diff --git a/builddefs/common_features.mk b/builddefs/common_features.mk
index 701d7ded90..0838840777 100644
--- a/builddefs/common_features.mk
+++ b/builddefs/common_features.mk
@@ -45,6 +45,31 @@ else ifeq ($(strip $(DEBUG_MATRIX_SCAN_RATE_ENABLE)), api)
     OPT_DEFS += -DDEBUG_MATRIX_SCAN_RATE
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(strip $(CONSOLE_ENABLE)), yes)
+    SENDCHAR_DRIVER ?= console
+else
+    SENDCHAR_DRIVER ?= none
+endif
+VALID_SENDCHAR_DRIVER_TYPES := console uart custom
+ifneq ($(strip $(SENDCHAR_DRIVER)),none)
+    ifeq ($(filter $(SENDCHAR_DRIVER),$(VALID_SENDCHAR_DRIVER_TYPES)),)
+        $(call CATASTROPHIC_ERROR,Invalid SENDCHAR_DRIVER,SENDCHAR_DRIVER="$(SENDCHAR_DRIVER)" is not a valid logging driver type)
+    else
+        OPT_DEFS += -DSENDCHAR_DRIVER_$(strip $(shell echo $(SENDCHAR_DRIVER) | tr '[:lower:]' '[:upper:]'))
+
+        ifneq ($(strip $(SENDCHAR_DRIVER)), custom)
+            QUANTUM_SRC += $(QUANTUM_DIR)/logging/sendchar_$(strip $(shell echo $(SENDCHAR_DRIVER) | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')).c
+        endif
+
+        ifeq ($(strip $(SENDCHAR_DRIVER)), uart)
+            UART_DRIVER_REQUIRED = yes
+        endif
+    endif
+else
+    OPT_DEFS += -DNO_PRINT
+    OPT_DEFS += -DNO_DEBUG
+endif
+
 AUDIO_ENABLE ?= no
 ifeq ($(strip $(AUDIO_ENABLE)), yes)
     ifeq ($(PLATFORM),CHIBIOS)
diff --git a/keyboards/handwired/onekey/keymaps/uart_log/halconf.h b/keyboards/handwired/onekey/keymaps/uart_log/halconf.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..392d1cca75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/keyboards/handwired/onekey/keymaps/uart_log/halconf.h
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+// Copyright 2023 QMK
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+#pragma once
+
+#define HAL_USE_SERIAL TRUE
+
+#include_next <halconf.h>
diff --git a/keyboards/handwired/onekey/keymaps/uart_log/keymap.c b/keyboards/handwired/onekey/keymaps/uart_log/keymap.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d1f788e50b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/keyboards/handwired/onekey/keymaps/uart_log/keymap.c
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+// Copyright 2023 QMK
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+#include QMK_KEYBOARD_H
+
+enum custom_keycodes {
+    KC_HELLO = SAFE_RANGE,
+};
+
+const uint16_t PROGMEM keymaps[][MATRIX_ROWS][MATRIX_COLS] = {
+    LAYOUT_ortho_1x1(KC_HELLO)
+};
+
+bool process_record_user(uint16_t keycode, keyrecord_t *record) {
+    switch (keycode) {
+        case KC_HELLO:
+            if (record->event.pressed) {
+                println("Hello world!");
+            }
+            return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
+void keyboard_post_init_user(void) {
+  // Customise these values to desired behaviour
+  debug_enable=true;
+  debug_matrix=true;
+  //debug_keyboard=true;
+  //debug_mouse=true;
+}
diff --git a/keyboards/handwired/onekey/keymaps/uart_log/mcuconf.h b/keyboards/handwired/onekey/keymaps/uart_log/mcuconf.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cf377e05dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/keyboards/handwired/onekey/keymaps/uart_log/mcuconf.h
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// Copyright 2023 QMK
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+#pragma once
+
+#include_next <mcuconf.h>
+
+#undef STM32_SERIAL_USE_USART1
+#define STM32_SERIAL_USE_USART1 TRUE
diff --git a/keyboards/handwired/onekey/keymaps/uart_log/rules.mk b/keyboards/handwired/onekey/keymaps/uart_log/rules.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8d0f744107
--- /dev/null
+++ b/keyboards/handwired/onekey/keymaps/uart_log/rules.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+DEBUG_MATRIX_SCAN_RATE_ENABLE = api
+
+SENDCHAR_DRIVER = uart
diff --git a/keyboards/ibm/model_m/mschwingen/mschwingen.c b/keyboards/ibm/model_m/mschwingen/mschwingen.c
index 34a878c769..c2fe6bc1eb 100644
--- a/keyboards/ibm/model_m/mschwingen/mschwingen.c
+++ b/keyboards/ibm/model_m/mschwingen/mschwingen.c
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
  */
 #include <util/delay.h>
 #include "mschwingen.h"
-#include "uart.h"
 #include "print.h"
 #include "sendchar.h"
 #include "sleep_led.h"
@@ -25,15 +24,6 @@
 #include "ws2812.h"
 #endif
 
