diff --git a/src/ext/lib/uwui/UI.ts b/src/ext/lib/uwui/UI.ts
index ece5402..bd60301 100644
--- a/src/ext/lib/uwui/UI.ts
+++ b/src/ext/lib/uwui/UI.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ import alignmentIndicatorSvg from '!!raw-loader!@ui/res/img/alignment-indicators
 import lockBarIndicatorSvg from  '!!raw-loader!@ui/res/img/lock-bar-indicators.svg';
 import VideoAlignmentType from '../../../common/enums/VideoAlignmentType.enum';
 import { setVideoAlignmentIndicatorState } from '../../../ui/utils/video-alignment-indicator-handling';
+import { UwuiWindow } from './UwuiWindow';
+
+import { createApp } from 'vue';
+import SettingsWindowContent from '@components/SettingsWindowContent.vue';
+// import jsonEditorCSS from 'vanilla-jsoneditor/themes/jse-theme-dark.css?inline'
 
 if (process.env.CHANNEL !== 'stable'){
   console.info("Loading: UI");
@@ -293,10 +298,16 @@ class UI {
             }]
           },
           {
-            label: 'todo: open settings'
+            label: 'Extension settings',
+            action: () => this.createSettingsWindow(),
           },
           {
-            label: 'todo: first-time "customize/hide menu" option'
+            label: 'Cropping issues?',
+            action: () => this.createSettingsWindow('ui-settings'),
+          },
+          {
+            label: 'Report a problem',
+            action: () => this.createSettingsWindow('about'),
           }
         ]
       }
@@ -393,6 +404,28 @@ class UI {
     }
   }
 
+  createSettingsWindow(path?: string) {
+    const iframe = document.createElement('iframe');
+
+    iframe.src = chrome.runtime.getURL(`ui/pages/settings/index.html#ui${path ? `/${path}` : ''}`);
+    iframe.setAttribute('allowtransparency', 'true');
+    Object.assign(iframe.style, {
+      width: '100%',
+      height: '100%',
+      border: 'none',
+      background: 'transparent',   // important
+    });
+
+    new UwuiWindow({
+      title: 'Ultrawidify settings (iframe)',
+      width: 1200,
+      height: 800,
+      x: 0,
+      y: 0,
+      content: iframe,
+    });
+  }
+
   setUiVisibility(visible) {
     return;
   }
diff --git a/src/ext/lib/uwui/UwuiWindow.ts b/src/ext/lib/uwui/UwuiWindow.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..be7bb9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ext/lib/uwui/UwuiWindow.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,336 @@
+import extensionCss from '@src/main.css?inline';
+
+
+type WindowContent = string | HTMLElement;
+type WindowBackgroundMode = 'transparent' | 'blur' | 'solid';
+
+interface WindowOptions {
+  title?: string;
+  content: WindowContent;
+  background?: WindowBackgroundMode;
+  width?: number;
+  height?: number;
+  x?: number;
+  y?: number;
+  extraStyles?: string[];
+  onFocus?: () => void;
+  onClose?: () => void;
+}
+
+export class UwuiWindow {
+  private static baseZ = 1000000;
+  private static instances: UwuiWindow[] = [];
+
+  private host: HTMLDivElement;
+  private shadow: ShadowRoot;
+  private windowEl: HTMLDivElement;
+  private titleBar: HTMLDivElement;
+
+  private dragging = false;
+  private resizing = false;
+  private dragOffsetX = 0;
+  private dragOffsetY = 0;
+
+  private background: WindowBackgroundMode = 'blur';
+  private extraStyles?: string[];
+
+  private onFocus?: () => void;
+  private onClose?: () => void;
+
+
+  constructor(options: WindowOptions) {
+    this.onFocus = options.onFocus;
+    this.onClose = options.onClose;
+
+    this.host = document.createElement('div');
