diff --git a/television/config/keybindings.rs b/television/config/keybindings.rs
index 2615509..be56759 100644
--- a/television/config/keybindings.rs
+++ b/television/config/keybindings.rs
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ use crate::action::Action;
 use crate::event::{convert_raw_event_to_key, Key};
 use crossterm::event::{KeyCode, KeyEvent, KeyModifiers};
 use rustc_hash::FxHashMap;
-use serde::{Deserialize, Deserializer};
+use serde::{Deserialize, Deserializer, Serialize};
 use std::fmt::Display;
 use std::hash::Hash;
 use std::ops::{Deref, DerefMut};
 
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize, PartialEq, Hash)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize, Serialize, PartialEq, Hash)]
 pub enum Binding {
     SingleKey(Key),
     MultipleKeys(Vec<Key>),
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ impl Display for Binding {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, Default, PartialEq)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Default, PartialEq, Serialize)]
 pub struct KeyBindings(pub FxHashMap<Action, Binding>);
 
 impl<I> From<I> for KeyBindings
diff --git a/television/config/mod.rs b/television/config/mod.rs
index a61e5de..fead734 100644
--- a/television/config/mod.rs
+++ b/television/config/mod.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use directories::ProjectDirs;
 pub use keybindings::merge_keybindings;
 pub use keybindings::{parse_key, Binding, KeyBindings};
 use previewers::PreviewersConfig;
-use serde::Deserialize;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use shell_integration::ShellIntegrationConfig;
 pub use themes::Theme;
 use tracing::{debug, warn};
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ mod ui;
 const DEFAULT_CONFIG: &str = include_str!("../../.config/config.toml");
 
 #[allow(dead_code, clippy::module_name_repetitions)]
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize, Default, PartialEq)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize, Default, PartialEq, Serialize)]
 #[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
 pub struct AppConfig {
     #[serde(default = "get_data_dir")]
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ impl Hash for AppConfig {
 }
 
 #[allow(dead_code)]
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize, Default, PartialEq, Hash)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, Default, PartialEq, Hash)]
 #[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
 pub struct Config {
     /// General application configuration
@@ -128,7 +128,10 @@ impl Config {
             let final_cfg =
                 Self::merge_user_with_default(default_config, user_cfg);
 
-            debug!("Config: {:?}", final_cfg);
+            debug!(
+                "Configuration: \n{}",
+                toml::to_string(&final_cfg).unwrap()
+            );
             Ok(final_cfg)
         } else {
             // otherwise, create the default configuration file
@@ -209,10 +212,8 @@ pub fn get_data_dir() -> PathBuf {
             });
 
     let directory = if let Some(s) = data_folder {
-        debug!("Using data directory: {:?}", s);
         s
     } else if let Some(proj_dirs) = project_directory() {
-        debug!("Falling back to default data dir");
         proj_dirs.data_local_dir().to_path_buf()
     } else {
         PathBuf::from("../../../../..").join(".data")
@@ -233,20 +234,17 @@ pub fn get_config_dir() -> PathBuf {
                     .filter(|p| p.is_absolute())
             });
     let directory = if let Some(s) = config_dir {
-        debug!("Config directory: {:?}", s);
         s
     } else if cfg!(unix) {
         // default to ~/.config/television for unix systems
         if let Some(base_dirs) = directories::BaseDirs::new() {
             let cfg_dir =
                 base_dirs.home_dir().join(".config").join("television");
-            debug!("Config directory: {:?}", cfg_dir);
             cfg_dir
         } else {
             PathBuf::from("../../../../..").join(".config")
         }
     } else if let Some(proj_dirs) = project_directory() {
-        debug!("Falling back to default config dir");
         proj_dirs.config_local_dir().to_path_buf()
     } else {
         PathBuf::from("../../../../..").join("../../../../../.config")
diff --git a/television/config/previewers.rs b/television/config/previewers.rs
index f89b9e9..d891232 100644
--- a/television/config/previewers.rs
+++ b/television/config/previewers.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use crate::preview::{previewers, PreviewerConfig};
-use serde::Deserialize;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize, Default, PartialEq, Hash)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize, Serialize, Default, PartialEq, Hash)]
 pub struct PreviewersConfig {
     #[serde(default)]
     pub basic: BasicPreviewerConfig,
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ impl From<PreviewersConfig> for PreviewerConfig {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize, Default, PartialEq, Hash)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize, Serialize, Default, PartialEq, Hash)]
 pub struct BasicPreviewerConfig {}
 
