diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e1ceae7..9284249 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -103,9 +103,13 @@ var database = new TonObject { ClassName = "database" };
 database.SetProperty("host", TonValue.From("localhost"));
 newDoc.RootObject.AddChild(database);
 
-// Serialize and save
+// Serialize - using ToString() for quick serialization with default options
+string tonContent = newDoc.ToString();
+Console.WriteLine(tonContent);
+
+// Or use TonSerializer for more control
 var serializer = new TonSerializer();
-string tonContent = serializer.SerializeDocument(newDoc, TonSerializeOptions.Pretty);
+string prettyTon = serializer.SerializeDocument(newDoc, TonSerializeOptions.Pretty);
 await serializer.SerializeToFileAsync(newDoc, "config.ton", TonSerializeOptions.Pretty);
 ```
 </details>
@@ -134,9 +138,13 @@ const database = new TonObject('database');
 database.setProperty('host', TonValue.from('localhost'));
 newDoc.rootObject.addChild(database);
 
-// Serialize and save
+// Serialize - using toString() for quick serialization with default options
+const tonContent = newDoc.toString();
+console.log(tonContent);
+
+// Or use TonSerializer for more control
 const serializer = new TonSerializer();
-const tonContent = serializer.serializeDocument(newDoc, TonSerializeOptions.Pretty);
+const prettyTon = serializer.serializeDocument(newDoc, TonSerializeOptions.Pretty);
 await serializer.serializeToFile(newDoc, 'config.ton', TonSerializeOptions.Pretty);
 ```
 </details>
@@ -165,9 +173,13 @@ database = TonObject(class_name='database')
 database.set_property('host', TonValue.from_value('localhost'))
 new_doc.root_object.add_child(database)
 
-# Serialize and save
+# Serialize - using str() for quick serialization with default options
+ton_content = str(new_doc)
+print(ton_content)
+
+# Or use TonSerializer for more control
 serializer = TonSerializer()
-ton_content = serializer.serialize_document(new_doc, TonSerializeOptions.Pretty)
+pretty_ton = serializer.serialize_document(new_doc, TonSerializeOptions.Pretty)
 await serializer.serialize_to_file(new_doc, 'config.ton', TonSerializeOptions.Pretty)
 ```
 </details>
diff --git a/src/CSharp/DevPossible.Ton/DevPossible.Ton.csproj b/src/CSharp/DevPossible.Ton/DevPossible.Ton.csproj
index d4befdf..ff6c0e5 100644
--- a/src/CSharp/DevPossible.Ton/DevPossible.Ton.csproj
+++ b/src/CSharp/DevPossible.Ton/DevPossible.Ton.csproj
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
     <GeneratePackageOnBuild>true</GeneratePackageOnBuild>
     <PackageId>DevPossible.Ton</PackageId>
-    <Version>0.1.6</Version>
+    <Version>0.1.7</Version>
     <Authors>DevPossible, LLC</Authors>
     <Company>DevPossible, LLC</Company>
     <Product>DevPossible.Ton</Product>
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     <AssemblyCopyright>Copyright © 2024 DevPossible, LLC</AssemblyCopyright>
     <AssemblyVersion>1.0.0.0</AssemblyVersion>
     <FileVersion>1.0.0.0</FileVersion>
-    <PackageVersion>0.1.6</PackageVersion>
+    <PackageVersion>0.1.7</PackageVersion>
 
     <!-- Contact Information -->
     <PackageOwners>DevPossible, LLC</PackageOwners>
@@ -40,3 +40,4 @@
 
 </Project>
 
+
diff --git a/src/CSharp/DevPossible.Ton/README.md b/src/CSharp/DevPossible.Ton/README.md
index 8e53dbd..7c6f9cb 100644
--- a/src/CSharp/DevPossible.Ton/README.md
+++ b/src/CSharp/DevPossible.Ton/README.md
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Install-Package DevPossible.Ton
 ### Via PackageReference
 