+    this.host.style.position = 'fixed';
+    this.host.style.inset = '0';
+    this.host.style.pointerEvents = 'none';
+
+    this.background = options.background ?? 'blur';
+    this.extraStyles = options.extraStyles;
+
+    document.body.appendChild(this.host);
+
+    this.shadow = this.host.attachShadow({ mode: 'closed' });
+    this.shadow.innerHTML = this.template(options);
+
+
+    this.windowEl = this.shadow.querySelector('.uw-window')!;
+    this.titleBar = this.shadow.querySelector('.uw-titlebar')!;
+
+    this.setGeometry(
+      options.x ?? 100,
+      options.y ?? 100,
+      options.width ?? 320,
+      options.height ?? 220
+    );
+
+    this.injectContent(options.content);
+    this.bindEvents();
+
+    UwuiWindow.instances.unshift(this);
+    UwuiWindow.recomputeZIndices();
+
+    this.applyBackground();
+
+    this.bindBackgroundMenu();
+  }
+
+
+  /**
+   * Sets window stacking order
+   * @param order stacking order (0 = topmost)
+   */
+  setOrder(order: number) {
+    const list = UwuiWindow.instances;
+
+    // Remove this window from current position
+    const currentIndex = list.indexOf(this);
+    if (currentIndex !== -1) {
+      list.splice(currentIndex, 1);
+    }
+
+    // Clamp target index
+    const clamped = Math.max(0, Math.min(order, list.length));
+
+    // Insert at new position
+    list.splice(clamped, 0, this);
+
+    // Re-assign z-indexes
+    UwuiWindow.recomputeZIndices();
+  }
+
+  destroy() {
+    this.onClose?.();
+
+    const list = UwuiWindow.instances;
+    const index = list.indexOf(this);
+    if (index !== -1) {
+      list.splice(index, 1);
+      UwuiWindow.recomputeZIndices();
+    }
+
+    this.host.remove();
+  }
+
+
+  private static recomputeZIndices() {
+    const base = UwuiWindow.baseZ;
+
+    UwuiWindow.instances.forEach((win, index) => {
+      // index 0 = topmost → highest z-index
+      win.host.style.zIndex = String(base + (UwuiWindow.instances.length - index));
+    });
+  }
+
+  private bringToFront = () => {
+    this.setOrder(0);
+    this.onFocus?.();
+  };
+
+  //#region setup
+  private template(options: WindowOptions): string {
+
+    return `
+      <style>
+        ${this.generateStyles()}
+
+        ${this.extraStyles?.join('\n')}
+      </style>
+
+      <div class="uw-window">
+        <div class="uw-titlebar">
+          <span class="uw-title">${options.title ?? ''}</span>
+
+          <div class="uw-actions">
+            <div class="uw-bg-toggle">
+              <!-- YOUR SVG ICON GOES HERE -->
+              <button type="button" class="uw-bg-button">
+                <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><title>layers-outline</title><path d="M12,18.54L19.37,12.8L21,14.07L12,21.07L3,14.07L4.62,12.81L12,18.54M12,16L3,9L12,2L21,9L12,16M12,4.53L6.26,9L12,13.47L17.74,9L12,4.53Z" /></svg>
+              </button>
+
+              <div class="uw-bg-menu">
+                <button data-bg="transparent">Transparent</button>
+                <button data-bg="blur">Blur</button>
+                <button data-bg="solid">Solid</button>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+
+            <button type="button" class="uw-close">
+              <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><title>close</title><path d="M19,6.41L17.59,5L12,10.59L6.41,5L5,6.41L10.59,12L5,17.59L6.41,19L12,13.41L17.59,19L19,17.59L13.41,12L19,6.41Z" /></svg>
+            </button>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+
+        <div class="uw-content"></div>
+        <div class="uw-resize-handle"></div>
