diff --git a/manifest.json b/manifest.json
index 7ec1482..8760cf0 100644
--- a/manifest.json
+++ b/manifest.json
@@ -11,5 +11,6 @@
     ],
     "icons": {
       "128": "icon.png"
-    }
+    },
+    "incognito": "spanning"
   }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/public/styles.css b/public/styles.css
index 8edcbe6..8c82000 100644
--- a/public/styles.css
+++ b/public/styles.css
@@ -16,17 +16,23 @@ body {
 /* Base styles for widget containers */
 .container {
   position: absolute;
-  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
-  backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
-  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
-  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3);
-  border-radius: 5px;
-  padding: 10px;
-  box-shadow: 0 4px 15px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
   -moz-box-sizing: border-box; 
   -webkit-box-sizing: border-box; 
   box-sizing: border-box;
   z-index: 0;
+  container-type: size;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);
+  padding: 10px;
+  border-radius: 5px;
+}
+
+.aero {
+  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
+  backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
+  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
+  border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3);
+  box-shadow: 0 4px 15px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
 }
 
 /* Styles for the close button */
@@ -45,15 +51,6 @@ body {
   line-height: 16px;
   text-align: center;
   cursor: pointer;
-  transition: background 0.2s;
-}
-
-.close-button:hover {
-  background: #ff4444;
-}
-
-.close-button:active {
-  background: #cc0000;
 }
 
 /* Styles for the settings button */
@@ -72,7 +69,6 @@ body {
   align-items: center;
   justify-content: center;
   cursor: pointer;
-  transition: background 0.2s;
 }
 
 .settings-button:hover {
@@ -89,6 +85,14 @@ body {
   font-size: 48px;
   font-family: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;
   text-align: center;
+  font-size: 50cqmin;
+}
+
+.timezone-display{
+  font-size: small;
+  text-align: center;
+  color: #ffffff;
+  font-size: 15cqmin;
 }
 
 /* SearchWidget form */
@@ -145,7 +149,6 @@ body {
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
   justify-content: center;
-  transition: background 0.2s;
 }
 
 .settings-toggle:hover {
@@ -154,9 +157,7 @@ body {
 
 /* Main settings modal */
 .settings-modal {
-  position: fixed;
-  top: 0;
-  left: 0;
+  position: absolute;
   width: 100%;
   height: 100%;
   display: flex;
@@ -259,9 +260,3 @@ body {
   width: 100%;
   height: 1px;
 }
-
-.timezone-display{
-  font-size: small;
-  text-align: center;
-  color: #ffffff;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/SettingsPanel.tsx b/src/renderer/components/GlobalSettingsPanel.tsx
similarity index 73%
rename from src/renderer/components/SettingsPanel.tsx
rename to src/renderer/components/GlobalSettingsPanel.tsx
index 6461f36..978aa89 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/SettingsPanel.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/GlobalSettingsPanel.tsx
@@ -1,29 +1,27 @@
-import React, { useState } from 'react';
+import React, { useCallback, useState } from 'react';
 import { CogwheelIcon } from './CogwheelIcon';
-import { useAtom, useSetAtom } from 'jotai';
+import { useAtom } from 'jotai';
 import { editState } from '../state/edit.state';
 import { showGridState } from '../state/showGrid.state';
 import { intitialWidgetData } from '../defaults';
 import { WidgetData, WidgetTypes } from '../types';
-import { modalContent, modalVisible } from '../state/modalOverlay.state';
 import { ModalOverlay } from './ModalOverlay';
+import { backgroundImageState } from '../state/backgroundImage.state';
 
 interface SettingsPanelProps {
-  backgroundImage: string,
-  setBackgroundImage: (url: string) => void,
   addWidget: (widget: WidgetData) => void,
 }
 
-export const SettingsPanel: React.FC<SettingsPanelProps> = ({ backgroundImage, setBackgroundImage, addWidget }) => {
-  const [editEnabled, setEditEnabled] = useAtom(editState);
-  const [showGrid, setShowGrid] = useAtom(showGridState);
+export const GlobalSettingsPanel: React.FC<SettingsPanelProps> = ({ 
+  addWidget 
+}) => {
   const [isModalShowing, setModalShowing] = useState(false);
 
