diff --git a/d2cli/main.go b/d2cli/main.go
index 68ea60b42..52f3a2ed0 100644
--- a/d2cli/main.go
+++ b/d2cli/main.go
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import (
 	"oss.terrastruct.com/d2/lib/pdf"
 	"oss.terrastruct.com/d2/lib/png"
 	"oss.terrastruct.com/d2/lib/pptx"
+	"oss.terrastruct.com/d2/lib/simplelog"
 	"oss.terrastruct.com/d2/lib/textmeasure"
 	timelib "oss.terrastruct.com/d2/lib/time"
 	"oss.terrastruct.com/d2/lib/version"
@@ -749,10 +750,11 @@ func _render(ctx context.Context, ms *xmain.State, plugin d2plugin.Plugin, opts
 	}
 
 	cacheImages := ms.Env.Getenv("IMG_CACHE") == "1"
-	svg, bundleErr := imgbundler.BundleLocal(ctx, svg, cacheImages)
+	l := simplelog.FromCmdLog(ms.Log)
+	svg, bundleErr := imgbundler.BundleLocal(ctx, l, svg, cacheImages)
 	if bundle {
 		var bundleErr2 error
-		svg, bundleErr2 = imgbundler.BundleRemote(ctx, svg, cacheImages)
+		svg, bundleErr2 = imgbundler.BundleRemote(ctx, l, svg, cacheImages)
 		bundleErr = multierr.Combine(bundleErr, bundleErr2)
 	}
 	if forceAppendix && !toPNG {
@@ -765,7 +767,7 @@ func _render(ctx context.Context, ms *xmain.State, plugin d2plugin.Plugin, opts
 
 		if !bundle {
 			var bundleErr2 error
-			svg, bundleErr2 = imgbundler.BundleRemote(ctx, svg, cacheImages)
+			svg, bundleErr2 = imgbundler.BundleRemote(ctx, l, svg, cacheImages)
 			bundleErr = multierr.Combine(bundleErr, bundleErr2)
 		}
 
@@ -835,8 +837,9 @@ func renderPDF(ctx context.Context, ms *xmain.State, plugin d2plugin.Plugin, opt
 		}
 
 		cacheImages := ms.Env.Getenv("IMG_CACHE") == "1"
-		svg, bundleErr := imgbundler.BundleLocal(ctx, svg, cacheImages)
-		svg, bundleErr2 := imgbundler.BundleRemote(ctx, svg, cacheImages)
+		l := simplelog.FromCmdLog(ms.Log)
+		svg, bundleErr := imgbundler.BundleLocal(ctx, l, svg, cacheImages)
+		svg, bundleErr2 := imgbundler.BundleRemote(ctx, l, svg, cacheImages)
 		bundleErr = multierr.Combine(bundleErr, bundleErr2)
 		if bundleErr != nil {
 			return svg, bundleErr
@@ -936,8 +939,9 @@ func renderPPTX(ctx context.Context, ms *xmain.State, presentation *pptx.Present
 		}
 
 		cacheImages := ms.Env.Getenv("IMG_CACHE") == "1"
-		svg, bundleErr := imgbundler.BundleLocal(ctx, svg, cacheImages)
-		svg, bundleErr2 := imgbundler.BundleRemote(ctx, svg, cacheImages)
+		l := simplelog.FromCmdLog(ms.Log)
+		svg, bundleErr := imgbundler.BundleLocal(ctx, l, svg, cacheImages)
+		svg, bundleErr2 := imgbundler.BundleRemote(ctx, l, svg, cacheImages)
 		bundleErr = multierr.Combine(bundleErr, bundleErr2)
 		if bundleErr != nil {
 			return nil, bundleErr
@@ -1182,8 +1186,9 @@ func renderPNGsForGIF(ctx context.Context, ms *xmain.State, plugin d2plugin.Plug
 		}
 
 		cacheImages := ms.Env.Getenv("IMG_CACHE") == "1"
-		svg, bundleErr := imgbundler.BundleLocal(ctx, svg, cacheImages)
-		svg, bundleErr2 := imgbundler.BundleRemote(ctx, svg, cacheImages)
+		l := simplelog.FromCmdLog(ms.Log)
+		svg, bundleErr := imgbundler.BundleLocal(ctx, l, svg, cacheImages)
+		svg, bundleErr2 := imgbundler.BundleRemote(ctx, l, svg, cacheImages)
 		bundleErr = multierr.Combine(bundleErr, bundleErr2)
 		if bundleErr != nil {
 			return nil, nil, bundleErr
diff --git a/lib/imgbundler/imgbundler.go b/lib/imgbundler/imgbundler.go
index 8324ce205..08488df10 100644
--- a/lib/imgbundler/imgbundler.go
+++ b/lib/imgbundler/imgbundler.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import (
 
 	"golang.org/x/xerrors"
 
-	"oss.terrastruct.com/d2/lib/log"
+	"oss.terrastruct.com/d2/lib/simplelog"
 	"oss.terrastruct.com/util-go/xdefer"
 )
 
@@ -29,12 +29,12 @@ const maxImageSize int64 = 1 << 25 // 33_554_432
 
 var imageRegex = regexp.MustCompile(`<image href="([^"]+)"`)
 
