diff --git a/config/install/devel.settings.yml b/config/install/devel.settings.yml
index 0ff6745..916f28c 100644
--- a/config/install/devel.settings.yml
+++ b/config/install/devel.settings.yml
@@ -14,3 +14,4 @@ krumo_skin: 'default'
 rebuild_theme: FALSE
 debug_mail_file_format: '%to-%subject-%datetime.mail.txt'
 debug_mail_directory: 'temporary://devel-mails'
+devel_dumper: 'doctrine'
diff --git a/config/schema/devel.schema.yml b/config/schema/devel.schema.yml
index 99d732a..2c16ae8 100644
--- a/config/schema/devel.schema.yml
+++ b/config/schema/devel.schema.yml
@@ -53,3 +53,6 @@ devel.settings:
     debug_mail_directory:
       type: string
       label: 'Mail debug directory'
+    devel_dumper:
+      type: string
+      label: 'Devel variable dumper'
diff --git a/devel.module b/devel.module
index f184831..647a9a6 100644
--- a/devel.module
+++ b/devel.module
@@ -598,157 +598,12 @@ function t_safe($string, $args) {
  * @param string $prefix
  * @todo: this parameter is not needed with Kint.
  *   Prefix for output items.
- */
-function kdevel_print_object($object, $prefix = NULL) {
-  // @todo: quick fix to avoid Kint output floating. Remove when fixed upstream.
-  return has_kint() ? '<div style="clear:both">' . @Kint::dump($object) . '</div>' : devel_print_object($object, $prefix);
-}
-
-/**
- * Displays an object or array.
- *
- * @param array|object $object
- *   The object or array to display.
- * @param string $prefix
- *   Prefix for the output items (example "$node->", "$user->", "$").
- * @param boolean $header
- *   Set to FALSE to suppress the output of the h3 tag.
- */
-function devel_print_object($object, $prefix = NULL, $header = TRUE) {
-  $output = '<div class="devel-obj-output">';
-  if ($header) {
-    $output .= '<h3>' . t('Display of !type !obj', array(
-      '!type' => str_replace(array('$', '->'), '', $prefix),
-      '!obj' => gettype($object),
-    )
-    ) . '</h3>';
-  }
-  $output .= _devel_print_object($object, $prefix);
-  $output .= '</div>';
-  return $output;
-}
-
-/**
- * Returns formatted listing for an array or object.
- *
- * Recursive (and therefore magical) function goes through an array or object
- * and returns a nicely formatted listing of its contents.
  *
- * @param array|object $obj
- *   Array or object to recurse through.
- * @param string $prefix
- *   Prefix for the output items (example "$node->", "$user->", "$").
- * @param string $parents
- *   Used by recursion.
- * @param boolean $object
- *   Used by recursion.
- *
- * @return string
- *   Formatted html.
- *
- * @todo
- *   currently there are problems sending an array with a varname
+ * @deprecated in Devel 8.x-dev, will be removed before Devel 8.0.
+ *   Use devel_dump() instead.
  */
-function _devel_print_object($obj, $prefix = NULL, $parents = NULL, $object = FALSE) {
-  static $root_type, $out_format;
-
-  // TODO: support objects with references. See http://drupal.org/node/234581.
-  if (isset($obj->view)) {
-    return;
-  }
-
-  if (!isset($root_type)) {
-    $root_type = gettype($obj);
-    if ($root_type == 'object') {
-      $object = TRUE;
-    }
-  }
-
-  if (is_object($obj)) {
-    $obj = (array) $obj;
-  }
-  if (is_array($obj)) {
-    $output = "<dl>\n";
-    foreach ($obj as $field => $value) {
-      if ($field === 'devel_flag_reference') {
-        continue;
-      }
-      if (!is_null($parents)) {
-        if ($object) {
-          $field = $parents . '->' . $field;
-        }
-        else {
-          if (is_int($field)) {
-            $field = $parents . '[' . $field . ']';
-          }
-          else {
-            $field = $parents . '[\'' . $field . '\']';
-          }
-        }
-      }
-
-      $type = gettype($value);
-
-      $show_summary = TRUE;
-      $summary = NULL;
-      if ($show_summary) {
-        switch ($type) {
-          case 'string':
-          case 'float':
-          case 'integer':
-            if (strlen($value) == 0) {
-              $summary = t("{empty}");
-            }
-            elseif (strlen($value) < 40) {
-              $summary = htmlspecialchars($value);
-            }
-            else {
-              $summary = \Drupal::translation()->formatPlural(Unicode::strlen($value), '1 character', '@count characters');
-            }
-            break;
-
-          case 'array':
-          case 'object':
-            $summary = \Drupal::translation()->formatPlural(count((array) $value), '1 element', '@count elements');
-            break;
-
-          case 'boolean':
-            $summary = $value ? t('TRUE') : t('FALSE');
-            break;
-        }
-      }
-      if (!is_null($summary)) {
-        $typesum = '(' . $type . ', <em>' . $summary . '</em>)';
-      }
-      else {
-        $typesum = '(' . $type . ')';
-      }
-
-      $output .= '<span class="devel-attr">';
-      $output .= "<dt><span class=\"field\">{$prefix}{$field}</span> $typesum</dt>\n";
-      $output .= "<dd>\n";
-      // Check for references.
-      if (is_array($value) && isset($value['devel_flag_reference'])) {
-        $value['devel_flag_reference'] = TRUE;
-      }
-      // Check for references to prevent errors from recursions.
-      if (is_array($value) && isset($value['devel_flag_reference']) && !$value['devel_flag_reference']) {
-        $value['devel_flag_reference'] = FALSE;
-        $output .= _devel_print_object($value, $prefix, $field);
-      }
-      elseif (is_object($value)) {
-        $value->devel_flag_reference = FALSE;
-        $output .= _devel_print_object((array) $value, $prefix, $field, TRUE);
-      }
-      else {
-        $value = is_bool($value) ? ($value ? 'TRUE' : 'FALSE') : $value;
-        $output .= htmlspecialchars(print_r($value, TRUE)) . "\n";
-      }
-      $output .= "</dd></span>\n";
-    }
-    $output .= "</dl>\n";
-  }
-  return $output;
+function kdevel_print_object($object, $prefix = NULL) {
+  return devel_dump($object, TRUE);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -890,6 +745,42 @@ function devel_timer() {
 }
 