+      </div>
+    `;
+  }
+
+  private generateStyles() {
+    let css =  extensionCss
+      .trim()
+      .replace(/'html, body \{/g, ':host {')
+      .replace(/'body \{/g, ':host {')
+    ;
+
+    // this is bad but I can't be bothered to do it the proper way
+    const cssArr: string[] = css.split('@font-face');
+    const cssRemainder = cssArr[cssArr.length - 1].split('}').slice(1).join('}');
+
+    css = `
+      ${cssArr[0]}
+      @font-face {
+        font-family: 'Heebo';
+        src: url(__FONT_HEEBO__) format('truetype-variations');
+        font-weight: 100 900;
+        font-stretch: 75% 125%;
+        font-style: normal;
+        font-display: swap;
+      }
+
+      @font-face {
+        font-family: 'Source Code Pro';
+        src: url(__FONT_SCP__) format('truetype-variations');
+        font-weight: 200 900;
+        font-style: normal;
+        font-display: swap;
+      }
+
+      @font-face {
+        font-family: 'Source Code Pro';
+        src: url(__FONT_SCPI__) format('truetype-variations');
+        font-weight: 200 900;
+        font-style: italic;
+        font-display: swap;
+      }
+      ${cssRemainder};
+    `;
+
+    return css
+      .replace('__FONT_HEEBO__', chrome.runtime.getURL('/ui/res/fonts/Heebo.ttf'))
+      .replace('__FONT_SCP__', chrome.runtime.getURL('/ui/res/fonts/SourceCodePro.ttf'))
+      .replace('__FONT_SCPI__', chrome.runtime.getURL('/ui/res/fonts/SourceCodePro-Italic.ttf'))
+      .replaceAll('html,', '')
+    ;
+  }
+
+  private injectContent(content: WindowContent) {
+    const container = this.shadow.querySelector('.uw-content')!;
+    if (typeof content === 'string') {
+      container.innerHTML = content;
+    } else {
+      container.appendChild(content);
+    }
+  }
+  //#endregion
+
+  //#region interactivity
+  private bindEvents() {
+    this.windowEl.addEventListener('mousedown', this.bringToFront);
+
+    this.titleBar.addEventListener('mousedown', this.startDrag);
+
+    this.shadow.querySelector('.uw-close')!
+      .addEventListener('click', () => this.destroy());
+
+    this.shadow.querySelector('.uw-resize-handle')!
+      .addEventListener('mousedown', this.startResize);
+
+    window.addEventListener('mousemove', this.onMouseMove);
+    window.addEventListener('mouseup', this.stopActions);
+  }
+
+  private startDrag = (e: MouseEvent) => {
+    const rect = this.windowEl.getBoundingClientRect();
+    this.dragging = true;
+    this.dragOffsetX = e.clientX - rect.left;
+    this.dragOffsetY = e.clientY - rect.top;
+    e.preventDefault();
+  };
+
+  private startResize = (e: MouseEvent) => {
+    this.resizing = true;
+    e.preventDefault();
+  };
+
+  private onMouseMove = (e: MouseEvent) => {
+    const rect = this.windowEl.getBoundingClientRect();
+
+    if (this.dragging) {
+      const x = Math.min(
+        window.innerWidth - rect.width,
+        Math.max(0, e.clientX - this.dragOffsetX)
+      );
+      const y = Math.min(
+        window.innerHeight - rect.height,
+        Math.max(0, e.clientY - this.dragOffsetY)
+      );
+
+      this.windowEl.style.left = `${x}px`;
+      this.windowEl.style.top = `${y}px`;
+    }
+
+    if (this.resizing) {
+      const width = Math.max(160, e.clientX - rect.left);
+      const height = Math.max(120, e.clientY - rect.top);
+
+      this.windowEl.style.width = `${width}px`;
+      this.windowEl.style.height = `${height}px`;
+    }
+  };
+
+  private stopActions = () => {
+    this.dragging = false;
+    this.resizing = false;
+  };
+