-#ifdef UART_DEBUG
-#    undef sendchar
-static int8_t capture_sendchar(uint8_t c) {
-    //  sendchar(c);
-    uart_write(c);
-    return 0;
-}
-#endif
-
 static uint16_t blink_cycle_timer;
 static bool     blink_state = false;
 static uint8_t  isRecording = 0;
@@ -88,11 +78,6 @@ void keyboard_pre_init_kb(void) {
     gpio_set_pin_output(MODELM_STATUS_LED);
     gpio_write_pin_high(MODELM_STATUS_LED);
     _delay_ms(50);
-#ifdef UART_DEBUG
-    uart_init(115200);
-    print_set_sendchar(capture_sendchar);
-    uprintf("\r\nHello world!\r\n");
-#endif
 
     gpio_set_pin_output(SR_LOAD_PIN);
     gpio_set_pin_output(SR_CLK_PIN);
diff --git a/keyboards/ibm/model_m/mschwingen/post_rules.mk b/keyboards/ibm/model_m/mschwingen/post_rules.mk
index 025068e057..0f1908e58d 100644
--- a/keyboards/ibm/model_m/mschwingen/post_rules.mk
+++ b/keyboards/ibm/model_m/mschwingen/post_rules.mk
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 UART_DEBUG ?= no
 
 ifeq ($(strip $(UART_DEBUG)), yes)
-    OPT_DEFS += -DUART_DEBUG
+    SENDCHAR_DRIVER = uart
 endif
diff --git a/keyboards/ibm/model_m/mschwingen/rules.mk b/keyboards/ibm/model_m/mschwingen/rules.mk
index 65761bcf9a..ad5ce0921c 100644
--- a/keyboards/ibm/model_m/mschwingen/rules.mk
+++ b/keyboards/ibm/model_m/mschwingen/rules.mk
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 CUSTOM_MATRIX = lite
 
 SRC += matrix.c
-UART_DRIVER_REQUIRED = yes
+
 SPI_DRIVER_REQUIRED = yes
 
 OPT_DEFS += -DSLEEP_LED_ENABLE
diff --git a/quantum/keyboard.c b/quantum/keyboard.c
index d7836cf36e..56c79298cf 100644
--- a/quantum/keyboard.c
+++ b/quantum/keyboard.c
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ void set_activity_timestamps(uint32_t matrix_timestamp, uint32_t encoder_timesta
     last_input_modification_time           = MAX(matrix_timestamp, MAX(encoder_timestamp, pointing_device_timestamp));
 }
 
-// Only enable this if console is enabled to print to
+// Only enable this if logging is enabled to print to
 #if defined(DEBUG_MATRIX_SCAN_RATE)
 static uint32_t matrix_timer           = 0;
 static uint32_t matrix_scan_count      = 0;
@@ -203,9 +203,7 @@ void matrix_scan_perf_task(void) {
 
     uint32_t timer_now = timer_read32();
     if (TIMER_DIFF_32(timer_now, matrix_timer) >= 1000) {
-#    if defined(CONSOLE_ENABLE)
         dprintf("matrix scan frequency: %lu\n", matrix_scan_count);
-#    endif
         last_matrix_scan_count = matrix_scan_count;
         matrix_timer           = timer_now;
         matrix_scan_count      = 0;
diff --git a/quantum/logging/sendchar_console.c b/quantum/logging/sendchar_console.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7048760865
--- /dev/null
+++ b/quantum/logging/sendchar_console.c
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// Copyright 2023 QMK
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+#include "sendchar.h"
+int8_t console_write(uint8_t c);
+
+int8_t sendchar(uint8_t c) {
+    return console_write(c);
+}
diff --git a/quantum/logging/sendchar_uart.c b/quantum/logging/sendchar_uart.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ce3b6fbed2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/quantum/logging/sendchar_uart.c
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+// Copyright 2023 QMK
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+#include "sendchar.h"
+#include "uart.h"
+
+#ifndef SENDCHAR_BAUD_RATE
+#    define SENDCHAR_BAUD_RATE 9600
+#endif
+
+int8_t sendchar(uint8_t c) {
+    static bool s_init = false;
+    if (!s_init) {
+        uart_init(SENDCHAR_BAUD_RATE);
+        s_init = true;
+    }
+
+    uart_write(c);
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/tmk_core/protocol.mk b/tmk_core/protocol.mk
index 8f01976548..2227e42dcd 100644
--- a/tmk_core/protocol.mk
+++ b/tmk_core/protocol.mk
@@ -39,10 +39,6 @@ endif
 