 ```xml
-<PackageReference Include="DevPossible.Ton" Version="0.1.6" />
+<PackageReference Include="DevPossible.Ton" Version="0.1.7" />
 ```
 
 ## Quick Start
@@ -235,3 +235,4 @@ TON Specification: [tonspec.com](https://tonspec.com)
 
 **© 2024 DevPossible, LLC. All rights reserved.**
 
+
diff --git a/src/CSharp/DevPossible.Ton/src/Models/TonDocument.cs b/src/CSharp/DevPossible.Ton/src/Models/TonDocument.cs
index 185f0c1..96ea801 100644
--- a/src/CSharp/DevPossible.Ton/src/Models/TonDocument.cs
+++ b/src/CSharp/DevPossible.Ton/src/Models/TonDocument.cs
@@ -111,6 +111,16 @@ public static TonDocument FromObject(object obj)
             var rootObject = TonObject.FromObject(obj);
             return new TonDocument(rootObject);
         }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Serializes the document to a TON string using default options
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>The serialized TON document</returns>
+        public override string ToString()
+        {
+            var serializer = new TonSerializer();
+            return serializer.Serialize(this);
+        }
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -142,4 +152,4 @@ public object? this[string key]
             set => Attributes[key] = value;
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/JavaScript/devpossible-ton/package.json b/src/JavaScript/devpossible-ton/package.json
index 15983b9..20de345 100644
--- a/src/JavaScript/devpossible-ton/package.json
+++ b/src/JavaScript/devpossible-ton/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@devpossible/ton",
-  "version": "0.1.6",
+  "version": "0.1.7",
   "description": "JavaScript library for parsing, validating, and serializing TON (Text Object Notation) files. Full specification at https://tonspec.com. ALPHA RELEASE: Core functionality is complete but API may change before stable 1.0 release.",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
diff --git a/src/JavaScript/devpossible-ton/src/models/TonDocument.ts b/src/JavaScript/devpossible-ton/src/models/TonDocument.ts
index 940ac2f..10c59be 100644
--- a/src/JavaScript/devpossible-ton/src/models/TonDocument.ts
+++ b/src/JavaScript/devpossible-ton/src/models/TonDocument.ts
@@ -136,7 +136,10 @@ export class TonDocument {
   }
 
   public toString(): string {
-    return JSON.stringify(this.toJSON(), null, 2);
+    // Import is handled at the top of the file if needed
+    const { TonSerializer } = require('../serializer/TonSerializer');
+    const serializer = new TonSerializer();
+    return serializer.serialize(this);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -160,4 +163,4 @@ export class TonDocument {
     }
     return new TonDocument(new TonValue(obj));
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/Python/devpossible_ton/devpossible_ton/models/ton_document.py b/src/Python/devpossible_ton/devpossible_ton/models/ton_document.py
index 7ef50f6..83d4a79 100644
--- a/src/Python/devpossible_ton/devpossible_ton/models/ton_document.py
+++ b/src/Python/devpossible_ton/devpossible_ton/models/ton_document.py
@@ -78,8 +78,10 @@ def to_json(self) -> Any:
         return self.root
 
     def __str__(self) -> str:
-        """String representation."""
-        return json.dumps(self.to_json(), indent=2)
+        """String representation - serializes to TON format using default options."""
+        from ..serializer.ton_serializer import TonSerializer
+        serializer = TonSerializer()
+        return serializer.serialize(self)
 
 
 # Monkey-patch json.dumps to use our encoder by default for TonDocument types
diff --git a/src/Python/devpossible_ton/setup.py b/src/Python/devpossible_ton/setup.py
index c9b4494..790df3d 100644
--- a/src/Python/devpossible_ton/setup.py
+++ b/src/Python/devpossible_ton/setup.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name="devpossible-ton",
-    version="0.1.6",
+    version="0.1.7",
     author="DevPossible, LLC",
     author_email="support@devpossible.com",
     description="Python library for parsing, validating, and serializing TON (Text Object Notation) files. Full specification at https://tonspec.com. ALPHA RELEASE: Core functionality is complete but API may change before stable 1.0 release.",
@@ -66,3 +66,4 @@
 
 
 
+
diff --git a/version.json b/version.json
index 438a445..351b3f2 100644
--- a/version.json
+++ b/version.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "library_version": "0.1.6",
+  "library_version": "0.1.7",
   "ton_spec_version": "1.0",
   "description": "Centralized version file for all DevPossible.Ton packages. library_version is for the package, ton_spec_version is for the TON file format specification."
 }