+  private setGeometry(x: number, y: number, w: number, h: number) {
+    Object.assign(this.windowEl.style, {
+      left: `${x}px`,
+      top: `${y}px`,
+      width: `${w}px`,
+      height: `${h}px`,
+    });
+  }
+  //#endregion interactivity
+
+  //#region bakcground handling
+  setBackground(mode: WindowBackgroundMode) {
+    this.background = mode;
+    this.applyBackground();
+  }
+
+  private applyBackground() {
+    this.windowEl.classList.remove(
+      'uw-window-bg-transparent',
+      'uw-window-bg-blurred',
+      'uw-window-bg-solid'
+    );
+
+    switch (this.background) {
+      case 'transparent':
+        this.windowEl.classList.add('uw-window-bg-transparent');
+        break;
+      case 'blur':
+        this.windowEl.classList.add('uw-window-bg-blurred');
+        break;
+      case 'solid':
+        this.windowEl.classList.add('uw-window-bg-solid');
+        break;
+    }
+  }
+
+  private bindBackgroundMenu() {
+    this.shadow.querySelectorAll('[data-bg]')
+      .forEach(el => {
+        el.addEventListener('click', () => {
+          const mode = el.getAttribute('data-bg') as WindowBackgroundMode;
+          this.setBackground(mode);
+        });
+      });
+  }
+  //#endregion
+}
diff --git a/src/main.css b/src/main.css
index d849c14..47faf5a 100644
--- a/src/main.css
+++ b/src/main.css
@@ -7,14 +7,15 @@
 @import '@ui/res/styles/buttons.css';
 
 @import '@ui/res/styles/player-menu.css';
+@import '@ui/res/styles/player-window.css';
 
 
 :host {
-  @apply bg-stone-950 text-stone-300;
+  @apply bg-transparent text-stone-300;
   font-size: 16px;
 }
 html, body {
-  @apply bg-stone-950 text-stone-300;
+  @apply bg-transparent text-stone-300;
   font-size: 16px;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/ui/components/SettingsWindowContent.vue b/src/ui/components/SettingsWindowContent.vue
index 63cbfb8..1a031f1 100644
--- a/src/ui/components/SettingsWindowContent.vue
+++ b/src/ui/components/SettingsWindowContent.vue
@@ -95,6 +95,15 @@
             ></SiteExtensionSettings>
           </template>
 
+          <template v-if="settings && selectedTab === 'window.site-extension-settings'" >
+            <h3>Settings for {{site?.host}}</h3>
+            <SiteExtensionSettings
+              :settings="settings"
+              :siteSettings="siteSettings"
+              :isDefaultConfiguration="false"
+            ></SiteExtensionSettings>
+          </template>
+
           <template v-if="settings && selectedTab === 'embedded-extension-settings'" >
             <h3>Settings for embedded sites</h3>
             <FrameSiteSettings
@@ -223,6 +232,15 @@ const AVAILABLE_TABS = {
       { id: 'default-extension-settings', label: 'Default settings' }
     ]
   },
+  'window.site-extension-settings': {
+    id: 'window.site-extension-settings', label: 'Site and Extension options', icon: 'cogs',
+    children: [
+      { id: 'window.site-extension-settings', label: 'For this site', },
+      { id: 'embedded-extension-settings', label: 'For embedded sites', disabled: true, badgeCount: 0, },
+      { id: 'default-extension-settings', label: 'Default settings' },
+      { id: 'website-extension-settings', label: 'Website exceptions' },
+    ]
+  },
   'default-extension-settings': {
       id: 'default-extension-settings', label: 'Site and Extension options', icon: 'cogs',
       children: [
@@ -258,7 +276,15 @@ const TAB_LOADOUT = {
     'debugging',
   ],
   'ui': [
-    'window.player-element-settings'
+    'window.site-extension-settings',
+    'window.player-element-settings',