-  const createWidget = (type: WidgetTypes) => {
-    const newWidgetData = intitialWidgetData(type);
-    addWidget(newWidgetData)
-  };
+  const [editEnabled, setEditEnabled] = useAtom(editState);
+  const [showGrid, setShowGrid] = useAtom(showGridState);
+  const [backgroundImage, setBackgroundImage] = useAtom(backgroundImageState)
 
+  const createWidget = (type: WidgetTypes) => addWidget(intitialWidgetData(type));
 
   return (
     <>
@@ -49,7 +47,7 @@ export const SettingsPanel: React.FC<SettingsPanelProps> = ({ backgroundImage, s
           <input
             type="checkbox"
             checked={editEnabled}
-            onChange={() => setEditEnabled(b => !b)}
+            onChange={() => setEditEnabled(!editEnabled)}
           />
         </label>
         <label>
@@ -57,7 +55,7 @@ export const SettingsPanel: React.FC<SettingsPanelProps> = ({ backgroundImage, s
           <input
             type="checkbox"
             checked={showGrid}
-            onChange={() => setShowGrid(b => !b)}
+            onChange={() => setShowGrid(!showGrid)}
           />
         </label>
         <div className="widget-buttons">
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/NewTab.tsx b/src/renderer/components/NewTab.tsx
index bda2cfb..dc393a9 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/NewTab.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/NewTab.tsx
@@ -1,25 +1,30 @@
-import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
-import { useAtomValue } from 'jotai'
+import React, { useState, useEffect, useCallback, Suspense, startTransition } from 'react';
+import { useAtom, useAtomValue } from 'jotai'
 import { WidgetFactory } from './WidgetFactory';
-import { SettingsPanel } from './SettingsPanel';
-import { loadableWidgetsState } from '../state/widget.state';
+import { GlobalSettingsPanel } from './GlobalSettingsPanel';
 import { showGridState } from '../state/showGrid.state';
 import { WidgetData } from '../types';
-import { loadableBackgroundImageState } from '../state/backgroundImage.state';
 import { settingsService } from '../services/settingsService';
-import { ModalOverlay } from './ModalOverlay';
+import { backgroundImageState } from '../state/backgroundImage.state';
+import { widgetState } from '../state/widget.state';
 
 const GRID_COLS = 36;
 const GRID_ROWS = 18;
 
+const coloredGrindlines = (i:number, max: number) => {
+  let color;
+  if(i === max/2){
+    color = '#FF3333'
+  }
+  return { background: color }
+}
+
+
 export const NewTab: React.FC = () => {
   const [gridSize, setGridSize] = useState({ width: window.innerWidth / GRID_COLS, height: window.innerHeight / GRID_ROWS });
-  const [widgets, setWidgets] = useState<WidgetData[]>([])
-  const [backgroundImage, setBackgroundImage] = useState<string>('')
-
-  const showGrid = useAtomValue(showGridState)
-  const loadingWidgets = useAtomValue(loadableWidgetsState)
-  const loadingBackgroundImage = useAtomValue(loadableBackgroundImageState)
+  const [showGrid] = useAtom(showGridState)
+  const [widgets, setWidgets] = useAtom(widgetState)
+  const [backgroundImage] = useAtom(backgroundImageState)
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const handleResize = () => {
@@ -30,41 +35,60 @@ export const NewTab: React.FC = () => {
     };
     window.addEventListener('resize', handleResize);
     return () => window.removeEventListener('resize', handleResize);
-  })
+  }, [window.innerWidth, window.innerHeight])
 
-  useEffect(() => loadingBackgroundImage.state === 'hasData' ? setBackgroundImage(loadingBackgroundImage.data) : undefined, [loadingBackgroundImage]);
-  useEffect(() => loadingWidgets.state === 'hasData' ? setWidgets(loadingWidgets.data) : undefined, [loadingWidgets]);
   useEffect(() => { document.body.style.backgroundImage = `url(${backgroundImage})` }, [backgroundImage]);
 
-  const updateWidget = <T extends WidgetData>(id: string, updates: Partial<T>) => {
-    const updatedWidgets = widgets.map(w =>
-      w.id === id ? { ...w, ...updates } : w
-    );
-    setWidgets(updatedWidgets);
-    settingsService.saveSetting('widgets', updatedWidgets)
-  };
+  const updateWidget = useCallback(
+    <T extends WidgetData>(id: string, updates: Partial<T>) => {
+      console.log(id, updates)
 
