diff --git a/src/ext/lib/comms/Comms.js b/src/ext/lib/comms/Comms.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4db282a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ext/lib/comms/Comms.js
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import Debug from '../../conf/Debug';
+import BrowserDetect from '../../conf/BrowserDetect';
+
+class Comms {
+  static async sendMessage(message){
+    if(BrowserDetect.firefox){
+      return browser.runtime.sendMessage(message)
+    } else {
+      return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+        try{
+          if(BrowserDetect.edge){
+            browser.runtime.sendMessage(message, function(response){
+              var r = response; 
+              resolve(r);
+            });
+          } else {
+            chrome.runtime.sendMessage(message, function(response){
+              // Chrome/js shittiness mitigation — remove this line and an empty array will be returned
+              var r = response; 
+              resolve(r);
+            });
+          }
+        }
+        catch(e){
+          reject(e);
+        }
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
+}
+
+export default Comms;
diff --git a/src/ext/lib/comms/CommsClient.js b/src/ext/lib/comms/CommsClient.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a81a53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ext/lib/comms/CommsClient.js
@@ -0,0 +1,165 @@
+import Debug from '../../conf/Debug';
+import BrowserDetect from '../../conf/BrowserDetect';
+
+class CommsClient {
+  constructor(name, settings) {
+    if (BrowserDetect.firefox) {
+      this.port = browser.runtime.connect({name: name});
+    } else if (BrowserDetect.chrome) {
+      this.port = chrome.runtime.connect({name: name});
+    } else if (BrowserDetect.edge) {
+      this.port = browser.runtime.connect({name: name})
+    }
+
+    var ths = this;
+    this._listener = m => ths.processReceivedMessage(m);
+    this.port.onMessage.addListener(this._listener);
+
+    this.settings = settings;
+    this.pageInfo = undefined;
+    this.commsId = (Math.random() * 20).toFixed(0);
+  }
+  
+  destroy() {
+    this.pageInfo = null;
+    this.settings = null;
+    if (!BrowserDetect.edge) { // edge is a very special browser made by outright morons.
+      this.port.onMessage.removeListener(this._listener);
+    }
+  }
+
+  setPageInfo(pageInfo){
+
+    this.pageInfo = pageInfo;
+
+    if(Debug.debug) {
+      console.log(`[CommsClient::setPageInfo] <${this.commsId}>`, "SETTING PAGEINFO —", this.pageInfo, this)
+    }
+
+    var ths = this;
+    this._listener = m => ths.processReceivedMessage(m);
+    if (!BrowserDetect.edge) {
+      this.port.onMessage.removeListener(this._listener);
+    }
+    this.port.onMessage.addListener(this._listener);
+    
+  }
+
+  processReceivedMessage(message){
+    if(Debug.debug && Debug.comms){
+      console.log(`[CommsClient.js::processMessage] <${this.commsId}> Received message from background script!`, message);
+    }
+
+    if (!this.pageInfo || !this.settings.active) {
+      if(Debug.debug && Debug.comms){
+        console.log(`[CommsClient.js::processMessage] <${this.commsId}> this.pageInfo (or settings) not defined. Extension is probably disabled for this site.\npageInfo:`, this.pageInfo,
+                    "\nsettings.active:", this.settings.active,
+                    "\nnobj:", this
+        );
+      }
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (message.cmd === 'get-current-zoom') {
+      this.pageInfo.requestCurrentZoom();
+    }
+
+    if (message.cmd === "set-ar") {
+      this.pageInfo.setAr(message.arg, message.playing);
+    } else if (message.cmd === 'set-alignment') {
+      this.pageInfo.setVideoFloat(message.arg, message.playing);
+      this.pageInfo.restoreAr();
+    } else if (message.cmd === "set-stretch") {
+      this.pageInfo.setStretchMode(message.arg, message.playing);
+    } else if (message.cmd === "autoar-start") {
+      if (message.enabled !== false) {
+        this.pageInfo.initArDetection(message.playing);
+        this.pageInfo.startArDetection(message.playing);
+      } else {
+        this.pageInfo.stopArDetection(message.playing);
+      }
+    } else if (message.cmd === "pause-processing") {
+      this.pageInfo.pauseProcessing(message.playing);
