diff --git a/chrome/extension/lib/dom.js b/chrome/extension/lib/dom.js
index 18a1e52f..bc19bf54 100644
--- a/chrome/extension/lib/dom.js
+++ b/chrome/extension/lib/dom.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const dom = {
+window.dom = {
     create: {
         elem(elemType, attrs = {}) {
             const elem = document.createElement(elemType)
@@ -31,6 +31,4 @@ const dom = {
         })
         targetNode.prepend(starsDivsContainer)
     }
-}
-
-window.dom = dom;
+};
diff --git a/chrome/extension/lib/settings.js b/chrome/extension/lib/settings.js
index 408a9d58..0fc25314 100644
--- a/chrome/extension/lib/settings.js
+++ b/chrome/extension/lib/settings.js
@@ -1,53 +1,51 @@
-const config = {}
-const settings = {
+window.config = {}
+window.settings = {
 
     controls: { // displays top-to-bottom in toolbar menu
         get infinityMode() { return { type: 'toggle',
-            label: settings.getMsg('menuLabel_infinityMode') }},
+            label: window.settings.getMsg('menuLabel_infinityMode') }},
         get autoStart() { return { type: 'toggle',
-            label: settings.getMsg('menuLabel_autoStart'),
-            helptip: settings.getMsg('helptip_autoStart') }},
+            label: window.settings.getMsg('menuLabel_autoStart'),
+            helptip: window.settings.getMsg('helptip_autoStart') }},
         get toggleHidden() { return { type: 'toggle',
-            label: settings.getMsg('menuLabel_toggleVis'),
-            helptip: settings.getMsg('helptip_toggleVis') }},
+            label: window.settings.getMsg('menuLabel_toggleVis'),
+            helptip: window.settings.getMsg('helptip_toggleVis') }},
         get autoScrollDisabled() { return { type: 'toggle',
-            label: settings.getMsg('menuLabel_autoScroll'),
-            helptip: settings.getMsg('helptip_autoScroll') }},
+            label: window.settings.getMsg('menuLabel_autoScroll'),
+            helptip: window.settings.getMsg('helptip_autoScroll') }},
         get replyLanguage() { return { type: 'prompt', symbol: '🌐',
-            label: settings.getMsg('menuLabel_replyLang'),
-            helptip: settings.getMsg('prompt_updateReplyLang') }},
+            label: window.settings.getMsg('menuLabel_replyLang'),
+            helptip: window.settings.getMsg('prompt_updateReplyLang') }},
         get replyTopic() { return { type: 'prompt', symbol: '🧠',
-            label: settings.getMsg('menuLabel_replyTopic'),
-            helptip: settings.getMsg('prompt_updateReplyTopic') }},
+            label: window.settings.getMsg('menuLabel_replyTopic'),
+            helptip: window.settings.getMsg('prompt_updateReplyTopic') }},
         get replyInterval() { return { type: 'prompt', symbol: '⌚',
-            label: settings.getMsg('menuLabel_replyInt'),
-            helptip: settings.getMsg('prompt_updateReplyInt') }}
+            label: window.settings.getMsg('menuLabel_replyInt'),
+            helptip: window.settings.getMsg('prompt_updateReplyInt') }}
     },
 
     getMsg(key) {
         return typeof chrome != 'undefined' && chrome.runtime ? chrome.i18n.getMessage(key)
-            : settings.appProps.msgs[key] // assigned from app.msgs in userscript
+            : this.appProps.msgs[key] // assigned from app.msgs in userscript
     },
 
     load() {
         const keys = ( // original array if array, else new array from multiple args
             Array.isArray(arguments[0]) ? arguments[0] : Array.from(arguments))
-        if (typeof chrome != 'undefined' && chrome.runtime) // asynchronously load from Chrome storage
+        if (typeof chrome != 'undefined' && chrome.runtime) // asynchronously load from browser extension storage
             return Promise.all(keys.map(key => // resolve promise when all keys load
                 new Promise(resolve => // resolve promise when single key value loads
                     chrome.storage.sync.get(key, result => {
-                        config[key] = result[key] || false ; resolve()
+                        window.config[key] = result[key] || false ; resolve()
         })))) ; else // synchronously load from userscript manager storage
-            keys.forEach(key => config[key] = GM_getValue(settings.appProps.configKeyPrefix + '_' + key, false))
+            keys.forEach(key => window.config[key] = GM_getValue(this.appProps.configKeyPrefix + '_' + key, false))
     },
 
     save(key, val) {
-        if (typeof chrome != 'undefined' && chrome.runtime) // save to Chrome storage
+        if (typeof chrome != 'undefined' && chrome.runtime) // save to browser extension storage
             chrome.storage.sync.set({ [key]: val })
         else // save to userscript manager storage
-            GM_setValue(settings.appProps.configKeyPrefix + '_' + key, val)
-        config[key] = val // save to memory
+            GM_setValue(this.appProps.configKeyPrefix + '_' + key, val)
+        window.config[key] = val // save to memory
     }
-}
-
-window.config = config ; window.settings = settings;
+};
diff --git a/firefox/extension/lib/dom.js b/firefox/extension/lib/dom.js
index 18a1e52f..bc19bf54 100644
--- a/firefox/extension/lib/dom.js
+++ b/firefox/extension/lib/dom.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const dom = {
+window.dom = {
     create: {
         elem(elemType, attrs = {}) {
             const elem = document.createElement(elemType)
@@ -31,6 +31,4 @@ const dom = {
         })
         targetNode.prepend(starsDivsContainer)
     }
-}
-
-window.dom = dom;
+};
diff --git a/firefox/extension/lib/settings.js b/firefox/extension/lib/settings.js
index a6fe3a5b..e8db5cd4 100644
--- a/firefox/extension/lib/settings.js
+++ b/firefox/extension/lib/settings.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-const config = {}
-const settings = {
+window.config = {}
+window.settings = {
 
     controls: { // displays top-to-bottom in toolbar menu
         infinityMode: { type: 'toggle',
@@ -29,14 +29,12 @@ const settings = {
             Array.isArray(arguments[0]) ? arguments[0] : Array.from(arguments))
         return Promise.all(keys.map(key => // resolve promise when all keys load
             new Promise(resolve => // resolve promise when single key value loads
-                chrome.storage.sync.get(key, result => { // load from Chrome
-                    config[key] = result[key] || false ; resolve()
+                chrome.storage.sync.get(key, result => { // load from browser extension storage
+                    window.config[key] = result[key] || false ; resolve()
     }))))},
 
     save(key, val) {
-        chrome.storage.sync.set({ [key]: val }) // save to Chrome
-        config[key] = val // save to memory
+        chrome.storage.sync.set({ [key]: val }) // save to browser extension storage
+        window.config[key] = val // save to memory
     }
-}
-
-window.config = config ; window.settings = settings;
+};