-  const addWidget = (data: WidgetData) => {
-    const updatedWidgets = [...widgets, data]
-    setWidgets([...widgets, data])
-    settingsService.saveSetting('widgets', updatedWidgets)
-  }
+      const updatedWidgets = widgets.map(w =>
+        w.id === id ? { ...w, ...updates } : w
+      );
+      setWidgets(updatedWidgets)
+    },
+    [widgets, setWidgets, settingsService]
+  );
+
+  const addWidget = useCallback(
+    (data: WidgetData) => {
+      const updatedWidgets = [...widgets, data]
+      setWidgets(updatedWidgets)
+    },
+    [widgets, setWidgets, settingsService]
+  );
+
+  const removeWidget = useCallback(
+    (widgetId: string) => {
+      const updatedWidgets = widgets.filter(widget => widget.id !== widgetId)
+      setWidgets(updatedWidgets)
+    },
+    [widgets, setWidgets, settingsService]
+  );
 
   return (
-    <>
-      <ModalOverlay />
-      <SettingsPanel
-        backgroundImage={backgroundImage}
-        setBackgroundImage={setBackgroundImage}
+    <Suspense fallback={<></>}>
+      <GlobalSettingsPanel
         addWidget={addWidget}
       />
       {showGrid && (
         <div className="grid-overlay">
           {Array.from({ length: GRID_COLS + 1 }).map((_, i) => (
-            <div key={`v${i}`} className="grid-line vertical" style={{ left: `${(i / GRID_COLS) * 100}%` }} />
+            <div key={`v${i}`}
+              className="grid-line vertical"
+              style={{
+                left: `${(i / GRID_COLS) * 100}%`,
+                ...coloredGrindlines(i, GRID_COLS)
+              }} />
           ))}
           {Array.from({ length: GRID_ROWS + 1 }).map((_, i) => (
-            <div key={`h${i}`} className="grid-line horizontal" style={{ top: `${(i / GRID_ROWS) * 100}%` }} />
+            <div key={`h${i}`}
+              className="grid-line horizontal"
+              style={{
+                top: `${(i / GRID_ROWS) * 100}%`,
+                ...coloredGrindlines(i, GRID_ROWS),
+              }} />
           ))}
         </div>
       )}
@@ -74,8 +98,9 @@ export const NewTab: React.FC = () => {
           widget={widget}
           gridSize={gridSize}
           updateWidget={updateWidget}
+          removeWidget={removeWidget}
         />
       ))}
-    </>
+    </ Suspense>
   );
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/SearchWidget.tsx b/src/renderer/components/SearchWidget.tsx
index b857701..1758129 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/SearchWidget.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/SearchWidget.tsx
@@ -1,54 +1,78 @@
-import React from 'react';
-import { SearchWidgetData, WidgetExport } from '../types';
+import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import { GlobalSettings, SearchWidgetData, WidgetExport } from '../types';
+import { searchEngineState } from '../state/searchEngines.state';
+import { useAtom, useAtomValue } from 'jotai';
 
 interface SearchWidgetProps {
   widget: SearchWidgetData;
   updateWidget: (id: string, update: Partial<SearchWidgetData>) => void
 }
 
-const searchEngines: { [key in SearchWidgetData['engine']]: string } = {
-  Google: 'https://www.google.com/search?q=',
-  Bing: 'https://www.bing.com/search?q=',
-  DuckDuckGo: 'https://duckduckgo.com/?q=',
-  Yandex: 'https://yandex.com/search/?text='
-};
+const makeSearchString = (searchStringTemplate: string, query: string) => searchStringTemplate.replace('{s}', encodeURIComponent(query))
 
