
+              console.warn(
                 "[historyView] Failed to refresh watch history after removal:",
                 error
               );
@@ -1994,4 +1993,4 @@ if (typeof window !== "undefined") {
   window.bitvid = window.bitvid || {};
   window.bitvid.initHistoryView = initHistoryView;
   window.bitvid.watchHistoryRenderer = watchHistoryRenderer;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/js/index.js b/js/index.js
index c6c1c6db..2d8788eb 100644
--- a/js/index.js
+++ b/js/index.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { devLogger, userLogger } from "./utils/logger.js";
 // js/index.js
 
 import { validateInstanceConfig } from "../config/validate-config.js";
@@ -54,7 +53,7 @@ function startApplication() {
   setApplicationReady(startupPromise);
 
   startupPromise.catch((error) => {
-    userLogger.error("Application failed to initialize:", error);
+    console.error("Application failed to initialize:", error);
   });
 
   return startupPromise;
@@ -150,9 +149,9 @@ async function loadModal(url) {
       applyDesignSystemAttributes(modalContainer);
       refreshThemeControls(modalContainer);
     }
-    devLogger.log(url, "loaded");
+    console.log(url, "loaded");
   } catch (err) {
-    userLogger.error(err);
+    console.error(err);
   }
 }
 
@@ -166,9 +165,9 @@ async function loadSidebar(url, containerId) {
       applyDesignSystemAttributes(container);
       refreshThemeControls(container);
     }
-    devLogger.log(url, "loaded into", containerId);
+    console.log(url, "loaded into", containerId);
   } catch (err) {
-    userLogger.error(err);
+    console.error(err);
   }
 }
 
@@ -182,9 +181,9 @@ async function loadDisclaimer(url, containerId) {
       applyDesignSystemAttributes(container);
       refreshThemeControls(container);
     }
-    devLogger.log(url, "disclaimer loaded into", containerId);
+    console.log(url, "disclaimer loaded into", containerId);
   } catch (err) {
-    userLogger.error(err);
+    console.error(err);
   }
 }
 
@@ -198,7 +197,7 @@ async function bootstrapInterface() {
     loadModal("components/bug-fix-form.html"),
   ]);
 
-  devLogger.log("Modals loaded.");
+  console.log("Modals loaded.");
 
   [
     "loginModal",
@@ -212,7 +211,7 @@ async function bootstrapInterface() {
   });
 
   await loadSidebar("components/sidebar.html", "sidebarContainer");
-  devLogger.log("Sidebar loaded.");
+  console.log("Sidebar loaded.");
 
   const sidebar = document.getElementById("sidebar");
   const collapseToggle = document.getElementById("sidebarCollapseToggle");
@@ -220,7 +219,7 @@ async function bootstrapInterface() {
     sidebar.setAttribute("data-footer-state", "collapsed");
   }
   if (!collapseToggle) {
-    userLogger.warn("Sidebar collapse toggle not found; skipping density controls.");
+    console.warn("Sidebar collapse toggle not found; skipping density controls.");
   }
 
   const mobileMenuBtn = document.getElementById("mobileMenuBtn");
@@ -242,7 +241,7 @@ async function bootstrapInterface() {
       }
       return storedValue === "true";
     } catch (error) {
-      userLogger.warn("Unable to read sidebar collapse state from storage:", error);
+      console.warn("Unable to read sidebar collapse state from storage:", error);
       return DEFAULT_SIDEBAR_COLLAPSED;
     }
   };
@@ -254,7 +253,7 @@ async function bootstrapInterface() {
         collapsed ? "true" : "false",
       );
     } catch (error) {
-      userLogger.warn("Unable to persist sidebar collapse state:", error);
+      console.warn("Unable to persist sidebar collapse state:", error);
     }
   };
 
@@ -470,11 +469,11 @@ async function bootstrapInterface() {
       sidebarModule.setupSidebarNavigation({ closeSidebar });
     }
   } catch (error) {
-    userLogger.error("Failed to set up sidebar navigation:", error);
+    console.error("Failed to set up sidebar navigation:", error);
   }
 
   await loadDisclaimer("components/disclaimer.html", "modalContainer");
-  devLogger.log("Disclaimer loaded.");
+  console.log("Disclaimer loaded.");
   prepareStaticModal({ id: "disclaimerModal" });
 
   const loginNavBtn = document.getElementById("loginButton");
@@ -539,13 +538,13 @@ async function initializeInterface() {
   try {
     await bootstrapInterface();
   } catch (error) {
-    userLogger.error("Failed to bootstrap bitvid interface:", error);
+    console.error("Failed to bootstrap bitvid interface:", error);
   }
 }
 
 function onDomReady() {
   initializeInterface().catch((error) => {
-    userLogger.error("Unhandled error during bitvid initialization:", error);
+    console.error("Unhandled error during bitvid initialization:", error);
   });
 }
 
@@ -677,12 +676,12 @@ function handleQueryParams() {
 }
 
 async function handleHashChange() {
-  devLogger.log("handleHashChange called, current hash =", window.location.hash);
+  console.log("handleHashChange called, current hash =", window.location.hash);
 
   try {
     await applicationReadyPromise;
   } catch (error) {
-    userLogger.warn(
+    console.warn(
       "Proceeding with hash handling despite application initialization failure:",
       error
     );
@@ -716,6 +715,6 @@ async function handleHashChange() {
       await initFn();
     }
   } catch (error) {
-    userLogger.error("Failed to handle hash change:", error);
+    console.error("Failed to handle hash change:", error);
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/js/nostr.js b/js/nostr.js
index 0ed4e437..bc750244 100644
--- a/js/nostr.js
+++ b/js/nostr.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { devLogger, userLogger } from "./utils/logger.js";
 // js/nostr.js
 
 import {
@@ -208,7 +207,7 @@ let cachedNostrTools = __nostrToolsBootstrapResult.toolkit || null;
 const nostrToolsBootstrapFailure = __nostrToolsBootstrapResult.failure || null;
 
 if (!cachedNostrTools && nostrToolsBootstrapFailure && isDevMode) {
-  userLogger.warn(
+  console.warn(
     "[nostr] nostr-tools helpers unavailable after bootstrap.",
     nostrToolsBootstrapFailure
   );
@@ -241,7 +240,7 @@ async function ensureNostrTools() {
     rememberNostrTools(result);
   } catch (error) {
     if (isDevMode) {
-      userLogger.warn("[nostr] Failed to resolve nostr-tools helpers.", error);
+      console.warn("[nostr] Failed to resolve nostr-tools helpers.", error);
     }
   }
 
@@ -336,7 +335,7 @@ async function loadIngestLocalViewEvent() {
     }
   } catch (error) {
     if (isDevMode) {
-      userLogger.warn(
+      console.warn(
         "[nostr] Failed to load view counter ingest helper:",
         error
       );
@@ -350,14 +349,14 @@ let errorLogCount = 0;
 const MAX_ERROR_LOGS = 100;
 function logErrorOnce(message, eventContent = null) {
   if (errorLogCount < MAX_ERROR_LOGS) {
-    userLogger.error(message);
+    console.error(message);
     if (eventContent) {
-      devLogger.log(`Event Content: ${eventContent}`);
+      console.log(`Event Content: ${eventContent}`);
     }
     errorLogCount++;
   }
   if (errorLogCount === MAX_ERROR_LOGS) {
-    userLogger.error(
+    console.error(
       "Maximum error log limit reached. Further errors will be suppressed."
     );
   }
@@ -448,7 +447,7 @@ async function runNip07WithRetry(
     );
 
     if (isDevMode) {
-      userLogger.warn(
+      console.warn(
         `[nostr] ${label} taking longer than ${timeoutMs}ms. Waiting up to ${extendedTimeout}ms for extension response.`,
       );
     }
@@ -483,7 +482,7 @@ function withRequestTimeout(promise, timeoutMs, onTimeout, message = "Request ti
           onTimeout();
         } catch (cleanupError) {
           if (isDevMode) {
-            userLogger.warn("[nostr] COUNT timeout cleanup failed:", cleanupError);
+            console.warn("[nostr] COUNT timeout cleanup failed:", cleanupError);
           }
         }
       }
@@ -1287,7 +1286,7 @@ function cloneNip71Metadata(metadata) {
     return JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(metadata));
   } catch (error) {
     if (isDevMode) {
-      userLogger.warn("[nostr] Failed to clone NIP-71 metadata", error);
+      console.warn("[nostr] Failed to clone NIP-71 metadata", error);
     }
     return { ...metadata };
   }
@@ -1631,7 +1630,7 @@ function normalizePointerInput(pointer) {
       }
     } catch (err) {
       if (isDevMode) {
-        userLogger.warn(`[nostr] Failed to decode pointer ${trimmed}:`, err);
+        console.warn(`[nostr] Failed to decode pointer ${trimmed}:`, err);
       }
     }
   }
@@ -1750,7 +1749,7 @@ function generateViewEventEntropy() {
       ).join("");
     } catch (error) {
       if (isDevMode) {
-        userLogger.warn("[nostr] Failed to gather crypto entropy for view event:", error);
+        console.warn("[nostr] Failed to gather crypto entropy for view event:", error);
       }
     }
   }
@@ -1805,7 +1804,7 @@ function hasRecentViewPublish(scope, bucketIndex) {
     rawValue = localStorage.getItem(storageKey);
   } catch (error) {
     if (isDevMode) {
-      userLogger.warn("[nostr] Failed to read view guard entry:", error);
+      console.warn("[nostr] Failed to read view guard entry:", error);
     }
     return false;
   }
@@ -1823,7 +1822,7 @@ function hasRecentViewPublish(scope, bucketIndex) {
       localStorage.removeItem(storageKey);
     } catch (error) {
       if (isDevMode) {
-        userLogger.warn("[nostr] Failed to clear corrupt view guard entry:", error);
+        console.warn("[nostr] Failed to clear corrupt view guard entry:", error);
       }
     }
     return false;
@@ -1834,7 +1833,7 @@ function hasRecentViewPublish(scope, bucketIndex) {
       localStorage.removeItem(storageKey);
     } catch (error) {
       if (isDevMode) {
-        userLogger.warn("[nostr] Failed to remove expired view guard entry:", error);
+        console.warn("[nostr] Failed to remove expired view guard entry:", error);
       }
     }
     return false;
@@ -1874,7 +1873,7 @@ function rememberViewPublish(scope, bucketIndex) {
     localStorage.setItem(storageKey, `${bucketIndex}:${now}`);
   } catch (error) {
     if (isDevMode) {
-      userLogger.warn("[nostr] Failed to persist view guard entry:", error);
+      console.warn("[nostr] Failed to persist view guard entry:", error);
     }
   }
 }
@@ -1941,7 +1940,7 @@ function readRebroadcastGuardEntry(scope) {
     rawValue = localStorage.getItem(storageKey);
   } catch (error) {
     if (isDevMode) {
-      userLogger.warn("[nostr] Failed to read rebroadcast guard entry:", error);
+      console.warn("[nostr] Failed to read rebroadcast guard entry:", error);
     }
     return null;
   }
@@ -1959,7 +1958,7 @@ function readRebroadcastGuardEntry(scope) {
       localStorage.removeItem(storageKey);
     } catch (error) {
       if (isDevMode) {
-        userLogger.warn("[nostr] Failed to clear corrupt rebroadcast guard entry:", error);
+        console.warn("[nostr] Failed to clear corrupt rebroadcast guard entry:", error);
       }
     }
     return null;
@@ -1970,7 +1969,7 @@ function readRebroadcastGuardEntry(scope) {
       localStorage.removeItem(storageKey);
     } catch (error) {
       if (isDevMode) {
-        userLogger.warn("[nostr] Failed to remove expired rebroadcast guard entry:", error);
+        console.warn("[nostr] Failed to remove expired rebroadcast guard entry:", error);
       }
     }
     return null;
@@ -2017,7 +2016,7 @@ function rememberRebroadcastAttempt(scope, bucketIndex) {
     localStorage.setItem(storageKey, `${bucketIndex}:${now}`);
   } catch (error) {
     if (isDevMode) {
-      userLogger.warn("[nostr] Failed to persist rebroadcast guard entry:", error);
+      console.warn("[nostr] Failed to persist rebroadcast guard entry:", error);
     }
   }
 }
@@ -2204,7 +2203,7 @@ function parseWatchHistoryPayload(plaintext) {
     return { version, items, snapshot, chunkIndex, totalChunks };
   } catch (error) {
     if (isDevMode) {
-      userLogger.warn("[nostr] Failed to parse watch history payload:", error);
+      console.warn("[nostr] Failed to parse watch history payload:", error);
     }
     return {
       version: 0,
@@ -2425,7 +2424,7 @@ function sanitizeWatchHistoryMetadata(metadata) {
     return JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(metadata));
   } catch (error) {
     if (isDevMode) {
-      userLogger.warn("[nostr] Failed to sanitize watch history metadata:", error);
+      console.warn("[nostr] Failed to sanitize watch history metadata:", error);
     }
     return {};
   }
@@ -2532,7 +2531,7 @@ async function computeWatchHistoryFingerprintForItems(items) {
       return bytesToHex(new Uint8Array(digest));
     } catch (error) {
       if (isDevMode) {
-        userLogger.warn("[nostr] Failed to hash watch history fingerprint:", error);
+        console.warn("[nostr] Failed to hash watch history fingerprint:", error);
       }
     }
   }
@@ -2774,7 +2773,7 @@ function decodeNpubToHex(npub) {
   }
 
   if (isDevMode && warnableNpub) {
-    userLogger.warn(
+    console.warn(
       `[nostr] Failed to decode npub: ${trimmed}`,
       decodeError || new Error("invalid-npub"),
     );
@@ -3192,7 +3191,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
       } catch (error) {
         lastError = error;
         if (options && isDevMode) {
-          userLogger.warn(
+          console.warn(
             "[nostr] extension.enable request with explicit permissions failed:",
             error,
           );
@@ -3289,7 +3288,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
       raw = localStorage.getItem(SESSION_ACTOR_STORAGE_KEY);
     } catch (error) {
       if (isDevMode) {
-        userLogger.warn("[nostr] Failed to read session actor from storage:", error);
+        console.warn("[nostr] Failed to read session actor from storage:", error);
       }
       return null;
     }
@@ -3320,13 +3319,13 @@ export class NostrClient {
       };
     } catch (error) {
       if (isDevMode) {
-        userLogger.warn("[nostr] Failed to parse stored session actor:", error);
+        console.warn("[nostr] Failed to parse stored session actor:", error);
       }
       try {
         localStorage.removeItem(SESSION_ACTOR_STORAGE_KEY);
       } catch (cleanupError) {
         if (isDevMode) {
-          userLogger.warn(
+          console.warn(
             "[nostr] Failed to clear corrupt session actor entry:",
             cleanupError
           );
@@ -3367,7 +3366,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
       );
     } catch (error) {
       if (isDevMode) {
-        userLogger.warn("[nostr] Failed to persist session actor:", error);
+        console.warn("[nostr] Failed to persist session actor:", error);
       }
     }
   }
@@ -3380,7 +3379,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
       localStorage.removeItem(SESSION_ACTOR_STORAGE_KEY);
     } catch (error) {
       if (isDevMode) {
-        userLogger.warn("[nostr] Failed to clear stored session actor:", error);
+        console.warn("[nostr] Failed to clear stored session actor:", error);
       }
     }
   }
@@ -3389,7 +3388,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
     const tools = getCachedNostrTools();
     if (!tools) {
       if (isDevMode) {
-        userLogger.warn("[nostr] Cannot mint session actor without NostrTools.");
+        console.warn("[nostr] Cannot mint session actor without NostrTools.");
       }
       return null;
     }
@@ -3398,7 +3397,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
       typeof tools.getPublicKey === "function" ? tools.getPublicKey : null;
     if (!getPublicKey) {
       if (isDevMode) {
-        userLogger.warn(
+        console.warn(
           "[nostr] Cannot mint session actor: missing getPublicKey helper."
         );
       }
@@ -3418,7 +3417,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
       }
     } catch (error) {
       if (isDevMode) {
-        userLogger.warn("[nostr] Failed to mint session private key:", error);
+        console.warn("[nostr] Failed to mint session private key:", error);
       }
       privateKey = "";
     }
@@ -3437,7 +3436,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
       pubkey = getPublicKey(normalizedPrivateKey);
     } catch (error) {
       if (isDevMode) {
-        userLogger.warn("[nostr] Failed to derive session pubkey:", error);
+        console.warn("[nostr] Failed to derive session pubkey:", error);
       }
       return null;
     }
@@ -3542,7 +3541,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
         }
       } catch (err) {
         if (isDevMode) {
-          userLogger.warn("[nostr] Failed to parse cached events:", err);
+          console.warn("[nostr] Failed to parse cached events:", err);
         }
       }
       return null;
@@ -3565,7 +3564,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
           localStorage.removeItem(LEGACY_EVENTS_STORAGE_KEY);
         } catch (err) {
           if (isDevMode) {
-            userLogger.warn("[nostr] Failed to remove legacy cache:", err);
+            console.warn("[nostr] Failed to remove legacy cache:", err);
           }
         }
       }
@@ -3584,7 +3583,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
         localStorage.removeItem(EVENTS_CACHE_STORAGE_KEY);
       } catch (err) {
         if (isDevMode) {
-          userLogger.warn("[nostr] Failed to clear expired cache:", err);
+          console.warn("[nostr] Failed to clear expired cache:", err);
         }
       }
       return false;
@@ -3682,7 +3681,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
       raw = localStorage.getItem(WATCH_HISTORY_STORAGE_KEY);
     } catch (error) {
       if (isDevMode) {
-        userLogger.warn("[nostr] Failed to read watch history storage:", error);
+        console.warn("[nostr] Failed to read watch history storage:", error);
       }
       this.watchHistoryStorage = emptyStorage;
       return this.watchHistoryStorage;
@@ -3698,7 +3697,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
       parsed = JSON.parse(raw);
     } catch (error) {
       if (isDevMode) {
-        userLogger.warn("[nostr] Failed to parse watch history storage:", error);
+        console.warn("[nostr] Failed to parse watch history storage:", error);
       }
       this.watchHistoryStorage = emptyStorage;
       return this.watchHistoryStorage;
@@ -3757,7 +3756,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
         localStorage.setItem(WATCH_HISTORY_STORAGE_KEY, JSON.stringify(storage));
       } catch (error) {
         if (isDevMode) {
-          userLogger.warn("[nostr] Failed to rewrite watch history storage:", error);
+          console.warn("[nostr] Failed to rewrite watch history storage:", error);
         }
       }
     }
@@ -3830,7 +3829,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
       localStorage.setItem(WATCH_HISTORY_STORAGE_KEY, JSON.stringify(payload));
     } catch (error) {
       if (isDevMode) {
-        userLogger.warn("[nostr] Failed to persist watch history entry:", error);
+        console.warn("[nostr] Failed to persist watch history entry:", error);
       }
     }
   }
@@ -3906,7 +3905,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
         onSchedule({ snapshotId: key, attempt: attempt + 1, delay });
       } catch (error) {
         if (isDevMode) {
-          userLogger.warn(
+          console.warn(
             `[nostr] Failed to notify watch history republish schedule for ${key}:`,
             error,
           );
@@ -3925,7 +3924,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
               onSchedule,
             });
           } else if (isDevMode) {
-            userLogger.warn(
+            console.warn(
               `[nostr] Watch history republish aborted for ${key}: max attempts reached.`,
             );
           }
@@ -3934,7 +3933,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
         }
       } catch (error) {
         if (isDevMode) {
-          userLogger.warn("[nostr] Watch history republish attempt failed:", error);
+          console.warn("[nostr] Watch history republish attempt failed:", error);
         }
         if (attempt + 1 <= WATCH_HISTORY_REPUBLISH_MAX_ATTEMPTS) {
           this.scheduleWatchHistoryRepublish(key, operation, {
@@ -3980,7 +3979,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
     const fingerprint = await computeWatchHistoryFingerprintForItems(items);
     const previous = this.watchHistoryFingerprints.get(actorKey);
     if (previous && previous !== fingerprint) {
-      devLogger.info(`[nostr] Watch history fingerprint changed for ${actorKey}.`);
+      console.info(`[nostr] Watch history fingerprint changed for ${actorKey}.`);
     }
     this.watchHistoryFingerprints.set(actorKey, fingerprint);
     return fingerprint;
@@ -4071,7 +4070,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
     })()
       .catch((error) => {
         if (isDevMode) {
-          userLogger.warn("[nostr] Watch history background refresh failed:", error);
+          console.warn("[nostr] Watch history background refresh failed:", error);
         }
         throw error;
       })
@@ -4152,7 +4151,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
     );
 
     if (skipped.length) {
-      userLogger.warn(
+      console.warn(
         `[nostr] Watch history snapshot skipped ${skipped.length} oversize entr${
           skipped.length === 1 ? "y" : "ies"
         }.`,
@@ -4173,7 +4172,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
       relays = Array.from(RELAY_URLS);
     }
 
-    devLogger.info(
+    console.info(
       "[nostr] Preparing to publish watch history snapshot.",
       {
         actor: actorKey,
@@ -4285,7 +4284,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
         return tag;
       });
 
-      devLogger.info(
+      console.info(
         "[nostr] Publishing watch history chunk.",
         {
           actor: actorKey,
@@ -4308,7 +4307,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
       try {
         ciphertext = await encryptChunk(plaintext);
       } catch (error) {
-        userLogger.warn("[nostr] Failed to encrypt watch history chunk:", error);
+        console.warn("[nostr] Failed to encrypt watch history chunk:", error);
         return { ok: false, error: "encryption-failed", retryable: false };
       }
 
