diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index 158f9dc5..83eb9a9a 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -378,6 +378,7 @@ const script = {
         "kiri/init",
         "kiri/export",
         "kiri/tools",
+        "kiri/frame",
         "@devices",
         "@icons"
     ],
diff --git a/src/kiri/frame.js b/src/kiri/frame.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cf21cc5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/kiri/frame.js
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+/** Copyright Stewart Allen <sa@grid.space> -- All Rights Reserved */
+
+"use strict";
+
+(function () {
+
+// add frame message api listener
+window.addEventListener('message', msg => {
+    const { kiri, moto } = self;
+    const { api, newWidget } = kiri;
+    const { conf, event, feature, platform, settings, show } = api;
+
+    if (!feature.frame) return;
+
+    const { origin, source, target, data } = msg;
+
+    if (source.window === target.window) return;
+
+    const send = source.window.postMessage;
+
+    if (data.mode) {
+        api.mode.set(data.mode.toUpperCase());
+    }
+
+    if (data.view) {
+        api.view.set(VIEWS[data.view.toUpperCase()]);
+    }
+
+    if (data.function) {
+        const cb = data.callback ? (output) => {
+            send({event:`${data.function}.done`, data: output});
+        } : undefined;
+        api.function[data.function.toLowerCase()](cb);
+    }
+
+    if (data.event) {
+        event.on(data.event, (evd) => {
+            send({event: data.event, data: evd});
+        });
+    }
+
+    if (data.emit) {
+        event.emit(data.emit, data.message)
+    }
+
+    if (data.get) switch (data.get) {
+        case "mode": send({mode: settings.mode()}); break;
+        case "device": send({device: settings.dev()}); break;
+        case "process": send({process: settings.proc()}); break;
+        default: send({all: settings}); break;
+
+    }
+
+    if (data.set) switch (data.set) {
+        case "features":
+            Object.assign(feature, data.features);
+            break;
+        case "device":
+            Object.assign(settings.dev(), data.options);
+            conf.save();
+            break;
+        case "process":
+            Object.assign(settings.proc(), data.options);
+            conf.save();
+            break;
+    }
+
+    if (data.parse) {
+        let bin = data.parse;
+        let widget;
+        switch ((data.type || 'stl').toLowerCase()) {
+            case 'stl':
+                if (!bin.buffer) bin = new Float32Array(bin).buffer;
+                new load.STL().parse(bin, vertices => {
+                    platform.add(widget = newWidget().loadVertices(vertices));
+                    send({event: "parsed", data: [ widget.id ]});
+                });
+                break;
+            case 'obj':
+                // todo
+                break;
+            case '3mf':
+                // todo
+                break;
+            case 'svg':
+                let wid = [];
+                for (let svg of load.SVG.parse(bin)) {
+                    if (!(svg && svg.length)) continue;
+                    platform.add(widget = newWidget().loadVertices(svg.toFloat32()));
+                    wid.push(widget.id);
+                }
+                send({event: "parsed", data: wid});
+                break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (data.load) {
+        platform.load(data.load, (verts, widget) => {
+            send({event: "loaded", data: [ widget.id ]});
+        })
+    };
+
+    if (data.clear) {
+        platform.clear();
+    }
+
+    if (data.alert) {
+        show.alert(data.alert, data.time);
+    }
+
+    if (data.progress >= 0) {
+        show.progress(data.progress, data.message);
+    }
+});
+
+})();
diff --git a/src/kiri/main.js b/src/kiri/main.js
index 4f744c70..68560b3d 100644
--- a/src/kiri/main.js
+++ b/src/kiri/main.js
@@ -233,85 +233,6 @@
         }, 1000);
     }
 
-    // frame message api
-    WIN.addEventListener('message', msg => {
-        if (!feature.frame) return;
-        let { origin, source, target, data } = msg;
-        if (source.window === target.window) return;
-        let send = source.window.postMessage;
-        if (data.mode) { api.mode.set(data.mode.toUpperCase()) }
-        if (data.view) { api.view.set(VIEWS[data.view.toUpperCase()]) }
-        if (data.function) {
-            let cb = data.callback ? (output) => {
-                send({event:`${data.function}.done`, data: output});
-            } : undefined;
-            api.function[data.function.toLowerCase()](cb);
-        }
-        if (data.event) {
-            api.event.on(data.event, (evd) => {
-                send({event: data.event, data: evd});
-            });
-        }
-        if (data.emit) api.event.emit(data.emit, data.message)
-        if (data.get) switch (data.get) {
-            case "mode": send({mode: settings.mode()}); break;
-            case "device": send({device: settings.dev()}); break;
-            case "process": send({process: settings.proc()}); break;
-            default: send({all: settings}); break;
-
-        }
-        if (data.set) switch (data.set) {
-            case "features":
-                Object.assign(feature, data.features);
-                break;
-            case "device":
-                Object.assign(settings.dev(), data.options);
-                api.conf.save();
-                break;
-            case "process":
-                Object.assign(settings.proc(), data.options);
-                api.conf.save();
-                break;
-        }
-        if (data.parse) {
-            let type = (data.type || 'stl').toLowerCase();
-            let bin = data.parse;
-            let widget;
-            switch (type) {
-                case 'stl':
-                    if (!bin.buffer) bin = new Float32Array(bin).buffer;
-                    new load.STL().parse(bin, vertices => {
-                        platform.add(widget = newWidget().loadVertices(vertices));
-                        send({event: "parsed", data: [ widget.id ]});
-                    });
-                    break;
-                case 'obj':
-                    // todo
-                    break;
-                case '3mf':
-                    // todo
-                    break;
-                case 'svg':
-                    let wid = [];
-                    for (let svg of load.SVG.parse(bin)) {
-                        if (!(svg && svg.length)) continue;
-                        platform.add(widget = newWidget().loadVertices(svg.toFloat32()));
-                        wid.push(widget.id);
-                    }
-                    send({event: "parsed", data: wid});
-                    break;
-            }
-        }
-        if (data.load) {
-            api.platform.load(data.load, (verts, widget) => {
-                send({event: "loaded", data: [ widget.id ]});
-            })
-        };
-        if (data.clear) platform.clear();
-        if (data.alert) alert2(data.alert, data.time);
-        if (data.progress >= 0) setProgress(data.progress, data.message);
-    });
-
     // update version and init count
     let inits = parseInt(SDB.getItem('kiri-init') || stats.get('init') || 0) + 1;
     SDB.setItem('kiri-init', inits);