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize, PartialEq, Hash)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize, Serialize, PartialEq, Hash)]
 #[serde(default)]
 pub struct FilePreviewerConfig {
     //pub max_file_size: u64,
@@ -36,5 +36,5 @@ impl Default for FilePreviewerConfig {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize, Default, PartialEq, Hash)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize, Serialize, Default, PartialEq, Hash)]
 pub struct EnvVarPreviewerConfig {}
diff --git a/television/config/shell_integration.rs b/television/config/shell_integration.rs
index e85481a..c75c849 100644
--- a/television/config/shell_integration.rs
+++ b/television/config/shell_integration.rs
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ use crate::config::parse_key;
 use crate::event::Key;
 use crate::utils::hashmaps;
 use rustc_hash::FxHashMap;
-use serde::Deserialize;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize, Default, PartialEq)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize, Serialize, Default, PartialEq)]
 #[serde(default)]
 pub struct ShellIntegrationConfig {
     /// DEPRECATED: This is a legacy configuration option that is no longer used.
diff --git a/television/config/ui.rs b/television/config/ui.rs
index a9e08f2..d0b9324 100644
--- a/television/config/ui.rs
+++ b/television/config/ui.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use serde::Deserialize;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 use crate::screen::layout::{InputPosition, PreviewTitlePosition};
 
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use super::themes::DEFAULT_THEME;
 
 const DEFAULT_UI_SCALE: u16 = 100;
 
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize, PartialEq, Hash)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize, Serialize, PartialEq, Hash)]
 #[serde(default)]
 pub struct UiConfig {
     pub use_nerd_font_icons: bool,
diff --git a/television/event.rs b/television/event.rs
index 842a94a..8727feb 100644
--- a/television/event.rs
+++ b/television/event.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ use crossterm::event::{
 };
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use tokio::{signal, sync::mpsc};
-use tracing::{debug, warn};
+use tracing::{debug, trace, warn};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
 pub enum Event<I> {
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ fn flush_resize_events(first_resize: (u16, u16)) -> ((u16, u16), (u16, u16)) {
 }
 
 pub fn convert_raw_event_to_key(event: KeyEvent) -> Key {
-    debug!("Raw event: {:?}", event);
+    trace!("Raw event: {:?}", event);
     if event.kind == KeyEventKind::Release {
         return Key::Null;
     }
diff --git a/television/screen/layout.rs b/television/screen/layout.rs
index 9197df0..c2daf5d 100644
--- a/television/screen/layout.rs
+++ b/television/screen/layout.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use std::fmt::Display;
 
 use ratatui::layout;
 use ratatui::layout::{Constraint, Direction, Rect};
-use serde::Deserialize;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 use crate::config::UiConfig;
 
@@ -46,7 +46,9 @@ impl HelpBarLayout {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Deserialize, Default, PartialEq, Hash)]
+#[derive(
+    Debug, Clone, Copy, Deserialize, Serialize, Default, PartialEq, Hash,
+)]
 pub enum InputPosition {
     #[serde(rename = "top")]
     #[default]
@@ -64,7 +66,9 @@ impl Display for InputPosition {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Deserialize, Default, PartialEq, Hash)]
+#[derive(
+    Debug, Clone, Copy, Deserialize, Serialize, Default, PartialEq, Hash,
+)]
 pub enum PreviewTitlePosition {
     #[serde(rename = "top")]
     #[default]