@@ -4330,7 +4329,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
       try {
         signedEvent = await signEvent(event);
       } catch (error) {
-        userLogger.warn("[nostr] Failed to sign watch history chunk:", error);
+        console.warn("[nostr] Failed to sign watch history chunk:", error);
         return { ok: false, error: "signing-failed", retryable: false };
       }
 
@@ -4344,7 +4343,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
 
       if (acceptedCount === 0) {
         anyChunkRejected = true;
-        userLogger.warn(
+        console.warn(
           `[nostr] Watch history chunk ${index} rejected by all relays:`,
           publishResults,
         );
@@ -4354,12 +4353,12 @@ export class NostrClient {
             ? "accepted"
             : "partially accepted";
         if (acceptedCount === relays.length) {
-          devLogger.info(
+          console.info(
             `[nostr] Watch history chunk ${index} accepted by ${acceptedCount}/${relays.length} relay(s).`,
           );
         } else {
           anyChunkPartial = true;
-          userLogger.warn(
+          console.warn(
             `[nostr] Watch history chunk ${index} ${logMessage} by ${acceptedCount}/${relays.length} relay(s).`,
             publishResults,
           );
@@ -4392,11 +4391,11 @@ export class NostrClient {
     try {
       signedPointerEvent = await signEvent(pointerEvent);
     } catch (error) {
-      userLogger.warn("[nostr] Failed to sign watch history pointer event:", error);
+      console.warn("[nostr] Failed to sign watch history pointer event:", error);
       return { ok: false, error: "signing-failed", retryable: false };
     }
 
-    devLogger.info(
+    console.info(
       "[nostr] Publishing watch history pointer event.",
       {
         actor: actorKey,
@@ -4416,16 +4415,16 @@ export class NostrClient {
     const pointerAccepted = pointerAcceptedCount > 0;
 
     if (pointerAcceptedCount === relays.length) {
-      devLogger.info(
+      console.info(
         `[nostr] Watch history pointer accepted by ${pointerAcceptedCount}/${relays.length} relay(s).`,
       );
     } else if (pointerAccepted) {
-      userLogger.warn(
+      console.warn(
         `[nostr] Watch history pointer partially accepted by ${pointerAcceptedCount}/${relays.length} relay(s).`,
         pointerResults,
       );
     } else {
-      userLogger.warn(
+      console.warn(
         "[nostr] Watch history pointer rejected by all relays:",
         pointerResults,
       );
@@ -4489,7 +4488,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
       result.error = errorCode;
     }
 
-    devLogger.info("[nostr] Watch history snapshot publish result.", {
+    console.info("[nostr] Watch history snapshot publish result.", {
       actor: actorKey,
       snapshotId,
       success,
@@ -4539,7 +4538,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
       canonicalItems,
     );
 
-    devLogger.info("[nostr] Updating watch history list.", {
+    console.info("[nostr] Updating watch history list.", {
       actor: resolvedActor,
       incomingItemCount: incomingItems.length,
       finalItemCount: canonicalItems.length,
@@ -4555,7 +4554,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
       },
     );
 
-    devLogger.info("[nostr] Watch history list publish attempt finished.", {
+    console.info("[nostr] Watch history list publish attempt finished.", {
       actor: resolvedActor,
       snapshotId: publishResult.snapshotId || null,
       success: !!publishResult.ok,
@@ -4661,7 +4660,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
 
     const actorKeyIsHex = /^[0-9a-f]{64}$/.test(actorKey);
 
-    devLogger.info("[nostr] Fetching watch history from relays.", {
+    console.info("[nostr] Fetching watch history from relays.", {
       actor: resolvedActor,
       forceRefresh: options.forceRefresh === true,
     });
@@ -4698,7 +4697,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
     };
 
     if (!actorKeyIsHex) {
-      userLogger.warn(
+      console.warn(
         `[nostr] Cannot normalize watch history actor key to hex. Aborting relay fetch for ${resolvedActor}.`,
       );
       if (
@@ -4722,7 +4721,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
       Number.isFinite(existingEntry.savedAt) &&
       now - existingEntry.savedAt < ttl
     ) {
-      devLogger.info("[nostr] Using cached watch history entry.", {
+      console.info("[nostr] Using cached watch history entry.", {
         actor: resolvedActor,
         itemCount: Array.isArray(existingEntry.items) ? existingEntry.items.length : 0,
         cacheAgeMs: now - existingEntry.savedAt,
@@ -4735,7 +4734,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
     }
 
     if (!this.pool) {
-      userLogger.warn("[nostr] Cannot fetch watch history because relay pool is unavailable. Returning cached values.");
+      console.warn("[nostr] Cannot fetch watch history because relay pool is unavailable. Returning cached values.");
       return {
         pointerEvent: existingEntry?.pointerEvent || null,
         items: existingEntry?.items || [],
@@ -4781,7 +4780,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
         : [];
     } catch (error) {
       if (isDevMode) {
-        userLogger.warn("[nostr] Failed to fetch watch history pointer:", error);
+        console.warn("[nostr] Failed to fetch watch history pointer:", error);
       }
     }
 
@@ -4802,7 +4801,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
     }, null);
 
     if (!pointerEvent) {
-      devLogger.info(
+      console.info(
         "[nostr] No watch history pointer event found on relays. Falling back to storage.",
         {
           actor: resolvedActor,
@@ -4884,7 +4883,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
           : [];
       } catch (error) {
         if (isDevMode) {
-          userLogger.warn("[nostr] Failed to fetch watch history chunks:", error);
+          console.warn("[nostr] Failed to fetch watch history chunks:", error);
         }
       }
     }
@@ -4923,10 +4922,10 @@ export class NostrClient {
       const tools = await ensureNostrTools();
       if (tools?.nip04 && typeof tools.nip04.decrypt === "function") {
         cachedDecryptTools = tools;
-        devLogger.info("[nostr] Loaded nostr-tools nip04 helpers for watch history decryption.");
+        console.info("[nostr] Loaded nostr-tools nip04 helpers for watch history decryption.");
         return cachedDecryptTools;
       }
-      userLogger.warn("[nostr] Unable to load nostr-tools nip04 helpers for watch history decryption.");
+      console.warn("[nostr] Unable to load nostr-tools nip04 helpers for watch history decryption.");
       return null;
     };
 
@@ -4935,7 +4934,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
         throw new Error("empty-ciphertext");
       }
       const ciphertextPreview = ciphertext.slice(0, 32);
-      devLogger.info("[nostr] Attempting to decrypt watch history chunk.", {
+      console.info("[nostr] Attempting to decrypt watch history chunk.", {
         actorKey,
         chunkIdentifier: context.chunkIdentifier ?? null,
         eventId: context.eventId ?? null,
@@ -4950,7 +4949,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
         normalizeActorKey(this.pubkey) === actorKey;
       if (extensionDecrypt) {
         await this.ensureExtensionPermissions(DEFAULT_NIP07_PERMISSION_METHODS);
-        devLogger.info(
+        console.info(
           "[nostr] Using logged in user's extension key to decrypt watch history chunk.",
           {
             actorKey,
@@ -4959,7 +4958,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
           },
         );
         const plaintext = await extension.nip04.decrypt(actorKey, ciphertext);
-        devLogger.info("[nostr] Successfully decrypted watch history chunk via extension key.", {
+        console.info("[nostr] Successfully decrypted watch history chunk via extension key.", {
           actorKey,
           chunkIdentifier: context.chunkIdentifier ?? null,
           eventId: context.eventId ?? null,
@@ -4967,7 +4966,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
         return plaintext;
       }
       if (!this.sessionActor || this.sessionActor.pubkey !== actorKey) {
-        devLogger.info(
+        console.info(
           "[nostr] Session actor mismatch while decrypting watch history chunk. Ensuring session actor matches requested key.",
           {
             actorKey,
@@ -4979,7 +4978,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
         await this.ensureSessionActor();
       }
       if (!this.sessionActor || this.sessionActor.pubkey !== actorKey) {
-        userLogger.error(
+        console.error(
           "[nostr] Watch history decrypt failed: session actor key unavailable after ensure.",
           {
             actorKey,
@@ -4992,7 +4991,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
       }
       const tools = await ensureDecryptTools();
       if (!tools?.nip04 || typeof tools.nip04.decrypt !== "function") {
-        userLogger.error(
+        console.error(
           "[nostr] Watch history decrypt failed: nip04 helpers unavailable.",
           {
             actorKey,
@@ -5002,7 +5001,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
         );
         throw new Error("nip04-unavailable");
       }
-      devLogger.info(
+      console.info(
         "[nostr] Using session actor private key to decrypt watch history chunk.",
         {
           actorKey,
@@ -5016,7 +5015,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
         actorKey,
         ciphertext,
       );
-      devLogger.info("[nostr] Successfully decrypted watch history chunk via session actor key.", {
+      console.info("[nostr] Successfully decrypted watch history chunk via session actor key.", {
         actorKey,
         chunkIdentifier: context.chunkIdentifier ?? null,
         eventId: context.eventId ?? null,
@@ -5043,13 +5042,13 @@ export class NostrClient {
         eventId: event.id ?? null,
       };
       if (isNip04EncryptedWatchHistoryEvent(event, ciphertext)) {
-        devLogger.info("[nostr] Watch history chunk is marked as NIP-04 encrypted. Beginning decrypt flow.", {
+        console.info("[nostr] Watch history chunk is marked as NIP-04 encrypted. Beginning decrypt flow.", {
           actorKey,
           ...chunkContext,
         });
         try {
           const plaintext = await decryptChunk(ciphertext, chunkContext);
-          devLogger.info("[nostr] Decrypted watch history chunk. Parsing plaintext payload.", {
+          console.info("[nostr] Decrypted watch history chunk. Parsing plaintext payload.", {
             actorKey,
             ...chunkContext,
             plaintextPreview: typeof plaintext === "string" ? plaintext.slice(0, 64) : null,
@@ -5069,7 +5068,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
           );
         } catch (error) {
           decryptErrors.push(error);
-          userLogger.error("[nostr] Decrypt failed for watch history chunk. Falling back to pointer items.", {
+          console.error("[nostr] Decrypt failed for watch history chunk. Falling back to pointer items.", {
             actorKey,
             ...chunkContext,
             error: error?.message || error,
@@ -5086,7 +5085,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
           };
         }
       } else {
-        devLogger.info("[nostr] Watch history chunk is plaintext. Attempting to parse expected payload format.", {
+        console.info("[nostr] Watch history chunk is plaintext. Attempting to parse expected payload format.", {
           actorKey,
           ...chunkContext,
           ciphertextPreview,
@@ -5111,7 +5110,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
     }
 
     if (decryptErrors.length) {
-      userLogger.warn(
+      console.warn(
         `[nostr] Failed to decrypt ${decryptErrors.length} watch history chunk(s) for ${actorKey}. Using fallback pointers.`,
       );
     }
@@ -5163,7 +5162,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
       return [];
     }
 
-    devLogger.info("[nostr] Resolving watch history for actor.", {
+    console.info("[nostr] Resolving watch history for actor.", {
       actor: resolvedActor,
       forceRefresh: options.forceRefresh === true,
     });
@@ -5211,14 +5210,14 @@ export class NostrClient {
       canonicalItems,
     );
 
-    devLogger.info("[nostr] Watch history fetch complete.", {
+    console.info("[nostr] Watch history fetch complete.", {
       actor: resolvedActor,
       snapshotId: fetchResult.snapshotId || null,
       pointerFound: !!fetchResult.pointerEvent,
       itemCount: canonicalItems.length,
     });
 
-    devLogger.info("[nostr] Watch history resolved and cached.", {
+    console.info("[nostr] Watch history resolved and cached.", {
       actor: resolvedActor,
       itemCount: canonicalItems.length,
       snapshotId: fetchResult.snapshotId || null,
@@ -5277,7 +5276,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
       rawResults = await this.pool.list(relayList, filters);
     } catch (error) {
       if (isDevMode) {
-        userLogger.warn("[nostr] Failed to list video view events:", error);
+        console.warn("[nostr] Failed to list video view events:", error);
       }
       return [];
     }
@@ -5354,7 +5353,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
   subscribeVideoViewEvents(pointer, options = {}) {
     if (!this.pool) {
       if (isDevMode) {
-        userLogger.warn("[nostr] Unable to subscribe to view events: pool missing.");
+        console.warn("[nostr] Unable to subscribe to view events: pool missing.");
       }
       return () => {};
     }
@@ -5384,7 +5383,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
       subscription = this.pool.sub(relayList, filters);
     } catch (error) {
       if (isDevMode) {
-        userLogger.warn("[nostr] Failed to open video view subscription:", error);
+        console.warn("[nostr] Failed to open video view subscription:", error);
       }
       return () => {};
     }
@@ -5396,7 +5395,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
             onEvent(event);
           } catch (error) {
             if (isDevMode) {
-              userLogger.warn("[nostr] Video view event handler threw:", error);
+              console.warn("[nostr] Video view event handler threw:", error);
             }
           }
         }
@@ -5419,7 +5418,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
           originalUnsub();
         } catch (error) {
           if (isDevMode) {
-            userLogger.warn(
+            console.warn(
               "[nostr] Failed to unsubscribe from video view events:",
               error
             );
@@ -5516,7 +5515,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
       }
     } catch (error) {
       if (isDevMode) {
-        userLogger.warn("[nostr] COUNT view request failed:", error);
+        console.warn("[nostr] COUNT view request failed:", error);
       }
     }
 
@@ -5591,7 +5590,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
     const guardBucket = deriveViewEventBucketIndex(createdAt);
     if (guardScope && hasRecentViewPublish(guardScope, guardBucket)) {
       if (isDevMode) {
-        devLogger.info("[nostr] Skipping duplicate view publish for scope", guardScope);
+        console.info("[nostr] Skipping duplicate view publish for scope", guardScope);
       }
       return {
         ok: true,
@@ -5636,7 +5635,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
         content = JSON.stringify(options.content);
       } catch (error) {
         if (isDevMode) {
-          userLogger.warn(
+          console.warn(
             "[nostr] Failed to serialize custom view event content:",
             error
           );
@@ -5660,7 +5659,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
         content = JSON.stringify(payload);
       } catch (error) {
         if (isDevMode) {
-          userLogger.warn(
+          console.warn(
             "[nostr] Failed to serialize default view event content:",
             error
           );
@@ -5690,7 +5689,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
       try {
         signedEvent = await window.nostr.signEvent(event);
       } catch (error) {
-        userLogger.warn("[nostr] Failed to sign view event with extension:", error);
+        console.warn("[nostr] Failed to sign view event with extension:", error);
         return { ok: false, error: "signing-failed", details: error };
       }
     } else {
@@ -5704,7 +5703,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
         const privateKey = this.sessionActor.privateKey;
         signedEvent = signEventWithPrivateKey(event, privateKey);
       } catch (error) {
-        userLogger.warn("[nostr] Failed to sign view event with session key:", error);
+        console.warn("[nostr] Failed to sign view event with session key:", error);
         return { ok: false, error: "signing-failed", details: error };
       }
     }
@@ -5729,12 +5728,12 @@ export class NostrClient {
       if (guardScope) {
         rememberViewPublish(guardScope, guardBucket);
       }
-      devLogger.info(
+      console.info(
         `[nostr] View event accepted by ${acceptedRelays.length} relay(s):`,
         acceptedRelays.join(", ")
       );
     } else {
-      userLogger.warn("[nostr] View event rejected by relays:", publishResults);
+      console.warn("[nostr] View event rejected by relays:", publishResults);
     }
 
     return {
@@ -5761,7 +5760,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
         }
       } catch (error) {
         if (isDevMode) {
-          userLogger.warn(
+          console.warn(
             "[nostr] Failed to ingest optimistic view event:",
             error
           );
@@ -5776,7 +5775,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
    * Connect to the configured relays
    */
   async init() {
-    if (isDevMode) devLogger.log("Connecting to relays...");
+    if (isDevMode) console.log("Connecting to relays...");
 
     this.restoreLocalData();
 
@@ -5790,10 +5789,10 @@ export class NostrClient {
         throw new Error("No relays connected");
       }
       if (isDevMode) {
-        devLogger.log(`Connected to ${successfulRelays.length} relay(s)`);
+        console.log(`Connected to ${successfulRelays.length} relay(s)`);
       }
     } catch (err) {
-      userLogger.error("Nostr init failed:", err);
+      console.error("Nostr init failed:", err);
       throw err;
     }
   }
@@ -5814,17 +5813,17 @@ export class NostrClient {
       if (isDevMode) {
         if (tools && typeof tools === "object") {
           const availableKeys = Object.keys(tools).join(", ");
-          userLogger.warn(
+          console.warn(
             "[nostr] NostrTools helpers did not expose SimplePool. Available keys:",
             availableKeys
           );
         } else {
-          userLogger.warn(
+          console.warn(
             "[nostr] NostrTools helpers were unavailable. Check that nostr-tools bundles can load on this domain."
           );
         }
         if (nostrToolsBootstrapFailure) {
-          userLogger.warn(
+          console.warn(
             "[nostr] nostr-tools bootstrap failure details:",
             nostrToolsBootstrapFailure
           );
@@ -5897,7 +5896,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
     try {
       const extension = window.nostr;
       if (!extension) {
-        devLogger.log("No Nostr extension found");
+        console.log("No Nostr extension found");
         throw new Error(
           "Please install a Nostr extension (Alby, nos2x, etc.)."
         );
@@ -5918,7 +5917,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
 
       if (typeof extension.enable === "function") {
         if (isDevMode) {
-          devLogger.log("Requesting permissions from NIP-07 extension...");
+          console.log("Requesting permissions from NIP-07 extension...");
         }
         const requestedPermissionMethods = Array.from(
           DEFAULT_NIP07_PERMISSION_METHODS,
@@ -5967,7 +5966,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
           } catch (error) {
             enableError = error;
             if (options && isDevMode) {
-              userLogger.warn(
+              console.warn(
                 "[nostr] extension.enable request with explicit permissions failed:",
                 error,
               );
@@ -6035,10 +6034,10 @@ export class NostrClient {
       const npub = npubEncode(pubkey);
 
       if (isDevMode) {
-        devLogger.log("Got pubkey:", pubkey);
-        devLogger.log("Converted to npub:", npub);
-        devLogger.log("Whitelist:", accessControl.getWhitelist());
-        devLogger.log("Blacklist:", accessControl.getBlacklist());
+        console.log("Got pubkey:", pubkey);
+        console.log("Converted to npub:", npub);
+        console.log("Whitelist:", accessControl.getWhitelist());
+        console.log("Blacklist:", accessControl.getBlacklist());
       }
       // Access control
       if (!accessControl.canAccess(npub)) {
@@ -6050,11 +6049,11 @@ export class NostrClient {
       }
       this.pubkey = pubkey;
       if (isDevMode) {
-        devLogger.log("Logged in with extension. Pubkey:", this.pubkey);
+        console.log("Logged in with extension. Pubkey:", this.pubkey);
       }
       return this.pubkey;
     } catch (err) {
-      userLogger.error("Login error:", err);
+      console.error("Login error:", err);
       throw err;
     }
   }
@@ -6076,7 +6075,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
     this.watchHistoryRefreshPromises.clear();
     this.watchHistoryLastCreatedAt = 0;
     this.watchHistoryStorage = null;
-    if (isDevMode) devLogger.log("User logged out.");
+    if (isDevMode) console.log("User logged out.");
   }
 
   async sendDirectMessage(targetNpub, message, actorPubkeyOverride = null) {
@@ -6123,7 +6122,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
         actorHex = await extension.getPublicKey();
       } catch (error) {
         if (isDevMode) {
-          userLogger.warn(
+          console.warn(
             "[nostr] Failed to fetch actor pubkey from extension:",
             error
           );
@@ -6264,7 +6263,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
         );
         signerPubkey = sessionActor.pubkey;
       } catch (error) {
-        userLogger.warn("[nostr] Failed to sign event with session key:", error);
+        console.warn("[nostr] Failed to sign event with session key:", error);
         throw error;
       }
     }
@@ -6274,7 +6273,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
     }
 
     if (isDevMode) {
-      devLogger.log(`Signed ${devLogLabel} event:`, signedEvent);
+      console.log(`Signed ${devLogLabel} event:`, signedEvent);
     }
 
     let targetRelays = sanitizeRelayList(
@@ -6315,7 +6314,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
 
     if (isDevMode) {
       publishSummary.accepted.forEach(({ url }) => {
-        devLogger.log(`${logName} published to ${url}`);
+        console.log(`${logName} published to ${url}`);
       });
     }
 
@@ -6327,7 +6326,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
             : relayError
             ? String(relayError)
             : "publish failed";
-        userLogger.warn(
+        console.warn(
           `[nostr] ${logName} not accepted by ${url}: ${reason}`,
           relayError
         );
@@ -6351,9 +6350,9 @@ export class NostrClient {
     // updating shared fields. Changes here must be reflected in the modal
     // controllers and revert helpers so all paths stay in lockstep.
     if (isDevMode) {
-      devLogger.log("Publishing new video with data:", videoData);
+      console.log("Publishing new video with data:", videoData);
       if (nip71Metadata) {
-        devLogger.log("Including NIP-71 metadata:", nip71Metadata);
+        console.log("Including NIP-71 metadata:", nip71Metadata);
       }
     }
 