+    } else if (message.cmd === "resume-processing") {
+      // todo: autoArStatus
+      this.pageInfo.resumeProcessing(message.autoArStatus, message.playing);
+    } else if (message.cmd === 'set-zoom') {
+      this.pageInfo.setZoom(message.zoom, true, message.playing);
+    } else if (message.cmd === 'mark-player') {
+      this.pageInfo.markPlayer(message.name, message.color);
+    } else if (message.cmd === 'unmark-player') {
+      this.pageInfo.unmarkPlayer();
+    }
+  }
+
+  async sleep(n){
+    return new Promise( (resolve, reject) => setTimeout(resolve, n) );
+  }
+
+  async sendMessage_nonpersistent(message){
+    if(BrowserDetect.firefox){
+      return browser.runtime.sendMessage(message)
+    } else {
+      return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+        try{
+          if(BrowserDetect.edge){
+            browser.runtime.sendMessage(message, function(response){
+              var r = response; 
+              resolve(r);
+            });
+          } else {
+            chrome.runtime.sendMessage(message, function(response){
+              // Chrome/js shittiness mitigation — remove this line and an empty array will be returned
+              var r = response; 
+              resolve(r);
+            });
+          }
+        }
+        catch(e){
+          reject(e);
+        }
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
+  async requestSettings(){
+    if(Debug.debug){
+      console.log("%c[CommsClient::requestSettings] sending request for congif!", "background: #11D; color: #aad");
+    }
+    var response = await this.sendMessage_nonpersistent({cmd: 'get-config'});
+    if(Debug.debug){
+      console.log("%c[CommsClient::requestSettings] received settings response!", "background: #11D; color: #aad", response);
+    }
+
+    if(! response || response.extensionConf){
+      return Promise.resolve(false);
+    }
+
+    this.settings.active = JSON.parse(response.extensionConf);
+    return Promise.resolve(true);
+  }
+
+  registerVideo(){
+    if (Debug.debug && Debug.comms) {
+      console.log(`[CommsClient::registerVideo] <${this.commsId}>`, "Registering video for current page.");
+    }
+    if (this.pageInfo.videos.length) { 
+      this.port.postMessage({cmd: "has-video"});
+    }
+  }
+
+  unregisterVideo(){
+    if (Debug.debug && Debug.comms) {
+      console.log(`[CommsClient::unregisterVideo] <${this.commsId}>`, "Unregistering video for current page.");
+    }
+    this.port.postMessage({cmd: "noVideo"});  // ayymd
+  }
+
+  announceZoom(scale){
+    this.port.postMessage({cmd: "announce-zoom", zoom: scale});
+    this.registerVideo()
+  }
+
+}
+
+export default CommsClient;
diff --git a/src/ext/lib/Comms.js b/src/ext/lib/comms/CommsServer.js
similarity index 62%
rename from src/ext/lib/Comms.js
rename to src/ext/lib/comms/CommsServer.js
index 19dc433..196e6ed 100644
--- a/src/ext/lib/Comms.js
+++ b/src/ext/lib/comms/CommsServer.js
@@ -1,167 +1,5 @@
-if(Debug.debug){
-  console.log("Loading Comms.js");
-}
-
-class CommsClient {
-  constructor(name, settings) {
-    if (window.currentBrowser.firefox) {
-      this.port = browser.runtime.connect({name: name});
-    } else if (window.currentBrowser.chrome) {
-      this.port = chrome.runtime.connect({name: name});
-    } else if (window.currentBrowser.edge) {
-      this.port = browser.runtime.connect({name: name})
-    }
-
-    var ths = this;
-    this._listener = m => ths.processReceivedMessage(m);
-    this.port.onMessage.addListener(this._listener);
-
-    this.settings = settings;
-    this.pageInfo = undefined;
-    this.commsId = (Math.random() * 20).toFixed(0);
-  }
-  
-  destroy() {
-    this.pageInfo = null;
-    this.settings = null;
-    if (!window.currentBrowser.edge) { // edge is a very special browser made by outright morons.
-      this.port.onMessage.removeListener(this._listener);
-    }
-  }
-
-  setPageInfo(pageInfo){
-
-    this.pageInfo = pageInfo;
-
-    if(Debug.debug) {
-      console.log(`[CommsClient::setPageInfo] <${this.commsId}>`, "SETTING PAGEINFO —", this.pageInfo, this)
-    }
-
-    var ths = this;
-    this._listener = m => ths.processReceivedMessage(m);
-    if (!window.currentBrowser.edge) {
-      this.port.onMessage.removeListener(this._listener);
