diff --git a/app.vue b/app.vue
index 758cde0..cb5ec34 100644
--- a/app.vue
+++ b/app.vue
@@ -6,43 +6,9 @@
 </template>
 
 <script lang="ts" setup>
-import ContextMenu from '~/components/ContextMenu.vue';
-import { render } from 'vue';
 
 const banner = useState("banner", () => false);
 
-onMounted(() => {
-	document.removeEventListener("contextmenu", contextMenuHandler);
-	document.addEventListener("contextmenu", (e) => {
-		contextMenuHandler(e);
-	});
-	document.addEventListener("mousedown", (e) => {
-		if (e.target instanceof HTMLDivElement && e.target.closest("#context-menu")) return;
-		console.log("click");
-		console.log("target:", e.target);
-		console.log(e.target instanceof HTMLDivElement);
-		removeContextMenu();
-		if (e.target instanceof HTMLElement && e.target.classList.contains("message-text") && e.target.contentEditable) {
-			e.target.contentEditable = "false";
-		}
-	});
-	document.addEventListener("keyup", (e) => {
-		const messageReply = document.getElementById("message-reply") as HTMLDivElement;
-		if (e.key == "Escape" && messageReply) {
-			e.preventDefault();
-			messageReply.remove();
-		}
-	});
-});
-
-function contextMenuHandler(e: MouseEvent) {
-	e.preventDefault();
-	//console.log("Opened context menu");
-	//createContextMenu(e, [
-	//	{ name: "Wah", callback: () => { return } }
-	//]);
-}
-
 let currentTheme = "dark" // default theme
 const savedTheme = localStorage.getItem("selectedTheme");
 if (savedTheme) {
diff --git a/components/ContextMenu.vue b/components/ContextMenu.vue
deleted file mode 100644
index 1388bbd..0000000
--- a/components/ContextMenu.vue
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-<template>
-	<div v-for="item of props.menuItems" class="context-menu-item" @click="runCallback(item)">
-		{{ item.name }}
-	</div>
-</template>
-
-<script lang="ts" setup>
-import type { ContextMenuItem } from '~/types/interfaces';
-
-const props = defineProps<{ menuItems: ContextMenuItem[], cursorX: number, cursorY: number }>();
-
-onMounted(() => {
-	const contextMenu = document.getElementById("context-menu");
-	if (contextMenu) {
-		contextMenu.style.left = props.cursorX.toString() + "px";
-		contextMenu.style.top = props.cursorY.toString() + "px";
-	}
-});
-
-
-function runCallback(item: ContextMenuItem) {
-	removeContextMenu();
-	item.callback();
-}
-
-</script>
-
-<style>
-
-#context-menu {
-	position: absolute;
-	display: flex;
-	flex-direction: column;
-	width: 10dvw;
-	border: .15rem solid cyan;
-	background-color: var(--background-color);
-	text-align: center;
-}
-
-.context-menu-item:hover {
-	background-color: rgb(50, 50, 50);
-}
-
-</style>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/components/Message.vue b/components/Message.vue
index 929092a..eb073ac 100644
--- a/components/Message.vue
+++ b/components/Message.vue
@@ -1,17 +1,13 @@
 <template>
-	<div v-if="props.type == 'normal' || props.replyMessage" ref="messageElement" @contextmenu="createContextMenu($event, menuItems)" :id="props.last ? 'last-message' : undefined"
-			class="message normal-message" :class="{ 'mentioned': (props.replyMessage || props.isMentioned) && props.message.user.uuid != props.me.uuid && props.replyMessage?.user.uuid == props.me.uuid }" :data-message-id="props.messageId"
-			:editing.sync="props.editing" :replying-to.sync="props.replyingTo">
-		<MessageReply v-if="props.replyMessage" :author="props.replyMessage.user.display_name || props.replyMessage.user.username" :text="props.replyMessage?.message"
-			:id="props.message.uuid" :reply-id="props.replyMessage.uuid" max-width="reply" />
+	<div v-if="props.type == 'normal'" :id="props.last ? 'last-message' : undefined" class="message normal-message">
 		<div class="left-column">
-			<img v-if="props.img" class="message-author-avatar" :src="props.img" :alt="author?.display_name || author?.username" />
+			<img v-if="props.img" class="message-author-avatar" :src="props.img" :alt="username" />
 			<Icon v-else name="lucide:user" class="message-author-avatar" />
 		</div>
 		<div class="message-data">
 			<div class="message-metadata">
 				<span class="message-author-username" tabindex="0">
-					{{ author?.display_name || author?.username }}
+					{{ username }}
 				</span>
 				<span class="message-date" :title="date.toString()">
 					<span v-if="getDayDifference(date, currentDate) === 1">Yesterday at</span>
@@ -22,9 +18,7 @@
 			<div class="message-text" v-html="sanitized" tabindex="0"></div>
 		</div>
 	</div>
-	<div v-else ref="messageElement" @contextmenu="createContextMenu($event, menuItems)" :id="props.last ? 'last-message' : undefined"
-			class="message grouped-message" :class="{ 'message-margin-bottom': props.marginBottom, 'mentioned': props.replyMessage || props.isMentioned }"
-			:data-message-id="props.messageId" :editing.sync="props.editing" :replying-to.sync="props.replyingTo">
+	<div v-else ref="messageElement" :id="props.last ? 'last-message' : undefined" class="message grouped-message" :class="{ 'message-margin-bottom': props.marginBottom }">
 		<div class="left-column">
 			<span :class="{ 'invisible': dateHidden }" class="message-date side-message-date" :title="date.toString()">
 				{{ date.toLocaleTimeString(undefined, { timeStyle: "short" }) }}
@@ -39,9 +33,18 @@
 <script lang="ts" setup>
 import DOMPurify from 'dompurify';
 import { parse } from 'marked';
-import type { MessageProps } from '~/types/props';
 
