diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index cb6b7ba..b98a303 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 )]
 
 mod driver;
+mod output;
 mod panic;
 mod valgrind;
 
@@ -25,72 +26,9 @@ use colored::Colorize as _;
 use std::env;
 use std::process;
 
-/// Nicely format the errors in the valgrind output, if there are any.
-fn display_errors(errors: &[valgrind::xml::Error]) {
-    // format the output in a helpful manner
-    for error in errors {
-        if error.kind.is_leak() {
-            display_leak(error);
-        } else {
-            display_generic_error(error);
-        }
-    }
-
-    let total: usize = errors.iter().map(|error| error.resources.bytes).sum();
-    eprintln!(
-        "{:>12} Leaked {} total ({} other errors)",
-        "Summary".red().bold(),
-        bytesize::to_string(total as _, true),
-        errors.iter().filter(|e| !e.kind.is_leak()).count()
-    );
-}
-
-/// Nicely format a single memory leak error.
-fn display_leak(error: &valgrind::xml::Error) {
-    eprintln!(
-        "{:>12} leaked {} in {} block{}",
-        "Error".red().bold(),
-        bytesize::to_string(error.resources.bytes as _, true),
-        error.resources.blocks,
-        if error.resources.blocks == 1 { "" } else { "s" }
-    );
-
-    let stack = &error.stack_trace[0]; // always available
-    display_stack_trace("stack trace (user code at the bottom)", stack);
-}
-
-/// Nicely format a non-memory-leak error.
-fn display_generic_error(error: &valgrind::xml::Error) {
-    eprintln!(
-        "{:>12} {}",
-        "Error".red().bold(),
-        error.main_info.as_ref().map_or("unknown", String::as_str)
-    );
-
-    let stack = &error.stack_trace[0]; // always available
-    display_stack_trace("main stack trace (user code at the bottom)", stack);
-    error
-        .stack_trace
-        .iter()
-        .skip(1)
-        .enumerate()
-        .map(|(index, stack)| (error.auxiliary_info.get(index), stack))
-        .for_each(|(msg, stack)| {
-            display_stack_trace(
-                msg.map_or_else(|| "additional stack trace", String::as_str),
-                stack,
-            );
-        });
-}
-
-/// Write out the full stack trace (indented to match other messages).
-fn display_stack_trace(msg: &str, stack: &valgrind::xml::Stack) {
-    eprintln!("{:>12} {}", "Info".cyan().bold(), msg);
-    stack
-        .frames
-        .iter()
-        .for_each(|frame| eprintln!("             at {frame}"));
-}
+/// Part of the output message of `valgrind` if a possible stack overflow is
+/// detected.
+const STACK_OVERFLOW: &str = "main thread stack using the --main-stacksize= flag";
 
 fn main() {
     panic::replace_hook();
@@ -134,23 +72,13 @@ fn main() {
                 errors: Some(errors),
                 ..
             }) => {
-                display_errors(&errors);
+                output::display_errors(&errors);
                 127
             }
             Ok(_) => 0,
-            Err(e @ valgrind::Error::MalformedOutput(..)) => {
-                panic_with!(e);
-            }
-            Err(valgrind::Error::ValgrindFailure(output))
-                if output.contains("main thread stack using the --main-stacksize= flag") =>
-            {
-                let error = "Error".red().bold();
-                let info = "Info".cyan().bold();
-                eprintln!("{error:>12}: looks like the program overflowed its stack");
-                eprintln!("{info:>12}: valgrind says:");
-                output
-                    .lines()
-                    .for_each(|line| eprintln!("              {line}"));
+            Err(e @ valgrind::Error::MalformedOutput(..)) => std::panic::panic_any(e), // the panic handler catches this and reports it appropriately
+            Err(valgrind::Error::ValgrindFailure(output)) if output.contains(STACK_OVERFLOW) => {
+                output::display_stack_overflow(&output);
                 134 // default exit code for stack overflows
             }
             Err(e) => {
diff --git a/src/output.rs b/src/output.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f7288e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/output.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+//! Write human-readable and colored output the the console.
+use crate::valgrind;
+use colored::Colorize as _;
+
+/// Nicely format the errors in the valgrind output, if there are any.
+pub fn display_errors(errors: &[valgrind::xml::Error]) {
+    // format the output in a helpful manner
+    for error in errors {
+        if error.kind.is_leak() {
+            display_leak(error);
+        } else {
+            display_generic_error(error);
+        }
+    }
+
+    let total: usize = errors.iter().map(|error| error.resources.bytes).sum();
+    eprintln!(
+        "{:>12} Leaked {} total ({} other errors)",
+        "Summary".red().bold(),
+        bytesize::to_string(total as _, true),
+        errors.iter().filter(|e| !e.kind.is_leak()).count()
+    );
+}
+
+/// Nicely format a single memory leak error.
+fn display_leak(error: &valgrind::xml::Error) {
+    eprintln!(
+        "{:>12} leaked {} in {} block{}",
+        "Error".red().bold(),
+        bytesize::to_string(error.resources.bytes as _, true),
+        error.resources.blocks,
+        if error.resources.blocks == 1 { "" } else { "s" }
+    );
+
+    let stack = &error.stack_trace[0]; // always available
+    display_stack_trace("stack trace (user code at the bottom)", stack);
+}
+
+/// Nicely format a non-memory-leak error.
+fn display_generic_error(error: &valgrind::xml::Error) {
+    eprintln!(
+        "{:>12} {}",
+        "Error".red().bold(),
+        error.main_info.as_ref().map_or("unknown", String::as_str)
+    );
+
+    let stack = &error.stack_trace[0]; // always available
+    display_stack_trace("main stack trace (user code at the bottom)", stack);
+    error
+        .stack_trace
+        .iter()
+        .skip(1)
+        .enumerate()
+        .map(|(index, stack)| (error.auxiliary_info.get(index), stack))
+        .for_each(|(msg, stack)| {
+            display_stack_trace(
+                msg.map_or_else(|| "additional stack trace", String::as_str),
+                stack,
+            );
+        });
+}
+
+/// Write out the full stack trace (indented to match other messages).
+fn display_stack_trace(msg: &str, stack: &valgrind::xml::Stack) {
+    eprintln!("{:>12} {}", "Info".cyan().bold(), msg);
+    stack
+        .frames
+        .iter()
+        .for_each(|frame| eprintln!("             at {frame}"));
+}
+
+/// Write out an error message for describing the stack overflow message.
+pub fn display_stack_overflow(output: &str) {
+    let error = "Error".red().bold();
+    let info = "Info".cyan().bold();
+    eprintln!("{error:>12}: looks like the program overflowed its stack");
+    eprintln!("{info:>12}: valgrind says:");
+    output
+        .lines()
+        .for_each(|line| eprintln!("              {line}"));
+}
diff --git a/src/panic.rs b/src/panic.rs
index 4a91313..f652c40 100644
--- a/src/panic.rs
+++ b/src/panic.rs
@@ -29,17 +29,6 @@ const PANIC_HEADER: &str = "
     how to reproduce it.
     ";
 
-/// Panic with a custom panic output.
-///
-/// This is helpful for printing debug information to the panic message.
-#[macro_export]
-#[allow(clippy::module_name_repetitions)] // necessary for exported macro
-macro_rules! panic_with {
-    ($e:expr) => {
-        std::panic::panic_any($e)
-    };
-}
-
 /// Replaces any previous hook with the custom hook of this application.
 ///
 /// This custom hook points the user to the project repository and asks them to