-const SearchWidgetComponent: React.FC<SearchWidgetProps> = ({ widget }) => {
-  const handleSearch = (e: React.FormEvent<HTMLFormElement>) => {
-    e.preventDefault();
-    const query = (e.currentTarget.elements.namedItem('query') as HTMLInputElement).value;
-    if (query) {
-      setTimeout(() => {
-        window.open(`${searchEngines[widget.engine]}${encodeURIComponent(query)}`, '_blank')
-      }, 200)
-    }
-  };
+const SearchWidgetComponent: React.FC<SearchWidgetProps> = ({ widget, updateWidget }) => {
+
+  const [availableEngines] = useAtom(searchEngineState)
+
+  const handleSearch = useCallback(
+    (e: React.FormEvent<HTMLFormElement>) => {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      const query = (e.currentTarget.elements.namedItem('query') as HTMLInputElement).value;
+
+      if (query) {
+        widget.engines.forEach(engine => {
+          if (!(engine in availableEngines)) {
+            return
+          }
+          setTimeout(() => {
+            window.open(makeSearchString(availableEngines[engine], query), '_blank')
+          }, 200)
+        })
+      }
+    },
+    [availableEngines, widget]
+  );
 
   return (
     <form onSubmit={handleSearch}>
-      <input type="text" name="query" placeholder="Search..." />
+      <input type="text" name="query" placeholder={`Search ${widget.engines}`} autoComplete="off" />
     </form>
   );
 };
 
 const SearchWidgetSettings = ({ widget, updateWidget }: SearchWidgetProps) => {
-  const handleEngineChange = (e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLSelectElement>) => {
-    updateWidget(widget.id, { engine: e.target.value as SearchWidgetData['engine'] });
-  };
+  const [availableEngines] = useAtom(searchEngineState)
 
-  return (
-    <label>
-      Search Engine:
-      <select value={widget.engine} onChange={handleEngineChange}>
-        {Object.keys(searchEngines).map((engine: any) =>
-          <option value={engine}>{engine}</option>
-        )}
-      </select>
-    </label>
+  const handleEngineChange = useCallback(
+    (e: any) => {
+      let engines = [...widget.engines]
+      if (e.target.checked) {
+        engines.push(e.target.value)
+      } else {
+        engines = engines.filter(engine => engine !== e.target.value)
+      }
+      updateWidget(widget.id, { engines })
+    },
+    [updateWidget, widget]
   );
+
+  return (<>
+    {'Search Engine(s):'}
+    {Object.keys(availableEngines).map((availableEngine: string) =>
+      <label>
+        <input
+          type='checkbox'
+          value={availableEngine}
+          checked={widget.engines.includes(availableEngine)}
+          onChange={e => handleEngineChange(e)}
+        />
+        {availableEngine}
+      </label>
+    )}
+  </>);
 };
 
-export const SearchWidget:WidgetExport = {
+export const SearchWidget: WidgetExport = {
   widget: SearchWidgetComponent,
   settings: SearchWidgetSettings
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/SettingsComponent.tsx b/src/renderer/components/SettingsComponent.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d7c5976
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/renderer/components/SettingsComponent.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import { ReactElement } from "react"
+import { WidgetData } from "../types"
+
+type GenericSettingsProps = {
+    widgetData: WidgetData
+    updateWidget: (id: string, data: Partial<WidgetData>) => void
+    children: ReactElement | ReactElement[]
+}
+
+export function SettingsComponent({
+    widgetData,
+    updateWidget,
+    children
+}: GenericSettingsProps) {
+    return <>
+        {children}
+        <label>
+            Width (grid cells):
+            <input
+                type="number"
+                min="1"
+                value={widgetData.gridWidth}
+                onChange={e => updateWidget(widgetData.id, { gridWidth: parseInt(e.target.value) })}
+            />
+        </label>
+        <label>
+            Height (grid cells):
+            <input
+                type="number"
+                min="1"
+                value={widgetData.gridHeight}
+                onChange={e => updateWidget(widgetData.id, { gridHeight: parseInt(e.target.value) })}
+            />
+        </label>
+        <label>
+            Background:
+            <input
+                type="checkbox"
+                checked={widgetData.background}
+                onChange={_ => updateWidget(widgetData.id, { background: !widgetData.background })}
+            />
+        </label>
+    </>
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/Widget.tsx b/src/renderer/components/Widget.tsx
index 5ab3557..9d6a24c 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/Widget.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/Widget.tsx
@@ -1,33 +1,35 @@
-import React, { useRef, useState, useEffect, ReactElement } from 'react';
+import React, { useRef, useState, useEffect, ReactElement, useCallback, startTransition } from 'react';
 import { WidgetData } from '../types';
 import { CogwheelIcon } from './CogwheelIcon';
 import { useAtomValue } from 'jotai';
 import { editState } from '../state/edit.state';
 import { CloseButton } from './Closebutton';
 import { ModalOverlay } from './ModalOverlay';
+import { SettingsComponent } from './SettingsComponent';
+import { debounce, debounceTime } from 'rxjs';
 