-const props = defineProps<MessageProps>();
+const props = defineProps<{
+	class?: string,
+	img?: string | null,
+	username: string,
+	text: string,
+	timestamp: number,
+	format: "12" | "24",
+	type: "normal" | "grouped",
+	marginBottom: boolean,
+	last: boolean
+}>();
 
 const messageElement = ref<HTMLDivElement>();
 
@@ -50,9 +53,8 @@ const dateHidden = ref<boolean>(true);
 const date = new Date(props.timestamp);
 const currentDate: Date = new Date()
 
-console.log("[MSG] message to render:", props.message);
-console.log("author:", props.author);
-console.log("[MSG] reply message:", props.replyMessage);
+console.log("message:", props.text);
+console.log("author:", props.username);
 
 const sanitized = ref<string>();
 
@@ -70,31 +72,20 @@ onMounted(async () => {
 	});
 	console.log("adding listeners")
 	await nextTick();
-	if (messageElement.value?.classList.contains("grouped-message")) {
-		messageElement.value?.addEventListener("mouseenter", (e: Event) => {
-			dateHidden.value = false;
-		});
-	
-		messageElement.value?.addEventListener("mouseleave", (e: Event) => {
-			dateHidden.value = true;
-		});
-		console.log("added listeners");
-	}
+	messageElement.value?.addEventListener("mouseenter", (e: Event) => {
+		dateHidden.value = false;
+	});
+
+	messageElement.value?.addEventListener("mouseleave", (e: Event) => {
+		dateHidden.value = true;
+	});
+	console.log("added listeners");
 });
 
 //function toggleTooltip(e: Event) {
 //	showHover.value = !showHover.value;
 //}
 
-const menuItems = [
-	{ name: "Reply", callback: () => { if (messageElement.value) replyToMessage(messageElement.value, props) } }
-]
-
-console.log("me:", props.me);
-if (props.author?.uuid == props.me.uuid) {
-	menuItems.push({ name: "Edit", callback: () => { if (messageElement.value) editMessage(messageElement.value, props) } });
-}
-
 function getDayDifference(date1: Date, date2: Date) {
     const midnight1 = new Date(date1.getFullYear(), date1.getMonth(), date1.getDate());
     const midnight2 = new Date(date2.getFullYear(), date2.getMonth(), date2.getDate());
@@ -120,11 +111,6 @@ function getDayDifference(date1: Date, date2: Date) {
 	overflow-wrap: anywhere;
 }
 