+    'autodetectionSettings',
+    'ui-settings',
+    'keyboardShortcuts',
+    'changelog',
+    'about',
+    'import-export-settings',
+    'debugging',
   ],
   'updated': [
     'updated',
diff --git a/src/ui/components/segments/Debugging/Debugging.vue b/src/ui/components/segments/Debugging/Debugging.vue
index f4e09c3..df3b43c 100644
--- a/src/ui/components/segments/Debugging/Debugging.vue
+++ b/src/ui/components/segments/Debugging/Debugging.vue
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
         @change="settings.saveWithoutReload"
       >
     </div>
+
     <div class="w-full grid grid-cols-1 min-[1200px]:grid-cols-2 min-[1920px]:grid-cols-3 max-w-[2300px] gap-8">
       <div class="grow shrink">
         <h3 class="mb-4">Logger configuration</h3>
diff --git a/src/ui/pages/settings/App.vue b/src/ui/pages/settings/App.vue
index a65e1e6..fa31dd0 100644
--- a/src/ui/pages/settings/App.vue
+++ b/src/ui/pages/settings/App.vue
@@ -1,14 +1,18 @@
 <template>
-  <div class="
-    w-full h-[100dvh] overflow-hidden
-    p-1 popup-lg:py-2 popup-lg:px-2 window:py-4 window:px-8
-    flex flex-row justify-center items-center
-  ">
+  <div
+    class="
+      w-full h-[100dvh] overflow-hidden
+      flex flex-row justify-center items-center
+    "
+    :class="{
+      'p-1 popup-lg:py-2 popup-lg:px-2 window:py-4 window:px-8 bg-stone-950': role !== 'ui'
+    }"
+  >
 
     <!-- page content -->
     <div
-      class="w-full  h-[100dvh] overflow-hidden flex flex-col"
-      :class="{'max-w-[1920px]': !isDebugging}"
+      class="w-full h-[100dvh] overflow-hidden flex flex-col"
+      :class="{'max-w-[1920px]': !isDebugging && role !== 'ui'}"
     >
       <PopupHead
         v-if="role === 'popup' && settings && siteSettings && eventBus"
@@ -18,6 +22,9 @@
         :eventBus="eventBus"
       >
       </PopupHead>
+      <div v-else-if="role === 'ui'" class="flex flex-row font-mono text-[0.8rem] text-stone-500 border-stone-500">
+        url: {{getUrl}}
+      </div>
       <div v-else>
         <h1 class="text-[3em] grow-0 shrink-0">Ultrawidify settings</h1>
       </div>
@@ -78,6 +85,11 @@ export default defineComponent({
       isDebugging: false,
     }
   },
+  computed: {
+    getUrl() {
+      return window.location.href;
+    }
+  },
   async created() {
     const [segment, ...path] = window.location.hash.split('/');
     this.initialPath = path;
diff --git a/src/ui/pages/settings/index.html b/src/ui/pages/settings/index.html
index e8a7e99..447afc2 100644
--- a/src/ui/pages/settings/index.html
+++ b/src/ui/pages/settings/index.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <!DOCTYPE html>
-<html lang="en"; style="position: relative; width: 799px; min-width: 320px; height: 600px; overflow: hidden;">
+<html lang="en"; style="position: relative; width: 799px; min-width: 320px; height: 600px; overflow: hidden; background-color: transparent;">
 <head>
   <meta charset="UTF-8">
   <meta name="color-scheme" content="light dark">
diff --git a/src/ui/res/styles/player-window.css b/src/ui/res/styles/player-window.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a43fb99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ui/res/styles/player-window.css
@@ -0,0 +1,169 @@
+@import "tailwindcss";
+@import "tailwindcss/utilities";
+
+:host {
+  all: initial;
+  color-scheme: dark light;
+
+  @apply font-mono text-stone-300;
+}
+
+.uw-window {
+  @apply fixed flex flex-col pointer-events-auto border-stone-500;
+
+  .uw-content {
+    @apply p-4 flex grow-1 font-sans overflow-hidden;