 /**
+ * Dumps/exports variable using DevelDumper plugins.
+ *
+ * @param mixed $input
+ *   The variable to dump.
+ * @param bool $return
+ *   (optional) Whether return a string representation of the variable. Defaults
+ *   to FALSE
+ * @param string $plugin_id
+ *   (optional) The plugin_id for the plugin instance. Defaults to the configured
+ *   plugin or 'doctrine' if the configured plugin isn't found.
+ *
+ * @return void|string
+ *   String representation of the variable if $return is TRUE, otherwise nothing.
+ */
+function devel_dump($input, $return = FALSE, $plugin_id = NULL) {
+  if (\Drupal::currentUser()->hasPermission('access devel information')) {
+    /** @var \Drupal\devel\DevelDumperPluginManager $plugin_manager */
+    $plugin_manager = \Drupal::service('plugin.manager.devel_dumper');
+
+    if ($plugin_id && $plugin_manager->hasDefinition($plugin_id)) {
+      $dumper = $plugin_manager->createInstance($plugin_id);
+    }
+    else {
+      $default = \Drupal::config('devel.settings')->get('devel_dumper');
+      $dumper = $plugin_manager->createInstance($default);
+    }
+
+    if ($return) {
+      return $dumper->export($input);
+    }
+
+    $dumper->dump($input);
+  }
+}
+
+/**
  * An alias for drupal_debug().
  */
 function dd($data, $label = NULL) {
@@ -1041,20 +932,12 @@ function dvr($input, $return = FALSE, $name = NULL) {
 