-.message-reply-preview {
-	grid-row: 1;
-	grid-column: 2;
-}
-
 .message:hover {
 	background-color: var(--chat-highlighted-background-color);
 }
@@ -154,8 +140,6 @@ function getDayDifference(date1: Date, date2: Date) {
 	flex-direction: column;
 	height: fit-content;
 	width: 100%;
-	grid-row: 2;
-	grid-column: 2;
 }
 
 .message-author {
@@ -174,8 +158,6 @@ function getDayDifference(date1: Date, date2: Date) {
 	justify-content: center;
 	text-align: center;
 	white-space: nowrap;
-	grid-row: 2;
-	grid-column: 1;
 }
 
 .author-username {
@@ -202,15 +184,6 @@ function getDayDifference(date1: Date, date2: Date) {
 	width: 20px;
 }
 */
-
-.mentioned {
-	background-color: rgba(0, 255, 166, 0.123);
-}
-
-.mentioned:hover {
-	background-color: rgba(90, 255, 200, 0.233);
-}
-
 </style>
 
 <style module>
diff --git a/components/MessageArea.vue b/components/MessageArea.vue
index e97a2af..466224d 100644
--- a/components/MessageArea.vue
+++ b/components/MessageArea.vue
@@ -5,9 +5,7 @@
 				:text="message.message" :timestamp="messageTimestamps[message.uuid]" :img="message.user.avatar"
 				format="12" :type="messagesType[message.uuid]"
 				:margin-bottom="(messages[i + 1] && messagesType[messages[i + 1].uuid] == 'normal') ?? false"
-				:last="i == messages.length - 1" :message-id="message.uuid" :author="message.user" :me="me"
-				:message="message" :is-reply="message.reply_to"
-				:reply-message="message.reply_to ? getReplyMessage(message.reply_to) : undefined" />
+				:last="i == messages.length - 1" />
 		</div>
 		<div id="message-box" class="rounded-corners">
 			<form id="message-form" @submit="sendMessage">
@@ -39,13 +37,11 @@
 </template>
 
 <script lang="ts" setup>
-import type { MessageResponse, ScrollPosition, UserResponse } from '~/types/interfaces';
+import type { MessageResponse, ScrollPosition } from '~/types/interfaces';
 import scrollToBottom from '~/utils/scrollToBottom';
 
 const props = defineProps<{ channelUrl: string, amount?: number, offset?: number }>();
 
-const me = await fetchWithApi("/me") as UserResponse;
-
 const messageTimestamps = ref<Record<string, number>>({});
 const messagesType = ref<Record<string, "normal" | "grouped">>({});
 const messageGroupingMaxDifference = useRuntimeConfig().public.messageGroupingMaxDifference
@@ -118,7 +114,6 @@ if (messagesRes) {
 	messagesRes.reverse();
 	console.log("messages res:", messagesRes.map(msg => msg.message));
 	for (const message of messagesRes) {
-		console.log("[MSG] processing message:", message);
 		groupMessage(message);
 	}
 }
@@ -190,7 +185,6 @@ if (accessToken && apiBase) {
 		console.log("event data:", event.data);
 		console.log("message uuid:", event.data.uuid);
 		const parsedData = JSON.parse(event.data);
-		console.log("[MSG] parsed message:", parsedData);
 		
 		console.log("parsed message type:", messagesType.value[parsedData.uuid]);
 		console.log("parsed message timestamp:", messageTimestamps.value[parsedData.uuid]);
@@ -209,18 +203,11 @@ if (accessToken && apiBase) {
 function sendMessage(e: Event) {
 	e.preventDefault();
 	if (messageInput.value && messageInput.value.trim() !== "") {
-		const message: Record<string, string> = {
+		const message = {
 			message: messageInput.value.trim().replace(/\n/g, "<br>") // trim, and replace \n with <br>
 		}
 
-		const messageReply = document.getElementById("message-reply") as HTMLDivElement;
-		console.log("[MSG] message reply:", messageReply);
-		if (messageReply && messageReply.dataset.messageId) {
-			console.log("[MSG] message is a reply");
-			message.reply_to = messageReply.dataset.messageId;
-		}
-
-		console.log("[MSG] sent message:", message);
+		console.log("message:", message);
 		ws.send(JSON.stringify(message));
 
