diff --git a/src/tools/interop/idt/capture/config.py b/src/tools/interop/idt/capture/config.py
index 6ca0b1bf4fd407..e4be4262471b2a 100644
--- a/src/tools/interop/idt/capture/config.py
+++ b/src/tools/interop/idt/capture/config.py
@@ -17,6 +17,4 @@
 
 import logging
 
-log_level = logging.INFO
 async_timeout = 45.0
-enable_color = True
diff --git a/src/tools/interop/idt/capture/ecosystem/play_services/analysis.py b/src/tools/interop/idt/capture/ecosystem/play_services/analysis.py
index 90e7a88dd10bd3..aca67d8fa20c95 100644
--- a/src/tools/interop/idt/capture/ecosystem/play_services/analysis.py
+++ b/src/tools/interop/idt/capture/ecosystem/play_services/analysis.py
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@
 
 import os
 
-from capture.utils import log
+import log
 from capture.utils.artifact import create_standard_log_name
-from capture.utils.log import print_and_write, add_border
+from log import print_and_write, add_border
 from capture.platform.android import Android
 
 logger = log.get_logger(__file__)
diff --git a/src/tools/interop/idt/capture/ecosystem/play_services/play_services.py b/src/tools/interop/idt/capture/ecosystem/play_services/play_services.py
index 22997883bf7b3c..a8355e014c4e51 100644
--- a/src/tools/interop/idt/capture/ecosystem/play_services/play_services.py
+++ b/src/tools/interop/idt/capture/ecosystem/play_services/play_services.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 from .command_map import dumpsys, getprop
 from .prober import PlayServicesProber
 
-from capture.utils import log
+import log
 
 logger = log.get_logger(__file__)
 
diff --git a/src/tools/interop/idt/capture/ecosystem/play_services/prober.py b/src/tools/interop/idt/capture/ecosystem/play_services/prober.py
index 754b8cb9367131..e1d8b2033b36bf 100644
--- a/src/tools/interop/idt/capture/ecosystem/play_services/prober.py
+++ b/src/tools/interop/idt/capture/ecosystem/play_services/prober.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 import os
 
 from capture.utils.shell import Bash
-from capture.utils import log
+import log
 
 logger = log.get_logger(__file__)
 
diff --git a/src/tools/interop/idt/capture/ecosystem/play_services_user/play_services_user.py b/src/tools/interop/idt/capture/ecosystem/play_services_user/play_services_user.py
index a9e0bcce5eb55e..b36719edc21c70 100644
--- a/src/tools/interop/idt/capture/ecosystem/play_services_user/play_services_user.py
+++ b/src/tools/interop/idt/capture/ecosystem/play_services_user/play_services_user.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 from capture.base import EcosystemCapture, UnsupportedCapturePlatformException
 from capture.utils.artifact import create_standard_log_name
-from capture.utils.log import print_and_write
+from log import print_and_write
 from capture.platform.android.android import Android
 
 
diff --git a/src/tools/interop/idt/capture/factory.py b/src/tools/interop/idt/capture/factory.py
index c2d10d9644ff19..a128496f6fa4e4 100644
--- a/src/tools/interop/idt/capture/factory.py
+++ b/src/tools/interop/idt/capture/factory.py
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@
 from capture.utils.async_control import get_timeout
 from capture.base import EcosystemCapture, PlatformLogStreamer, UnsupportedCapturePlatformException
 from capture.utils.artifact import safe_mkdir
-from capture.utils.log import border_print
-from capture.utils import log
+from log import border_print
+import log
 
 _PLATFORM_MAP: typing.Dict[str, PlatformLogStreamer] = {}
 _ECOSYSTEM_MAP: typing.Dict[str, PlatformLogStreamer] = {}
diff --git a/src/tools/interop/idt/capture/loader.py b/src/tools/interop/idt/capture/loader.py
index a765bed8bcbc12..6263450d9cc43c 100644
--- a/src/tools/interop/idt/capture/loader.py
+++ b/src/tools/interop/idt/capture/loader.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 import traceback
 from typing import Any
 