 /**
  * Kint print.
+ *
+ * @deprecated in Devel 8.x-dev, will be removed before Devel 8.0.
+ *   Use devel_dump() instead.
  */
 function kprint_r($input, $return = FALSE, $name = NULL, $function = 'print_r') {
-  if (\Drupal::currentUser()->hasPermission('access devel information')) {
-    // Kint is too heavy to bother with for scalars like strings and integers.
-    if (merits_kint($input)) {
-      // Had to use @d() instead of @Kint::dump() as the latter is ignoring @ modifier.
-      $output = $return ? (isset($name) ? $name . ' => ' : '') . @d($input) : Kint::dump($input);
-    }
-    else {
-      $output = dprint_r($input, $return, $name, $function);
-    }
-
-    return SafeMarkup::set($output);
-  }
+  return devel_dump($input, $return);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/devel.services.yml b/devel.services.yml
index 1a966ec..941a122 100644
--- a/devel.services.yml
+++ b/devel.services.yml
@@ -16,3 +16,7 @@ services:
     arguments: ['@csrf_token']
     tags:
       - { name: access_check }
+
+  plugin.manager.devel_dumper:
+    class: Drupal\devel\DevelDumperPluginManager
+    parent: default_plugin_manager
diff --git a/kint/kint.module b/kint/kint.module
index e749bf4..ac0530b 100644
--- a/kint/kint.module
+++ b/kint/kint.module
@@ -54,5 +54,5 @@ function ksm() {
  * Load the Kint class.
  */
 function kint_require() {
-  require_once DRUPAL_ROOT . '/' . drupal_get_path('module', 'kint') . '/kint/Kint.class.php';
+  return require_once DRUPAL_ROOT . '/' . drupal_get_path('module', 'kint') . '/kint/Kint.class.php';
 }
diff --git a/kint/src/Plugin/DevelDumper/KintDevelDumper.php b/kint/src/Plugin/DevelDumper/KintDevelDumper.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..42740e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kint/src/Plugin/DevelDumper/KintDevelDumper.php
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Contains \Drupal\kint\Plugin\DevelDumper\KintDevelDumper.
+ */
+
+namespace Drupal\kint\Plugin\DevelDumper;
+
+use Drupal\devel\DevelDumperBase;
+
+/**
+ * Provides a KintDevelDumper plugin.
+ *
+ * @DevelDumper(
+ *   id = "kint",
+ *   label = @Translation("Kint"),
+ *   description = @Translation("Wrapper for Kint debugging tool.")
+ * )
+ */
+class KintDevelDumper extends DevelDumperBase {
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function dump($input) {
+    if ($this->init()) {
+      \Kint::dump($input);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function export($input) {
+    if ($this->init()) {
+      return @\Kint::dump($input);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Load the Kint class.
+   *
+   * @return bool
+   *   TRUE if Kint class is loaded, FALSE otherwise.
+   */
+  private function init() {
+    return kint_require();
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/Annotation/DevelDumper.php b/src/Annotation/DevelDumper.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2bf2a55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Annotation/DevelDumper.php
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Contains \Drupal\devel\Annotation\DevelDumper.
+ */
+
+namespace Drupal\devel\Annotation;
+
+use Drupal\Component\Annotation\Plugin;
+
+/**
+ * Defines a DevelGenerate annotation object.
+ *
+ * @Annotation
+ *
+ * @see \Drupal\devel\DevelDumperPluginManager
+ * @see \Drupal\devel\DevelDumperInterface
+ */
+class DevelDumper extends Plugin {
+
+  /**
+   * The plugin ID.
+   *
+   * @var string
+   */
+  public $id;
+
+  /**
+   * The human-readable name of the DevelDumper type.
+   *
+   * @ingroup plugin_translatable
+   *
+   * @var \Drupal\Core\Annotation\Translation
+   */
+  public $label;
+
+  /**
+   * A short description of the DevelDumper type.
+   *
+   * @ingroup plugin_translatable
+   *
+   * @var \Drupal\Core\Annotation\Translation
+   */
+  public $description;
+
+}
diff --git a/src/DevelDumperBase.php b/src/DevelDumperBase.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..872a807
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/DevelDumperBase.php
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Contains \Drupal\devel\DevelDumperBase.
+ */
+
+namespace Drupal\devel;
+
+use Drupal\Core\Plugin\PluginBase;
+
+/**
+ * Defines a base devel dumper implementation.
+ *
+ * @see \Drupal\devel\Annotation\DevelDumper
+ * @see \Drupal\devel\DevelDumperInterface
+ * @see \Drupal\devel\DevelDumperPluginManager
+ * @see plugin_api
+ */
+abstract class DevelDumperBase extends PluginBase implements DevelDumperInterface {
+
+}
diff --git a/src/DevelDumperInterface.php b/src/DevelDumperInterface.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4853e33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/DevelDumperInterface.php
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Contains \Drupal\devel\DevelDumperInterface.
+ */
+
+namespace Drupal\devel;
+
+/**
+ * Base interface definition for DevelDumper plugins.
+ *
+ * @see \Drupal\devel\Annotation\DevelDumper
+ * @see \Drupal\devel\DevelDumperBase
+ * @see \Drupal\devel\DevelDumperPluginManager
+ * @see plugin_api
+ */
+interface DevelDumperInterface {
+
+  /**
+   * Dumps information about a variable.
+   *
+   * @param mixed $input
+   *   The variable to dump.
+   */
+  public function dump($input);
+
+  /**
+   * Returns a string representation of a variable.
+   *
+   * @param mixed $input
+   *   The variable to export.
+   *
+   * @return string
+   *   String representation of a variable.
+   */
+  public function export($input);
+
+}
diff --git a/src/DevelDumperPluginManager.php b/src/DevelDumperPluginManager.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..65c914c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/DevelDumperPluginManager.php
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Contains \Drupal\devel\DevelDumperPluginManager.
+ */
+
+namespace Drupal\devel;
+
+use Drupal\Component\Plugin\FallbackPluginManagerInterface;
+use Drupal\Core\Cache\CacheBackendInterface;
+use Drupal\Core\Extension\ModuleHandlerInterface;
+use Drupal\Core\Plugin\DefaultPluginManager;
+
+/**
+ * Plugin type manager for DevelDumper plugins.
+ */
+class DevelDumperPluginManager extends DefaultPluginManager implements FallbackPluginManagerInterface {
+
+  /**
+   * Constructs a DevelDumperPluginManager object.
+   *
+   * @param \Traversable $namespaces
+   *   An object that implements \Traversable which contains the root paths
+   *   keyed by the corresponding namespace to look for plugin implementations.
+   * @param \Drupal\Core\Cache\CacheBackendInterface $cache_backend
+   *   Cache backend instance to use.
+   * @param \Drupal\Core\Extension\ModuleHandlerInterface $module_handler
+   *   The module handler to invoke the alter hook with.
+   */
+  public function __construct(\Traversable $namespaces, CacheBackendInterface $cache_backend, ModuleHandlerInterface $module_handler) {
+    parent::__construct('Plugin/DevelDumper', $namespaces, $module_handler, 'Drupal\devel\DevelDumperInterface', 'Drupal\devel\Annotation\DevelDumper');
+    $this->setCacheBackend($cache_backend, 'devel_dumper_plugins');
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function getFallbackPluginId($plugin_id, array $configuration = array()) {
+    return 'doctrine';
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/Form/SettingsForm.php b/src/Form/SettingsForm.php
index 32564b3..3ea111e 100644
--- a/src/Form/SettingsForm.php
+++ b/src/Form/SettingsForm.php
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ namespace Drupal\devel\Form;
 