 		// reset input field
@@ -233,22 +220,10 @@ function sendMessage(e: Event) {
 	}
 }
 
-function getReplyMessage(id: string) {
-	console.log("[REPLYMSG] id:", id);
-	const messagesValues = Object.values(messages.value);
-	console.log("[REPLYMSG] messages values:", messagesValues);
-	for (const message of messagesValues) {
-		console.log("[REPLYMSG] message:", message);
-		console.log("[REPLYMSG] IDs match?", message.uuid == id);
-		if (message.uuid == id) return message;
-	}
-}
-
 const route = useRoute();
 
 onMounted(async () => {
 	if (import.meta.server) return;
-	console.log("[MSG] messages keys:", Object.values(messages.value));
 	if (messagesElement.value) {
 		scrollToBottom(messagesElement.value);
 		let fetched = false;
@@ -326,7 +301,6 @@ router.beforeEach((to, from, next) => {
 }
 
 #message-box {
-	margin-top: auto; /* force it to the bottom of the screen */
 	margin-bottom: 2dvh;
 	margin-left: 1dvw;
 	margin-right: 1dvw;
diff --git a/components/MessageReply.vue b/components/MessageReply.vue
deleted file mode 100644
index 8ba0902..0000000
--- a/components/MessageReply.vue
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,92 +0,0 @@
-<template>
-  <div :id="props.maxWidth == 'full' ? 'message-reply' : undefined" :class="{ 'message-reply-preview' : props.maxWidth == 'reply' }"
-  		:data-message-id="props.id" @click="scrollToReply">
-    <p id="reply-text">Replying to <span id="reply-author-field">{{ props.author }}:</span> <span v-html="sanitized"></span></p>
-	<!-- <span id="message-reply-cancel"><Icon name="lucide:x" /></span> -->
-  </div>
-</template>
-
-<script lang="ts" setup>
-
-import DOMPurify from "dompurify";
-import { parse } from "marked";
-
-const props = defineProps<{ author: string, text: string, id: string, replyId: string, maxWidth: "full" | "reply" }>();
-
-const existingReply = document.getElementById("message-reply");
-
-if (existingReply) {
-	existingReply.remove();
-}
-
-console.log("text:", props.text);
-
-const sanitized = ref<string>();
-
-onMounted(async () => {
-	
-	const parsed = await parse(props.text.trim().replaceAll("<br>", " "), { gfm: true });
-	
-	sanitized.value = DOMPurify.sanitize(parsed, {
-		ALLOWED_TAGS: [],
-		ALLOW_DATA_ATTR: false,
-		ALLOW_SELF_CLOSE_IN_ATTR: false,
-		ALLOWED_ATTR: [],
-		KEEP_CONTENT: true
-	});
-	
-	console.log("sanitized:", sanitized.value);
-
-	const messageBoxInput = document.getElementById("message-textbox-input") as HTMLDivElement;
-	if (messageBoxInput) {
-		messageBoxInput.focus();
-	}
-});
-
-function scrollToReply(e: MouseEvent) {
-	e.preventDefault();
-	console.log("clicked on reply box");
-	const reply = document.querySelector(`.message[data-message-id="${props.replyId}"]`);
-	if (reply) {
-		console.log("reply:", reply);
-		console.log("scrolling into view");
-		reply.scrollIntoView({ behavior: "smooth", block: "center" });
-	}
-}
-
-</script>
-
-<style scoped>
-
-#message-reply, .message-reply-preview {
-	display: flex;
-	text-align: left;
-	border-bottom: 1px solid var(--padding-color);
-	margin-bottom: .5rem;
-	cursor: pointer;
-	overflow: hidden;
-}
-
-#message-reply {
-	width: 100%;
-}
-
-.message-reply-preview {
-	width: 30%;
-	margin-left: .5dvw;
-}
-
-#reply-text {
-	color: rgb(150, 150, 150);
-	overflow: hidden;
-	text-overflow: ellipsis;
-	white-space: nowrap;
-	margin-bottom: 0;
-
-}
-
-#reply-author-field {
-	color: var(--text-color);
-}
-
-</style>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/types/hooks.ts b/types/hooks.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 73a7894..0000000
--- a/types/hooks.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-import type { RuntimeNuxtHooks } from 'nuxt/schema';
-
-declare module "nuxt/schema" {
-	interface RuntimeNuxtHooks {
-		"app:message:right-clicked": (payload: { messageId: string }) => void
-	}
-}
diff --git a/types/interfaces.ts b/types/interfaces.ts
index 72cda88..7b9a97b 100644
--- a/types/interfaces.ts
+++ b/types/interfaces.ts
@@ -44,8 +44,7 @@ export interface MessageResponse {
 	channel_uuid: string,
 	user_uuid: string,
 	message: string,
-	reply_to: string | null,
-	user: UserResponse,
+	user: UserResponse
 }
 
