diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 080195e..2abf35b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt-get install -y cmake ninja-build g++-14 \
-            libhpdf-dev libpugixml-dev nlohmann-json3-dev libgtest-dev ccache
+            libhpdf-dev libpugixml-dev nlohmann-json3-dev libgtest-dev libfmt-dev ccache
 
       - name: Setup ccache
         uses: actions/cache@v3
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
-          brew install cmake ninja libharu pugixml nlohmann-json googletest ccache
+          brew install cmake ninja libharu pugixml nlohmann-json googletest fmt ccache
 
       - name: Display versions
         run: |
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 020ea66..12660a7 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 23)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS OFF)
 
-option(BUILD_SHARED_LIB "Build docraft as a shared library" OFF)
+option(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS "Build docraft as a shared library" OFF)
 
 include(.cmake/utils.cmake)
 configure_build_folder(artifacts)
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ configure_build_folder(artifacts)
 find_package(pugixml CONFIG REQUIRED)
 find_package(unofficial-libharu QUIET)
 find_package(nlohmann_json CONFIG REQUIRED)
+find_package(fmt CONFIG REQUIRED)
 if(unofficial-libharu_FOUND)
     set(LIBHARU_TARGET unofficial::libharu::hpdf)
 else()
diff --git a/doc/source/getting_started.rst b/doc/source/getting_started.rst
index f0abf67..e93614d 100644
--- a/doc/source/getting_started.rst
+++ b/doc/source/getting_started.rst
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ Build a document entirely from C++ without any ``.craft`` file:
 
 .. code-block:: cpp
 
-   #include "docraft/docraft_document.h"
-   #include "docraft/model/docraft_text.h"
-   #include "docraft/model/docraft_body.h"
+   #include <docraft/docraft_document.h>
+   #include <docraft/model/docraft_text.h>
+   #include <docraft/model/docraft_body.h>
 
    int main() {
        // 1. Create a document
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ Parse and render it from C++:
 
 .. code-block:: cpp
 
-   #include "docraft/craft/docraft_craft_language_parser.h"
+   #include <docraft/craft/docraft_craft_language_parser.h>
 
    int main() {
        docraft::craft::DocraftCraftLanguageParser parser;
@@ -118,8 +118,8 @@ Inject runtime data into a ``.craft`` template:
 
 .. code-block:: cpp
 
-   #include "docraft/craft/docraft_craft_language_parser.h"
-   #include "docraft/templating/docraft_template_engine.h"
+   #include <docraft/craft/docraft_craft_language_parser.h>
+   #include <docraft/templating/docraft_template_engine.h>
 
    int main() {
        docraft::craft::DocraftCraftLanguageParser parser;
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ Register external TTF fonts at runtime:
 
 .. code-block:: cpp
 
-   #include "docraft/utils/docraft_font_registry.h"
+   #include <docraft/utils/docraft_font_registry.h>
 
    auto& registry = docraft::utils::DocraftFontRegistry::instance();
    registry.register_font("MyFont",       "fonts/MyFont-Regular.ttf");
diff --git a/docraft/CMakeLists.txt b/docraft/CMakeLists.txt
index 77027dd..3e74a93 100644
--- a/docraft/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/docraft/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ set(DOCRAFT_SOURCES
         src/docraft/craft/parser/docraft_foreach_parser.cc
 )
 set(DOCRAFT_LIBRARY_TYPE STATIC)
-if(BUILD_SHARED_LIB)
+if(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
     set(DOCRAFT_LIBRARY_TYPE SHARED)
 endif()
 add_library(docraft ${DOCRAFT_LIBRARY_TYPE}
@@ -167,8 +167,8 @@ target_compile_definitions(docraft PUBLIC
         $<$<CONFIG:Debug>:docraft_debugf>
 )
 
