diff --git a/src/background.ts b/src/background.ts
index 2bc7f515..414d823a 100644
--- a/src/background.ts
+++ b/src/background.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ browser.runtime.onMessage.addListener(
         break;
 
       case "setDefaultStorage":
-        SetStorageValue(DefaultValues);
+        SetStorageValue(getDefaultValues());
         break;
 
       case "sendNews":
@@ -64,59 +64,71 @@ browser.runtime.onMessage.addListener(
   },
 );
 
-const DefaultValues: SettingsState = {
-  onoff: true,
-  animatedbk: true,
-  bksliderinput: "50",
-  transparencyEffects: false,
-  lessonalert: true,
-  defaultmenuorder: [],
-  menuitems: {
-    assessments: { toggle: true },
-    courses: { toggle: true },
-    dashboard: { toggle: true },
-    documents: { toggle: true },
-    forums: { toggle: true },
-    goals: { toggle: true },
-    home: { toggle: true },
-    messages: { toggle: true },
-    myed: { toggle: true },
-    news: { toggle: true },
-    notices: { toggle: true },
-    portals: { toggle: true },
-    reports: { toggle: true },
-    settings: { toggle: true },
-    timetable: { toggle: true },
-    welcome: { toggle: true },
-  },
-  menuorder: [],
-  subjectfilters: {},
-  selectedTheme: "",
-  selectedColor:
-    "linear-gradient(40deg, rgba(201,61,0,1) 0%, RGBA(170, 5, 58, 1) 100%)",
-  originalSelectedColor: "",
-  DarkMode: true,
-  animations: true,
-  assessmentsAverage: true,
-  defaultPage: "home",
-  shortcuts: [
-    {
-      name: "Outlook",
-      enabled: true,
+function detectLowEndDevice(): boolean {
+  // Check for low-end hardware indicators
+  const lowCoreCount = navigator.hardwareConcurrency && navigator.hardwareConcurrency < 4;
+  const lowMemory = (navigator as any).deviceMemory && (navigator as any).deviceMemory <= 2;
+  
+  return lowCoreCount || lowMemory;
+}
+
+function getDefaultValues(): SettingsState {
+  const isLowEndDevice = detectLowEndDevice();
+
+  return {
+    onoff: true,
+    animatedbk: true,
+    bksliderinput: "50",
+    transparencyEffects: false,
+    lessonalert: true,
+    defaultmenuorder: [],
+    menuitems: {
+      assessments: { toggle: true },
+      courses: { toggle: true },
+      dashboard: { toggle: true },
+      documents: { toggle: true },
+      forums: { toggle: true },
+      goals: { toggle: true },
+      home: { toggle: true },
+      messages: { toggle: true },
+      myed: { toggle: true },
+      news: { toggle: true },
+      notices: { toggle: true },
+      portals: { toggle: true },
+      reports: { toggle: true },
+      settings: { toggle: true },
+      timetable: { toggle: true },
+      welcome: { toggle: true },
     },
-    {
-      name: "Office",
-      enabled: true,
-    },
-    {
-      name: "Google",
-      enabled: true,
-    },
-  ],
-  customshortcuts: [],
-  lettergrade: false,
-  newsSource: "australia",
-};
+    menuorder: [],
+    subjectfilters: {},
+    selectedTheme: "",
+    selectedColor:
+      "linear-gradient(40deg, rgba(201,61,0,1) 0%, RGBA(170, 5, 58, 1) 100%)",
+    originalSelectedColor: "",
+    DarkMode: true,
+    animations: !isLowEndDevice,
+    assessmentsAverage: true,
+    defaultPage: "home",
+    shortcuts: [
+      {
+        name: "Outlook",
+        enabled: true,
+      },
+      {
+        name: "Office",
+        enabled: true,
+      },
+      {
+        name: "Google",
+        enabled: true,
+      },
+    ],
+    customshortcuts: [],
+    lettergrade: false,
+    newsSource: "australia",
+  };
+}
 
 function SetStorageValue(object: any) {
   for (var i in object) {
@@ -124,78 +136,11 @@ function SetStorageValue(object: any) {
   }
 }
 