-func BundleLocal(ctx context.Context, in []byte, cacheImages bool) ([]byte, error) {
-	return bundle(ctx, in, false, cacheImages)
+func BundleLocal(ctx context.Context, l simplelog.Logger, in []byte, cacheImages bool) ([]byte, error) {
+	return bundle(ctx, l, in, false, cacheImages)
 }
 
-func BundleRemote(ctx context.Context, in []byte, cacheImages bool) ([]byte, error) {
-	return bundle(ctx, in, true, cacheImages)
+func BundleRemote(ctx context.Context, l simplelog.Logger, in []byte, cacheImages bool) ([]byte, error) {
+	return bundle(ctx, l, in, true, cacheImages)
 }
 
 type repl struct {
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ type repl struct {
 	to   []byte
 }
 
-func bundle(ctx context.Context, svg []byte, isRemote, cacheImages bool) (_ []byte, err error) {
+func bundle(ctx context.Context, l simplelog.Logger, svg []byte, isRemote, cacheImages bool) (_ []byte, err error) {
 	if isRemote {
 		defer xdefer.Errorf(&err, "failed to bundle remote images")
 	} else {
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func bundle(ctx context.Context, svg []byte, isRemote, cacheImages bool) (_ []by
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, time.Minute*5)
 	defer cancel()
 
-	return runWorkers(ctx, svg, imgs, isRemote, cacheImages)
+	return runWorkers(ctx, l, svg, imgs, isRemote, cacheImages)
 }
 
 // filterImageElements finds all unique image elements in imgs that are
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func filterImageElements(imgs [][][]byte, isRemote bool) [][][]byte {
 	return imgs2
 }
 
-func runWorkers(ctx context.Context, svg []byte, imgs [][][]byte, isRemote, cacheImages bool) (_ []byte, err error) {
+func runWorkers(ctx context.Context, l simplelog.Logger, svg []byte, imgs [][][]byte, isRemote, cacheImages bool) (_ []byte, err error) {
 	var wg sync.WaitGroup
 	replc := make(chan repl)
 
@@ -111,9 +111,9 @@ func runWorkers(ctx context.Context, svg []byte, imgs [][][]byte, isRemote, cach
 					<-sema
 				}()
 
-				bundledImage, err := worker(ctx, img[1], isRemote, cacheImages)
+				bundledImage, err := worker(ctx, l, img[1], isRemote, cacheImages)
 				if err != nil {
-					log.Error(ctx, fmt.Sprintf("failed to bundle %s: %v", img[1], err))
+					l.Error(fmt.Sprintf("failed to bundle %s: %v", img[1], err))
 					errhrefsMu.Lock()
 					errhrefs = append(errhrefs, string(img[1]))
 					errhrefsMu.Unlock()
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ func runWorkers(ctx context.Context, svg []byte, imgs [][][]byte, isRemote, cach
 		case <-ctx.Done():
 			return svg, xerrors.Errorf("failed to wait for workers: %w", ctx.Err())
 		case <-t.C:
-			log.Info(ctx, "fetching images...")
+			l.Info("fetching images...")
 		case repl, ok := <-replc:
 			if !ok {
 				if len(errhrefs) > 0 {
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ func runWorkers(ctx context.Context, svg []byte, imgs [][][]byte, isRemote, cach
 	}
 }
 
-func worker(ctx context.Context, href []byte, isRemote, cacheImages bool) ([]byte, error) {
+func worker(ctx context.Context, l simplelog.Logger, href []byte, isRemote, cacheImages bool) ([]byte, error) {
 	if cacheImages {
 		if hit, ok := imgCache.Load(string(href)); ok {
 			return hit.([]byte), nil
@@ -160,10 +160,10 @@ func worker(ctx context.Context, href []byte, isRemote, cacheImages bool) ([]byt
 	var mimeType string
 	var err error
 	if isRemote {
-		log.Debug(ctx, fmt.Sprintf("fetching %s remotely", string(href)))
+		l.Debug(fmt.Sprintf("fetching %s remotely", string(href)))
 		buf, mimeType, err = httpGet(ctx, html.UnescapeString(string(href)))
 	} else {
-		log.Debug(ctx, fmt.Sprintf("reading %s from disk", string(href)))
+		l.Debug(fmt.Sprintf("reading %s from disk", string(href)))
 		buf, err = os.ReadFile(html.UnescapeString(string(href)))
 	}
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/lib/imgbundler/imgbundler_test.go b/lib/imgbundler/imgbundler_test.go
index ae381636d..a8ebe37cd 100644
--- a/lib/imgbundler/imgbundler_test.go
+++ b/lib/imgbundler/imgbundler_test.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 	tassert "github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 
 	"oss.terrastruct.com/d2/lib/log"
+	"oss.terrastruct.com/d2/lib/simplelog"
 )
 
 //go:embed test_png.png
@@ -96,7 +97,8 @@ width="328" height="587" viewBox="-100 -131 328 587"><style type="text/css">
 		return respRecorder.Result()
 	})
 