-if(BUILD_SHARED_LIB)
-    target_compile_definitions(docraft PRIVATE DOCRAFT_BUILD_SHARED_LIB)#define the macro to build the shared lib
+if(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+    target_compile_definitions(docraft PRIVATE DOCRAFT_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)#define the macro to build the shared lib
     target_compile_definitions(docraft INTERFACE DOCRAFT_USE_SHARED_LIB)#define the macro to use the shared lib
 endif()
 
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ else()
     message(FATAL_ERROR "No pugixml CMake target found")
 endif()
 
-target_link_libraries(docraft PUBLIC ${PUGIXML_TARGET} nlohmann_json::nlohmann_json ${LIBHARU_TARGET})
+target_link_libraries(docraft PUBLIC ${PUGIXML_TARGET} nlohmann_json::nlohmann_json ${LIBHARU_TARGET} fmt::fmt)
 target_link_libraries(docraft_tool PRIVATE docraft)
 
 target_include_directories(docraft
diff --git a/docraft/include/docraft/docraft_lib.h b/docraft/include/docraft/docraft_lib.h
index 0d20e78..a93b4e1 100644
--- a/docraft/include/docraft/docraft_lib.h
+++ b/docraft/include/docraft/docraft_lib.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #if defined(_WIN32) || defined(__CYGWIN__)
-#if defined(DOCRAFT_BUILD_SHARED_LIB)
+#if defined(DOCRAFT_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
 #define DOCRAFT_LIB __declspec(dllexport)
 #elif defined(DOCRAFT_USE_SHARED_LIB)
 #define DOCRAFT_LIB __declspec(dllimport)
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #define DOCRAFT_LIB
 #endif
 #elif defined(__GNUC__) && __GNUC__ >= 4
-#if defined(DOCRAFT_BUILD_SHARED_LIB)
+#if defined(DOCRAFT_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
 #define DOCRAFT_LIB __attribute__((visibility("default")))
 #else
 #define DOCRAFT_LIB
diff --git a/docraft/src/docraft/backend/pdf/docraft_haru_backend.cc b/docraft/src/docraft/backend/pdf/docraft_haru_backend.cc
index f2fc47d..c845717 100644
--- a/docraft/src/docraft/backend/pdf/docraft_haru_backend.cc
+++ b/docraft/src/docraft/backend/pdf/docraft_haru_backend.cc
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ namespace {
         }
     };
 
-    void error_handler(HPDF_STATUS error_no, HPDF_STATUS, void *) {
+    void HPDF_STDCALL error_handler(HPDF_STATUS error_no, HPDF_STATUS, void *) {
         std::ostringstream ss;
         ss << std::hex << error_no;
         std::string error_no_hex = ss.str();
diff --git a/docraft/src/docraft/layout/handler/docraft_basic_layout_handler.cc b/docraft/src/docraft/layout/handler/docraft_basic_layout_handler.cc
index 02c86f1..f5ef66f 100644
--- a/docraft/src/docraft/layout/handler/docraft_basic_layout_handler.cc
+++ b/docraft/src/docraft/layout/handler/docraft_basic_layout_handler.cc
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
 #include "docraft/layout/handler/docraft_basic_layout_handler.h"
 
-#include <print>
 
 #include "docraft/layout/docraft_layout_engine.h"
 #include "docraft/model/docraft_layout.h"
diff --git a/docraft/src/docraft/layout/handler/docraft_layout_handler.cc b/docraft/src/docraft/layout/handler/docraft_layout_handler.cc
index 96663c8..36c8078 100644
--- a/docraft/src/docraft/layout/handler/docraft_layout_handler.cc
+++ b/docraft/src/docraft/layout/handler/docraft_layout_handler.cc
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
  */
 