@@ -6427,8 +6426,8 @@ export class NostrClient {
     });
 
     if (isDevMode) {
-      devLogger.log("Publish event with brand-new root:", videoRootId);
-      devLogger.log("Event content:", event.content);
+      console.log("Publish event with brand-new root:", videoRootId);
+      console.log("Event content:", event.content);
     }
 
     try {
@@ -6469,7 +6468,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
         });
 
         if (isDevMode) {
-          devLogger.log("Prepared NIP-94 mirror event:", mirrorEvent);
+          console.log("Prepared NIP-94 mirror event:", mirrorEvent);
         }
 
         try {
@@ -6481,21 +6480,21 @@ export class NostrClient {
           });
 
           if (isDevMode) {
-            devLogger.log(
+            console.log(
               "NIP-94 mirror dispatched for hosted URL:",
               finalUrl
             );
           }
         } catch (mirrorError) {
           if (isDevMode) {
-            userLogger.warn(
+            console.warn(
               "[nostr] NIP-94 mirror rejected by all relays:",
               mirrorError
             );
           }
         }
       } else if (isDevMode) {
-        devLogger.log("Skipping NIP-94 mirror: no hosted URL provided.");
+        console.log("Skipping NIP-94 mirror: no hosted URL provided.");
       }
       const hasMetadataObject =
         nip71Metadata && typeof nip71Metadata === "object";
@@ -6539,7 +6538,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
             }
           );
         } catch (nip71Error) {
-          userLogger.warn(
+          console.warn(
             "[nostr] Failed to publish NIP-71 metadata for edit:",
             nip71Error
           );
@@ -6548,7 +6547,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
 
       return signedEvent;
     } catch (err) {
-      if (isDevMode) userLogger.error("Failed to sign/publish:", err);
+      if (isDevMode) console.error("Failed to sign/publish:", err);
       throw err;
     }
   }
@@ -6566,7 +6565,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
 
     if (!nip71Metadata || typeof nip71Metadata !== "object") {
       if (isDevMode) {
-        devLogger.log("[nostr] Skipping NIP-71 publish: metadata missing.");
+        console.log("[nostr] Skipping NIP-71 publish: metadata missing.");
       }
       return null;
     }
@@ -6594,13 +6593,13 @@ export class NostrClient {
 
     if (!event) {
       if (isDevMode) {
-        userLogger.warn("[nostr] Skipping NIP-71 publish: builder produced no event.");
+        console.warn("[nostr] Skipping NIP-71 publish: builder produced no event.");
       }
       return null;
     }
 
     if (isDevMode) {
-      devLogger.log("Prepared NIP-71 video event:", event);
+      console.log("Prepared NIP-71 video event:", event);
     }
 
     const { signedEvent } = await this.signAndPublishEvent(event, {
@@ -6778,14 +6777,14 @@ export class NostrClient {
     });
 
     if (isDevMode) {
-      devLogger.log("Creating edited event with root ID:", oldRootId);
-      devLogger.log("Event content:", event.content);
+      console.log("Creating edited event with root ID:", oldRootId);
+      console.log("Event content:", event.content);
     }
 
     try {
       const signedEvent = await window.nostr.signEvent(event);
       if (isDevMode) {
-        devLogger.log("Signed edited event:", signedEvent);
+        console.log("Signed edited event:", signedEvent);
       }
 
       const publishResults = await publishEventToRelays(
@@ -6803,7 +6802,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
         if (publishError?.relayFailures?.length) {
           publishError.relayFailures.forEach(
             ({ url, error: relayError, reason }) => {
-              userLogger.error(
+              console.error(
                 `[nostr] Edited video rejected by ${url}: ${reason}`,
                 relayError || reason
               );
@@ -6815,7 +6814,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
 
       if (isDevMode) {
         publishSummary.accepted.forEach(({ url }) =>
-          devLogger.log(`Edited video published to ${url}`)
+          console.log(`Edited video published to ${url}`)
         );
       }
 
@@ -6827,7 +6826,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
               : relayError
               ? String(relayError)
               : "publish failed";
-          userLogger.warn(
+          console.warn(
             `[nostr] Edited video not accepted by ${url}: ${reason}`,
             relayError
           );
@@ -6836,7 +6835,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
 
       return signedEvent;
     } catch (err) {
-      userLogger.error("Edit failed:", err);
+      console.error("Edit failed:", err);
       throw err;
     }
   }
@@ -6887,7 +6886,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
       oldContent = JSON.parse(baseEvent.content || "{}");
     } catch (err) {
       if (isDevMode) {
-        userLogger.warn("[nostr] Failed to parse baseEvent.content while reverting:", err);
+        console.warn("[nostr] Failed to parse baseEvent.content while reverting:", err);
       }
       oldContent = {};
     }
@@ -6946,7 +6945,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
       if (publishError?.relayFailures?.length) {
         publishError.relayFailures.forEach(
           ({ url, error: relayError, reason }) => {
-            userLogger.error(
+            console.error(
               `[nostr] Video revert rejected by ${url}: ${reason}`,
               relayError || reason
             );
@@ -6958,7 +6957,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
 
     if (isDevMode) {
       publishSummary.accepted.forEach(({ url }) =>
-        devLogger.log(`Revert event published to ${url}`)
+        console.log(`Revert event published to ${url}`)
       );
     }
 
@@ -6970,7 +6969,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
             : relayError
             ? String(relayError)
             : "publish failed";
-        userLogger.warn(
+        console.warn(
           `[nostr] Video revert not accepted by ${url}: ${reason}`,
           relayError
         );
@@ -7001,7 +7000,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
     }
 
     if (!confirmed) {
-      devLogger.log("Deletion cancelled by user.");
+      console.log("Deletion cancelled by user.");
       return null; // Cancel deletion if user clicks "Cancel"
     }
 
@@ -7070,7 +7069,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
       localStorage.removeItem(LEGACY_EVENTS_STORAGE_KEY);
     } catch (err) {
       if (isDevMode) {
-        userLogger.warn("[nostr] Failed to persist events cache:", err);
+        console.warn("[nostr] Failed to persist events cache:", err);
       }
     }
   }
@@ -7089,7 +7088,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
     };
 
     if (isDevMode) {
-      devLogger.log("[subscribeVideos] Subscribing with filter:", filter);
+      console.log("[subscribeVideos] Subscribing with filter:", filter);
     }
 
     const sub = this.pool.sub(this.relays, [filter]);
@@ -7145,7 +7144,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
               })
               .catch((error) => {
                 if (isDevMode) {
-                  userLogger.warn(
+                  console.warn(
                     "[nostr] Failed to hydrate NIP-71 metadata for live video:",
                     error
                   );
@@ -7154,7 +7153,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
           }
         } catch (err) {
           if (isDevMode) {
-            userLogger.error("[subscribeVideos] Error processing event:", err);
+            console.error("[subscribeVideos] Error processing event:", err);
           }
         }
       }
@@ -7192,13 +7191,13 @@ export class NostrClient {
     // You can still use sub.on("eose") if needed
     sub.on("eose", () => {
       if (isDevMode && invalidDuringSub.length > 0) {
-        userLogger.warn(
+        console.warn(
           `[subscribeVideos] found ${invalidDuringSub.length} invalid video notes (with reasons):`,
           invalidDuringSub
         );
       }
       if (isDevMode) {
-        devLogger.log(
+        console.log(
           "[subscribeVideos] Reached EOSE for all relays (historical load done)"
         );
       }
@@ -7223,7 +7222,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
       try {
         return originalUnsub();
       } catch (err) {
-        userLogger.error("[subscribeVideos] Failed to unsub from pool:", err);
+        console.error("[subscribeVideos] Failed to unsub from pool:", err);
         return undefined;
       }
     };
@@ -7525,7 +7524,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
             return Array.isArray(events) ? events : [];
           } catch (error) {
             if (isDevMode) {
-              userLogger.warn(`[nostr] NIP-71 fetch failed on ${url}:`, error);
+              console.warn(`[nostr] NIP-71 fetch failed on ${url}:`, error);
             }
             return [];
           }
@@ -7542,7 +7541,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
       this.processNip71Events(Array.from(deduped.values()), pointerMap);
     } catch (error) {
       if (isDevMode) {
-        userLogger.warn("[nostr] Failed to fetch NIP-71 metadata:", error);
+        console.warn("[nostr] Failed to fetch NIP-71 metadata:", error);
       }
     } finally {
       pointerValues.forEach((pointerValue) => {
@@ -7665,7 +7664,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
 
       // OPTIONAL: Log invalid stats
       if (invalidNotes.length > 0 && isDevMode) {
-        userLogger.warn(
+        console.warn(
           `Skipped ${invalidNotes.length} invalid video notes:\n`,
           invalidNotes.map((n) => `${n.id.slice(0, 8)}.. => ${n.reason}`)
         );
@@ -7678,7 +7677,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
       activeVideos.forEach((video) => this.applyRootCreatedAt(video));
       return activeVideos;
     } catch (err) {
-      userLogger.error("fetchVideos error:", err);
+      console.error("fetchVideos error:", err);
       return [];
     }
   }
@@ -7708,7 +7707,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
       await this.ensurePool();
     } catch (error) {
       if (isDevMode) {
-        userLogger.warn("fetchRawEventById ensurePool error:", error);
+        console.warn("fetchRawEventById ensurePool error:", error);
       }
       return null;
     }
@@ -7772,7 +7771,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
         }
       } catch (error) {
         if (isDevMode) {
-          userLogger.warn("fetchRawEventById pool.get error:", error);
+          console.warn("fetchRawEventById pool.get error:", error);
         }
       }
     }
@@ -7793,7 +7792,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
         }
       } catch (error) {
         if (isDevMode) {
-          userLogger.warn("fetchRawEventById pool.list error:", error);
+          console.warn("fetchRawEventById pool.list error:", error);
         }
       }
     }
@@ -8009,7 +8008,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
         actorPubkey = ensured || "";
       } catch (error) {
         if (isDevMode) {
-          userLogger.warn("[nostr] Failed to ensure session actor before repost:", error);
+          console.warn("[nostr] Failed to ensure session actor before repost:", error);
         }
         return { ok: false, error: "missing-actor", details: error };
       }
@@ -8024,7 +8023,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
         await this.ensurePool();
       } catch (error) {
         if (isDevMode) {
-          userLogger.warn("[nostr] Failed to ensure pool before repost:", error);
+          console.warn("[nostr] Failed to ensure pool before repost:", error);
         }
         return { ok: false, error: "pool-unavailable", details: error };
       }
@@ -8085,7 +8084,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
       };
     } catch (error) {
       if (isDevMode) {
-        userLogger.warn("[nostr] Repost publish failed:", error);
+        console.warn("[nostr] Repost publish failed:", error);
       }
       const relayFailure =
         error && typeof error === "object" && Array.isArray(error.relayFailures);
@@ -8188,7 +8187,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
         actorPubkey = ensured || "";
       } catch (error) {
         if (isDevMode) {
-          userLogger.warn("[nostr] Failed to ensure session actor before mirror:", error);
+          console.warn("[nostr] Failed to ensure session actor before mirror:", error);
         }
         return { ok: false, error: "missing-actor", details: error };
       }
@@ -8203,7 +8202,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
         await this.ensurePool();
       } catch (error) {
         if (isDevMode) {
-          userLogger.warn("[nostr] Failed to ensure pool before mirror:", error);
+          console.warn("[nostr] Failed to ensure pool before mirror:", error);
         }
         return { ok: false, error: "pool-unavailable", details: error };
       }
@@ -8266,7 +8265,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
       };
     } catch (error) {
       if (isDevMode) {
-        userLogger.warn("[nostr] Mirror publish failed:", error);
+        console.warn("[nostr] Mirror publish failed:", error);
       }
       const relayFailure =
         error && typeof error === "object" && Array.isArray(error.relayFailures);
@@ -8327,7 +8326,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
         await this.ensurePool();
       } catch (error) {
         if (isDevMode) {
-          userLogger.warn("[nostr] Failed to ensure pool before rebroadcast:", error);
+          console.warn("[nostr] Failed to ensure pool before rebroadcast:", error);
         }
         return { ok: false, error: "pool-unavailable", details: error };
       }
@@ -8368,7 +8367,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
         });
       } catch (error) {
         if (isDevMode) {
-          userLogger.warn("[nostr] COUNT request for rebroadcast failed:", error);
+          console.warn("[nostr] COUNT request for rebroadcast failed:", error);
         }
       }
 
@@ -8395,7 +8394,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
       };
     } catch (error) {
       if (isDevMode) {
-        userLogger.warn("[nostr] Rebroadcast rejected by relays:", error);
+        console.warn("[nostr] Rebroadcast rejected by relays:", error);
       }
       return {
         ok: false,
@@ -8720,7 +8719,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
           if (isUnsupported) {
             this.countUnsupportedRelays.add(url);
           } else if (isDevMode) {
-            userLogger.warn(`[nostr] COUNT request failed on ${url}:`, error);
+            console.warn(`[nostr] COUNT request failed on ${url}:`, error);
           }
           return { url, ok: false, error, unsupported: isUnsupported };
         }
@@ -8889,7 +8888,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
         }
       } catch (error) {
         if (isDevMode) {
-          userLogger.warn(
+          console.warn(
             `[nostr] Failed to fetch root event ${normalizedRoot} for history:`,
             error
           );
@@ -8921,7 +8920,7 @@ export class NostrClient {
               return events || [];
             } catch (err) {
               if (isDevMode) {
-                userLogger.warn(`[nostr] History fetch failed on ${url}:`, err);
+                console.warn(`[nostr] History fetch failed on ${url}:`, err);
               }
               return [];
             }
@@ -8942,13 +8941,13 @@ export class NostrClient {
             }
           } catch (err) {
             if (isDevMode) {
-              userLogger.warn("[nostr] Failed to convert historical event:", err);
+              console.warn("[nostr] Failed to convert historical event:", err);
             }
           }
         }
       } catch (err) {
         if (isDevMode) {
-          userLogger.warn("[nostr] hydrateVideoHistory relay fetch error:", err);
+          console.warn("[nostr] hydrateVideoHistory relay fetch error:", err);
         }
       }
 
@@ -9109,4 +9108,4 @@ export const countVideoViewEvents = (...args) => {
   return nostrClient.countVideoViewEvents(...args);
 };
 
-export { normalizePointerInput, pointerKey, chunkWatchHistoryPayloadItems, normalizeActorKey };
\ No newline at end of file
+export { normalizePointerInput, pointerKey, chunkWatchHistoryPayloadItems, normalizeActorKey };
diff --git a/js/nostrEventSchemas.js b/js/nostrEventSchemas.js
index f160ff3a..3b8053c9 100644
--- a/js/nostrEventSchemas.js
+++ b/js/nostrEventSchemas.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { userLogger } from "./utils/logger.js";
 import {
   ADMIN_LIST_NAMESPACE,
   isDevMode,
@@ -48,7 +47,7 @@ function ensureValidUtf8Content(value) {
       normalized = typeof stringified === "string" ? stringified : "";
     } catch (error) {
       if (isDevMode) {
-        userLogger.warn(
+        console.warn(
           "[nostrEventSchemas] Failed to serialize view event content:",
           error
         );
@@ -68,7 +67,7 @@ function ensureValidUtf8Content(value) {
       cachedUtf8Encoder.encode(normalized);
     } catch (error) {
       if (isDevMode) {
-        userLogger.warn(
+        console.warn(
           "[nostrEventSchemas] Dropping invalid UTF-8 characters from event content",
           error
         );
@@ -84,7 +83,7 @@ function ensureValidUtf8Content(value) {
         normalized = sanitized;
       } catch (encodeError) {
         if (isDevMode) {
-          userLogger.warn(
+          console.warn(
             "[nostrEventSchemas] Failed to normalize view event content; defaulting to empty string",
             encodeError
           );
@@ -837,7 +836,7 @@ export function buildAdminListEvent(listKey, { pubkey, created_at, hexPubkeys =
   const schema = getNostrEventSchema(resolveAdminNoteType(listKey));
   if (!schema) {
     if (isDevMode) {
-      userLogger.warn(`[nostrEventSchemas] Unknown admin list key: ${listKey}`);
+      console.warn(`[nostrEventSchemas] Unknown admin list key: ${listKey}`);
     }
     return {
       kind: 30000,
@@ -875,4 +874,4 @@ if (typeof window !== "undefined") {
     getAllSchemas: getAllNostrEventSchemas,
     setOverrides: setNostrEventSchemaOverrides,
   };
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/js/nostrPublish.js b/js/nostrPublish.js
index e9008dbd..5faa25f3 100644
--- a/js/nostrPublish.js
+++ b/js/nostrPublish.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { userLogger } from "./utils/logger.js";
 import { isDevMode } from "./config.js";
 
 export const RELAY_PUBLISH_TIMEOUT_MS = 10_000;
@@ -90,7 +89,7 @@ export function publishEventToRelay(pool, url, event, options = {}) {
             return true;
           } catch (error) {
             if (isDevMode) {
-              userLogger.warn(
+              console.warn(
                 `[nostrPublish] Relay publish handle rejected ${eventName} listener:`,
                 error,
               );
diff --git a/js/nostrToolsBootstrap.js b/js/nostrToolsBootstrap.js
index 065eb758..685e8efe 100644
--- a/js/nostrToolsBootstrap.js
+++ b/js/nostrToolsBootstrap.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { devLogger, userLogger } from "./utils/logger.js";
 const REMOTE_IMPORT_TIMEOUT = 4500;
 const LOCAL_IMPORT_TIMEOUT = 2500;
 const NODE_IMPORT_TIMEOUT = 1500;
@@ -417,7 +416,7 @@ export function bootstrapNostrTools() {
         reason: "Failed to resolve any nostr-tools helpers.",
         attempts,
       };
-      userLogger.warn("[bitvid] nostr-tools bootstrap failed", failure);
+      console.warn("[bitvid] nostr-tools bootstrap failed", failure);
       return failure;
     }
 
@@ -447,9 +446,9 @@ export function bootstrapNostrTools() {
 
     if (resolvedNip04) {
       canonicalTools.nip04 = resolvedNip04;
-      devLogger.info("[bitvid] Initialized nostr nip04 helpers.");
+      console.info("[bitvid] Initialized nostr nip04 helpers.");
     } else {
-      userLogger.warn(
+      console.warn(
         "[bitvid] NIP-04 helpers unavailable after bootstrap attempts."
       );
     }
@@ -508,7 +507,7 @@ export function bootstrapNostrTools() {
         },
       });
     } catch (error) {
-      userLogger.warn("[bitvid] Failed to install NostrTools guard.", error);
+      console.warn("[bitvid] Failed to install NostrTools guard.", error);
     }
 
     applyActive(existingGlobalTools);
@@ -532,4 +531,4 @@ const nostrToolsReady = bootstrapNostrTools();
 export { nostrToolsReady };
 export default nostrToolsReady;
 
-await nostrToolsReady;
\ No newline at end of file
+await nostrToolsReady;
diff --git a/js/nwcSettings.js b/js/nwcSettings.js
index 5c08f5b6..5a1697f0 100644
--- a/js/nwcSettings.js
+++ b/js/nwcSettings.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { userLogger } from "./utils/logger.js";
 const DB_NAME = "bitvidSettings";
 const DB_VERSION = 1;
 const STORE_NAME = "kv";
@@ -184,20 +183,20 @@ function emitToast(message, { variant = "error", error } = {}) {
         })
       );
     } catch (eventError) {
-      userLogger.warn("[nwcSettings] Failed to dispatch toast event", eventError);
+      console.warn("[nwcSettings] Failed to dispatch toast event", eventError);
     }
   }
 }
 
 function notifyFailure(message, error) {
   const text = message || "NWC settings storage error.";
-  userLogger.warn(`[nwcSettings] ${text}`, error);
+  console.warn(`[nwcSettings] ${text}`, error);
   emitToast(text, { variant: "error", error });
 }
 
 function notifyWarning(message, error) {
   const text = message || "NWC settings storage warning.";
-  userLogger.warn(`[nwcSettings] ${text}`, error);
+  console.warn(`[nwcSettings] ${text}`, error);
   emitToast(text, { variant: "warning", error });
 }
 
