diff --git a/src/core/Sidekick_core.ml b/src/core/Sidekick_core.ml
index f56f095d..892440a6 100644
--- a/src/core/Sidekick_core.ml
+++ b/src/core/Sidekick_core.ml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ module Const = Sidekick_core_logic.Const
 module Term = struct
   include Sidekick_core_logic.Term
   include Sidekick_core_logic.T_builtins
+  include T_printer
 end
 
 (** {2 view} *)
diff --git a/src/core/t_printer.ml b/src/core/t_printer.ml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7dc82b61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/t_printer.ml
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+open Sidekick_core_logic
+
+type term = Sidekick_core_logic.Term.t
+
+type hook = recurse:term Fmt.printer -> Fmt.t -> term -> bool
+(** Printing hook, responsible for printing certain subterms *)
+
+module Hooks = struct
+  type t = hook list
+
+  let empty = []
+  let add h l = h :: l
+end
+
+let pp_builtins_ : hook =
+ fun ~recurse out t ->
+  match Default_cc_view.view_as_cc t with
+  | CC_view.If (a, b, c) ->
+    Fmt.fprintf out "(@[ite@ %a@ %a@ %a@])" recurse a recurse b recurse c;
+    true
+  | CC_view.Eq (a, b) ->
+    Fmt.fprintf out "(@[=@ %a@ %a@])" recurse a recurse b;
+    true
+  | _ -> false
+
+let default_ : Hooks.t = Hooks.(empty |> add pp_builtins_)
+let default_hooks = ref default_
+
+(* debug printer *)
+let expr_pp_with_ ~max_depth ~hooks out (e : term) : unit =
+  let open Term in
+  let rec loop k ~depth names out e =
+    let pp' = loop' k ~depth:(depth + 1) names in
+
+    let hook_fired = List.exists (fun h -> h ~recurse:pp' out e) hooks in
+    if not hook_fired then (
+      match Term.view e with
+      | E_type 0 -> Fmt.string out "Type"
+      | E_type i -> Fmt.fprintf out "Type(%d)" i
+      | E_var v -> Fmt.string out (Var.name v)
+      (* | E_var v -> Fmt.fprintf out "(@[%s : %a@])" v.v_name pp v.v_ty *)
+      | E_bound_var v ->
+        let idx = v.Bvar.bv_idx in
+        (match CCList.nth_opt names idx with
+        | Some n when n <> "" -> Fmt.fprintf out "%s[%d]" n idx
+        | _ -> Fmt.fprintf out "_[%d]" idx)
+      | E_const c -> Const.pp out c
+      | (E_app _ | E_lam _) when depth > max_depth -> Fmt.fprintf out "@<1>…"
+      | E_app _ ->
+        let f, args = unfold_app e in
+        Fmt.fprintf out "%a@ %a" pp' f (Util.pp_list pp') args
+      | E_lam ("", _ty, bod) ->
+        Fmt.fprintf out "(@[\\_:@[%a@].@ %a@])" pp' _ty
+          (loop (k + 1) ~depth:(depth + 1) ("" :: names))
+          bod
+      | E_lam (n, _ty, bod) ->
+        Fmt.fprintf out "(@[\\%s:@[%a@].@ %a@])" n pp' _ty
+          (loop (k + 1) ~depth:(depth + 1) (n :: names))
+          bod
+      | E_pi (_, ty, bod) when is_closed bod ->
+        (* actually just an arrow *)
+        Fmt.fprintf out "(@[%a@ -> %a@])"
+          (loop k ~depth:(depth + 1) names)
+          ty
+          (loop (k + 1) ~depth:(depth + 1) ("" :: names))
+          bod
+      | E_pi ("", _ty, bod) ->
+        Fmt.fprintf out "(@[Pi _:@[%a@].@ %a@])" pp' _ty
+          (loop (k + 1) ~depth:(depth + 1) ("" :: names))
+          bod
+      | E_pi (n, _ty, bod) ->
+        Fmt.fprintf out "(@[Pi %s:@[%a@].@ %a@])" n pp' _ty
+          (loop (k + 1) ~depth:(depth + 1) (n :: names))
+          bod
+    )
+  and loop' k ~depth names out e =
+    match Term.view e with
+    | E_type _ | E_var _ | E_bound_var _ | E_const _ ->
+      loop k ~depth names out e (* atomic expr *)
+    | E_app _ | E_lam _ | E_pi _ ->
+      Fmt.fprintf out "(%a)" (loop k ~depth names) e
+  in
+  Fmt.fprintf out "@[%a@]" (loop 0 ~depth:0 []) e
+
+let pp_with hooks out e : unit = expr_pp_with_ ~max_depth:max_int ~hooks out e
+let pp out e = pp_with !default_hooks out e
diff --git a/src/core/t_printer.mli b/src/core/t_printer.mli
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2ac0cbc4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/t_printer.mli
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+(** Extensible printer for {!Sidekick_core_logic.Term.t} *)
+
+type term = Sidekick_core_logic.Term.t
+
+type hook = recurse:term Fmt.printer -> Fmt.t -> term -> bool
+(** Printing hook, responsible for printing certain subterms *)
+
+module Hooks : sig
+  type t
+
+  val empty : t
+  val add : hook -> t -> t
+end
+
+val default_hooks : Hooks.t ref
+
+val pp_with : Hooks.t -> term Fmt.printer
+(** Print using the hooks *)
+
+val pp : term Fmt.printer
+(** Print using {!default_hooks} *)