+  }
+
+  &.uw-window-bg-transparent {
+
+  }
+
+  &.uw-window-bg-blurred {
+    @apply bg-stone-950/75;
+    backdrop-filter: brightness(50%) saturate(50%) blur(16px);
+  }
+
+  &.uw-window-bg-solid {
+    @apply bg-stone-950;
+  }
+}
+
+.uw-resize-handle {
+  position: absolute;
+  right: 0;
+  bottom: 0;
+  width: 16px;
+  height: 16px;
+  cursor: nwse-resize;
+  background:
+    linear-gradient(135deg, transparent 50%, #666 50%);
+}
+
+.uw-titlebar {
+  @apply flex flex-row gap-4 items-center cursor-move select-none justify-between
+    bg-stone-950/80 border-b border-b-stone-700;
+
+  .uw-title {
+    @apply px-4 py-2;
+  }
+
+  .uw-actions {
+    @apply flex flex-row;
+
+    button {
+      @apply h-[32px] w-[28px] relative p-0 m-0
+        text-stone-300 hover:text-primary-200 bg-transparent border-none border-transparent px-2;
+
+      svg {
+        @apply h-[24px] w-[24px] fill-current;
+      }
+
+      &.uw-close {
+        @apply w-[40px] px-[8px];
+
+        &:hover {
+          @apply bg-red-600 text-[#fff];
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    .uw-bg-toggle {
+      @apply relative;
+
+      .uw-bg-menu {
+        @apply absolute top-[100%] right-0 bg-stone-950/75;
+
+        display: none;
+        z-index: 1;
+
+        button {
+          @apply w-full text-left px-4 py-2 hover:bg-stone-800;
+        }
+      }
+
+
+      &:hover .uw-bg-menu {
+        @apply flex flex-col gap-2
+          min-w-[220px]
+          text-stone-300 hover:text-primary-200
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+.settings-categories {
+  @apply
+    relative
+    w-[4.5em] popup:w-[18em] window:w-[24em]
+    mr-[1em]
+    grow-0 shrink-0 flex flex-col
+
+    text-right;
+
+  .tab-column {
+    @apply absolute popup:relative top-0 right-0
+      w-[18em] window:w-full h-full z-[1000]
+      hover:bg-stone-950 popup:hover:bg-transparent
+      border-r border-r-stone-800
+      hover:translate-x-[calc(100%-4.5em)] popup:hover:translate-x-0
+      transition-transform duration-200;
+
+    .tab {
+      @apply
+        flex flex-col
+        cursor-pointer
+        border-r-2 border-r-transparent
+        border-r-primary-400;
+
+      &.active {
+        .main-tab {
+          @apply !bg-transparent !text-primary-300 bg-gradient-to-r from-transparent to-black hover:!text-primary-200 ;
+        }
+      }
+      &.disabled {
+        @apply pointer-events-none;
+      }
+    }
+
+    .main-tab {
+      @apply
+        px-[1em] py-[0.5em]
+        flex flex-row gap-4 justify-end items-center
+        text-[1.125em] text-stone-300 text-right font-mono
+        cursor-pointer
+        hover:bg-stone-800
+        hover:text-primary-200
+        hover:border-r-stone-600;
+
+        .label {
+          @apply grow-0;
+        }
+    }
+
+    .suboption {
+      @apply
+        px-6 py-2
+        uppercase text-stone-400/75 font-mono
+        relative
+        hover:bg-stone-800
+        hover:text-primary-200
+        hover:border-r-stone-600;
+
+      &.active {
+        @apply !bg-transparent !text-primary-300 bg-gradient-to-r from-transparent to-black hover:!text-primary-200;
+      }
+      &.disabled {
+        @apply pointer-events-none text-stone-600/75;
+      }
+      .badge {
+        @apply absolute right-[0.25rem] bottom-0 w-4 h-4 text-stone-950 bg-primary-300 rounded flex justify-center items-center font-bold text-[0.8rem];
+      }
+
+      &:last-child {
+        @apply
+         mb-2;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}