-function convertBksliderToSpeed(bksliderinput: number): number {
-  const minBase = 50;
-  const maxBase = 150;
-
-  const scaledValue =
-    2 + ((maxBase - bksliderinput) / (maxBase - minBase)) ** 4;
-  const baseSpeed = 3;
-
-  const speed = baseSpeed / scaledValue;
-  return speed;
-}
-
-async function migrateLegacySettings() {
-  const storage = (await browser.storage.local.get(
-    null,
-  )) as unknown as SettingsState;
-
-  // Animated Background Migration
-  if ("animatedbk" in storage || "bksliderinput" in storage) {
-    const animatedSettings = {
-      enabled: storage.animatedbk ?? true,
-      speed: storage.bksliderinput
-        ? convertBksliderToSpeed(parseFloat(storage.bksliderinput))
-        : 1,
-    };
-    await browser.storage.local.set({
-      "plugin.animated-background.settings": animatedSettings,
-    });
-  }
-
-  // Assessments Average Migration
-  if ("assessmentsAverage" in storage || "lettergrade" in storage) {
-    const assessmentsSettings = {
-      enabled: storage.assessmentsAverage ?? true,
-      lettergrade: storage.lettergrade ?? false,
-    };
-    await browser.storage.local.set({
-      "plugin.assessments-average.settings": assessmentsSettings,
-    });
-  }
-
-  if ("selectedTheme" in storage) {
-    const themesSettings = { enabled: true };
-    await browser.storage.local.set({
-      "plugin.themes.settings": themesSettings,
-    });
-  }
-  if (storage.notificationCollector !== false) {
-    await browser.storage.local.set({
-      "plugin.notificationCollector.settings": { enabled: true },
-    });
-  } else {
-    await browser.storage.local.set({
-      "plugin.notificationCollector.settings": { enabled: false },
-    });
-  }
-
-  const keysToRemove = [
-    "animatedbk",
-    "bksliderinput",
-    "assessmentsAverage",
-    "lettergrade",
-  ];
-  await browser.storage.local.remove(keysToRemove);
-}
-
 browser.runtime.onInstalled.addListener(function (event) {
   browser.storage.local.remove(["justupdated"]);
   browser.storage.local.remove(["data"]);
 