-    }
-    this.port.onMessage.addListener(this._listener);
-    
-  }
-
-  processReceivedMessage(message){
-    if(Debug.debug && Debug.comms){
-      console.log(`[CommsClient.js::processMessage] <${this.commsId}> Received message from background script!`, message);
-    }
-
-    if (!this.pageInfo || !this.settings.active) {
-      if(Debug.debug && Debug.comms){
-        console.log(`[CommsClient.js::processMessage] <${this.commsId}> this.pageInfo (or settings) not defined. Extension is probably disabled for this site.\npageInfo:`, this.pageInfo,
-                    "\nsettings.active:", this.settings.active,
-                    "\nnobj:", this
-        );
-      }
-      return;
-    }
-
-    if (message.cmd === 'get-current-zoom') {
-      this.pageInfo.requestCurrentZoom();
-    }
-
-    if (message.cmd === "set-ar") {
-      this.pageInfo.setAr(message.arg, message.playing);
-    } else if (message.cmd === 'set-alignment') {
-      this.pageInfo.setVideoFloat(message.arg, message.playing);
-      this.pageInfo.restoreAr();
-    } else if (message.cmd === "set-stretch") {
-      this.pageInfo.setStretchMode(message.arg, message.playing);
-    } else if (message.cmd === "autoar-start") {
-      if (message.enabled !== false) {
-        this.pageInfo.initArDetection(message.playing);
-        this.pageInfo.startArDetection(message.playing);
-      } else {
-        this.pageInfo.stopArDetection(message.playing);
-      }
-    } else if (message.cmd === "pause-processing") {
-      this.pageInfo.pauseProcessing(message.playing);
-    } else if (message.cmd === "resume-processing") {
-      // todo: autoArStatus
-      this.pageInfo.resumeProcessing(message.autoArStatus, message.playing);
-    } else if (message.cmd === 'set-zoom') {
-      this.pageInfo.setZoom(message.zoom, true, message.playing);
-    } else if (message.cmd === 'mark-player') {
-      this.pageInfo.markPlayer(message.name, message.color);
-    } else if (message.cmd === 'unmark-player') {
-      this.pageInfo.unmarkPlayer();
-    }
-  }
-
-  async sleep(n){
-    return new Promise( (resolve, reject) => setTimeout(resolve, n) );
-  }
-
-  async sendMessage_nonpersistent(message){
-    if(window.currentBrowser.firefox){
-      return browser.runtime.sendMessage(message)
-    } else {
-      return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-        try{
-          if(window.currentBrowser.edge){
-            browser.runtime.sendMessage(message, function(response){
-              var r = response; 
-              resolve(r);
-            });
-          } else {
-            chrome.runtime.sendMessage(message, function(response){
-              // Chrome/js shittiness mitigation — remove this line and an empty array will be returned
-              var r = response; 
-              resolve(r);
-            });
-          }
-        }
-        catch(e){
-          reject(e);
-        }
-      });
-    }
-  }
-
-  async requestSettings(){
-    if(Debug.debug){
-      console.log("%c[CommsClient::requestSettings] sending request for congif!", "background: #11D; color: #aad");
-    }
-    var response = await this.sendMessage_nonpersistent({cmd: 'get-config'});
-    if(Debug.debug){
-      console.log("%c[CommsClient::requestSettings] received settings response!", "background: #11D; color: #aad", response);
-    }
-
-    if(! response || response.extensionConf){
-      return Promise.resolve(false);
-    }
-
-    this.settings.active = JSON.parse(response.extensionConf);
-    return Promise.resolve(true);
-  }
-
-  registerVideo(){
-    if (Debug.debug && Debug.comms) {
-      console.log(`[CommsClient::registerVideo] <${this.commsId}>`, "Registering video for current page.");
-    }
-    if (this.pageInfo.videos.length) { 
-      this.port.postMessage({cmd: "has-video"});
-    }
-  }
-
-  unregisterVideo(){
-    if (Debug.debug && Debug.comms) {
-      console.log(`[CommsClient::unregisterVideo] <${this.commsId}>`, "Unregistering video for current page.");
-    }
-    this.port.postMessage({cmd: "noVideo"});  // ayymd
-  }
-
-  announceZoom(scale){
-    this.port.postMessage({cmd: "announce-zoom", zoom: scale});
-    this.registerVideo()
-  }
-
-}
+import Debug from '../../conf/Debug';
+import BrowserDetect from '../../conf/Debug';
 