 #include "docraft/layout/handler/docraft_layout_handler.h"
-#include <print>
 
 #include "docraft/layout/docraft_layout_engine.h"
 #define PADDING 20.0F
diff --git a/docraft/src/docraft/layout/handler/docraft_layout_table_handler.cc b/docraft/src/docraft/layout/handler/docraft_layout_table_handler.cc
index 59b684d..deefde3 100644
--- a/docraft/src/docraft/layout/handler/docraft_layout_table_handler.cc
+++ b/docraft/src/docraft/layout/handler/docraft_layout_table_handler.cc
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
 #include "docraft/layout/handler/docraft_layout_table_handler.h"
 
 #include <algorithm>
+#include <fmt/format.h>
 #include <numeric>
-#include <print>
 #include <vector>
 
 #include "docraft/layout/docraft_layout_engine.h"
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ namespace docraft::layout::handler {
         for (const auto &row: node->content_nodes()) {
             for (const auto &cell: row) {
                 if (cell) {
-                   LOG_DEBUG(std::format("Cell at ({}, {}) with size ({}, {})", cell->position().x, cell->position().y, cell->width(), cell->height()));
+                   LOG_DEBUG(fmt::format("Cell at ({}, {}) with size ({}, {})", cell->position().x, cell->position().y, cell->width(), cell->height()));
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/docraft/src/docraft/layout/handler/docraft_layout_text_handler.cc b/docraft/src/docraft/layout/handler/docraft_layout_text_handler.cc
index 475e986..81fdf64 100644
--- a/docraft/src/docraft/layout/handler/docraft_layout_text_handler.cc
+++ b/docraft/src/docraft/layout/handler/docraft_layout_text_handler.cc
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <sstream>
-#include <print>
 
 #include "docraft/generic/docraft_font_applier.h"
 #include "docraft/model/docraft_layout.h"
diff --git a/docraft/src/docraft/model/docraft_position.cc b/docraft/src/docraft/model/docraft_position.cc
index fe8ee88..d305db6 100644
--- a/docraft/src/docraft/model/docraft_position.cc
+++ b/docraft/src/docraft/model/docraft_position.cc
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 #include "docraft/model/docraft_position.h"
 
-#include <format>
+#include <fmt/format.h>
 #include <sstream>
 
 #include "docraft/utils/docraft_logger.h"
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 namespace docraft::model {
 #pragma region DocraftPoint
     std::string DocraftPoint::to_string() const {
-        return std::format("{{{};{}}}", x, y);
+        return fmt::format("{{{};{}}}", x, y);
     }
 #pragma endregion
 #pragma region DocraftTransform
diff --git a/docraft/src/docraft/renderer/painter/docraft_table_painter.cc b/docraft/src/docraft/renderer/painter/docraft_table_painter.cc
index f988cdc..9d18acd 100644
--- a/docraft/src/docraft/renderer/painter/docraft_table_painter.cc
+++ b/docraft/src/docraft/renderer/painter/docraft_table_painter.cc
@@ -15,9 +15,10 @@
  */
 
 #include "docraft/renderer/painter/docraft_table_painter.h"
-#include <print>
 #include "docraft/backend/docraft_line_rendering_backend.h"
 
+#include <fmt/format.h>
+
 #include "docraft/renderer/painter/docraft_image_painter.h"
 #include "docraft/utils/docraft_logger.h"
 
@@ -253,7 +254,7 @@ namespace docraft::renderer::painter {
 
              // draw horizontal line at bottom of this row
              float line_y_here =  bottom_y;
-             LOG_DEBUG(std::format("Drawing horizontal line at y={}", line_y_here));
+             LOG_DEBUG(fmt::format("Drawing horizontal line at y={}", line_y_here));
              line_backend->draw_line(
                  start_x,
                  line_y_here,
diff --git a/docraft/src/docraft/renderer/painter/docraft_text_painter.cc b/docraft/src/docraft/renderer/painter/docraft_text_painter.cc
index 6e82b58..6b760c9 100644
--- a/docraft/src/docraft/renderer/painter/docraft_text_painter.cc
+++ b/docraft/src/docraft/renderer/painter/docraft_text_painter.cc
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 #include "docraft/renderer/painter/docraft_text_painter.h"
 
