diff --git a/extensions/pl_example_ext.h b/extensions/pl_example_ext.h
index 44dc520..5257a23 100644
--- a/extensions/pl_example_ext.h
+++ b/extensions/pl_example_ext.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Index of this file:
 // [SECTION] apis
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-#define plExampleI_version (plVersion){1, 0, 0}
+#define plExampleI_version {1, 0, 0}
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // [SECTION] public api
diff --git a/src/app.c b/src/app.c
index 3478b62..48444ec 100644
--- a/src/app.c
+++ b/src/app.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Index of this file:
 #include "pl_virtual_memory_ext.h"
 #include "pl_console_ext.h"
 #include "pl_screen_log_ext.h"
-#include "pl_debug_ext.h" // not technically stable
+#include "pl_tools_ext.h"
 
 // example extensions
 #include "pl_example_ext.h"
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ const plDrawBackendI*    gptDrawBackend   = NULL;
 const plProfileI*        gptProfile       = NULL;
 const plExampleI*        gptExample       = NULL;
 const plStatsI*          gptStats         = NULL;
-const plDebugApiI*       gptDebug         = NULL;
+const plToolsI*          gptTools         = NULL;
 const plImageI*          gptImage         = NULL;
 const plGPUAllocatorsI*  gptGpuAllocators = NULL;
 const plJobI*            gptJob           = NULL;
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ pl_app_load(plApiRegistryI* ptApiRegistry, plAppData* ptAppData)
         gptProfile       = pl_get_api_latest(ptApiRegistry, plProfileI);
         gptStats         = pl_get_api_latest(ptApiRegistry, plStatsI);
         gptExample       = pl_get_api_latest(ptApiRegistry, plExampleI);
-        gptDebug         = pl_get_api_latest(ptApiRegistry, plDebugApiI);
+        gptTools         = pl_get_api_latest(ptApiRegistry, plToolsI);
         gptImage         = pl_get_api_latest(ptApiRegistry, plImageI);
         gptGpuAllocators = pl_get_api_latest(ptApiRegistry, plGPUAllocatorsI);
         gptJob           = pl_get_api_latest(ptApiRegistry, plJobI);
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ pl_app_load(plApiRegistryI* ptApiRegistry, plAppData* ptAppData)
     gptProfile       = pl_get_api_latest(ptApiRegistry, plProfileI);
     gptStats         = pl_get_api_latest(ptApiRegistry, plStatsI);
     gptExample       = pl_get_api_latest(ptApiRegistry, plExampleI);
-    gptDebug         = pl_get_api_latest(ptApiRegistry, plDebugApiI);
+    gptTools         = pl_get_api_latest(ptApiRegistry, plToolsI);
     gptImage         = pl_get_api_latest(ptApiRegistry, plImageI);
     gptGpuAllocators = pl_get_api_latest(ptApiRegistry, plGPUAllocatorsI);
     gptJob           = pl_get_api_latest(ptApiRegistry, plJobI);
@@ -248,19 +248,19 @@ pl_app_load(plApiRegistryI* ptApiRegistry, plAppData* ptAppData)
     };
     gptWindows->create_window(tWindowDesc, &ptAppData->ptWindow);
 
-    // initialize APIs that require it
-    gptDebug->initialize();
-
-    // retrieve some console variables
-    ptAppData->pbShowLogging              = (bool*)gptConsole->get_variable("d.LogTool", NULL, NULL);
-    ptAppData->pbShowStats                = (bool*)gptConsole->get_variable("d.StatTool", NULL, NULL);
-    ptAppData->pbShowProfiling            = (bool*)gptConsole->get_variable("d.ProfileTool", NULL, NULL);
-    ptAppData->pbShowMemoryAllocations    = (bool*)gptConsole->get_variable("d.MemoryAllocationTool", NULL, NULL);
-    ptAppData->pbShowDeviceMemoryAnalyzer = (bool*)gptConsole->get_variable("d.DeviceMemoryAnalyzerTool", NULL, NULL);
-
     // setup graphics extension
     pl__setup_graphics_extensions(ptAppData);
 
+    // initialize APIs that require it
+    gptTools->initialize((plToolsInit){.ptDevice = ptAppData->ptDevice});
+
+    // retrieve some console variables
+    ptAppData->pbShowLogging              = (bool*)gptConsole->get_variable("t.LogTool", NULL, NULL);
+    ptAppData->pbShowStats                = (bool*)gptConsole->get_variable("t.StatTool", NULL, NULL);
+    ptAppData->pbShowProfiling            = (bool*)gptConsole->get_variable("t.ProfileTool", NULL, NULL);
+    ptAppData->pbShowMemoryAllocations    = (bool*)gptConsole->get_variable("t.MemoryAllocationTool", NULL, NULL);
+    ptAppData->pbShowDeviceMemoryAnalyzer = (bool*)gptConsole->get_variable("t.DeviceMemoryAnalyzerTool", NULL, NULL);
+
     //~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~setup draw extensions~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
     // initialize
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ pl_app_update(plAppData* ptAppData)
     if(ptAppData->bShowUiDebug)
         gptUi->show_debug_window(&ptAppData->bShowUiDebug);
 
-    gptDebug->update();
+    gptTools->update();
 
     //~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~graphics work~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
@@ -531,8 +531,6 @@ pl__setup_graphics_extensions(plAppData* ptAppData)
     };
     ptAppData->ptDevice = gptGfx->create_device(&tDeviceInit);
 
-    gptDataRegistry->set_data("device", ptAppData->ptDevice); // used by debug extension
-
     // create command pools
     for(uint32_t i = 0; i < gptGfx->get_frames_in_flight(); i++)
         ptAppData->atCmdPools[i] = gptGfx->create_command_pool(ptAppData->ptDevice, NULL);