@@ -366,4 +365,4 @@ export async function clearNwcSettings(pubkey) {
   }
 
   return true;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/js/payments/nwcClient.js b/js/payments/nwcClient.js
index 934fdecb..2774b5c3 100644
--- a/js/payments/nwcClient.js
+++ b/js/payments/nwcClient.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { userLogger } from "../utils/logger.js";
 // js/payments/nwcClient.js
 
 import { nostrToolsReady } from "../nostrToolsBootstrap.js";
@@ -120,7 +119,7 @@ let cachedNostrTools = __nwcNostrToolsBootstrap.toolkit || null;
 const nostrToolsInitializationFailure = __nwcNostrToolsBootstrap.failure || null;
 
 if (!cachedNostrTools && nostrToolsInitializationFailure) {
-  userLogger.warn(
+  console.warn(
     "[nwcClient] nostr-tools helpers unavailable after bootstrap.",
     nostrToolsInitializationFailure
   );
@@ -151,7 +150,7 @@ async function ensureNostrTools() {
     const result = await nostrToolsReadySource;
     rememberNostrTools(result);
   } catch (error) {
-    userLogger.warn("[nwcClient] Failed to resolve nostr-tools helpers.", error);
+    console.warn("[nwcClient] Failed to resolve nostr-tools helpers.", error);
   }
   if (!cachedNostrTools) {
     rememberNostrTools(readToolkitFromScope());
@@ -201,7 +200,7 @@ function assertNostrTools(methods = []) {
         const available = Array.isArray(Object.keys(tools))
           ? Object.keys(tools)
           : [];
-        userLogger.error(
+        console.error(
           "[nwcClient] Required NostrTools capability is missing.",
           {
             missingMethod: method,
@@ -209,7 +208,7 @@ function assertNostrTools(methods = []) {
           }
         );
       } catch (loggingError) {
-        userLogger.error(
+        console.error(
           "[nwcClient] Failed to enumerate available NostrTools methods.",
           loggingError
         );
@@ -455,7 +454,7 @@ function createNip44Encryption(context) {
         const secretBytes = hexToBytesCompat(context.secretKey);
         cachedKey = resolved.getConversationKey(secretBytes, context.walletPubkey);
       } catch (error) {
-        userLogger.warn("[nwcClient] Failed to derive nip44 conversation key", error);
+        console.warn("[nwcClient] Failed to derive nip44 conversation key", error);
         throw error;
       }
     }
@@ -528,7 +527,7 @@ function settleInfoRequest(result) {
     try {
       resolver(result || null);
     } catch (error) {
-      userLogger.warn("[nwcClient] Failed to resolve wallet info request", error);
+      console.warn("[nwcClient] Failed to resolve wallet info request", error);
     }
   }
 }
@@ -572,7 +571,7 @@ function requestInfoEvent(context) {
   try {
     socket.send(JSON.stringify(["REQ", infoSubscriptionId, filters]));
   } catch (error) {
-    userLogger.warn("[nwcClient] Failed to request wallet info event", error);
+    console.warn("[nwcClient] Failed to request wallet info event", error);
     settleInfoRequest(null);
     return Promise.resolve(null);
   }
@@ -620,7 +619,7 @@ async function ensureEncryption(context) {
     try {
       infoEvent = await requestInfoEvent(context);
     } catch (error) {
-      userLogger.warn("[nwcClient] Failed to load wallet info event", error);
+      console.warn("[nwcClient] Failed to load wallet info event", error);
     }
     if (infoEvent) {
       context.infoEvent = infoEvent;
@@ -736,12 +735,12 @@ function isSocketOpen() {
 }
 
 function handleSocketError(error) {
-  userLogger.warn("[nwcClient] WebSocket error", error);
+  console.warn("[nwcClient] WebSocket error", error);
   closeSocket({ keepState: true });
 }
 
 function handleSocketClose() {
-  userLogger.warn("[nwcClient] Wallet connection closed.");
+  console.warn("[nwcClient] Wallet connection closed.");
   closeSocket({ keepState: true });
 }
 
@@ -783,7 +782,7 @@ async function handleSocketMessage(messageEvent) {
   try {
     payload = JSON.parse(messageEvent.data);
   } catch (error) {
-    userLogger.warn("[nwcClient] Failed to parse relay message", error);
+    console.warn("[nwcClient] Failed to parse relay message", error);
     return;
   }
 
@@ -816,7 +815,7 @@ async function handleSocketMessage(messageEvent) {
         finalizePendingRequest(pending);
         pending.reject(error);
       } else {
-        userLogger.warn("[nwcClient] Failed to decrypt wallet response", error);
+        console.warn("[nwcClient] Failed to decrypt wallet response", error);
       }
       return;
     }
@@ -861,7 +860,7 @@ async function handleSocketMessage(messageEvent) {
   }
 
   if (type === "NOTICE" && payload.length >= 2) {
-    userLogger.warn("[nwcClient] Relay notice:", payload[1]);
+    console.warn("[nwcClient] Relay notice:", payload[1]);
     return;
   }
 }
@@ -1128,4 +1127,4 @@ export const __TESTING__ = Object.freeze({
   buildPayInvoiceParams,
   getActiveState: () => activeState,
   ensureEncryptionForContext: ensureEncryption,
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+});
diff --git a/js/payments/platformAddress.js b/js/payments/platformAddress.js
index 40f9f718..cb1f35a3 100644
--- a/js/payments/platformAddress.js
+++ b/js/payments/platformAddress.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { userLogger } from "../utils/logger.js";
 // js/payments/platformAddress.js
 
 import { PLATFORM_LUD16_OVERRIDE, ADMIN_SUPER_NPUB } from "../config.js";
@@ -107,7 +106,7 @@ const nostrToolsInitializationFailure =
   __platformNostrToolsBootstrap.failure || null;
 
 if (!cachedNostrTools && nostrToolsInitializationFailure) {
-  userLogger.warn(
+  console.warn(
     "[platformAddress] nostr-tools helpers unavailable after bootstrap.",
     nostrToolsInitializationFailure
   );
@@ -138,7 +137,7 @@ async function ensureNostrTools() {
     const result = await nostrToolsReadySource;
     rememberNostrTools(result);
   } catch (error) {
-    userLogger.warn(
+    console.warn(
       "[platformAddress] Failed to resolve nostr-tools helpers.",
       error
     );
@@ -199,7 +198,7 @@ function decodeAdminPubkey() {
         }
       }
     } catch (error) {
-      userLogger.warn("[platformAddress] Failed to decode ADMIN_SUPER_NPUB", error);
+      console.warn("[platformAddress] Failed to decode ADMIN_SUPER_NPUB", error);
     }
   }
 
@@ -234,7 +233,7 @@ async function fetchAdminMetadata(adminPubkey) {
   try {
     pool = await nostrClient.ensurePool();
   } catch (error) {
-    userLogger.warn("[platformAddress] Failed to initialize Nostr pool", error);
+    console.warn("[platformAddress] Failed to initialize Nostr pool", error);
     return null;
   }
 
@@ -246,7 +245,7 @@ async function fetchAdminMetadata(adminPubkey) {
     ? nostrClient.relays
     : [];
   if (relayUrls.length === 0) {
-    userLogger.warn("[platformAddress] Nostr client is not ready.");
+    console.warn("[platformAddress] Nostr client is not ready.");
     return null;
   }
 
@@ -287,7 +286,7 @@ async function fetchAdminMetadata(adminPubkey) {
 
     return lightningAddress || null;
   } catch (error) {
-    userLogger.warn("[platformAddress] Failed to fetch admin metadata", error);
+    console.warn("[platformAddress] Failed to fetch admin metadata", error);
     return null;
   }
 }
@@ -323,4 +322,4 @@ export async function getPlatformLightningAddress({ forceRefresh = false } = {})
 
 export function __resetPlatformAddressCache() {
   cachedAddress = null;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/js/payments/zapSplit.js b/js/payments/zapSplit.js
index b1349144..05f6d9ce 100644
--- a/js/payments/zapSplit.js
+++ b/js/payments/zapSplit.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { userLogger } from "../utils/logger.js";
 // js/payments/zapSplit.js
 
 import { ADMIN_SUPER_NPUB } from "../config.js";
@@ -125,7 +124,7 @@ let cachedNostrTools = __zapNostrToolsBootstrap.toolkit || null;
 const nostrToolsInitializationFailure = __zapNostrToolsBootstrap.failure || null;
 
 if (!cachedNostrTools && nostrToolsInitializationFailure) {
-  userLogger.warn(
+  console.warn(
     "[zapSplit] nostr-tools helpers unavailable after bootstrap.",
     nostrToolsInitializationFailure
   );
@@ -156,7 +155,7 @@ async function ensureNostrTools() {
     const result = await nostrToolsReadySource;
     rememberNostrTools(result);
   } catch (error) {
-    userLogger.warn("[zapSplit] Failed to resolve nostr-tools helpers.", error);
+    console.warn("[zapSplit] Failed to resolve nostr-tools helpers.", error);
   }
   if (!cachedNostrTools) {
     rememberNostrTools(readToolkitFromScope());
@@ -462,4 +461,4 @@ export const __TESTING__ = Object.freeze({
   mergeDependencies,
   parsePercentValue,
   clampPercent,
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+});
diff --git a/js/r2-quick.js b/js/r2-quick.js
index efec81a2..ff6b3cbf 100644
--- a/js/r2-quick.js
+++ b/js/r2-quick.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { buildR2Key, buildPublicUrl } from "./r2.js";
-import { userLogger } from "./utils/logger.js";
 import {
   sanitizeBucketName,
   ensureBucket,
@@ -47,7 +46,7 @@ function loadSavedSettings() {
     }
     return parsed;
   } catch (err) {
-    userLogger.warn("Failed to read quick R2 settings:", err);
+    console.warn("Failed to read quick R2 settings:", err);
     return null;
   }
 }
@@ -56,7 +55,7 @@ function persistSettings(settings) {
   try {
     localStorage.setItem(STORAGE_KEY, JSON.stringify(settings));
   } catch (err) {
-    userLogger.warn("Failed to store quick R2 settings:", err);
+    console.warn("Failed to store quick R2 settings:", err);
   }
 }
 
@@ -64,7 +63,7 @@ function clearSavedSettings() {
   try {
     localStorage.removeItem(STORAGE_KEY);
   } catch (err) {
-    userLogger.warn("Failed to clear quick R2 settings:", err);
+    console.warn("Failed to clear quick R2 settings:", err);
   }
 }
 
@@ -259,7 +258,7 @@ export function initQuickR2Upload(app) {
             origins: getCorsOrigins(),
           });
         } catch (corsErr) {
-          userLogger.warn("Quick R2 CORS update failed:", corsErr);
+          console.warn("Quick R2 CORS update failed:", corsErr);
         }
       }
 
@@ -293,7 +292,7 @@ export function initQuickR2Upload(app) {
                   enabled: false,
                 });
               } catch (disableErr) {
-                userLogger.warn("Quick R2 managed domain disable failed:", disableErr);
+                console.warn("Quick R2 managed domain disable failed:", disableErr);
               }
             } else {
               setStatus(
@@ -303,7 +302,7 @@ export function initQuickR2Upload(app) {
               );
             }
           } catch (err) {
-            userLogger.warn("Quick R2 custom domain error:", err);
+            console.warn("Quick R2 custom domain error:", err);
             setStatus(
               elements.status,
               err?.message
@@ -333,7 +332,7 @@ export function initQuickR2Upload(app) {
             usedManagedFallback = true;
           }
         } catch (err) {
-          userLogger.warn("Quick R2 managed domain enable failed:", err);
+          console.warn("Quick R2 managed domain enable failed:", err);
           setStatus(
             elements.status,
             err?.message
@@ -394,7 +393,7 @@ export function initQuickR2Upload(app) {
         elements.form.requestSubmit();
       }
     } catch (err) {
-      userLogger.error("Quick R2 upload failed:", err);
+      console.error("Quick R2 upload failed:", err);
       setStatus(
         elements.status,
         err?.message ? `Upload failed: ${err.message}` : "Upload failed.",
diff --git a/js/r2.js b/js/r2.js
index 1a93b05b..d3b73429 100644
--- a/js/r2.js
+++ b/js/r2.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { userLogger } from "./utils/logger.js";
 const DB_NAME = "bitvidSettings";
 const DB_VERSION = 1;
 const STORE_NAME = "kv";
@@ -105,7 +104,7 @@ export async function loadR2Settings() {
       });
     }
   } catch (err) {
-    userLogger.warn("Failed to open IndexedDB for settings, falling back:", err);
+    console.warn("Failed to open IndexedDB for settings, falling back:", err);
   }
 
   try {
@@ -116,7 +115,7 @@ export async function loadR2Settings() {
       }
     }
   } catch (err) {
-    userLogger.warn("Failed to read fallback settings:", err);
+    console.warn("Failed to read fallback settings:", err);
   }
 
   return normalizeSettings(null);
@@ -129,7 +128,7 @@ export async function saveR2Settings(settings) {
   try {
     db = await openSettingsDb();
   } catch (err) {
-    userLogger.warn("Unable to open IndexedDB, continuing with fallback:", err);
+    console.warn("Unable to open IndexedDB, continuing with fallback:", err);
   }
 
   if (db) {
@@ -166,7 +165,7 @@ export async function clearR2Settings() {
       cleared = true;
     }
   } catch (err) {
-    userLogger.warn("Failed to clear IndexedDB settings:", err);
+    console.warn("Failed to clear IndexedDB settings:", err);
   }
 
   try {
@@ -175,7 +174,7 @@ export async function clearR2Settings() {
       cleared = true;
     }
   } catch (err) {
-    userLogger.warn("Failed to clear fallback settings:", err);
+    console.warn("Failed to clear fallback settings:", err);
   }
 
   return cleared;
@@ -256,4 +255,4 @@ export function buildPublicUrl(baseUrl, key) {
   return `${sanitizedBase}/${encodedKey}`;
 }
 
-export { sanitizeBaseDomain };
\ No newline at end of file
+export { sanitizeBaseDomain };
diff --git a/js/relayManager.js b/js/relayManager.js
index 3efca956..d40549e2 100644
--- a/js/relayManager.js
+++ b/js/relayManager.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { isDevMode } from "./config.js";
 import { DEFAULT_RELAY_URLS, nostrClient } from "./nostr.js";
 import { buildRelayListEvent } from "./nostrEventSchemas.js";
-import { userLogger } from "./utils/logger.js";
 import {
   publishEventToRelays,
   assertAnyRelayAccepted,
@@ -539,12 +538,12 @@ class RelayPreferencesManager {
             const reason = outcome.reason;
             if (reason?.code === "timeout") {
               if (isDevMode) {
-                userLogger.warn(
+                console.warn(
                   `[relayManager] Relay ${reason.relay} timed out while loading relay list (${reason.timeoutMs}ms)`
                 );
               }
             } else if (isDevMode) {
-              userLogger.warn(
+              console.warn(
                 `[relayManager] Relay ${reason?.relay || "unknown"} failed while loading relay list:`,
                 reason
               );
@@ -560,7 +559,7 @@ class RelayPreferencesManager {
       })
       .catch((error) => {
         if (isDevMode) {
-          userLogger.warn("[relayManager] Background relay refresh failed", error);
+          console.warn("[relayManager] Background relay refresh failed", error);
         }
       });
 
@@ -572,13 +571,13 @@ class RelayPreferencesManager {
         if (error instanceof AggregateError) {
           error.errors?.forEach((err) => {
             if (err?.code === "timeout" && isDevMode) {
-              userLogger.warn(
+              console.warn(
                 `[relayManager] Relay ${err.relay} timed out while loading relay list (${err.timeoutMs}ms)`
               );
             }
           });
         } else if (isDevMode) {
-          userLogger.warn("[relayManager] Fast relay fetch failed", error);
+          console.warn("[relayManager] Fast relay fetch failed", error);
         }
       }
     }
@@ -658,7 +657,7 @@ class RelayPreferencesManager {
       if (publishError?.relayFailures?.length) {
         publishError.relayFailures.forEach(
           ({ url, error: relayError, reason }) => {
-            userLogger.error(
+            console.error(
               `[RelayPreferencesManager] Relay ${url} rejected relay list: ${reason}`,
               relayError || reason
             );
@@ -676,7 +675,7 @@ class RelayPreferencesManager {
             : relayError
             ? String(relayError)
             : "publish failed";
-        userLogger.warn(
+        console.warn(
           `[RelayPreferencesManager] Relay ${url} did not acknowledge relay list: ${reason}`,
           relayError
         );
diff --git a/js/services/authService.js b/js/services/authService.js
index ab2b4b4d..76b5a2e1 100644
--- a/js/services/authService.js
+++ b/js/services/authService.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { userLogger } from "../utils/logger.js";
 // js/services/authService.js
 
 import {
@@ -95,7 +94,7 @@ export default class AuthService {
       try {
         this.logger(message, error);
       } catch (logError) {
-        userLogger.warn("[AuthService] logger threw", logError);
+        console.warn("[AuthService] logger threw", logError);
       }
     });
   }
@@ -104,7 +103,7 @@ export default class AuthService {
     try {
       this.logger(...args);
     } catch (error) {
-      userLogger.warn("[AuthService] logger threw", error);
+      console.warn("[AuthService] logger threw", error);
     }
   }
 
@@ -952,4 +951,4 @@ export default class AuthService {
     this.emitProfileList("hydrate");
     return result;
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/js/services/nostrService.js b/js/services/nostrService.js
index 0a3108b3..56299ab7 100644
--- a/js/services/nostrService.js
+++ b/js/services/nostrService.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { userLogger } from "../utils/logger.js";
 import {
   nostrClient,
   convertEventToVideo,
@@ -54,7 +53,7 @@ class SimpleEventEmitter {
           try {
             this.logger(`nostrService listener for "${eventName}" threw`, error);
           } catch (logError) {
-            userLogger.warn("[nostrService] listener logger threw", logError);
+            console.warn("[nostrService] listener logger threw", logError);
           }
         }
       }
@@ -109,7 +108,7 @@ export class NostrService {
       try {
         this.logger(message, error);
       } catch (logError) {
-        userLogger.warn("[nostrService] logger threw", logError);
+        console.warn("[nostrService] logger threw", logError);
       }
     });
     this.videosMap = null;
@@ -119,7 +118,7 @@ export class NostrService {
     try {
       this.logger(...args);
     } catch (error) {
-      userLogger.warn("[nostrService] logger threw", error);
+      console.warn("[nostrService] logger threw", error);
     }
   }
 
@@ -165,7 +164,7 @@ export class NostrService {
       try {
         current.unsub();
       } catch (error) {
-        userLogger.warn("[nostrService] Failed to unsubscribe from video feed:", error);
+        console.warn("[nostrService] Failed to unsubscribe from video feed:", error);
       }
     }
     this.setVideoSubscription(null);
@@ -210,7 +209,7 @@ export class NostrService {
           return false;
         }
       } catch (error) {
-        userLogger.warn("[nostrService] isAuthorBlocked handler threw", error);
+        console.warn("[nostrService] isAuthorBlocked handler threw", error);
       }
     }
 
@@ -224,7 +223,7 @@ export class NostrService {
           return false;
         }
       } catch (error) {
-        userLogger.warn("[nostrService] access control check failed", error);
+        console.warn("[nostrService] access control check failed", error);
         return false;
       }
     }
@@ -255,7 +254,7 @@ export class NostrService {
     try {
       await this.accessControl.ensureReady();
     } catch (error) {
-      userLogger.warn(
+      console.warn(
         "[nostrService] Failed to ensure access control lists are ready:",
         error
       );
@@ -289,7 +288,7 @@ export class NostrService {
         try {
           onVideos(filtered, { reason });
         } catch (error) {
-          userLogger.warn("[nostrService] onVideos handler threw", error);
+          console.warn("[nostrService] onVideos handler threw", error);
         }
       }
       this.emit("videos:updated", { videos: filtered, reason });
@@ -319,7 +318,7 @@ export class NostrService {
       this.emit("videos:fetched", { videos: filtered });
       return filtered;
     } catch (error) {
-      userLogger.error("[nostrService] Failed to fetch videos:", error);
+      console.error("[nostrService] Failed to fetch videos:", error);
       return [];
     }
   }
@@ -363,11 +362,11 @@ export class NostrService {
           collected.set(video.id, video);
           this.nostrClient.allEvents.set(video.id, video);
         } catch (error) {
-          userLogger.warn("[nostrService] Failed to convert older event", error);
+          console.warn("[nostrService] Failed to convert older event", error);
         }
       }
     } catch (error) {
-      userLogger.error("[nostrService] Failed to load older videos:", error);
+      console.error("[nostrService] Failed to load older videos:", error);
       return [];
     }
 
diff --git a/js/services/playbackService.js b/js/services/playbackService.js
index 58d087d7..ae7278fc 100644
--- a/js/services/playbackService.js
+++ b/js/services/playbackService.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { userLogger } from "../utils/logger.js";
 // js/services/playbackService.js
 
 class SimpleEventEmitter {
@@ -74,7 +73,7 @@ export class PlaybackService {
     try {
       this.logger(...args);
     } catch (err) {
-      userLogger.warn("[PlaybackService] logger threw", err);
+      console.warn("[PlaybackService] logger threw", err);
     }
   }
 