-from capture.utils import log
+import log
 
 logger = log.get_logger(__file__)
 
diff --git a/src/tools/interop/idt/capture/pcap/pcap.py b/src/tools/interop/idt/capture/pcap/pcap.py
index 2fea8d498ce825..eec577af891f6a 100644
--- a/src/tools/interop/idt/capture/pcap/pcap.py
+++ b/src/tools/interop/idt/capture/pcap/pcap.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 from capture.utils.artifact import create_standard_log_name
 from capture.utils.shell import Bash
 
-from capture.utils import log
+import log
 
 logger = log.get_logger(__file__)
 
diff --git a/src/tools/interop/idt/capture/platform/android/android.py b/src/tools/interop/idt/capture/platform/android/android.py
index 114a496afbd965..bc0b0edceba028 100644
--- a/src/tools/interop/idt/capture/platform/android/android.py
+++ b/src/tools/interop/idt/capture/platform/android/android.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 from . import streams
 from .capabilities import Capabilities
 
-from capture.utils import log
+import log
 
 logger = log.get_logger(__file__)
 
diff --git a/src/tools/interop/idt/capture/platform/android/capabilities.py b/src/tools/interop/idt/capture/platform/android/capabilities.py
index a50a5062d83b0f..3b61563d85693f 100644
--- a/src/tools/interop/idt/capture/platform/android/capabilities.py
+++ b/src/tools/interop/idt/capture/platform/android/capabilities.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from capture.platform.android import Android
 
-from capture.utils import log
+import log
 from . import config
 
 logger = log.get_logger(__file__)
diff --git a/src/tools/interop/idt/capture/platform/android/streams/logcat/logcat.py b/src/tools/interop/idt/capture/platform/android/streams/logcat/logcat.py
index a76d80a0348a50..51d7a8c99ad708 100644
--- a/src/tools/interop/idt/capture/platform/android/streams/logcat/logcat.py
+++ b/src/tools/interop/idt/capture/platform/android/streams/logcat/logcat.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 from ..base import AndroidStream
 
-from capture.utils import log
+import log
 
 logger = log.get_logger(__file__)
 
diff --git a/src/tools/interop/idt/capture/platform/android/streams/pcap/pcap.py b/src/tools/interop/idt/capture/platform/android/streams/pcap/pcap.py
index b68004737b6650..403f86b912d520 100644
--- a/src/tools/interop/idt/capture/platform/android/streams/pcap/pcap.py
+++ b/src/tools/interop/idt/capture/platform/android/streams/pcap/pcap.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from capture.platform.android import Android
 
-from capture.utils import log
+import log
 
 logger = log.get_logger(__file__)
 
diff --git a/src/tools/interop/idt/capture/platform/android/streams/screen/screen.py b/src/tools/interop/idt/capture/platform/android/streams/screen/screen.py
index 3ad3f6198e043e..3f201784c7784c 100644
--- a/src/tools/interop/idt/capture/platform/android/streams/screen/screen.py
+++ b/src/tools/interop/idt/capture/platform/android/streams/screen/screen.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from capture.platform.android import Android
 
-from capture.utils import log
+import log
 
 logger = log.get_logger(__file__)
 
diff --git a/src/tools/interop/idt/capture/utils/__init__.py b/src/tools/interop/idt/capture/utils/__init__.py
index af291fc35e5e75..f92780d4df0177 100644
--- a/src/tools/interop/idt/capture/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/src/tools/interop/idt/capture/utils/__init__.py
@@ -15,11 +15,10 @@
 #    limitations under the License.
 #
 
-from . import artifact, async_control, log, shell
+from . import artifact, async_control, shell
 