 #include <algorithm>
-#include <print>
 #include <sstream>
 
 #include "docraft/generic/docraft_font_applier.h"
diff --git a/docraft/src/docraft/templating/docraft_template_engine.cc b/docraft/src/docraft/templating/docraft_template_engine.cc
index 7b15d1c..ae8ad6b 100644
--- a/docraft/src/docraft/templating/docraft_template_engine.cc
+++ b/docraft/src/docraft/templating/docraft_template_engine.cc
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #include "docraft/templating/docraft_template_engine.h"
 
 #include <algorithm>
-#include <format>
+#include <fmt/format.h>
 #include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
 #include <nlohmann/json_fwd.hpp>
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ namespace docraft::templating {
     void DocraftTemplateEngine::add_template_variable(const std::string &name, const std::string &value) {
         auto normalized_name = normalize_name(name);
         if (has_template_variable(normalized_name)) {
-            throw std::runtime_error(std::format("Template variable '{}' already exists.", name));
+            throw std::runtime_error(fmt::format("Template variable '{}' already exists.", name));
         }
         template_variables_.insert({normalized_name, value});
     }
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ namespace docraft::templating {
         auto normalized_name = normalize_name(name);
         auto it = template_variables_.find(normalized_name);
         if (it == template_variables_.end()) {
-            throw std::runtime_error(std::format("Template variable '{}' not found.", name));
+            throw std::runtime_error(fmt::format("Template variable '{}' not found.", name));
         }
         return it->second;
     }
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ namespace docraft::templating {
         auto normalized_name = normalize_name(name);
         auto it = template_variables_.find(normalized_name);
         if (it == template_variables_.end()) {
-            throw std::runtime_error(std::format("Template variable '{}' not found.", name));
+            throw std::runtime_error(fmt::format("Template variable '{}' not found.", name));
         }
         template_variables_.erase(it);
     }
@@ -291,10 +291,10 @@ namespace docraft::templating {
                                                int height) {
         auto name = normalize_name(image_id);
         if (image_data_.contains(name)) {
-            throw std::runtime_error(std::format("Image data for '{}' already exists.", image_id));
+            throw std::runtime_error(fmt::format("Image data for '{}' already exists.", image_id));
         }
         if (width <= 0 || height <= 0) {
-            throw std::runtime_error(std::format("Image data for '{}' has invalid dimensions.", image_id));
+            throw std::runtime_error(fmt::format("Image data for '{}' has invalid dimensions.", image_id));
         }
         //emplace the key also in the standard unordered_map with the same normalized name to ensure consistency
         template_variables_.insert({name, name});
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ namespace docraft::templating {
         auto name = normalize_name(image_id);
         auto it = image_data_.find(name);
         if (it == image_data_.end()) {
-            throw std::runtime_error(std::format("Image data for '{}' not found.", image_id));
+            throw std::runtime_error(fmt::format("Image data for '{}' not found.", image_id));
         }
         return it->second;
     }
@@ -319,8 +319,7 @@ namespace docraft::templating {
         const auto expected_size =
                 static_cast<size_t>(width) * static_cast<size_t>(height) * 3U; //3 bytes per pixel for RGB
         if (decoded.size() != expected_size) {
-            throw std::runtime_error(std::format(
-                "Base64 image '{}' size does not match dimensions (RGB expected).", image_id));
+            throw std::runtime_error(fmt::format("Base64 image '{}' size does not match dimensions (RGB expected).", image_id));
         }
         add_image_data(image_id, decoded, width, height);
     }
diff --git a/vcpkg.json b/vcpkg.json
index 93d8fe2..86f61d7 100644
--- a/vcpkg.json
+++ b/vcpkg.json
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     "libharu",
     "nlohmann-json",
     "pugixml",
-    "gtest"
+    "gtest",
+    "fmt"
   ]
 }
\ No newline at end of file