-	out, err := BundleRemote(ctx, []byte(sampleSVG), false)
+	l := simplelog.FromLibLog(ctx)
+	out, err := BundleRemote(ctx, l, []byte(sampleSVG), false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -120,7 +122,7 @@ width="328" height="587" viewBox="-100 -131 328 587"><style type="text/css">
 		respRecorder.WriteHeader(200)
 		return respRecorder.Result()
 	})
-	_, err = BundleRemote(ctx, []byte(sampleSVG), false)
+	_, err = BundleRemote(ctx, l, []byte(sampleSVG), false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -135,7 +137,7 @@ width="328" height="587" viewBox="-100 -131 328 587"><style type="text/css">
 		respRecorder.WriteHeader(200)
 		return respRecorder.Result()
 	})
-	_, err = BundleRemote(ctx, []byte(sampleSVG), false)
+	_, err = BundleRemote(ctx, l, []byte(sampleSVG), false)
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Fatal("expected error")
 	}
@@ -147,7 +149,7 @@ width="328" height="587" viewBox="-100 -131 328 587"><style type="text/css">
 		respRecorder.WriteHeader(500)
 		return respRecorder.Result()
 	})
-	_, err = BundleRemote(ctx, []byte(sampleSVG), false)
+	_, err = BundleRemote(ctx, l, []byte(sampleSVG), false)
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Fatal("expected error")
 	}
@@ -192,7 +194,8 @@ width="328" height="587" viewBox="-100 -131 328 587"><style type="text/css">
 }]]></style></svg>
 `, svgURL, pngURL)
 
-	out, err := BundleLocal(ctx, []byte(sampleSVG), false)
+	l := simplelog.FromLibLog(ctx)
+	out, err := BundleLocal(ctx, l, []byte(sampleSVG), false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -251,7 +254,8 @@ width="328" height="587" viewBox="-100 -131 328 587"><style type="text/css">
 		return respRecorder.Result()
 	})
 
-	out, err := BundleRemote(ctx, []byte(sampleSVG), false)
+	l := simplelog.FromLibLog(ctx)
+	out, err := BundleRemote(ctx, l, []byte(sampleSVG), false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -305,12 +309,13 @@ width="328" height="587" viewBox="-100 -131 328 587"><style type="text/css">
 		return respRecorder.Result()
 	})
 
+	l := simplelog.FromLibLog(ctx)
 	// Using a cache, imgs are not refetched on multiple runs
-	_, err := BundleRemote(ctx, []byte(sampleSVG), true)
+	_, err := BundleRemote(ctx, l, []byte(sampleSVG), true)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	_, err = BundleRemote(ctx, []byte(sampleSVG), true)
+	_, err = BundleRemote(ctx, l, []byte(sampleSVG), true)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -318,11 +323,11 @@ width="328" height="587" viewBox="-100 -131 328 587"><style type="text/css">
 
 	// With cache disabled, it refetches
 	count = 0
-	_, err = BundleRemote(ctx, []byte(sampleSVG), false)
+	_, err = BundleRemote(ctx, l, []byte(sampleSVG), false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	_, err = BundleRemote(ctx, []byte(sampleSVG), false)
+	_, err = BundleRemote(ctx, l, []byte(sampleSVG), false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
diff --git a/lib/simplelog/simplelog.go b/lib/simplelog/simplelog.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e338cea5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/simplelog/simplelog.go
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+// Package simplelog contains a very simple interface for logging strings at either Debug, Info, or Error levels
+package simplelog
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"oss.terrastruct.com/d2/lib/log"
+	"oss.terrastruct.com/util-go/cmdlog"
+)
+
+type Logger interface {
+	Debug(string)
+	Info(string)
+	Error(string)
+}
+
+type logger struct {
+	logDebug *func(string)
+	logInfo  *func(string)
+	logError *func(string)
+}
+
+func (l logger) Debug(s string) {
+	if l.logDebug != nil {
+		(*l.logDebug)(s)
+	}
+}
+func (l logger) Info(s string) {
+	if l.logInfo != nil {
+		(*l.logInfo)(s)
+	}
+}
+func (l logger) Error(s string) {
+	if l.logError != nil {
+		(*l.logError)(s)
+	}
+}
+
+func Make(logDebug, logInfo, logError *func(string)) Logger {
+	return logger{
+		logDebug: logDebug,
+		logInfo:  logInfo,
+		logError: logError,
+	}
+}
+
+func FromLibLog(ctx context.Context) Logger {
+	lDebug := func(s string) {
+		log.Debug(ctx, s)
+	}
+	lInfo := func(s string) {
+		log.Info(ctx, s)
+	}
+	lError := func(s string) {
+		log.Error(ctx, s)
+	}
+	return Make(&lDebug, &lInfo, &lError)
+}
+
+func FromCmdLog(cl *cmdlog.Logger) Logger {
+	lDebug := func(s string) {
+		cl.Debug.Print(s)
+	}
+	lInfo := func(s string) {
+		cl.Info.Print(s)
+	}
+	lError := func(s string) {
+		cl.Error.Print(s)
+	}
+	return Make(&lDebug, &lInfo, &lError)
+}