 __all__ = [
     'artifact',
     'async_control',
-    'log',
     'shell',
 ]
diff --git a/src/tools/interop/idt/capture/utils/artifact.py b/src/tools/interop/idt/capture/utils/artifact.py
index 700a09795bd243..257a22d335c09e 100644
--- a/src/tools/interop/idt/capture/utils/artifact.py
+++ b/src/tools/interop/idt/capture/utils/artifact.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 import time
 from multiprocessing import Process
 from pathlib import Path
-from . import log
+import log
 
 logger = log.get_logger(__file__)
 
diff --git a/src/tools/interop/idt/capture/utils/shell.py b/src/tools/interop/idt/capture/utils/shell.py
index 97eb9431b488e9..44c6c661994892 100644
--- a/src/tools/interop/idt/capture/utils/shell.py
+++ b/src/tools/interop/idt/capture/utils/shell.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 from mobly.utils import stop_standing_subprocess
 
-from capture.utils import log
+import log
 
 logger = log.get_logger(__file__)
 
diff --git a/src/tools/interop/idt/config.py b/src/tools/interop/idt/config.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..a7c6cfecc36bc0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tools/interop/idt/config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#
+#    Copyright (c) 2023 Project CHIP Authors
+#    All rights reserved.
+#
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+#    you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+#    You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#        http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+#    WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+#    See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+#    limitations under the License.
+#
+import logging
+
+enable_color = True
+log_level = logging.INFO
diff --git a/src/tools/interop/idt/idt.py b/src/tools/interop/idt/idt.py
index c3140dc9e0e7dd..784f1b7b91a845 100644
--- a/src/tools/interop/idt/idt.py
+++ b/src/tools/interop/idt/idt.py
@@ -22,9 +22,10 @@
 import sys
 from pathlib import Path
 
+import config
 from capture import EcosystemController, EcosystemFactory, PacketCaptureRunner, PlatformFactory
 from capture.utils.artifact import create_file_timestamp, safe_mkdir
-from capture.utils.log import border_print
+from log import border_print
 from discovery import MatterBleScanner, MatterDnssdListener
 
 splash = '''\x1b[0m
@@ -43,7 +44,8 @@
 class InteropDebuggingTool:
 
     def __init__(self) -> None:
-        print(splash)
+        if config.enable_color:
+            print(splash)
         self.artifact_dir = None
         create_artifact_dir = True
         if len(sys.argv) == 1:
diff --git a/src/tools/interop/idt/capture/utils/log.py b/src/tools/interop/idt/log.py
similarity index 92%
rename from src/tools/interop/idt/capture/utils/log.py
rename to src/tools/interop/idt/log.py
index 41d862bc6b8cb0..7357449b14ffb3 100644
--- a/src/tools/interop/idt/capture/utils/log.py
+++ b/src/tools/interop/idt/log.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 import logging
 from typing import TextIO
 
-from .. import config
+import config
 
 _CONFIG_LEVEL = config.log_level
 
@@ -71,21 +71,20 @@ def border_print(to_print: str, important: bool = False) -> None:
     border = f"\n{'_' * len_borders}\n"
     i_border = f"\n{'!' * len_borders}\n" if important else ""
     if config.enable_color:
-        print("\x1b[35;1m", end="")
+        print(magenta, end="")
     print(f"{border}{i_border}{to_print}{i_border}{border}")
     if config.enable_color:
-        print("\x1b[0m", end="")
+        print(reset, end="")
 
 
 def print_and_write(to_print: str, file: TextIO) -> None:
     if config.enable_color:
-        print("\x1b[32;1m", end="")
+        print(green, end="")
     print(f"{to_print}")
     if config.enable_color:
-        print("\x1b[0m", end="")
+        print(reset, end="")
     file.write(to_print)
 
 
 def add_border(to_print: str) -> str:
-    """Add star borders to important strings"""
     return '\n' + '*' * len(to_print) + '\n' + to_print