 interface WidgetProps {
-  widget: WidgetData;
+  widgetData: WidgetData;
   gridSize: { width: number; height: number };
   children: React.ReactNode;
   settingsContent: ReactElement;
-  updateWidget: (id: string, data: Partial<WidgetData>) => void
+  updateWidget: (id: string, data: Partial<WidgetData>) => void;
+  removeWidget: (id: string) => void;
 }
 
-export const Widget: React.FC<WidgetProps> = ({ widget, gridSize, children, settingsContent, updateWidget }) => {
+export const Widget: React.FC<WidgetProps> = ({ widgetData, gridSize, children, settingsContent, updateWidget, removeWidget }) => {
   const widgetRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
   const modalRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+
   const [isDragging, setIsDragging] = useState(false);
   const [dragOffset, setDragOffset] = useState({ x: 0, y: 0 });
   const [isSettingsOpen, setSettingsOpen] = useState(false);
-  const [widthInput, setWidthInput] = useState(widget.gridWidth);
-  const [heightInput, setHeightInput] = useState(widget.gridHeight);
 
-  const isDraggable = useAtomValue(editState)
+  const isEditable = useAtomValue(editState)
   const snapToGrid = (pos: number, grid: number) => Math.round(pos / grid);
 
   const handleMouseDown = (e: React.MouseEvent) => {
-    if (!isDraggable || isSettingsOpen) {
+    if (!isEditable || isSettingsOpen) {
       return
     }
 
@@ -48,7 +50,6 @@ export const Widget: React.FC<WidgetProps> = ({ widget, gridSize, children, sett
       e.preventDefault();
       const newGridX = snapToGrid(e.clientX - dragOffset.x, gridSize.width);
       const newGridY = snapToGrid(e.clientY - dragOffset.y, gridSize.height);
-
       widgetRef.current.style.left = `${newGridX * gridSize.width}px`;
       widgetRef.current.style.top = `${newGridY * gridSize.height}px`;
     }
@@ -58,9 +59,14 @@ export const Widget: React.FC<WidgetProps> = ({ widget, gridSize, children, sett
     if (isDragging && widgetRef.current) {
       setIsDragging(false);
       const rect = widgetRef.current.getBoundingClientRect();
-      const newGridX = snapToGrid(rect.left, gridSize.width);
-      const newGridY = snapToGrid(rect.top, gridSize.height);
-      updateWidget(widget.id, { gridX: newGridX, gridY: newGridY });
+      const gridX = snapToGrid(rect.left, gridSize.width);
+      const gridY = snapToGrid(rect.top, gridSize.height);
+      if(gridX !== widgetData.gridX || gridY !== widgetData.gridY){
+        // overwrite the values so prevent a visual "bounce"
+        widgetData.gridX = gridX;
+        widgetData.gridY = gridY;
+        updateWidget(widgetData.id, { gridX, gridY });
+      }
     }
   };
 
@@ -70,13 +76,6 @@ export const Widget: React.FC<WidgetProps> = ({ widget, gridSize, children, sett
     }
   };
 
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    const newWidth = Math.max(1, widthInput);
-    const newHeight = Math.max(1, heightInput);
-    updateWidget(widget.id, { gridWidth: newWidth, gridHeight: newHeight });
-  }, [heightInput, widthInput])
-
   useEffect(() => {
     if (isDragging) {
       window.addEventListener('mousemove', handleMouseMove);
@@ -101,36 +100,33 @@ export const Widget: React.FC<WidgetProps> = ({ widget, gridSize, children, sett
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (widgetRef.current && !isDragging) {
-      widgetRef.current.style.left = `${widget.gridX * gridSize.width}px`;
-      widgetRef.current.style.top = `${widget.gridY * gridSize.height}px`;
-      widgetRef.current.style.width = `${(widget.gridWidth) * gridSize.width}px`;
-      widgetRef.current.style.height = `${(widget.gridHeight) * gridSize.height}px`;
+      widgetRef.current.style.left = `${widgetData.gridX * gridSize.width}px`;
+      widgetRef.current.style.top = `${widgetData.gridY * gridSize.height}px`;
+      widgetRef.current.style.width = `${(widgetData.gridWidth) * gridSize.width}px`;
+      widgetRef.current.style.height = `${(widgetData.gridHeight) * gridSize.height}px`;
     }
-  }, [widget.gridX, widget.gridY, widget.gridWidth, widget.gridHeight, gridSize, isDragging]);
-
-  return (
+  }, [widgetData, gridSize, isDragging]);
 