@@ -766,4 +765,4 @@ class PlaybackSession extends SimpleEventEmitter {
   }
 }
 
-export default PlaybackService;
\ No newline at end of file
+export default PlaybackService;
diff --git a/js/services/r2Service.js b/js/services/r2Service.js
index 27324824..f6518809 100644
--- a/js/services/r2Service.js
+++ b/js/services/r2Service.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { userLogger } from "../utils/logger.js";
 import {
   loadR2Settings,
   saveR2Settings,
@@ -70,7 +69,7 @@ class R2Service {
       try {
         handler(detail);
       } catch (err) {
-        userLogger.error("[r2Service] Listener error for", event, err);
+        console.error("[r2Service] Listener error for", event, err);
       }
     }
   }
@@ -226,7 +225,7 @@ class R2Service {
       this.populateCloudflareSettingsInputs(settings);
       return settings;
     } catch (err) {
-      userLogger.error("Failed to load Cloudflare settings:", err);
+      console.error("Failed to load Cloudflare settings:", err);
       this.setSettings(createDefaultSettings());
       this.populateCloudflareSettingsInputs(this.getSettings());
       this.setCloudflareSettingsStatus(
@@ -286,7 +285,7 @@ class R2Service {
       }
       return true;
     } catch (err) {
-      userLogger.error("Failed to save Cloudflare settings:", err);
+      console.error("Failed to save Cloudflare settings:", err);
       if (!quiet) {
         this.setCloudflareSettingsStatus(
           "Failed to save settings. Check console for details.",
@@ -311,7 +310,7 @@ class R2Service {
       this.setCloudflareSettingsStatus("Settings cleared.", "success");
       return true;
     } catch (err) {
-      userLogger.error("Failed to clear Cloudflare settings:", err);
+      console.error("Failed to clear Cloudflare settings:", err);
       this.setCloudflareSettingsStatus("Failed to clear settings.", "error");
       return false;
     }
@@ -339,7 +338,7 @@ class R2Service {
     try {
       return deriveShortSubdomain(npub);
     } catch (err) {
-      userLogger.warn("Failed to derive short subdomain, falling back:", err);
+      console.warn("Failed to derive short subdomain, falling back:", err);
     }
 
     const base = String(npub || "user")
@@ -383,7 +382,7 @@ class R2Service {
             origins: corsOrigins,
           });
         } catch (err) {
-          userLogger.warn("Failed to refresh bucket configuration:", err);
+          console.warn("Failed to refresh bucket configuration:", err);
         }
       } else if (accessKeyId && secretAccessKey && corsOrigins.length > 0) {
         try {
@@ -398,7 +397,7 @@ class R2Service {
             origins: corsOrigins,
           });
         } catch (err) {
-          userLogger.warn("Failed to refresh bucket CORS via access keys:", err);
+          console.warn("Failed to refresh bucket CORS via access keys:", err);
         }
       }
       return {
@@ -445,7 +444,7 @@ class R2Service {
             origins: corsOrigins,
           });
         } catch (corsErr) {
-          userLogger.warn(
+          console.warn(
             "Failed to ensure R2 CORS rules via access keys. Configure the bucket's CORS policy manually if uploads continue to fail.",
             corsErr
           );
@@ -486,7 +485,7 @@ class R2Service {
         origins: corsOrigins,
       });
     } catch (err) {
-      userLogger.warn("Failed to apply R2 CORS rules:", err);
+      console.warn("Failed to apply R2 CORS rules:", err);
     }
 
     let publicBaseUrl = entry?.publicBaseUrl || "";
@@ -518,7 +517,7 @@ class R2Service {
               enabled: false,
             });
           } catch (disableErr) {
-            userLogger.warn("Failed to disable managed domain:", disableErr);
+            console.warn("Failed to disable managed domain:", disableErr);
           }
         } else {
           usedManagedFallback = true;
@@ -536,10 +535,10 @@ class R2Service {
               enabled: false,
             });
           } catch (disableErr) {
-            userLogger.warn("Failed to disable managed domain:", disableErr);
+            console.warn("Failed to disable managed domain:", disableErr);
           }
         } else {
-          userLogger.warn("Failed to attach custom domain, falling back:", err);
+          console.warn("Failed to attach custom domain, falling back:", err);
           usedManagedFallback = true;
           customDomainStatus = "error";
         }
@@ -700,7 +699,7 @@ class R2Service {
     try {
       bucketResult = await this.ensureBucketConfigForNpub(npub);
     } catch (err) {
-      userLogger.error("Failed to prepare R2 bucket:", err);
+      console.error("Failed to prepare R2 bucket:", err);
       this.setCloudflareUploadStatus(
         err?.message ? `Bucket setup failed: ${err.message}` : "Bucket setup failed.",
         "error"
@@ -761,7 +760,7 @@ class R2Service {
       let publishOutcome = true;
 
       if (typeof publishVideoNote !== "function") {
-        userLogger.warn(
+        console.warn(
           "publishVideoNote handler missing; skipping publish step."
         );
         publishOutcome = false;
@@ -806,7 +805,7 @@ class R2Service {
 
       return publishOutcome;
     } catch (err) {
-      userLogger.error("Cloudflare upload failed:", err);
+      console.error("Cloudflare upload failed:", err);
       this.setCloudflareUploadStatus(
         err?.message ? `Upload failed: ${err.message}` : "Upload failed.",
         "error"
diff --git a/js/services/watchHistoryTelemetry.js b/js/services/watchHistoryTelemetry.js
index b23649f8..a34e7a35 100644
--- a/js/services/watchHistoryTelemetry.js
+++ b/js/services/watchHistoryTelemetry.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { isDevMode } from "../config.js";
 import { pointerArrayToKey } from "../utils/pointer.js";
-import { userLogger } from "../utils/logger.js";
 import {
   ingestLocalViewEvent as defaultIngestLocalViewEvent,
 } from "../viewCounter.js";
@@ -110,7 +109,7 @@ export default class WatchHistoryTelemetry {
                 this.watchHistoryService?.clearLocalMetadata?.();
               } catch (error) {
                 if (isDevMode) {
-                  userLogger.warn(
+                  console.warn(
                     "[watchHistoryTelemetry] Failed to clear cached metadata after toggle off:",
                     error,
                   );
@@ -124,7 +123,7 @@ export default class WatchHistoryTelemetry {
         }
       } catch (error) {
         if (isDevMode) {
-          userLogger.warn(
+          console.warn(
             "[watchHistoryTelemetry] Failed to subscribe to metadata preference changes:",
             error,
           );
@@ -155,7 +154,7 @@ export default class WatchHistoryTelemetry {
       }
     } catch (error) {
       if (isDevMode) {
-        userLogger.warn(
+        console.warn(
           "[watchHistoryTelemetry] Failed to read metadata settings:",
           error,
         );
@@ -170,7 +169,7 @@ export default class WatchHistoryTelemetry {
         this.watchHistoryService?.clearLocalMetadata?.();
       } catch (error) {
         if (isDevMode) {
-          userLogger.warn(
+          console.warn(
             "[watchHistoryTelemetry] Failed to purge metadata cache while preference disabled:",
             error,
           );
@@ -207,7 +206,7 @@ export default class WatchHistoryTelemetry {
       this.watchHistoryService.setLocalMetadata(pointerInfo.key, metadata);
     } catch (error) {
       if (isDevMode) {
-        userLogger.warn(
+        console.warn(
           "[watchHistoryTelemetry] Failed to persist local metadata for pointer:",
           pointerInfo.key,
           error,
@@ -229,7 +228,7 @@ export default class WatchHistoryTelemetry {
       this.watchHistoryService.removeLocalMetadata(pointerKey);
     } catch (error) {
       if (isDevMode) {
-        userLogger.warn(
+        console.warn(
           "[watchHistoryTelemetry] Failed to remove cached metadata for pointer:",
           pointerKey,
           error,
@@ -279,7 +278,7 @@ export default class WatchHistoryTelemetry {
           state.videoEl.removeEventListener(eventName, handler);
         } catch (error) {
           if (isDevMode) {
-            userLogger.warn(
+            console.warn(
               `[watchHistoryTelemetry] Failed to detach ${eventName} listener:`,
               error,
             );
@@ -425,7 +424,7 @@ export default class WatchHistoryTelemetry {
           }
         } catch (error) {
           if (isDevMode) {
-            userLogger.warn(
+            console.warn(
               "[watchHistoryTelemetry] Exception while recording video view:",
               error,
             );
@@ -453,7 +452,7 @@ export default class WatchHistoryTelemetry {
               });
             } catch (error) {
               if (isDevMode) {
-                userLogger.warn(
+                console.warn(
                   "[watchHistoryTelemetry] Failed to ingest local view event:",
                   error,
                 );
@@ -461,14 +460,14 @@ export default class WatchHistoryTelemetry {
             }
           }
         } else if (isDevMode && viewResult) {
-          userLogger.warn(
+          console.warn(
             "[watchHistoryTelemetry] View event rejected by relays:",
             viewResult,
           );
         }
       })().catch((error) => {
         if (isDevMode) {
-          userLogger.warn(
+          console.warn(
             "[watchHistoryTelemetry] Unexpected error while recording video view:",
             error,
           );
@@ -582,7 +581,7 @@ export default class WatchHistoryTelemetry {
       try {
         this.watchHistoryPreferenceUnsubscribe();
       } catch (error) {
-        userLogger.warn(
+        console.warn(
           "[watchHistoryTelemetry] Failed to unsubscribe watch history preference:",
           error,
         );
diff --git a/js/state/appState.js b/js/state/appState.js
index b967613e..efde8cd2 100644
--- a/js/state/appState.js
+++ b/js/state/appState.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { userLogger } from "../utils/logger.js";
 const state = {
   pubkey: null,
   currentUserNpub: null,
@@ -30,7 +29,7 @@ function notifyKey(key, value, previousValue) {
       try {
         callback(value, previousValue, createSnapshot());
       } catch (error) {
-        userLogger.warn(`[appState] subscriber for key "${key}" threw:`, error);
+        console.warn(`[appState] subscriber for key "${key}" threw:`, error);
       }
     }
   }
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ function notifyKey(key, value, previousValue) {
       try {
         callback(snapshot, { key, value, previousValue });
       } catch (error) {
-        userLogger.warn("[appState] global subscriber threw:", error);
+        console.warn("[appState] global subscriber threw:", error);
       }
     }
   }
@@ -159,7 +158,7 @@ function notifyModal(name, value, previousValue) {
     try {
       callback(value, previousValue, createSnapshot());
     } catch (error) {
-      userLogger.warn(`[appState] modal subscriber for "${name}" threw:`, error);
+      console.warn(`[appState] modal subscriber for "${name}" threw:`, error);
     }
   }
 }
@@ -219,4 +218,4 @@ export function resetAppState() {
     state.videoSubscription,
     previous.videoSubscription
   );
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/js/state/cache.js b/js/state/cache.js
index 52332ff6..385083a7 100644
--- a/js/state/cache.js
+++ b/js/state/cache.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { userLogger } from "../utils/logger.js";
 import {
   readUrlHealthFromStorage,
   removeUrlHealthFromStorage,
@@ -188,7 +187,7 @@ export function readSavedProfilesPayloadFromStorage() {
     }
     return parsed;
   } catch (error) {
-    userLogger.warn(
+    console.warn(
       "[cache.readSavedProfilesPayloadFromStorage] Failed to parse payload:",
       error
     );
@@ -211,12 +210,12 @@ function writeSavedProfilesPayloadToStorage(payload) {
         error.code === 22 ||
         error.code === 1014);
     if (isQuotaError) {
-      userLogger.warn(
+      console.warn(
         "[cache.writeSavedProfilesPayloadToStorage] Storage quota exceeded; keeping in-memory copy only.",
         error
       );
     } else {
-      userLogger.warn(
+      console.warn(
         "[cache.writeSavedProfilesPayloadToStorage] Failed to persist saved profiles:",
         error
       );
@@ -233,7 +232,7 @@ export function persistSavedProfiles({ persistActive = true } = {}) {
     try {
       localStorage.removeItem(SAVED_PROFILES_STORAGE_KEY);
     } catch (error) {
-      userLogger.warn(
+      console.warn(
         "[cache.persistSavedProfiles] Failed to remove empty payload:",
         error
       );
@@ -350,7 +349,7 @@ export function loadSavedProfilesFromStorage() {
       needsRewrite = true;
     }
   } catch (error) {
-    userLogger.warn("[cache.loadSavedProfilesFromStorage] Failed to parse payload:", error);
+    console.warn("[cache.loadSavedProfilesFromStorage] Failed to parse payload:", error);
     needsRewrite = true;
   }
 
@@ -494,7 +493,7 @@ export function loadProfileCacheFromStorage() {
       });
     }
   } catch (error) {
-    userLogger.warn("[cache.loadProfileCacheFromStorage] Failed to parse payload:", error);
+    console.warn("[cache.loadProfileCacheFromStorage] Failed to parse payload:", error);
   }
 }
 
@@ -533,7 +532,7 @@ export function persistProfileCacheToStorage() {
     try {
       localStorage.removeItem(PROFILE_CACHE_STORAGE_KEY);
     } catch (error) {
-      userLogger.warn(
+      console.warn(
         "[cache.persistProfileCacheToStorage] Failed to clear storage:",
         error
       );
@@ -544,7 +543,7 @@ export function persistProfileCacheToStorage() {
   try {
     localStorage.setItem(PROFILE_CACHE_STORAGE_KEY, JSON.stringify(payload));
   } catch (error) {
-    userLogger.warn("[cache.persistProfileCacheToStorage] Failed to persist cache:", error);
+    console.warn("[cache.persistProfileCacheToStorage] Failed to persist cache:", error);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/js/subscriptions.js b/js/subscriptions.js
index c7381f82..3aebace9 100644
--- a/js/subscriptions.js
+++ b/js/subscriptions.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { devLogger, userLogger } from "./utils/logger.js";
 // js/subscriptions.js
 import {
   nostrClient,
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ class SubscriptionsManager {
    */
   async loadSubscriptions(userPubkey) {
     if (!userPubkey) {
-      userLogger.warn("[SubscriptionsManager] No pubkey => cannot load subs.");
+      console.warn("[SubscriptionsManager] No pubkey => cannot load subs.");
       return;
     }
     try {
@@ -60,7 +59,7 @@ class SubscriptionsManager {
             events.push(...result);
           }
         } catch (err) {
-          userLogger.error(`[SubscriptionsManager] Relay error at ${url}`, err);
+          console.error(`[SubscriptionsManager] Relay error at ${url}`, err);
         }
       }
 
@@ -83,7 +82,7 @@ class SubscriptionsManager {
           newest.content
         );
       } catch (errDecrypt) {
-        userLogger.error("[SubscriptionsManager] Decryption failed:", errDecrypt);
+        console.error("[SubscriptionsManager] Decryption failed:", errDecrypt);
         this.subscribedPubkeys.clear();
         this.subsEventId = null;
         this.loaded = true;
@@ -98,7 +97,7 @@ class SubscriptionsManager {
 
       this.loaded = true;
     } catch (err) {
-      userLogger.error("[SubscriptionsManager] Failed to load subs:", err);
+      console.error("[SubscriptionsManager] Failed to load subs:", err);
     }
   }
 
@@ -115,14 +114,14 @@ class SubscriptionsManager {
       throw new Error("No user pubkey => cannot addChannel.");
     }
     if (this.subscribedPubkeys.has(channelHex)) {
-      devLogger.log("Already subscribed to", channelHex);
+      console.log("Already subscribed to", channelHex);
       return;
     }
     this.subscribedPubkeys.add(channelHex);
     await this.publishSubscriptionList(userPubkey);
     this.refreshActiveFeed({ reason: "subscription-update" }).catch((error) => {
       if (typeof console !== "undefined") {
-        userLogger.warn(
+        console.warn(
           "[SubscriptionsManager] Failed to refresh after adding subscription:",
           error
         );
@@ -135,14 +134,14 @@ class SubscriptionsManager {
       throw new Error("No user pubkey => cannot removeChannel.");
     }
     if (!this.subscribedPubkeys.has(channelHex)) {
-      devLogger.log("Channel not found in subscription list:", channelHex);
+      console.log("Channel not found in subscription list:", channelHex);
       return;
     }
     this.subscribedPubkeys.delete(channelHex);
     await this.publishSubscriptionList(userPubkey);
     this.refreshActiveFeed({ reason: "subscription-update" }).catch((error) => {
       if (typeof console !== "undefined") {
-        userLogger.warn(
+        console.warn(
           "[SubscriptionsManager] Failed to refresh after removing subscription:",
           error
         );
@@ -174,7 +173,7 @@ class SubscriptionsManager {
     try {
       cipherText = await window.nostr.nip04.encrypt(userPubkey, plainStr);
     } catch (err) {
-      userLogger.error("Encryption failed:", err);
+      console.error("Encryption failed:", err);
       throw err;
     }
 
@@ -188,7 +187,7 @@ class SubscriptionsManager {
     try {
       signedEvent = await window.nostr.signEvent(evt);
     } catch (signErr) {
-      userLogger.error("Failed to sign subscription list:", signErr);
+      console.error("Failed to sign subscription list:", signErr);
       throw signErr;
     }
 
@@ -207,7 +206,7 @@ class SubscriptionsManager {
       if (publishError?.relayFailures?.length) {
         publishError.relayFailures.forEach(
           ({ url, error: relayError, reason }) => {
-            userLogger.error(
+            console.error(
               `[SubscriptionsManager] Subscription list rejected by ${url}: ${reason}`,
               relayError || reason
             );
@@ -225,7 +224,7 @@ class SubscriptionsManager {
             : relayError
               ? String(relayError)
               : "publish failed";
-        userLogger.warn(
+        console.warn(
           `[SubscriptionsManager] Subscription list not accepted by ${url}: ${reason}`,
           relayError
         );
@@ -234,7 +233,7 @@ class SubscriptionsManager {
 
     this.subsEventId = signedEvent.id;
     const acceptedUrls = publishSummary.accepted.map(({ url }) => url);
-    devLogger.log(
+    console.log(
       "Subscription list published, event id:",
       signedEvent.id,
       "accepted relays:",
@@ -349,7 +348,7 @@ class SubscriptionsManager {
       this.renderSameGridStyle(result, containerId, { limit, reason });
       return result;
     } catch (error) {
-      userLogger.error(
+      console.error(
         "[SubscriptionsManager] Failed to run subscriptions feed:",
         error
       );
@@ -366,7 +365,7 @@ class SubscriptionsManager {
       try {
         app.registerSubscriptionsFeed();
       } catch (error) {
-        userLogger.warn(
+        console.warn(
           "[SubscriptionsManager] Failed to register subscriptions feed:",
           error
         );
@@ -608,7 +607,7 @@ class SubscriptionsManager {
             magnet: detail.magnet
           })
         ).catch((error) => {
-          userLogger.error(
+          console.error(
             "[SubscriptionsManager] Failed to play by event id:",
             error
           );
@@ -618,7 +617,7 @@ class SubscriptionsManager {
       Promise.resolve(
         app?.playVideoWithFallback?.({ url: detail.url, magnet: detail.magnet })
       ).catch((error) => {
-        userLogger.error(
+        console.error(
           "[SubscriptionsManager] Failed to start playback:",
           error
         );
@@ -715,4 +714,4 @@ class SubscriptionsManager {
   }
 }
 
-export const subscriptions = new SubscriptionsManager();
\ No newline at end of file
+export const subscriptions = new SubscriptionsManager();
diff --git a/js/themeController.js b/js/themeController.js
index 79020254..1c32332c 100644
--- a/js/themeController.js
+++ b/js/themeController.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { userLogger } from "./utils/logger.js";
 const STORAGE_KEY = "bitvid:theme";
 const FALLBACK_THEME = "dark";
 const VALID_THEMES = new Set(["light", "dark"]);
@@ -43,7 +42,7 @@ const readStoredTheme = () => {
     const stored = window.localStorage.getItem(STORAGE_KEY);
     return normalizeTheme(stored);
   } catch (error) {
-    userLogger.warn("Unable to read stored theme preference:", error);
+    console.warn("Unable to read stored theme preference:", error);
     return null;
   }
 };
@@ -55,7 +54,7 @@ const persistTheme = (theme) => {
   try {
     window.localStorage.setItem(STORAGE_KEY, theme);
   } catch (error) {
-    userLogger.warn("Unable to persist theme preference:", error);
+    console.warn("Unable to persist theme preference:", error);
   }
 };
 
@@ -93,7 +92,7 @@ const updateThemeColorMeta = (theme) => {
         .trim();
     }
   } catch (error) {
-    userLogger.warn("Unable to compute theme color token:", error);
+    console.warn("Unable to compute theme color token:", error);
   }
 
   const fallback = FALLBACK_META_COLORS[theme] || FALLBACK_META_COLORS[FALLBACK_THEME];
@@ -180,7 +179,7 @@ const collectToggleElements = (root = document) => {
         }
       });
     } catch (error) {
-      userLogger.warn(`Invalid selector for theme toggle: ${selector}`, error);
+      console.warn(`Invalid selector for theme toggle: ${selector}`, error);
     }
   });
 
@@ -270,3 +269,4 @@ export const initThemeController = () => {
   applyTheme(initialTheme, { persist: true });
   refreshThemeControls(document);
 };
+
diff --git a/js/ui/components/UploadModal.js b/js/ui/components/UploadModal.js
index 9ea2d98e..8da5f6a1 100644
--- a/js/ui/components/UploadModal.js
+++ b/js/ui/components/UploadModal.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { userLogger } from "../../utils/logger.js";
 // NOTE: Keep the Upload, Edit, and Revert modals in lockstep when updating NIP-71 form features.
 
 import { createModalAccessibility } from "./modalAccessibility.js";
@@ -440,7 +439,7 @@ export class UploadModal {
             unsubscribe();
           }
         } catch (error) {
-          userLogger.warn("[UploadModal] Failed to remove R2 listener", error);
+          console.warn("[UploadModal] Failed to remove R2 listener", error);
         }
       });
     }
@@ -856,7 +855,7 @@ export class UploadModal {
         await this.refreshCloudflareBucketPreview();
       }
     } catch (error) {
-      userLogger.error("[UploadModal] Failed to save Cloudflare settings", error);
+      console.error("[UploadModal] Failed to save Cloudflare settings", error);
     }
   }
 
@@ -870,7 +869,7 @@ export class UploadModal {
         await this.refreshCloudflareBucketPreview();
       }
     } catch (error) {
-      userLogger.error("[UploadModal] Failed to clear Cloudflare settings", error);
+      console.error("[UploadModal] Failed to clear Cloudflare settings", error);
     }
   }
 