 class CommsServer {
   constructor(server) {
@@ -171,7 +9,7 @@ class CommsServer {
 
     var ths = this;
 
-    if (window.currentBrowser.firefox) {
+    if (BrowserDetect.firefox) {
       browser.runtime.onConnect.addListener(p => ths.onConnect(p));
       browser.runtime.onMessage.addListener(m => ths.processReceivedMessage_nonpersistent_ff(m));
     } else {
@@ -209,7 +47,7 @@ class CommsServer {
   }
 
   async _getActiveTab() {
-    if (window.currentBrowser.firefox) {
+    if (BrowserDetect.firefox) {
       return await browser.tabs.query({currentWindow: true, active: true});
     } else {
       return await new Promise( (resolve, reject) => {
@@ -438,31 +276,4 @@ class CommsServer {
   }
 }
 
-class Comms {
-  static async sendMessage(message){
-    if(window.currentBrowser.firefox){
-      return browser.runtime.sendMessage(message)
-    } else {
-      return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-        try{
-          if(window.currentBrowser.edge){
-            browser.runtime.sendMessage(message, function(response){
-              var r = response; 
-              resolve(r);
-            });
-          } else {
-            chrome.runtime.sendMessage(message, function(response){
-              // Chrome/js shittiness mitigation — remove this line and an empty array will be returned
-              var r = response; 
-              resolve(r);
-            });
-          }
-        }
-        catch(e){
-          reject(e);
-        }
-      });
-    }
-  }
-
-}
+export default CommsServer;
diff --git a/src/ext/modules/ActionHandler.js b/src/ext/modules/ActionHandler.js
index d99ec62..24329c8 100644
--- a/src/ext/modules/ActionHandler.js
+++ b/src/ext/modules/ActionHandler.js
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-if (Debug.debug) {
-  console.log("Loading: ActionHandler.js");
-}
+import Debug from '../conf/Debug';
 
 class ActionHandler {
 
@@ -207,4 +205,6 @@ class ActionHandler {
     this.execAction(this.mouseMoveActions, event, undefined, videoData)
   }
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+export default ActionHandler;
diff --git a/src/ext/uw-bg.js b/src/ext/uw-bg.js
index 2f48664..2649734 100644
--- a/src/ext/uw-bg.js
+++ b/src/ext/uw-bg.js
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+import Debug from './conf/Debug.js';
+import BrowserDetect from './conf/BrowserDetect';
+import CommsServer from './lib/comms/CommsServer';
+import Settings from './lib/Settings';
+
+
 var BgVars = {
   arIsActive: true,
   hasVideos: false,
@@ -30,9 +36,9 @@ class UWServer {
     this.comms = new CommsServer(this);
 
     var ths = this;
-    if(window.currentBrowser.firefox) {
+    if(BrowserDetect.firefox) {
       browser.tabs.onActivated.addListener(function(m) {ths.onTabSwitched(m)});  
-    } else if (window.currentBrowser.chrome) {
+    } else if (BrowserDetect.chrome) {
       chrome.tabs.onActivated.addListener(function(m) {ths.onTabSwitched(m)});
     }
 
@@ -92,9 +98,9 @@ class UWServer {
       this.currentTabId = activeInfo.tabId;   // just for readability
 
       var tab;
-      if (window.currentBrowser.firefox) {
+      if (BrowserDetect.firefox) {
         var tab = await browser.tabs.get(this.currentTabId);
-      } else if (window.currentBrowser.chrome) {
+      } else if (BrowserDetect.chrome) {
         var tab = await this._promisifyTabsGet(chrome, this.currentTabId);
       }
 
@@ -118,9 +124,9 @@ class UWServer {
     // does "garbage collection" on frames
     let frames;
     
-    if (window.currentBrowser.firefox) {
+    if (BrowserDetect.firefox) {
       frames = await browser.webNavigation.getAllFrames({tabId: this.currentTabId});
-    } else if (window.currentBrowser.chrome) {
+    } else if (BrowserDetect.chrome) {
       frames = await new Promise( (resolve, reject) => {
         chrome.webNavigation.getAllFrames({tabId: this.currentTabId}, (data) => resolve(data) );
       });
diff --git a/src/manifest.json b/src/manifest.json
index cafd6ec..af6abd5 100644
--- a/src/manifest.json
+++ b/src/manifest.json
@@ -56,15 +56,6 @@
 
   "background": {
     "scripts": [
-      "ext/conf/Debug.js",
-      "ext/conf/BrowserDetect.js",
-      "ext/conf/ExtensionConf.js",
-      "ext/lib/Comms.js",
-      "ext/lib/ObjectCopy.js",
-      
-      "ext/lib/Settings.js",
-      "ext/modules/ActionHandler.js",
-
       "ext/uw-bg.js"
     ]
   },
diff --git a/webpack.config.js b/webpack.config.js
index 6f08b4c..cfe93fc 100644
--- a/webpack.config.js
+++ b/webpack.config.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ const config = {
   mode: process.env.NODE_ENV,
   context: __dirname + '/src',
   entry: {
+    'ext/uw': './ext/uw.js',
     'ext/uw-bg': './ext/uw-bg.js',
     'popup/popup': './popup/popup.js',
     'options/options': './options/options.js',
@@ -72,7 +73,6 @@ const config = {
       { from: 'icons', to: 'icons', ignore: ['icon.xcf'] },
       { from: 'popup/popup.html', to: 'popup/popup.html', transform: transformHtml },
       { from: 'options/options.html', to: 'options/options.html', transform: transformHtml },
-     
       {
         from: 'manifest.json',
         to: 'manifest.json',