+  return (<>
+    <ModalOverlay
+      setVisible={setSettingsOpen}
+      visible={isSettingsOpen}
+    >
+      <SettingsComponent
+        widgetData={widgetData}
+        updateWidget={updateWidget}
+      >
+        {settingsContent}
+      </SettingsComponent>
+    </ModalOverlay>
     <div
       ref={widgetRef}
-      className="container"
+      className={`container ${widgetData.background ? 'aero' : ''}`}
       onMouseDown={handleMouseDown}
-      style={{ cursor: isDraggable && !isSettingsOpen ? 'grab' : 'default' }}
+      style={{ cursor: isEditable && !isSettingsOpen ? 'grab' : 'default' }}
     >
-      <ModalOverlay
-        setVisible={setSettingsOpen}
-        visible={isSettingsOpen}
-      >
-        <SettingsComponent
-          heightInput={heightInput}
-          setHeightInput={setHeightInput}
-          setWidthInput={setWidthInput}
-          widthInput={widthInput}
-        >
-          {settingsContent}
-        </SettingsComponent>
-      </ModalOverlay>
-      {isDraggable && <>
-        <CloseButton onClick={() => undefined /*removeWidget(widget.id)*/} />
+      {isEditable && <>
+        <CloseButton onClick={() => removeWidget(widgetData.id)} />
         <button
           className="settings-button"
           onClick={() => setSettingsOpen(true)}
@@ -140,38 +136,5 @@ export const Widget: React.FC<WidgetProps> = ({ widget, gridSize, children, sett
       </>}
       {children}
     </div>
-  );
-};
-
-
-type GenericSettingsProps = {
-  widthInput: number;
-  setWidthInput: (n: number) => void;
-  heightInput: number;
-  setHeightInput: (n: number) => void;
-  children: ReactElement | ReactElement[]
-}
-
-function SettingsComponent({ widthInput, setWidthInput, heightInput, setHeightInput, children }: GenericSettingsProps) {
-  return <>
-    {children}
-    <label>
-      Width (grid cells):
-      <input
-        type="number"
-        min="1"
-        value={widthInput}
-        onChange={(e) => { setWidthInput(parseInt(e.target.value)); }}
-      />
-    </label>
-    <label>
-      Height (grid cells):
-      <input
-        type="number"
-        min="1"
-        value={heightInput}
-        onChange={(e) => { setHeightInput(parseInt(e.target.value)); }}
-      />
-    </label>
-  </>
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+  </>);
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/WidgetFactory.tsx b/src/renderer/components/WidgetFactory.tsx
index 9c69a19..7e6748e 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/WidgetFactory.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/WidgetFactory.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ import { ClockWidget } from './ClockWidget';
 interface WidgetFactoryProps {
   widget: WidgetData;
   gridSize: { width: number; height: number };
-  updateWidget: (id: string, data: Partial<WidgetData>) => void
+  updateWidget: (id: string, data: Partial<WidgetData>) => void;
+  removeWidget: (id:string) => void;
 }
 
 const WidgetMap: { [key in WidgetTypes]: WidgetExport } = {
@@ -15,17 +16,18 @@ const WidgetMap: { [key in WidgetTypes]: WidgetExport } = {
   'search': SearchWidget
 }
 