   if (event.reason == "install" || event.reason == "update") {
     browser.storage.local.set({ justupdated: true });
-    migrateLegacySettings();
   }
 });
diff --git a/src/plugins/built-in/globalSearch/lazy.ts b/src/plugins/built-in/globalSearch/lazy.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1f49a1f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/built-in/globalSearch/lazy.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+import { defineLazyPlugin } from "../../core/dynamicLoader";
+import {
+  booleanSetting,
+  buttonSetting,
+  defineSettings,
+  hotkeySetting,
+} from "../../core/settingsHelpers";
+// Platform-aware default hotkey
+const getDefaultHotkey = () => {
+  const isMac = navigator.platform.toUpperCase().indexOf('MAC') >= 0;
+  return isMac ? "cmd+k" : "ctrl+k";
+};
+
+const settings = defineSettings({
+  searchHotkey: hotkeySetting({
+    default: getDefaultHotkey(),
+    title: "Search Hotkey",
+    description: "Keyboard shortcut to open the search",
+  }),
+  showRecentFirst: booleanSetting({
+    default: true,
+    title: "Show Recent First",
+    description: "Sort dynamic content by most recent first",
+  }),
+  transparencyEffects: booleanSetting({
+    default: true,
+    title: "Transparency Effects",
+    description: "Enable transparency effects for the search bar",
+  }),
+  runIndexingOnLoad: booleanSetting({
+    default: true,
+    title: "Index on Page Load",
+    description: "Run content indexing when SEQTA loads",
+  }),
+  resetIndex: buttonSetting({
+    title: "Reset Index",
+    description: "Reset the search index and storage",
+    trigger: async () => {
+      const confirmed = confirm("Are you sure you want to reset the search index and storage?");
+
+      if (confirmed) {
+        try {
+          // Dynamically import the worker manager to avoid loading heavy dependencies
+          const { VectorWorkerManager } = await import("./src/indexing/worker/vectorWorkerManager");
+          const workerManager = VectorWorkerManager.getInstance();
+          await workerManager.resetWorker();
+          console.log("Vector worker reset successfully");
+        } catch (e) {
+          console.warn("Failed to reset vector worker:", e);
+        }
+
+        // Delete both 'embeddiaDB' and 'betterseqta-index' using native IndexedDB APIs
+        const deleteDb = (dbName: string) => {
+          return new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+            const req = indexedDB.deleteDatabase(dbName);
+            req.onsuccess = () => resolve();
+            req.onerror = () => reject(req.error);
+            req.onblocked = () => {
+              reject(new Error(`One database is open, failed to remove: ${dbName}`));
+            };
+          });
+        };
+        try {
+          await deleteDb("embeddiaDB");
+          await deleteDb("betterseqta-index");
+          alert("Search index and storage have been reset.");
+        } catch (e) {
+          alert("Failed to reset one or more databases: " + String(e));
+        }
+      }
+    },
+  }),
+});
+
+// Create the lazy plugin definition - this loads immediately but doesn't import heavy dependencies
+export default defineLazyPlugin({
+  id: "global-search",
+  name: "Global Search",
+  description: "Quick search for everything in SEQTA",
+  version: "1.0.0",
+  settings,
+  disableToggle: true,
+  defaultEnabled: false,
+  beta: true,
+  
+  // Lazy loader - only imports the heavy plugin when actually needed
+  loader: () => import("./src/core/index")
+});
diff --git a/src/plugins/core/dynamicLoader.ts b/src/plugins/core/dynamicLoader.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..75e32222
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/core/dynamicLoader.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+import type { Plugin, PluginSettings } from "./types";
+
+/**
+ * Interface for lazy-loaded plugin definitions
+ */
+export interface LazyPlugin<T extends PluginSettings = PluginSettings, S = any> {
+  id: string;
+  name: string;
+  description: string;
+  version: string;
+  settings: T;
+  styles?: string;
+  disableToggle?: boolean;
+  defaultEnabled?: boolean;
+  beta?: boolean;
+  
+  // Instead of a run function, we have a loader that imports the actual plugin
+  loader: () => Promise<{ default: Plugin<T, S> }>;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Converts a lazy plugin into a regular plugin by wrapping the run function
+ * with dynamic import logic
+ */
+export function createLazyPlugin<T extends PluginSettings = PluginSettings, S = any>(
+  lazyPlugin: LazyPlugin<T, S>
+): Plugin<T, S> {
+  return {
+    id: lazyPlugin.id,
+    name: lazyPlugin.name,
+    description: lazyPlugin.description,
+    version: lazyPlugin.version,
+    settings: lazyPlugin.settings,
+    styles: lazyPlugin.styles,
+    disableToggle: lazyPlugin.disableToggle,
+    defaultEnabled: lazyPlugin.defaultEnabled,
+    beta: lazyPlugin.beta,
+    
+    run: async (api) => {
+      console.info(`[BetterSEQTA+] Dynamically loading plugin "${lazyPlugin.id}"...`);
+      
+      try {
+        // Dynamically import the actual plugin implementation
+        const { default: actualPlugin } = await lazyPlugin.loader();
+        
+        console.info(`[BetterSEQTA+] Successfully loaded plugin "${lazyPlugin.id}"`);
+        
+        // Execute the actual plugin's run function
+        return await actualPlugin.run(api);
+      } catch (error) {
+        console.error(`[BetterSEQTA+] Failed to dynamically load plugin "${lazyPlugin.id}":`, error);
+        throw error;
+      }
+    }
+  };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Helper function to create a lazy plugin definition
+ */
+export function defineLazyPlugin<T extends PluginSettings = PluginSettings, S = any>(
+  config: LazyPlugin<T, S>
+): Plugin<T, S> {
+  return createLazyPlugin(config);
+}
+
diff --git a/src/plugins/index.ts b/src/plugins/index.ts
index 1c06d785..f4c5e989 100644
--- a/src/plugins/index.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/index.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,18 @@
 import { PluginManager } from "./core/manager";
 
-// plugins
+// Lightweight plugins (load immediately)
 import timetablePlugin from "./built-in/timetable";
 import notificationCollectorPlugin from "./built-in/notificationCollector";
 import themesPlugin from "./built-in/themes";
 import animatedBackgroundPlugin from "./built-in/animatedBackground";
 import assessmentsAveragePlugin from "./built-in/assessmentsAverage";
-import globalSearchPlugin from "./built-in/globalSearch/src/core";
 import profilePicturePlugin from "./built-in/profilePicture";
 import assessmentsOverviewPlugin from "./built-in/assessmentsOverview";
 //import testPlugin from './built-in/test';
 
+// Heavy plugins (lazy-loaded only when enabled)
+import globalSearchPluginLazy from "./built-in/globalSearch/lazy";
+
 // Initialize plugin manager
 const pluginManager = PluginManager.getInstance();
 
@@ -20,11 +22,13 @@ pluginManager.registerPlugin(animatedBackgroundPlugin);
 pluginManager.registerPlugin(assessmentsAveragePlugin);
 pluginManager.registerPlugin(notificationCollectorPlugin);
 pluginManager.registerPlugin(timetablePlugin);
-pluginManager.registerPlugin(globalSearchPlugin);
 pluginManager.registerPlugin(profilePicturePlugin);
 pluginManager.registerPlugin(assessmentsOverviewPlugin);
 //pluginManager.registerPlugin(testPlugin);
 
+// Register heavy plugins with lazy loading
+pluginManager.registerPlugin(globalSearchPluginLazy);
+
 export { init as Monofile } from "./monofile";
 
 export async function initializePlugins(): Promise<void> {