@@ -935,7 +934,7 @@ export class UploadModal {
         onReset: () => this.resetCloudflareUploadForm()
       });
     } catch (error) {
-      userLogger.error("[UploadModal] Cloudflare upload failed", error);
+      console.error("[UploadModal] Cloudflare upload failed", error);
     }
   }
 
@@ -954,7 +953,7 @@ export class UploadModal {
             cleanup();
           }
         } catch (error) {
-          userLogger.warn("[UploadModal] Failed to remove handler", error);
+          console.warn("[UploadModal] Failed to remove handler", error);
         }
       });
       this.cleanupHandlers = [];
@@ -967,10 +966,10 @@ export class UploadModal {
             unsubscribe();
           }
         } catch (error) {
-          userLogger.warn("[UploadModal] Failed to cleanup R2 listener", error);
+          console.warn("[UploadModal] Failed to cleanup R2 listener", error);
         }
       });
     }
     this.r2Unsubscribes = [];
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/js/ui/components/VideoCard.js b/js/ui/components/VideoCard.js
index 5999199a..0e88a4b6 100644
--- a/js/ui/components/VideoCard.js
+++ b/js/ui/components/VideoCard.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { normalizeDesignSystemContext } from "../../designSystem.js";
 import { updateVideoCardSourceVisibility } from "../../utils/cardSourceVisibility.js";
 import positionFloatingPanel from "../utils/positionFloatingPanel.js";
-import { userLogger } from "../../utils/logger.js";
 import { createFloatingPanelStyles } from "../utils/floatingPanelStyles.js";
 import {
   getPopupOffsetPx,
@@ -1568,7 +1567,7 @@ export class VideoCard {
         return typeof formatted === "string" ? formatted : "";
       } catch (error) {
         if (this.window?.console?.warn) {
-          this.window.userLogger.warn(
+          this.window.console.warn(
             "[VideoCard] formatTimeAgo formatter threw",
             error
           );
diff --git a/js/ui/components/VideoModal.js b/js/ui/components/VideoModal.js
index 45ba437a..1982080a 100644
--- a/js/ui/components/VideoModal.js
+++ b/js/ui/components/VideoModal.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import { createModalAccessibility } from "./modalAccessibility.js";
 import positionFloatingPanel from "../utils/positionFloatingPanel.js";
 import { createFloatingPanelStyles } from "../utils/floatingPanelStyles.js";
 import { applyDesignSystemAttributes } from "../../designSystem.js";
-import { devLogger } from "../../utils/logger.js";
 import {
   getPopupOffsetPx,
   getPopupViewportPaddingPx,
@@ -102,7 +101,7 @@ export class VideoModal {
       this.logger(message, ...args);
       return;
     }
-    devLogger.log(message, ...args);
+    console.log(message, ...args);
   }
 
   addEventListener(type, listener, options) {
diff --git a/js/ui/components/nip71FormManager.js b/js/ui/components/nip71FormManager.js
index 42966457..05f6a43f 100644
--- a/js/ui/components/nip71FormManager.js
+++ b/js/ui/components/nip71FormManager.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { userLogger } from "../../utils/logger.js";
 // NOTE: Keep the Upload, Edit, and Revert modals in lockstep when updating NIP-71 form features.
 
 const REPEATER_KEYS = ["imeta", "text-track", "segment", "t", "p", "r"];
@@ -37,7 +36,7 @@ export class Nip71FormManager {
       try {
         store.root.removeEventListener("click", store.handlers.click);
       } catch (error) {
-        userLogger.warn("[Nip71FormManager] Failed to detach previous handler", error);
+        console.warn("[Nip71FormManager] Failed to detach previous handler", error);
       }
     }
 
@@ -780,3 +779,4 @@ export class Nip71FormManager {
     return this.sections.get(key) || null;
   }
 }
+
diff --git a/js/ui/moreMenuController.js b/js/ui/moreMenuController.js
index 622a8b11..c03926f1 100644
--- a/js/ui/moreMenuController.js
+++ b/js/ui/moreMenuController.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { normalizeDesignSystemContext } from "../designSystem.js";
 import positionFloatingPanel from "./utils/positionFloatingPanel.js";
-import { userLogger } from "../utils/logger.js";
 import { createFloatingPanelStyles } from "./utils/floatingPanelStyles.js";
 import {
   getPopupOffsetPx,
@@ -461,7 +460,7 @@ export default class MoreMenuController {
           await this.clipboard.writeText(valueToCopy);
           this.callbacks.showSuccess("Channel npub copied to clipboard!");
         } catch (error) {
-          userLogger.error("Failed to copy npub:", error);
+          console.error("Failed to copy npub:", error);
           this.callbacks.showError("Failed to copy the npub.");
         }
         break;
@@ -478,7 +477,7 @@ export default class MoreMenuController {
         try {
           await this.accessControl?.ensureReady?.();
         } catch (error) {
-          userLogger.warn(
+          console.warn(
             "Failed to refresh moderation state before blacklisting:",
             error,
           );
@@ -522,7 +521,7 @@ export default class MoreMenuController {
               });
             } catch (error) {
               if (this.isDevMode) {
-                userLogger.warn(
+                console.warn(
                   "[Subscriptions] Failed to refresh after blacklist update:",
                   error,
                 );
@@ -553,7 +552,7 @@ export default class MoreMenuController {
             }
           }
         } catch (error) {
-          userLogger.error("Failed to add creator to blacklist:", error);
+          console.error("Failed to add creator to blacklist:", error);
           this.callbacks.showError(
             "Failed to update the blacklist. Please try again.",
           );
@@ -609,7 +608,7 @@ export default class MoreMenuController {
           try {
             this.callbacks.onUserBlocksUpdated();
           } catch (error) {
-            userLogger.warn(
+            console.warn(
               "[MoreMenu] Failed to refresh blocked list after update:",
               error,
             );
@@ -622,14 +621,14 @@ export default class MoreMenuController {
             });
           } catch (error) {
             if (this.isDevMode) {
-              userLogger.warn(
+              console.warn(
                 "[Subscriptions] Failed to refresh after user block update:",
                 error,
               );
             }
           }
         } catch (error) {
-          userLogger.error("Failed to update personal block list:", error);
+          console.error("Failed to update personal block list:", error);
           const message =
             error?.code === "nip04-missing"
               ? "Your Nostr extension must support NIP-04 to manage private lists."
diff --git a/js/ui/profileModalController.js b/js/ui/profileModalController.js
index 0549e99f..d904535f 100644
--- a/js/ui/profileModalController.js
+++ b/js/ui/profileModalController.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { devLogger, userLogger } from "../utils/logger.js";
 import {
   isDevMode,
   ADMIN_SUPER_NPUB as CONFIG_ADMIN_SUPER_NPUB,
@@ -941,7 +940,7 @@ export class ProfileModalController {
     try {
       this.profileHistoryRenderer = this.createWatchHistoryRenderer(config);
     } catch (error) {
-      userLogger.error(
+      console.error(
         "[profileModal] Failed to create watch history renderer:",
         error,
       );
@@ -1373,7 +1372,7 @@ export class ProfileModalController {
           try {
             await this.switchProfile(entry.pubkey, { entry });
           } catch (error) {
-            userLogger.error("Failed to switch profile:", error);
+            console.error("Failed to switch profile:", error);
           } finally {
             button.dataset.loading = "false";
             button.setAttribute("aria-busy", "false");
@@ -1428,7 +1427,7 @@ export class ProfileModalController {
       try {
         this.profileHistoryRenderer?.pause();
       } catch (error) {
-        userLogger.warn("[profileModal] Failed to pause history renderer:", error);
+        console.warn("[profileModal] Failed to pause history renderer:", error);
       }
     }
 
@@ -1991,7 +1990,7 @@ export class ProfileModalController {
       }
       this.populateBlockedList();
     } catch (error) {
-      userLogger.error("Failed to add creator to personal block list:", error);
+      console.error("Failed to add creator to personal block list:", error);
       context.error = error;
       context.reason = error?.code || "service-error";
       const message =
@@ -2027,7 +2026,7 @@ export class ProfileModalController {
     }
 
     if (!targetHex) {
-      userLogger.warn("No valid pubkey to remove from block list:", candidate);
+      console.warn("No valid pubkey to remove from block list:", candidate);
       return;
     }
 
@@ -2056,7 +2055,7 @@ export class ProfileModalController {
 
       this.populateBlockedList();
     } catch (error) {
-      userLogger.error(
+      console.error(
         "Failed to remove creator from personal block list:",
         error,
       );
@@ -2112,7 +2111,7 @@ export class ProfileModalController {
         renderer.resume();
       }
     } catch (error) {
-      userLogger.error(
+      console.error(
         "[profileModal] Failed to populate watch history pane:",
         error,
       );
@@ -2770,11 +2769,11 @@ export class ProfileModalController {
 
     if (loadError) {
       if (loadError?.code === "nostr-unavailable") {
-        devLogger.info("Moderation lists are still syncing with relays.");
+        console.info("Moderation lists are still syncing with relays.");
         return;
       }
 
-      userLogger.error("Failed to load admin lists:", loadError);
+      console.error("Failed to load admin lists:", loadError);
       this.showStatus(null);
       this.showError("Unable to load moderation lists. Please try again.");
       this.clearAdminLists();
@@ -2867,7 +2866,7 @@ export class ProfileModalController {
       }
     } catch (error) {
       preloadError = error;
-      userLogger.error("Failed to load admin lists before adding moderator:", error);
+      console.error("Failed to load admin lists before adding moderator:", error);
     }
 
     if (preloadError) {
@@ -2971,7 +2970,7 @@ export class ProfileModalController {
       }
     } catch (error) {
       preloadError = error;
-      userLogger.error("Failed to load admin lists before removing moderator:", error);
+      console.error("Failed to load admin lists before removing moderator:", error);
     }
 
     if (preloadError) {
@@ -3078,7 +3077,7 @@ export class ProfileModalController {
       }
     } catch (error) {
       preloadError = error;
-      userLogger.error("Failed to load admin lists before updating entries:", error);
+      console.error("Failed to load admin lists before updating entries:", error);
     }
 
     if (preloadError) {
@@ -3163,7 +3162,7 @@ export class ProfileModalController {
             this.showError(errorMessage);
           }
           if (isDevMode && notifyResult?.error) {
-            userLogger.warn(
+            console.warn(
               "[admin] Failed to send list notification DM:",
               notifyResult,
             );
@@ -3179,9 +3178,9 @@ export class ProfileModalController {
         }
       } catch (error) {
         context.notificationError = error;
-        userLogger.error("Failed to send list notification DM:", error);
+        console.error("Failed to send list notification DM:", error);
         if (isDevMode) {
-          userLogger.warn(
+          console.warn(
             "List update succeeded, but DM notification threw an unexpected error.",
             error,
           );
@@ -3469,7 +3468,7 @@ export class ProfileModalController {
             targetHex,
           });
         } catch (refreshError) {
-          userLogger.warn(
+          console.warn(
             "[ProfileModalController] Failed to refresh videos after blocklist mutation:",
             refreshError,
           );
@@ -3777,7 +3776,7 @@ export class ProfileModalController {
     try {
       await this.refreshAdminPaneState();
     } catch (error) {
-      userLogger.error(
+      console.error(
         "Failed to refresh admin pane while opening profile modal:",
         error,
       );
@@ -3794,7 +3793,7 @@ export class ProfileModalController {
         const activeHex = this.normalizeHexPubkey(this.getActivePubkey());
         await this.services.userBlocks.ensureLoaded(activeHex);
       } catch (error) {
-        userLogger.warn(
+        console.warn(
           "Failed to refresh user block list while opening profile modal:",
           error,
         );
@@ -3887,7 +3886,7 @@ export class ProfileModalController {
           this.profileHistoryRenderer.destroy();
         }
       } catch (error) {
-        userLogger.warn(
+        console.warn(
           "[profileModal] Failed to reset watch history renderer on close:",
           error,
         );
@@ -3914,7 +3913,7 @@ export class ProfileModalController {
           try {
             previous.focus();
           } catch (error) {
-            userLogger.warn(
+            console.warn(
               "[profileModal] Failed to restore focus after closing modal:",
               error,
             );
@@ -3927,7 +3926,7 @@ export class ProfileModalController {
       try {
         this.callbacks.onClose(this);
       } catch (error) {
-        userLogger.warn(
+        console.warn(
           "[profileModal] onClose callback threw while hiding modal:",
           error,
         );
@@ -3951,7 +3950,7 @@ export class ProfileModalController {
           persistActive: false,
         });
       } catch (error) {
-        userLogger.warn(
+        console.warn(
           "[profileModal] Failed to sync saved profiles during login:",
           error,
         );
@@ -3971,7 +3970,7 @@ export class ProfileModalController {
     try {
       await this.refreshAdminPaneState();
     } catch (error) {
-      userLogger.warn("Failed to refresh admin pane after login:", error);
+      console.warn("Failed to refresh admin pane after login:", error);
     }
 
     this.populateBlockedList();
@@ -3985,7 +3984,7 @@ export class ProfileModalController {
         this.refreshWalletPaneState();
       })
       .catch((error) => {
-        userLogger.warn(
+        console.warn(
           "[profileModal] Failed to hydrate deferred login data:",
           error,
         );
@@ -4005,7 +4004,7 @@ export class ProfileModalController {
           persistActive: false,
         });
       } catch (error) {
-        userLogger.warn(
+        console.warn(
           "[profileModal] Failed to sync saved profiles during logout:",
           error,
         );
@@ -4024,7 +4023,7 @@ export class ProfileModalController {
     try {
       await this.refreshAdminPaneState();
     } catch (error) {
-      userLogger.warn("Failed to refresh admin pane after logout:", error);
+      console.warn("Failed to refresh admin pane after logout:", error);
     }
 
     this.populateBlockedList();
@@ -4042,7 +4041,7 @@ export class ProfileModalController {
           persistActive: false,
         });
       } catch (error) {
-        userLogger.warn(
+        console.warn(
           "[profileModal] Failed to sync saved profiles after profile update:",
           error,
         );
@@ -4067,7 +4066,7 @@ export class ProfileModalController {
     try {
       result = this.services.removeSavedProfile(pubkey) || { removed: false };
     } catch (error) {
-      userLogger.error("Failed to remove saved profile:", error);
+      console.error("Failed to remove saved profile:", error);
       result = { removed: false, error };
     }
 
@@ -4100,7 +4099,7 @@ export class ProfileModalController {
     try {
       return await hydrate(normalized);
     } catch (error) {
-      userLogger.warn(
+      console.warn(
         `[ProfileModalController] Failed to hydrate wallet settings for ${normalized}:`,
         error,
       );
@@ -4156,7 +4155,7 @@ export class ProfileModalController {
       try {
         return this.services.persistSavedProfiles(...args);
       } catch (error) {
-        userLogger.warn(
+        console.warn(
           "[ProfileModalController] Persist saved profiles service threw:",
           error,
         );
@@ -4206,4 +4205,4 @@ export class ProfileModalController {
   }
 }
 
-export default ProfileModalController;
\ No newline at end of file
+export default ProfileModalController;
diff --git a/js/ui/views/VideoListView.js b/js/ui/views/VideoListView.js
index 11ece97e..4451a0f0 100644
--- a/js/ui/views/VideoListView.js
+++ b/js/ui/views/VideoListView.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { VideoCard } from "../components/VideoCard.js";
-import { userLogger } from "../../utils/logger.js";
 import {
   subscribeToVideoViewCount,
   unsubscribeFromVideoViewCount,
@@ -541,7 +540,7 @@ export class VideoListView {
           })
           .catch((error) => {
             if (this.window?.console?.warn) {
-              this.window.userLogger.warn(
+              this.window.console.warn(
                 "[VideoListView] Failed to resolve posted timestamp:",
                 error
               );
@@ -767,7 +766,7 @@ export class VideoListView {
         try {
           unsubscribeFromVideoViewCount(entry.pointer, entry.token);
         } catch (error) {
-          userLogger.warn(
+          console.warn(
             `[viewCount] Failed to unsubscribe from stale pointer ${key}:`,
             error
           );
@@ -921,7 +920,7 @@ export class VideoListView {
       this.viewCountSubscriptions.set(pointerInfo.key, entry);
       return entry;
     } catch (error) {
-      userLogger.warn("[viewCount] Failed to subscribe to view counter:", error);
+      console.warn("[viewCount] Failed to subscribe to view counter:", error);
       return null;
     }
   }
@@ -973,7 +972,7 @@ export class VideoListView {
         try {
           unsubscribeFromVideoViewCount(entry.pointer, entry.token);
         } catch (error) {
-          userLogger.warn(
+          console.warn(
             `[viewCount] Failed to unsubscribe from pointer ${key}:`,
             error
           );
diff --git a/js/ui/watchHistoryController.js b/js/ui/watchHistoryController.js
index 2d58d219..64bffd20 100644
--- a/js/ui/watchHistoryController.js
+++ b/js/ui/watchHistoryController.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { isDevMode } from "../config.js";
-import { userLogger } from "../utils/logger.js";
 import {
   normalizePointerInput,
   pointerKey as derivePointerKey,
@@ -24,7 +23,7 @@ function safeInvoke(callback, payload) {
     callback(payload);
   } catch (error) {
     if (isDevMode) {
-      userLogger.warn(
+      console.warn(
         "[watchHistoryController] onStateChange handler failed:",
         error,
       );
@@ -106,7 +105,7 @@ export default class WatchHistoryController {
       return derivePointerKey(normalized) || "";
     } catch (error) {
       if (isDevMode) {
-        userLogger.warn(
+        console.warn(
           "[watchHistoryController] Failed to derive pointer key:",
           error,
         );
@@ -323,7 +322,7 @@ export default class WatchHistoryController {
         });
       } catch (updateError) {
         if (isDevMode) {
-          userLogger.warn(
+          console.warn(
             "[watchHistoryController] Failed to update local watch history list:",
             updateError,
           );
@@ -357,13 +356,13 @@ export default class WatchHistoryController {
       const result = this.watchHistoryService.snapshot(undefined, { reason });
       return Promise.resolve(result).catch((error) => {
         if (isDevMode) {
-          userLogger.warn(`[${context}] Watch history flush failed:`, error);
+          console.warn(`[${context}] Watch history flush failed:`, error);
         }
         throw error;
       });
     } catch (error) {
       if (isDevMode) {
-        userLogger.warn(`[${context}] Failed to queue watch history flush:`, error);
+        console.warn(`[${context}] Failed to queue watch history flush:`, error);
       }
       return Promise.reject(error);
     }
diff --git a/js/ui/zapController.js b/js/ui/zapController.js
index dfacbe3e..d3b95da6 100644
--- a/js/ui/zapController.js
+++ b/js/ui/zapController.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { isDevMode } from "../config.js";
-import { userLogger } from "../utils/logger.js";
 import {
   calculateZapShares,
   fetchLightningMetadata,
@@ -120,7 +119,7 @@ export default class ZapController {
     this.applyDefaultAmount();
     this.preloadLightningMetadata().catch((error) => {
       if (isDevMode) {
-        userLogger.warn("[zap] Preload metadata error:", error);
+        console.warn("[zap] Preload metadata error:", error);
       }
     });
   }
@@ -239,7 +238,7 @@ export default class ZapController {
       Promise.resolve()
         .then(() => this.requestWalletPane())
         .catch((error) => {
-          userLogger.error("Failed to open wallet pane:", error);
+          console.error("Failed to open wallet pane:", error);
         });
     }
   }
@@ -314,7 +313,7 @@ export default class ZapController {
         await fetchLightningMetadata(lightningAddress);
       } catch (error) {
         if (isDevMode) {
-          userLogger.warn("[zap] Failed to preload creator metadata:", error);
+          console.warn("[zap] Failed to preload creator metadata:", error);
         }
       }
     }
@@ -335,7 +334,7 @@ export default class ZapController {
           setCachedPlatformLightningAddress(platformAddress || "");
         } catch (error) {
           if (isDevMode) {
-            userLogger.warn("[zap] Failed to load platform Lightning address:", error);
+            console.warn("[zap] Failed to load platform Lightning address:", error);
           }
         }
       }
@@ -344,7 +343,7 @@ export default class ZapController {
           await fetchLightningMetadata(platformAddress);
         } catch (error) {
           if (isDevMode) {
-            userLogger.warn("[zap] Failed to preload platform metadata:", error);
+            console.warn("[zap] Failed to preload platform metadata:", error);
           }
         }
       }
@@ -429,7 +428,7 @@ export default class ZapController {
             ? details.retryAttempt
             : undefined,
       };
-      userLogger.error("[zap] Modal zap failure", summary, error);
+      console.error("[zap] Modal zap failure", summary, error);
     };
 
     const lightningAddress = this.getCurrentVideo()?.lightningAddress || "";
@@ -676,7 +675,7 @@ export default class ZapController {
         overrideFee,
       });
     } catch (error) {
-      userLogger.error(
+      console.error(
         "[zap] Modal lightning context failed",
         {
           amount,
@@ -721,7 +720,7 @@ export default class ZapController {
       if (Array.isArray(shareTracker) && shareTracker.length) {
         error.__zapShareTracker = shareTracker;
       }
-      userLogger.error(
+      console.error(
         "[zap] splitAndZap failed",
         {
           amount,
@@ -819,7 +818,7 @@ export default class ZapController {
         const tracker = Array.isArray(error?.__zapShareTracker)
           ? error.__zapShareTracker
           : [];
-        userLogger.error(
+        console.error(
           "[zap] Modal zap retry failed",
           {
             shareType: share?.type || "unknown",
@@ -909,7 +908,7 @@ export default class ZapController {
     const tracker = Array.isArray(error?.__zapShareTracker)
       ? error.__zapShareTracker
       : [];
-    userLogger.error(
+    console.error(
       "[zap] Modal zap attempt failed",
       {
         amount,
diff --git a/js/urlHealthObserver.js b/js/urlHealthObserver.js
index c55135bb..c3746190 100644
--- a/js/urlHealthObserver.js
+++ b/js/urlHealthObserver.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { createCardObserver } from "./dom/cardObserver.js";
-import { userLogger } from "./utils/logger.js";
 import { safeDecodeURIComponent } from "./utils/safeDecode.js";
 