 use Drupal\Component\Utility\SafeMarkup;
 use Drupal\Core\Form\ConfigFormBase;
+use Drupal\devel\DevelDumperPluginManager;
+use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
 use Drupal\Core\Form\FormStateInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Url;
@@ -19,6 +21,32 @@ use Drupal\Core\Url;
 class SettingsForm extends ConfigFormBase {
 
   /**
+   * Devel Dumper Plugin Manager.
+   *
+   * @var \Drupal\devel\DevelDumperPluginManager
+   */
+  protected $dumperManager;
+
+  /**
+   * Constructs a new SettingsForm object.
+   *
+   * @param \Drupal\devel\DevelDumperPluginManager $devel_dumper_manager
+   *   Devel Dumper Plugin Manager.
+   */
+  public function __construct(DevelDumperPluginManager $devel_dumper_manager) {
+    $this->dumperManager = $devel_dumper_manager;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public static function create(ContainerInterface $container) {
+    return new static(
+      $container->get('plugin.manager.devel_dumper')
+    );
+  }
+
+  /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
   public function getFormID() {
@@ -153,6 +181,22 @@ class SettingsForm extends ConfigFormBase {
      '#default_value' => $devel_config->get('rebuild_theme'),
     );
 
+    $options = array();
+    foreach ($this->dumperManager->getDefinitions() as $definition) {
+      $options[$definition['id']] = $definition['label'];
+    }
+
+    $dumper = $devel_config->get('devel_dumper');
+    $default = isset($options[$dumper]) ? $dumper : 'doctrine';
+
+    $form['dumper'] = array(
+      '#type' => 'radios',
+      '#title' => $this->t('Dumper'),
+      '#options' => $options,
+      '#default_value' => $default,
+      '#description' => $this->t('Dumper plugin used for debug variables.'),
+    );
+
     return parent::buildForm($form, $form_state);
   }
 
@@ -174,6 +218,7 @@ class SettingsForm extends ConfigFormBase {
       ->set('error_handlers', $values['error_handlers'])
       ->set('krumo_skin', $values['krumo_skin'])
       ->set('rebuild_theme', $values['rebuild_theme'])
+      ->set('devel_dumper', $values['dumper'])
       ->save();
   }
 
diff --git a/src/Plugin/DevelDumper/DoctrineDevelDumper.php b/src/Plugin/DevelDumper/DoctrineDevelDumper.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7d2d19e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Plugin/DevelDumper/DoctrineDevelDumper.php
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Contains \Drupal\devel\Plugin\DevelDumper\DoctrineDevelDumper.
+ */
+
+namespace Drupal\devel\Plugin\DevelDumper;
+
+use Doctrine\Common\Util\Debug;
+use Drupal\devel\DevelDumperBase;
+
+/**
+ * Provides a DoctrineDevelDumper plugin.
+ *
+ * @DevelDumper(
+ *   id = "doctrine",
+ *   label = @Translation("Default"),
+ *   description = @Translation("Wrapper for Doctrine debugging tool.")
+ * )
+ */
+class DoctrineDevelDumper extends DevelDumperBase {
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function dump($input) {
+    Debug::dump($input);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function export($input) {
+    $variable = Debug::export($input, 6);
+
+    ob_start();
+    print_r($variable);
+    $dump = ob_get_contents();
+    ob_end_clean();
+
+    return '<pre>' . $dump . '</pre>';
+  }
+}