-export const WidgetFactory: React.FC<WidgetFactoryProps> = ({ widget, gridSize, updateWidget }) => {
+export const WidgetFactory: React.FC<WidgetFactoryProps> = ({ widget, gridSize, updateWidget, removeWidget }) => {
   const Wdgt = WidgetMap[widget.type]
   const component = <Wdgt.widget widget={widget} updateWidget={updateWidget}></Wdgt.widget>
   const settings = Wdgt.settings({ widget: widget, updateWidget })
 
   return (
     <Widget
-      widget={widget}
+      widgetData={widget}
       gridSize={gridSize}
       settingsContent={settings}
       updateWidget={updateWidget}
+      removeWidget={removeWidget}
     >
       {component}
     </Widget>
diff --git a/src/renderer/defaults.ts b/src/renderer/defaults.ts
index 0f511ce..8a2aa81 100644
--- a/src/renderer/defaults.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/defaults.ts
@@ -1,35 +1,48 @@
 import { GlobalSettings, SearchWidgetData, ClockWidgetData, WidgetTypes, WidgetData } from './types';
 
-export const DEFAULT_SETTINGS: GlobalSettings = {
-  backgroundUrl: '',
-  widgets: [],
-  editEnabled: true,
-  showGrid: true
-};
+
 
 export const intitialWidgetData = (type: WidgetTypes): WidgetData => {
   switch (type) {
     case 'clock':
       return {
-        gridHeight: 2,
+        gridHeight: 3,
         gridWidth: 6,
         gridX: 15,
         gridY: 6,
-        timezone: 'UTC',
+        timezone: Intl.DateTimeFormat().resolvedOptions().timeZone,
         showSeconds: false,
         use24Hour: true,
         type: 'clock',
+        background: true,
         id: `${type}-${Date.now()}`
       } as ClockWidgetData
     case 'search':
       return {
-        gridHeight: 2,
+        gridHeight: 1,
         gridWidth: 10,
         gridX: 13,
         gridY: 6,
         id: `${type}-${Date.now()}`,
         type: 'search',
-        engine: 'Google'
+        engines: ['Google'],
+        background: true,
       } as SearchWidgetData
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+export const DEFAULT_SETTINGS: GlobalSettings = {
+  backgroundUrl: 'https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Cat_August_2010-4.jpg/2880px-Cat_August_2010-4.jpg',
+  widgets: [
+    intitialWidgetData('search'), 
+    intitialWidgetData('clock')
+  ],
+  editEnabled: true,
+  showGrid: true,
+  searchEngines: {
+    Google: 'https://www.google.com/search?q={s}',
+    Bing: 'https://www.bing.com/search?q={s}',
+    DuckDuckGo: 'https://duckduckgo.com/?q={s}',
+    Yandex: 'https://yandex.com/search/?text={s}'
+  }
+};
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diff --git a/src/renderer/index.tsx b/src/renderer/index.tsx
index eda0818..03337a9 100644
--- a/src/renderer/index.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/index.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import React from 'react';
 import { createRoot } from 'react-dom/client';
 import { App } from './App';
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/services/settingsService.ts b/src/renderer/services/settingsService.ts
index 5b6f6ee..fc1d93e 100644
--- a/src/renderer/services/settingsService.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/services/settingsService.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export const settingsService = {
 
   getSetting: async <K extends keyof GlobalSettings>(key: K): Promise<GlobalSettings[K]> => {
     const loaded = await chrome.storage.sync.get([key])
-    return loaded[key] as GlobalSettings[K]
+    return loaded[key] !== undefined ? loaded[key] as GlobalSettings[K] : DEFAULT_SETTINGS[key]
   },
 
 };
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diff --git a/src/renderer/state/backgroundImage.state.ts b/src/renderer/state/backgroundImage.state.ts
index 9d0f10a..ebe36ae 100644
--- a/src/renderer/state/backgroundImage.state.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/state/backgroundImage.state.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,3 @@
-import { atomWithObservable, loadable } from "jotai/utils";
-import { settingsService } from "../services/settingsService";
-import { from } from 'rxjs';
+import { globalSettingsAtom } from "./globalSettings.atom";
 
-const backgroundImageState = atomWithObservable(() => 
-    from(settingsService.getSetting('backgroundUrl'))
-);
-
-export const loadableBackgroundImageState = loadable(backgroundImageState)
\ No newline at end of file
+export const backgroundImageState = globalSettingsAtom('backgroundUrl')
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/renderer/state/edit.state.ts b/src/renderer/state/edit.state.ts
index fb523db..165c961 100644
--- a/src/renderer/state/edit.state.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/state/edit.state.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { atom } from "jotai";
-import { DEFAULT_SETTINGS } from "../defaults";
+import { globalSettingsAtom } from "./globalSettings.atom";
 