 const ROOT_MARGIN = "0px";
@@ -50,7 +49,7 @@ const urlCardObserver = createCardObserver({
     try {
       state.onCheck({ card, badgeEl, url, eventId });
     } catch (err) {
-      userLogger.warn("[urlHealthObserver] onCheck handler failed", err);
+      console.warn("[urlHealthObserver] onCheck handler failed", err);
     }
   },
 });
diff --git a/js/userBlocks.js b/js/userBlocks.js
index cc76d081..2703efdb 100644
--- a/js/userBlocks.js
+++ b/js/userBlocks.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { userLogger } from "./utils/logger.js";
 // js/userBlocks.js
 import { nostrClient } from "./nostr.js";
 import { buildBlockListEvent, BLOCK_LIST_IDENTIFIER } from "./nostrEventSchemas.js";
@@ -75,7 +74,7 @@ class UserBlockListManager {
     }
 
     if (!window?.nostr?.nip04?.decrypt) {
-      userLogger.warn(
+      console.warn(
         "[UserBlockList] nip04.decrypt is unavailable; treating block list as empty."
       );
       this.reset();
@@ -203,7 +202,7 @@ class UserBlockListManager {
         try {
           decrypted = await window.nostr.nip04.decrypt(normalized, newest.content);
         } catch (err) {
-          userLogger.error("[UserBlockList] Failed to decrypt block list:", err);
+          console.error("[UserBlockList] Failed to decrypt block list:", err);
           this.blockedPubkeys.clear();
           return;
         }
@@ -226,7 +225,7 @@ class UserBlockListManager {
             });
           this.blockedPubkeys = new Set(sanitized);
         } catch (err) {
-          userLogger.error("[UserBlockList] Failed to parse block list:", err);
+          console.error("[UserBlockList] Failed to parse block list:", err);
           this.blockedPubkeys.clear();
         }
       };
@@ -248,12 +247,12 @@ class UserBlockListManager {
             } else {
               const reason = outcome.reason;
               if (reason?.code === "timeout") {
-                userLogger.warn(
+                console.warn(
                   `[UserBlockList] Relay ${reason.relay} timed out while loading block list (${reason.timeoutMs}ms)`
                 );
               } else {
                 const relay = reason?.relay || reason?.relayUrl;
-                userLogger.error(
+                console.error(
                   `[UserBlockList] Relay error at ${relay}:`,
                   reason?.error ?? reason
                 );
@@ -268,7 +267,7 @@ class UserBlockListManager {
           await applyEvents(aggregated, { skipIfEmpty: true });
         })
         .catch((error) => {
-          userLogger.error("[UserBlockList] background block list refresh failed:", error);
+          console.error("[UserBlockList] background block list refresh failed:", error);
         });
 
       let fastResult = null;
@@ -279,13 +278,13 @@ class UserBlockListManager {
           if (error instanceof AggregateError) {
             error.errors?.forEach((err) => {
               if (err?.code === "timeout") {
-                userLogger.warn(
+                console.warn(
                   `[UserBlockList] Relay ${err.relay} timed out while loading block list (${err.timeoutMs}ms)`
                 );
               }
             });
           } else {
-            userLogger.error("[UserBlockList] Fast block list fetch failed:", error);
+            console.error("[UserBlockList] Fast block list fetch failed:", error);
           }
         }
       }
@@ -300,7 +299,7 @@ class UserBlockListManager {
       this.blockEventId = null;
       background.catch(() => {});
     } catch (error) {
-      userLogger.error("[UserBlockList] loadBlocks failed:", error);
+      console.error("[UserBlockList] loadBlocks failed:", error);
       this.blockedPubkeys.clear();
     } finally {
       this.loaded = true;
@@ -432,7 +431,7 @@ class UserBlockListManager {
       if (publishError?.relayFailures?.length) {
         publishError.relayFailures.forEach(
           ({ url, error: relayError, reason }) => {
-            userLogger.error(
+            console.error(
               `[UserBlockList] Block list rejected by ${url}: ${reason}`,
               relayError || reason
             );
@@ -450,7 +449,7 @@ class UserBlockListManager {
             : relayError
             ? String(relayError)
             : "publish failed";
-        userLogger.warn(
+        console.warn(
           `[UserBlockList] Block list not accepted by ${url}: ${reason}`,
           relayError
         );
@@ -466,4 +465,4 @@ export const userBlocks = new UserBlockListManager();
 
 if (typeof window !== "undefined") {
   window.userBlocks = userBlocks;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/js/utils/logger.js b/js/utils/logger.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 68c8aadd..00000000
--- a/js/utils/logger.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,99 +0,0 @@
-// js/utils/logger.js
-
-import { isDevMode } from "../config.js";
-
-const noop = () => {};
-
-const globalConsole = typeof globalThis !== "undefined" ? globalThis.console : undefined;
-
-const safeConsole = {
-  log: globalConsole?.log?.bind(globalConsole) ?? noop,
-  info: globalConsole?.info?.bind(globalConsole) ?? noop,
-  warn: globalConsole?.warn?.bind(globalConsole) ?? noop,
-  error: globalConsole?.error?.bind(globalConsole) ?? noop,
-  debug: globalConsole?.debug?.bind(globalConsole) ?? noop,
-  trace: globalConsole?.trace?.bind(globalConsole) ?? noop,
-  group: globalConsole?.group?.bind(globalConsole) ?? noop,
-  groupCollapsed: globalConsole?.groupCollapsed?.bind(globalConsole) ?? noop,
-  groupEnd: globalConsole?.groupEnd?.bind(globalConsole) ?? noop,
-  table: globalConsole?.table?.bind(globalConsole) ?? noop,
-  assert: globalConsole?.assert?.bind(globalConsole) ?? noop,
-};
-
-function createChannel({ gateLogs, alwaysWarnError }) {
-  return {
-    log: (...args) => {
-      if (!gateLogs || isDevMode) {
-        safeConsole.log(...args);
-      }
-    },
-    info: (...args) => {
-      if (!gateLogs || isDevMode) {
-        safeConsole.info(...args);
-      }
-    },
-    debug: (...args) => {
-      if (!gateLogs || isDevMode) {
-        safeConsole.debug(...args);
-      }
-    },
-    trace: (...args) => {
-      if (!gateLogs || isDevMode) {
-        safeConsole.trace(...args);
-      }
-    },
-    group: (...args) => {
-      if (!gateLogs || isDevMode) {
-        safeConsole.group(...args);
-      }
-    },
-    groupCollapsed: (...args) => {
-      if (!gateLogs || isDevMode) {
-        safeConsole.groupCollapsed(...args);
-      }
-    },
-    groupEnd: (...args) => {
-      if (!gateLogs || isDevMode) {
-        safeConsole.groupEnd(...args);
-      }
-    },
-    table: (...args) => {
-      if (!gateLogs || isDevMode) {
-        safeConsole.table(...args);
-      }
-    },
-    assert: (...args) => {
-      if (!gateLogs || isDevMode) {
-        safeConsole.assert(...args);
-      }
-    },
-    warn: (...args) => {
-      if (!alwaysWarnError && gateLogs && !isDevMode) {
-        return;
-      }
-      safeConsole.warn(...args);
-    },
-    error: (...args) => {
-      if (!alwaysWarnError && gateLogs && !isDevMode) {
-        return;
-      }
-      safeConsole.error(...args);
-    },
-  };
-}
-
-const devChannel = createChannel({ gateLogs: true, alwaysWarnError: false });
-const userChannel = createChannel({ gateLogs: true, alwaysWarnError: true });
-
-const logger = {
-  dev: devChannel,
-  user: userChannel,
-};
-
-export const devLogger = devChannel;
-export const userLogger = userChannel;
-export default logger;
-
-if (typeof window !== "undefined") {
-  window.bitvidLogger = logger;
-}
diff --git a/js/utils/storage.js b/js/utils/storage.js
index 365e418d..7bd5766f 100644
--- a/js/utils/storage.js
+++ b/js/utils/storage.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { userLogger } from "logger.js";
 // js/utils/storage.js
 
 const URL_HEALTH_STORAGE_PREFIX = "bitvid:urlHealth:";
@@ -22,7 +21,7 @@ export function readUrlHealthFromStorage(eventId) {
       return parsed;
     }
   } catch (err) {
-    userLogger.warn(`Failed to parse stored URL health for ${eventId}:`, err);
+    console.warn(`Failed to parse stored URL health for ${eventId}:`, err);
   }
 
   removeUrlHealthFromStorage(eventId);
@@ -40,7 +39,7 @@ export function writeUrlHealthToStorage(eventId, entry) {
       JSON.stringify(entry)
     );
   } catch (err) {
-    userLogger.warn(`Failed to persist URL health for ${eventId}:`, err);
+    console.warn(`Failed to persist URL health for ${eventId}:`, err);
   }
 }
 
@@ -52,6 +51,6 @@ export function removeUrlHealthFromStorage(eventId) {
   try {
     localStorage.removeItem(getUrlHealthStorageKey(eventId));
   } catch (err) {
-    userLogger.warn(`Failed to remove URL health for ${eventId}:`, err);
+    console.warn(`Failed to remove URL health for ${eventId}:`, err);
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/js/viewCounter.js b/js/viewCounter.js
index 19d13c1f..42f60af0 100644
--- a/js/viewCounter.js
+++ b/js/viewCounter.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { userLogger } from "./utils/logger.js";
 /**
  * @module viewCounter
  * @description Public API for tracking and formatting bitvid video view totals.
@@ -165,7 +164,7 @@ function normalizePointer(pointer) {
           }
         }
       } catch (error) {
-        userLogger.warn("[viewCounter] Failed to decode NIP-19 pointer:", error);
+        console.warn("[viewCounter] Failed to decode NIP-19 pointer:", error);
       }
     }
   }
@@ -280,7 +279,7 @@ function restoreCacheSnapshot() {
       });
     }
   } catch (error) {
-    userLogger.warn("[viewCounter] Failed to restore cached view counts:", error);
+    console.warn("[viewCounter] Failed to restore cached view counts:", error);
   }
 }
 
@@ -308,7 +307,7 @@ function persistCacheSnapshot() {
     };
     localStorage.setItem(VIEW_COUNTER_STORAGE_KEY, JSON.stringify(payload));
   } catch (error) {
-    userLogger.warn("[viewCounter] Failed to persist view count cache:", error);
+    console.warn("[viewCounter] Failed to persist view count cache:", error);
   }
 }
 
@@ -377,7 +376,7 @@ function notifyHandlers(key) {
     try {
       handler(snapshot);
     } catch (error) {
-      userLogger.warn("[viewCounter] View handler threw:", error);
+      console.warn("[viewCounter] View handler threw:", error);
     }
   }
 }
@@ -469,15 +468,15 @@ async function hydratePointer(key, listeners) {
   try {
     listResult = await listPromise;
   } catch (error) {
-    userLogger.warn("[viewCounter] Failed to hydrate view events via list:", error);
+    console.warn("[viewCounter] Failed to hydrate view events via list:", error);
   }
   try {
     countResult = await countPromise;
   } catch (error) {
     if (error?.name === "AbortError") {
-      userLogger.warn("[viewCounter] View count hydration aborted:", error);
+      console.warn("[viewCounter] View count hydration aborted:", error);
     } else {
-      userLogger.warn("[viewCounter] Failed to count view events:", error);
+      console.warn("[viewCounter] Failed to count view events:", error);
     }
   }
   let mutated = false;
@@ -550,7 +549,7 @@ function ensureLiveSubscription(key, listeners) {
       try {
         unsubscribe();
       } catch (error) {
-        userLogger.warn("[viewCounter] Failed to unsubscribe from view events:", error);
+        console.warn("[viewCounter] Failed to unsubscribe from view events:", error);
       }
       listeners.liveUnsub = null;
       if (!listeners.hydrationPromise) {
@@ -559,7 +558,7 @@ function ensureLiveSubscription(key, listeners) {
     };
     setPointerStatus(key, "live");
   } catch (error) {
-    userLogger.warn("[viewCounter] Failed to open live view subscription:", error);
+    console.warn("[viewCounter] Failed to open live view subscription:", error);
   }
 }
 
@@ -584,7 +583,7 @@ export function subscribeToVideoViewCount(pointerInput, handler, options = {}) {
       status: state.status,
     });
   } catch (error) {
-    userLogger.warn("[viewCounter] Initial handler invocation threw:", error);
+    console.warn("[viewCounter] Initial handler invocation threw:", error);
   }
   ensureHydration(key, listeners);
   ensureLiveSubscription(key, listeners);
@@ -618,7 +617,7 @@ export function ingestLocalViewEvent({ event, pointer }) {
       notifyHandlers(key);
     }
   } catch (error) {
-    userLogger.warn("[viewCounter] Failed to ingest local view event:", error);
+    console.warn("[viewCounter] Failed to ingest local view event:", error);
   }
 }
 
@@ -641,4 +640,4 @@ export function formatViewCount(total) {
     return compactFormatter.format(value);
   }
   return String(value);
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/js/viewManager.js b/js/viewManager.js
index 840b9d61..f9ea486d 100644
--- a/js/viewManager.js
+++ b/js/viewManager.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { devLogger, userLogger } from "./utils/logger.js";
 // js/viewManager.js
 import { initChannelProfileView } from "./channelProfile.js";
 import { subscriptions } from "./subscriptions.js";
@@ -56,7 +55,7 @@ export async function loadView(viewUrl) {
       container.appendChild(newScript);
     });
   } catch (err) {
-    userLogger.error("View loading error:", err);
+    console.error("View loading error:", err);
     const fallbackMarkup = `
       <div class="bv-stack">
         <article class="card p-md" data-state="critical">
@@ -93,7 +92,7 @@ export const viewInitRegistry = {
     }
   },
   explore: () => {
-    devLogger.log("Explore view loaded.");
+    console.log("Explore view loaded.");
   },
   history: async () => {
     try {
@@ -102,7 +101,7 @@ export const viewInitRegistry = {
         await module.initHistoryView();
       }
     } catch (error) {
-      userLogger.error("Failed to initialize history view:", error);
+      console.error("Failed to initialize history view:", error);
     }
   },
 
@@ -112,7 +111,7 @@ export const viewInitRegistry = {
    *   which loads subs if needed and renders the video grid in #subscriptionsVideoList
    */
   subscriptions: async () => {
-    devLogger.log("Subscriptions view loaded.");
+    console.log("Subscriptions view loaded.");
 
     const app = getApplication();
     if (!app?.pubkey) {
@@ -135,4 +134,4 @@ export const viewInitRegistry = {
     // Call the initialization function from channelProfile.js
     initChannelProfileView();
   },
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};
diff --git a/js/watchHistoryService.js b/js/watchHistoryService.js
index b9171eab..052d1453 100644
--- a/js/watchHistoryService.js
+++ b/js/watchHistoryService.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { devLogger, userLogger } from "./utils/logger.js";
 // js/watchHistoryService.js
 
 import {
@@ -45,7 +44,7 @@ function resolveFlagEnabled() {
     }
   } catch (error) {
     if (isDevMode) {
-      userLogger.warn(
+      console.warn(
         "[watchHistoryService] Failed to read FEATURE_WATCH_HISTORY_V2 flag:",
         error,
       );
@@ -74,7 +73,7 @@ function getLoggedInActorKey() {
           }
         } catch (error) {
           if (isDevMode) {
-            userLogger.warn(
+            console.warn(
               "[watchHistoryService] Failed to normalize app login pubkey:",
               error
             );
@@ -170,7 +169,7 @@ function getSessionStorage() {
     }
   } catch (error) {
     if (isDevMode) {
-      userLogger.warn("[watchHistoryService] sessionStorage unavailable:", error);
+      console.warn("[watchHistoryService] sessionStorage unavailable:", error);
     }
   }
   return null;
@@ -183,7 +182,7 @@ function getLocalStorage() {
     }
   } catch (error) {
     if (isDevMode) {
-      userLogger.warn("[watchHistoryService] localStorage unavailable:", error);
+      console.warn("[watchHistoryService] localStorage unavailable:", error);
     }
   }
   return null;
@@ -207,7 +206,7 @@ function ensureMetadataPreference() {
     }
   } catch (error) {
     if (isDevMode) {
-      userLogger.warn(
+      console.warn(
         "[watchHistoryService] Failed to read metadata preference:",
         error,
       );
@@ -230,7 +229,7 @@ function persistMetadataPreference(value) {
     }
   } catch (error) {
     if (isDevMode) {
-      userLogger.warn(
+      console.warn(
         "[watchHistoryService] Failed to persist metadata preference:",
         error,
       );
@@ -317,7 +316,7 @@ function restoreMetadataCache() {
     raw = storage.getItem(METADATA_STORAGE_KEY);
   } catch (error) {
     if (isDevMode) {
-      userLogger.warn(
+      console.warn(
         "[watchHistoryService] Failed to read metadata cache:",
         error,
       );
@@ -334,7 +333,7 @@ function restoreMetadataCache() {
     parsed = JSON.parse(raw);
   } catch (error) {
     if (isDevMode) {
-      userLogger.warn(
+      console.warn(
         "[watchHistoryService] Failed to parse metadata cache:",
         error,
       );
@@ -343,7 +342,7 @@ function restoreMetadataCache() {
       storage.removeItem(METADATA_STORAGE_KEY);
     } catch (cleanupError) {
       if (isDevMode) {
-        userLogger.warn(
+        console.warn(
           "[watchHistoryService] Failed to clear corrupt metadata cache:",
           cleanupError,
         );
@@ -357,7 +356,7 @@ function restoreMetadataCache() {
       storage.removeItem(METADATA_STORAGE_KEY);
     } catch (cleanupError) {
       if (isDevMode) {
-        userLogger.warn(
+        console.warn(
           "[watchHistoryService] Failed to clear outdated metadata cache:",
           cleanupError,
         );
@@ -430,7 +429,7 @@ function persistMetadataCache() {
       storage.removeItem(METADATA_STORAGE_KEY);
     } catch (error) {
       if (isDevMode) {
-        userLogger.warn(
+        console.warn(
           "[watchHistoryService] Failed to clear metadata cache:",
           error,
         );
@@ -451,7 +450,7 @@ function persistMetadataCache() {
     storage.setItem(METADATA_STORAGE_KEY, JSON.stringify(payload));
   } catch (error) {
     if (isDevMode) {
-      userLogger.warn(
+      console.warn(
         "[watchHistoryService] Failed to persist metadata cache:",
         error,
       );
@@ -552,7 +551,7 @@ function emit(eventName, payload) {
         callback(payload);
       } catch (error) {
         if (isDevMode) {
-          userLogger.warn(
+          console.warn(
             `[watchHistoryService] Listener for ${eventName} failed:`,
             error
           );
@@ -568,7 +567,7 @@ function emit(eventName, payload) {
         callback({ event: eventName, payload });
       } catch (error) {
         if (isDevMode) {
-          userLogger.warn(
+          console.warn(
             `[watchHistoryService] Wildcard listener error for ${eventName}:`,
             error
           );
@@ -584,7 +583,7 @@ function emit(eventName, payload) {
       window.dispatchEvent(evt);
     } catch (error) {
       if (isDevMode) {
-        userLogger.warn(
+        console.warn(
           `[watchHistoryService] Failed to dispatch window event for ${eventName}:`,
           error
         );
@@ -641,7 +640,7 @@ function restoreQueueState() {
     raw = storage.getItem(SESSION_STORAGE_KEY);
   } catch (error) {
     if (isDevMode) {
-      userLogger.warn("[watchHistoryService] Failed to read session cache:", error);
+      console.warn("[watchHistoryService] Failed to read session cache:", error);
     }
     return;
   }
@@ -655,13 +654,13 @@ function restoreQueueState() {
     parsed = JSON.parse(raw);
   } catch (error) {
     if (isDevMode) {
-      userLogger.warn("[watchHistoryService] Failed to parse session cache:", error);
+      console.warn("[watchHistoryService] Failed to parse session cache:", error);
     }
     try {
       storage.removeItem(SESSION_STORAGE_KEY);
     } catch (cleanupError) {
       if (isDevMode) {
-        userLogger.warn(
+        console.warn(
           "[watchHistoryService] Failed to clear corrupt session cache:",
           cleanupError
         );
@@ -675,7 +674,7 @@ function restoreQueueState() {
       storage.removeItem(SESSION_STORAGE_KEY);
     } catch (cleanupError) {
       if (isDevMode) {
-        userLogger.warn(
+        console.warn(
           "[watchHistoryService] Failed to clear outdated session cache:",
           cleanupError
         );
@@ -772,7 +771,7 @@ function persistQueueState() {
       storage.removeItem(SESSION_STORAGE_KEY);
     } catch (error) {
       if (isDevMode) {
-        userLogger.warn(
+        console.warn(
           "[watchHistoryService] Failed to clear empty session cache:",
           error
         );
@@ -785,7 +784,7 @@ function persistQueueState() {
     storage.setItem(SESSION_STORAGE_KEY, JSON.stringify(payload));
   } catch (error) {
     if (isDevMode) {
-      userLogger.warn("[watchHistoryService] Failed to persist session cache:", error);
+      console.warn("[watchHistoryService] Failed to persist session cache:", error);
     }
   }
 }
@@ -979,7 +978,7 @@ async function publishView(pointerInput, createdAt, metadata = {}) {
 
   const viewResult = await nostrClient.recordVideoView(pointerInput, recordOptions);
 