 ifeq ($(strip $(CONSOLE_ENABLE)), yes)
     OPT_DEFS += -DCONSOLE_ENABLE
-else
-    # TODO: decouple this so other print backends can exist
-    OPT_DEFS += -DNO_PRINT
-    OPT_DEFS += -DNO_DEBUG
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(strip $(NKRO_ENABLE)), yes)
diff --git a/tmk_core/protocol/chibios/chibios.c b/tmk_core/protocol/chibios/chibios.c
index cf948154f9..f4f3aa43a7 100644
--- a/tmk_core/protocol/chibios/chibios.c
+++ b/tmk_core/protocol/chibios/chibios.c
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 #include "usb_device_state.h"
 #include "mousekey.h"
 #include "led.h"
-#include "sendchar.h"
 #include "debug.h"
 #include "print.h"
 
diff --git a/tmk_core/protocol/chibios/usb_main.c b/tmk_core/protocol/chibios/usb_main.c
index 5a5354416f..1e03de6225 100644
--- a/tmk_core/protocol/chibios/usb_main.c
+++ b/tmk_core/protocol/chibios/usb_main.c
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ void send_digitizer(report_digitizer_t *report) {
 
 #ifdef CONSOLE_ENABLE
 
-int8_t sendchar(uint8_t c) {
+int8_t console_write(uint8_t c) {
     return (int8_t)send_report_buffered(USB_ENDPOINT_IN_CONSOLE, &c, sizeof(uint8_t));
 }
 
diff --git a/tmk_core/protocol/chibios/usb_main.h b/tmk_core/protocol/chibios/usb_main.h
index 5ba6fb1961..9a94bc9270 100644
--- a/tmk_core/protocol/chibios/usb_main.h
+++ b/tmk_core/protocol/chibios/usb_main.h
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ void usb_event_queue_task(void);
 #ifdef CONSOLE_ENABLE
 
 /* Putchar over the USB console */
-int8_t sendchar(uint8_t c);
+int8_t console_write(uint8_t c);
 
 #endif /* CONSOLE_ENABLE */
 
diff --git a/tmk_core/protocol/lufa/lufa.c b/tmk_core/protocol/lufa/lufa.c
index 81da035f0c..4a9ea427d8 100644
--- a/tmk_core/protocol/lufa/lufa.c
+++ b/tmk_core/protocol/lufa/lufa.c
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
 #include "keyboard.h"
 #include "action.h"
 #include "led.h"
-#include "sendchar.h"
 #include "debug.h"
 #ifdef SLEEP_LED_ENABLE
 #    include "sleep_led.h"
@@ -204,7 +203,7 @@ static void console_flush_task(void) {
     while (Endpoint_IsReadWriteAllowed())
         Endpoint_Write_8(0);
 
-    // flush sendchar packet
+    // flush console packet
     if (Endpoint_IsINReady()) {
         Endpoint_ClearIN();
     }
@@ -582,7 +581,7 @@ void send_digitizer(report_digitizer_t *report) {
 }
 
 /*******************************************************************************
- * sendchar
+ * CONSOLE
  ******************************************************************************/
 #ifdef CONSOLE_ENABLE
 #    define SEND_TIMEOUT 5
@@ -590,13 +589,13 @@ void send_digitizer(report_digitizer_t *report) {
  *
  * FIXME: Needs doc
  */
-int8_t sendchar(uint8_t c) {
+int8_t console_write(uint8_t c) {
     // Do not wait if the previous write has timed_out.
-    // Because sendchar() is called so many times, waiting each call causes big lag.
+    // Because console_write() is called so many times, waiting each call causes big lag.
     // The `timed_out` state is an approximation of the ideal `is_listener_disconnected?` state.
     static bool timed_out = false;
 
-    // prevents console_flush_task() from running during sendchar() runs.
+    // prevents console_flush_task() from running during console_write() runs.
     // or char will be lost. These two function is mutually exclusive.
     CONSOLE_FLUSH_SET(false);
 
diff --git a/tmk_core/protocol/vusb/protocol.c b/tmk_core/protocol/vusb/protocol.c
index 41ccf451fd..d4a81c044a 100644
--- a/tmk_core/protocol/vusb/protocol.c
+++ b/tmk_core/protocol/vusb/protocol.c
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 #include "debug.h"
 #include "suspend.h"
 #include "wait.h"
-#include "sendchar.h"
 
 #ifdef SLEEP_LED_ENABLE
 #    include "sleep_led.h"
diff --git a/tmk_core/protocol/vusb/vusb.c b/tmk_core/protocol/vusb/vusb.c
index fdbfcc17dc..968e0f37e3 100644
--- a/tmk_core/protocol/vusb/vusb.c
+++ b/tmk_core/protocol/vusb/vusb.c
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ void raw_hid_task(void) {
 #    define CONSOLE_BUFFER_SIZE 32
 #    define CONSOLE_EPSIZE 8
 
-int8_t sendchar(uint8_t c) {
+int8_t console_write(uint8_t c) {
     rbuf_enqueue(c);
     return 0;
 }