-export const editState = atom<boolean>(DEFAULT_SETTINGS.editEnabled)
\ No newline at end of file
+export const editState = globalSettingsAtom("editEnabled")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/renderer/state/globalSettings.atom.ts b/src/renderer/state/globalSettings.atom.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b4541ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/renderer/state/globalSettings.atom.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import { settingsService } from "../services/settingsService";
+import { atom } from "jotai";
+import { GlobalSettings } from "../types";
+import { DEFAULT_SETTINGS } from "../defaults";
+
+export const globalSettingsAtom = <T extends keyof GlobalSettings>(key: T) => {
+    const storage = atom<GlobalSettings[T] | undefined>(undefined)
+
+    return atom(
+        async (get) => {
+            const existing = get(storage)
+
+            if (existing === undefined) {
+                const remoteValue = await settingsService.getSetting(key)
+                console.log("load", key, remoteValue)
+                return remoteValue
+            }
+            return existing
+        },
+        async (get, set, update: GlobalSettings[T]) => {
+            console.log("save", key, update)
+            await settingsService.saveSetting(key, update)
+            set(storage, update)
+        }
+    );
+}
+
+
diff --git a/src/renderer/state/modalOverlay.state.ts b/src/renderer/state/modalOverlay.state.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index f8a5152..0000000
--- a/src/renderer/state/modalOverlay.state.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-import { atom } from "jotai";
-import { ReactNode } from "react";
-
-export const modalVisible = atom<boolean>(false)
-export const modalContent = atom<ReactNode>(undefined)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/renderer/state/searchEngines.state.ts b/src/renderer/state/searchEngines.state.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6df1be3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/renderer/state/searchEngines.state.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+import { globalSettingsAtom } from "./globalSettings.atom";
+
+export const searchEngineState = globalSettingsAtom('searchEngines')
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/renderer/state/showGrid.state.ts b/src/renderer/state/showGrid.state.ts
index 6bf10ac..c91c696 100644
--- a/src/renderer/state/showGrid.state.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/state/showGrid.state.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { atom } from "jotai";
-import { DEFAULT_SETTINGS } from "../defaults";
+import { globalSettingsAtom } from "./globalSettings.atom";
 
-export const showGridState = atom<boolean>(DEFAULT_SETTINGS.showGrid)
\ No newline at end of file
+export const showGridState = globalSettingsAtom('showGrid')
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/renderer/state/widget.state.ts b/src/renderer/state/widget.state.ts
index 3891a4a..b0ee4d6 100644
--- a/src/renderer/state/widget.state.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/state/widget.state.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,3 @@
-import { atomWithObservable, loadable } from "jotai/utils";
-import { settingsService } from "../services/settingsService";
-import { from } from 'rxjs';
+import { globalSettingsAtom } from "./globalSettings.atom";
 
-const widgetsState = atomWithObservable(() => 
-    from(settingsService.getSetting('widgets'))
-);
-
-export const loadableWidgetsState = loadable(widgetsState)
\ No newline at end of file
+export const widgetState = globalSettingsAtom('widgets')
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/renderer/types.ts b/src/renderer/types.ts
index 96e0f1b..5abfac9 100644
--- a/src/renderer/types.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/types.ts
@@ -5,12 +5,13 @@ export interface WidgetData {
   gridY: number;
   gridWidth: number;
   gridHeight: number;
+  background: boolean;
   [key: string]: any;
 }
 
 export interface SearchWidgetData extends WidgetData {
   type: 'search';
-  engine: 'Google' | 'Bing' | 'DuckDuckGo' | 'Yandex';
+  engines: Array<string>;
 }
 
 export interface ClockWidgetData extends WidgetData {
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ export interface GlobalSettings {
   widgets: WidgetData[];
   editEnabled: boolean;
   showGrid: boolean;
+  searchEngines: { [key in string]: string}
 }
 
 export type WidgetExport<W = React.FC<any>, S = (...a:any[]) =>JSX.Element > = {