-  devLogger.info(
+  console.info(
     "[watchHistoryService] Video view recorded. Preparing watch list update.",
     {
       pointer: pointerInput,
@@ -990,7 +989,7 @@ async function publishView(pointerInput, createdAt, metadata = {}) {
 
   const pointer = normalizePointerInput(pointerInput);
   if (!pointer) {
-    userLogger.warn(
+    console.warn(
       "[watchHistoryService] Skipping watch list update because pointer normalization failed.",
       { pointerInput }
     );
@@ -1005,7 +1004,7 @@ async function publishView(pointerInput, createdAt, metadata = {}) {
     "";
   const actorKey = normalizeActorKey(actorCandidate);
   if (!actorKey) {
-    userLogger.warn(
+    console.warn(
       "[watchHistoryService] Unable to resolve actor for watch list update.",
       { actorCandidate }
     );
@@ -1014,7 +1013,7 @@ async function publishView(pointerInput, createdAt, metadata = {}) {
 
   const queue = ensureQueue(actorKey);
   if (!queue) {
-    userLogger.warn(
+    console.warn(
       "[watchHistoryService] Failed to resolve queue for actor.",
       { actorKey }
     );
@@ -1025,7 +1024,7 @@ async function publishView(pointerInput, createdAt, metadata = {}) {
 
   const normalizedPointer = normalizePointerInput(pointer);
   if (!normalizedPointer) {
-    userLogger.warn(
+    console.warn(
       "[watchHistoryService] Pointer normalization failed during queue preparation.",
       { pointerInput }
     );
@@ -1065,7 +1064,7 @@ async function publishView(pointerInput, createdAt, metadata = {}) {
   }
 
   const key = pointerKey(normalizedPointer);
-  devLogger.info(
+  console.info(
     "[watchHistoryService] Watch list process triggered by video view.",
     {
       actor: actorKey,
@@ -1085,7 +1084,7 @@ async function publishView(pointerInput, createdAt, metadata = {}) {
   }
 
   if (!key) {
-    userLogger.warn(
+    console.warn(
       "[watchHistoryService] Pointer key generation failed. Skipping queue update.",
       { pointer: normalizedPointer }
     );
@@ -1115,7 +1114,7 @@ async function publishView(pointerInput, createdAt, metadata = {}) {
     queue.throttle.set(key, now);
     persistQueueState();
     notifyQueueChange(actorKey);
-    devLogger.info(
+    console.info(
       "[watchHistoryService] Updated existing watch list entry.",
       {
         actor: actorKey,
@@ -1129,7 +1128,7 @@ async function publishView(pointerInput, createdAt, metadata = {}) {
   if (throttled) {
     queue.throttle.set(key, now);
     if (isDevMode) {
-      devLogger.info(
+      console.info(
         `[watchHistoryService] Throttled pointer ${key} for actor ${actorKey}.`
       );
     }
@@ -1145,7 +1144,7 @@ async function publishView(pointerInput, createdAt, metadata = {}) {
   persistQueueState();
   notifyQueueChange(actorKey);
 
-  devLogger.info(
+  console.info(
     "[watchHistoryService] Added pointer to pending watch list snapshot queue.",
     {
       actor: actorKey,
@@ -1155,7 +1154,7 @@ async function publishView(pointerInput, createdAt, metadata = {}) {
   );
 
   if (!remoteEnabled) {
-    devLogger.info(
+    console.info(
       "[watchHistoryService] Watch history sync unavailable for this actor; retaining pointer in local session queue only.",
       {
         actor: actorKey,
@@ -1176,7 +1175,7 @@ async function snapshot(items, options = {}) {
   }
 
   if (!isFeatureEnabled(actorKey)) {
-    devLogger.info(
+    console.info(
       "[watchHistoryService] Snapshot skipped because watch history sync is unavailable for this actor.",
       {
         actor: actorKey,
@@ -1208,7 +1207,7 @@ async function snapshot(items, options = {}) {
 
   const queue = ensureQueue(actorKey);
 
-  devLogger.info(
+  console.info(
     "[watchHistoryService] Initiating watch list snapshot publish.",
     {
       actor: actorKey,
@@ -1228,7 +1227,7 @@ async function snapshot(items, options = {}) {
       }
     );
 
-    devLogger.info(
+    console.info(
       "[watchHistoryService] Watch list snapshot publish completed.",
       {
         actor: actorKey,
@@ -1265,7 +1264,7 @@ async function snapshot(items, options = {}) {
 
     await updateFingerprintCache(actorKey, publishResult.items || payloadItems);
     emit("snapshot-complete", { actor: actorKey, reason, result: publishResult });
-    devLogger.info(
+    console.info(
       "[watchHistoryService] Watch list snapshot processed and fingerprint cache updated.",
       {
         actor: actorKey,
@@ -1277,7 +1276,7 @@ async function snapshot(items, options = {}) {
   })()
     .catch((error) => {
       if (isDevMode) {
-        userLogger.warn("[watchHistoryService] Snapshot failed:", error);
+        console.warn("[watchHistoryService] Snapshot failed:", error);
       }
       throw error;
     })
@@ -1307,7 +1306,7 @@ function scheduleWatchHistoryRefresh(actorKey, cacheEntry = {}) {
     })
     .catch((error) => {
       if (isDevMode) {
-        userLogger.warn("[watchHistoryService] Failed to load watch history:", error);
+        console.warn("[watchHistoryService] Failed to load watch history:", error);
       }
       throw error;
     })
@@ -1318,7 +1317,7 @@ function scheduleWatchHistoryRefresh(actorKey, cacheEntry = {}) {
       }
     });
 
-  devLogger.info("[watchHistoryService] Triggered nostr watch list refresh.", {
+  console.info("[watchHistoryService] Triggered nostr watch list refresh.", {
     actor: actorKey,
   });
 
@@ -1349,7 +1348,7 @@ async function loadLatest(actorInput, options = {}) {
       restoreQueueState();
     }
     const items = collectQueueItems(actorKey);
-    devLogger.info(
+    console.info(
       "[watchHistoryService] loadLatest returning local-only watch history queue.",
       {
         actor: actorKey,
@@ -1361,7 +1360,7 @@ async function loadLatest(actorInput, options = {}) {
 
   const now = Date.now();
   const cacheEntry = state.fingerprintCache.get(actorKey);
-  devLogger.info(
+  console.info(
     "[watchHistoryService] loadLatest invoked.",
     {
       actor: actorKey,
@@ -1376,7 +1375,7 @@ async function loadLatest(actorInput, options = {}) {
     cacheEntry.expiresAt > now;
 
   if (cacheIsFresh) {
-    devLogger.info(
+    console.info(
       "[watchHistoryService] Returning cached watch list items.",
       {
         actor: actorKey,
@@ -1387,14 +1386,14 @@ async function loadLatest(actorInput, options = {}) {
   }
 
   if (cacheEntry?.promise) {
-    devLogger.info(
+    console.info(
       "[watchHistoryService] Awaiting in-flight watch list refresh.",
       {
         actor: actorKey,
       }
     );
     if (allowStale && hasCachedItems) {
-      devLogger.info(
+      console.info(
         "[watchHistoryService] Returning stale watch list items while refresh completes.",
         {
           actor: actorKey,
@@ -1413,7 +1412,7 @@ async function loadLatest(actorInput, options = {}) {
   const refreshPromise = scheduleWatchHistoryRefresh(actorKey, cacheEntry);
   refreshPromise.catch(() => {});
 
-  devLogger.info(
+  console.info(
     "[watchHistoryService] Returning stale watch list items while refresh is pending.",
     {
       actor: actorKey,
@@ -1534,4 +1533,4 @@ if (typeof window !== "undefined") {
 }
 
 export { watchHistoryService };
-export default watchHistoryService;
\ No newline at end of file
+export default watchHistoryService;
diff --git a/js/webtorrent.js b/js/webtorrent.js
index 203f3733..3b1d8cd1 100644
--- a/js/webtorrent.js
+++ b/js/webtorrent.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { devLogger, userLogger } from "./utils/logger.js";
 //js/webtorrent.js
 
 import WebTorrent from "./webtorrent.min.js";
@@ -289,7 +288,7 @@ export class TorrentClient {
   }
 
   log(msg) {
-    devLogger.log(msg);
+    console.log(msg);
   }
 
   async isBrave() {
@@ -609,20 +608,20 @@ export class TorrentClient {
           err.message.includes("CORS") ||
           err.message.includes("Access-Control-Allow-Origin")
         ) {
-          userLogger.warn(
+          console.warn(
             "CORS warning detected. Attempting to remove the failing webseed/tracker."
           );
           if (torrent._opts?.urlList?.length) {
             torrent._opts.urlList = torrent._opts.urlList.filter((url) => {
               return !url.includes("distribution.bbb3d.renderfarming.net");
             });
-            userLogger.warn("Cleaned up webseeds =>", torrent._opts.urlList);
+            console.warn("Cleaned up webseeds =>", torrent._opts.urlList);
           }
           if (torrent._opts?.announce?.length) {
             torrent._opts.announce = torrent._opts.announce.filter((url) => {
               return !url.includes("fastcast.nz");
             });
-            userLogger.warn("Cleaned up trackers =>", torrent._opts.announce);
+            console.warn("Cleaned up trackers =>", torrent._opts.announce);
           }
         }
       }
@@ -875,4 +874,4 @@ export class TorrentClient {
 
 TorrentClient.PROBE_TRACKERS = DEFAULT_PROBE_TRACKERS;
 
-export const torrentClient = new TorrentClient();
\ No newline at end of file
+export const torrentClient = new TorrentClient();
diff --git a/torrent/app.js b/torrent/app.js
index e3368f0c..ac10efbd 100644
--- a/torrent/app.js
+++ b/torrent/app.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { createBeaconToast } from "./ui/toastService.js";
 import { createTorrentTable } from "./ui/torrentTable.js";
-import { devLogger, userLogger } from "../js/utils/logger.js";
 
 const VERSION = "2.0";
 
@@ -94,7 +93,7 @@ function prepareTorrentFiles(torrent) {
         torrent.fileName = `${name}.torrent`;
       }
     } catch (error) {
-      userLogger.warn("[beacon] Failed to create torrent blob URL", error);
+      console.warn("[beacon] Failed to create torrent blob URL", error);
     }
   }
 }
@@ -403,7 +402,7 @@ export function createBeaconApp({
 
       file.getBlob((err, blob) => {
         if (err || !blob) {
-          userLogger.error("[beacon] Failed to get blob for file", file?.name, err);
+          console.error("[beacon] Failed to get blob for file", file?.name, err);
           toast.error("Failed to prepare file for download.");
           return;
         }
@@ -437,7 +436,7 @@ export function createBeaconApp({
           toast.success("Magnet URI copied to clipboard!");
         })
         .catch((error) => {
-          userLogger.error("[beacon] Clipboard error", error);
+          console.error("[beacon] Clipboard error", error);
           toast.error("Failed to copy magnet URI");
         });
       return;
@@ -454,7 +453,7 @@ export function createBeaconApp({
       documentRef.body.removeChild(textarea);
       toast.success("Magnet URI copied (fallback)!");
     } catch (error) {
-      userLogger.error("[beacon] Clipboard fallback error", error);
+      console.error("[beacon] Clipboard fallback error", error);
       toast.error("Failed to copy magnet URI");
     }
   }
@@ -466,7 +465,7 @@ export function createBeaconApp({
 
     torrent.destroy((error) => {
       if (error) {
-        userLogger.error("[beacon] Failed to destroy torrent", error);
+        console.error("[beacon] Failed to destroy torrent", error);
         toast.error("Failed to remove torrent");
       }
 
@@ -478,10 +477,10 @@ export function createBeaconApp({
   }
 
   function mount() {
-    devLogger.log(`[beacon] Starting beacon runtime v${VERSION}`);
+    console.log(`[beacon] Starting beacon runtime v${VERSION}`);
 
     if (!toast) {
-      userLogger.warn("[beacon] Toast service unavailable");
+      console.warn("[beacon] Toast service unavailable");
     }
 
     if (!WebTorrentClass.WEBRTC_SUPPORT) {
@@ -558,7 +557,7 @@ export function createBeaconApp({
     }
 
     const errorHandler = (error) => {
-      userLogger.error("[beacon] Torrent client error", error);
+      console.error("[beacon] Torrent client error", error);
       toast?.error(error?.message || String(error));
       setProcessing(false);
     };
@@ -605,7 +604,7 @@ export function createBeaconApp({
       try {
         task();
       } catch (error) {
-        userLogger.warn("[beacon] Cleanup task failed", error);
+        console.warn("[beacon] Cleanup task failed", error);
       }
     });
     cleanupTasks.length = 0;
@@ -615,11 +614,11 @@ export function createBeaconApp({
     try {
       client.destroy();
     } catch (error) {
-      userLogger.warn("[beacon] Failed to destroy client", error);
+      console.warn("[beacon] Failed to destroy client", error);
     }
   }
 
   return { mount, destroy };
 }
 
-export default createBeaconApp;
\ No newline at end of file
+export default createBeaconApp;
diff --git a/torrent/dist/beacon.js b/torrent/dist/beacon.js
index fc55bb14..7a36c52d 100644
--- a/torrent/dist/beacon.js
+++ b/torrent/dist/beacon.js
@@ -1 +1 @@
-var q={info:"torrent-toast torrent-toast--info",success:"torrent-toast torrent-toast--success",error:"torrent-toast torrent-toast--error",warn:"torrent-toast torrent-toast--warn"},$="transition duration-200 ease-out",oe="beacon-toast-motion",P="data-beacon-motion";function ae(e,r){let t=e?.defaultView;if(t&&typeof t.requestAnimationFrame=="function"){t.requestAnimationFrame(r);return}setTimeout(r,16)}function se(e){let r=e||(typeof document<"u"?document:null);if(!r)return null;let t=r.getElementById("beacon-toast-container");if(!t){t=r.createElement("div"),t.id="beacon-toast-container",t.setAttribute("role","region"),t.setAttribute("aria-live","polite"),t.className=["pointer-events-none","fixed","inset-x-0","top-0","z-overlay-toast","flex","w-full","flex-col","items-center","gap-3","px-4","pt-6","sm:items-end","sm:px-6","sm:pt-8"].join(" ");let i=r.body||r.getElementsByTagName?.("body")?.[0];i&&i.appendChild(t)}return t}function ie(e,r,t){let 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diff --git a/torrent/src/beacon-vendor.js b/torrent/src/beacon-vendor.js
index ee38b452..9f61b3a7 100644
--- a/torrent/src/beacon-vendor.js
+++ b/torrent/src/beacon-vendor.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { createBeaconApp } from "../app.js";
-import { userLogger } from "../../js/utils/logger.js";
 
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   const globalScope =
@@ -37,14 +36,14 @@ if (typeof document !== "undefined") {
       try {
         mountBeaconApp();
       } catch (error) {
-        userLogger.error("[beacon] Failed to mount app", error);
+        console.error("[beacon] Failed to mount app", error);
       }
     });
   } else {
     try {
       mountBeaconApp();
     } catch (error) {
-      userLogger.error("[beacon] Failed to mount app", error);
+      console.error("[beacon] Failed to mount app", error);
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/views/about.html b/views/about.html
index 5a4d7e42..43a97df8 100644
--- a/views/about.html
+++ b/views/about.html
@@ -14,15 +14,6 @@
 
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-    const fallbackChannel = {
-      error: () => {},
-      warn: () => {},
-      info: () => {},
-      log: () => {},
-    };
-    const fallbackLogger = { dev: fallbackChannel, user: fallbackChannel };
-    const bitvidLogger =
-      (typeof window !== "undefined" && window.bitvidLogger) || fallbackLogger;
     try {
       const response = await fetch("content/about.md");
       if (!response.ok) {
@@ -44,7 +35,7 @@
         hljs.highlightBlock(block);
       });
     } catch (err) {
-      bitvidLogger.user.error("Error loading About content:", err);
+      console.error("Error loading About content:", err);
       const container = document.getElementById("markdown-container");
       if (container) {
         container.innerHTML = `
diff --git a/views/community-guidelines.html b/views/community-guidelines.html
index d40d245e..959efcb4 100644
--- a/views/community-guidelines.html
+++ b/views/community-guidelines.html
@@ -17,15 +17,6 @@
 
 <script>
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-    const fallbackChannel = {
-      error: () => {},
-      warn: () => {},
-      info: () => {},
-      log: () => {},
-    };
-    const fallbackLogger = { dev: fallbackChannel, user: fallbackChannel };
-    const bitvidLogger =
-      (typeof window !== "undefined" && window.bitvidLogger) || fallbackLogger;
     try {
       // Fetch the markdown file (change path if needed)
       const response = await fetch("content/community-guidelines.md");
@@ -48,7 +39,7 @@
         hljs.highlightBlock(block);
       });
     } catch (err) {
-      bitvidLogger.user.error("Error loading community guidelines:", err);
+      console.error("Error loading community guidelines:", err);
       const container = document.getElementById("markdown-container");
       if (container) {
         container.innerHTML = `
diff --git a/views/getting-started.html b/views/getting-started.html
index eaad7556..d2362a4b 100644
--- a/views/getting-started.html
+++ b/views/getting-started.html
@@ -17,15 +17,6 @@
 
 <script>
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-    const fallbackChannel = {
-      error: () => {},
-      warn: () => {},
-      info: () => {},
-      log: () => {},
-    };
-    const fallbackLogger = { dev: fallbackChannel, user: fallbackChannel };
-    const bitvidLogger =
-      (typeof window !== "undefined" && window.bitvidLogger) || fallbackLogger;
     try {
       // Fetch the Markdown file
       const response = await fetch("content/getting-started.md");
@@ -49,7 +40,7 @@
         hljs.highlightBlock(block);
       });
     } catch (err) {
-      bitvidLogger.user.error("Error loading 'Getting Started' content:", err);
+      console.error("Error loading 'Getting Started' content:", err);
       const container = document.getElementById("markdown-container");
       if (container) {
         container.innerHTML = `
diff --git a/views/ipns.html b/views/ipns.html
index 65329d07..208367a3 100644
--- a/views/ipns.html
+++ b/views/ipns.html
@@ -14,15 +14,6 @@
 
 <script>
   (async () => {
-    const fallbackChannel = {
-      error: () => {},
-      warn: () => {},
-      info: () => {},
-      log: () => {},
-    };
-    const fallbackLogger = { dev: fallbackChannel, user: fallbackChannel };
-    const bitvidLogger =
-      (typeof window !== "undefined" && window.bitvidLogger) || fallbackLogger;
     try {
       const response = await fetch("content/ipns.md");
       if (!response.ok) {
@@ -44,7 +35,7 @@
         hljs.highlightBlock(block);
       });
     } catch (err) {
-      bitvidLogger.user.error("Error loading IPNS content:", err);
+      console.error("Error loading IPNS content:", err);
       const container = document.getElementById("markdown-container");
       if (container) {
         container.innerHTML = `
diff --git a/views/links.html b/views/links.html
index 743d48cf..4052bb3e 100644
--- a/views/links.html
+++ b/views/links.html
@@ -14,15 +14,6 @@
 
 <script>
   (async () => {
-    const fallbackChannel = {
-      error: () => {},
-      warn: () => {},
-      info: () => {},
-      log: () => {},
-    };
-    const fallbackLogger = { dev: fallbackChannel, user: fallbackChannel };
-    const bitvidLogger =
-      (typeof window !== "undefined" && window.bitvidLogger) || fallbackLogger;
     try {
       const response = await fetch("content/links.md");
       if (!response.ok) {
@@ -44,7 +35,7 @@
         hljs.highlightBlock(block);
       });
     } catch (err) {
-      bitvidLogger.user.error("Error loading Links content:", err);
+      console.error("Error loading Links content:", err);
       const container = document.getElementById("markdown-container");
       if (container) {
         container.innerHTML = `
diff --git a/views/roadmap.html b/views/roadmap.html
index 9b96c3f9..b0bb729a 100644
--- a/views/roadmap.html
+++ b/views/roadmap.html
@@ -14,15 +14,6 @@
 
 <script>
   (async () => {
-    const fallbackChannel = {
-      error: () => {},
-      warn: () => {},
-      info: () => {},
-      log: () => {},
-    };
-    const fallbackLogger = { dev: fallbackChannel, user: fallbackChannel };
-    const bitvidLogger =
-      (typeof window !== "undefined" && window.bitvidLogger) || fallbackLogger;
     try {
       // Fetch your roadmap markdown
       const response = await fetch("content/roadmap.md");
@@ -45,7 +36,7 @@
         hljs.highlightBlock(block);
       });
     } catch (err) {
-      bitvidLogger.user.error("Error loading roadmap:", err);
+      console.error("Error loading roadmap:", err);
       const container = document.getElementById("markdown-container");
       if (container) {
         container.innerHTML = `