 export interface InviteResponse {
@@ -85,8 +84,3 @@ export interface ScrollPosition {
 	offsetTop: number,
 	offsetLeft: number
 }
-
-export interface ContextMenuItem {
-	name: string,
-	callback: (...args: any[]) => any;
-}
diff --git a/types/props.ts b/types/props.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index aa6ff0c..0000000
--- a/types/props.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-import type { MessageResponse, UserResponse } from "./interfaces";
-
-export interface MessageProps {
-	class?: string,
-	img?: string | null,
-	author?: UserResponse
-	text: string,
-	timestamp: number,
-	format: "12" | "24",
-	type: "normal" | "grouped",
-	marginBottom: boolean,
-	last: boolean,
-	messageId: string,
-	replyingTo?: boolean,
-	editing?: boolean,
-	me: UserResponse
-	message: MessageResponse,
-	replyMessage?: MessageResponse
-	isMentioned?: boolean,
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/utils/createContextMenu.ts b/utils/createContextMenu.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index f3c4aab..0000000
--- a/utils/createContextMenu.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-import { render } from "vue";
-import ContextMenu from "~/components/ContextMenu.vue";
-import type { ContextMenuItem } from "~/types/interfaces";
-
-export default (e: MouseEvent, menuItems: ContextMenuItem[]) => {
-  console.log("Rendering new context menu");
-  const menuContainer = document.createElement("div");
-  menuContainer.id = "context-menu";
-  document.body.appendChild(menuContainer);
-  const contextMenu = h(ContextMenu, {
-  	menuItems,
-  	cursorX: e.clientX,
-  	cursorY: e.clientY 
-  });
-  render(contextMenu, menuContainer);
-  console.log("Rendered");
-}
diff --git a/utils/editMessage.ts b/utils/editMessage.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 5cc3ce8..0000000
--- a/utils/editMessage.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-import type { MessageProps } from "~/types/props";
-
-export default async (element: HTMLDivElement, props: MessageProps) => {
-	console.log("message:", element);
-	const me = await fetchWithApi("/me") as any;
-	if (props.author?.uuid == me.uuid) {
-		const text = element.getElementsByClassName("message-text")[0] as HTMLDivElement;
-		text.contentEditable = "true";
-		text.focus();
-		const range = document.createRange();
-		range.selectNodeContents(text);
-		range.collapse(false);
-		const selection = window.getSelection();
-		selection?.removeAllRanges();
-		selection?.addRange(range);
-		element.addEventListener("keyup", (e) => {
-			console.log("key released:", e.key);
-			if (e.key == "Escape") {
-				text.contentEditable = "false";
-			}
-			text.blur();
-		}, { once: true });
-	}
-}
diff --git a/utils/removeContextMenu.ts b/utils/removeContextMenu.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 3b42c8b..0000000
--- a/utils/removeContextMenu.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-export default () => {
-	const contextMenu = document.getElementById("context-menu");
-	if (contextMenu) {
-		contextMenu.remove();
-	}
-}
diff --git a/utils/replyToMessage.ts b/utils/replyToMessage.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index bbb453b..0000000
--- a/utils/replyToMessage.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-import { render } from "vue";
-import MessageReply from "~/components/MessageReply.vue";
-import type { MessageProps } from "~/types/props";
-
-export default (element: HTMLDivElement, props: MessageProps) => {
-	console.log("element:", element);
-	const messageBox = document.getElementById("message-box") as HTMLDivElement;
-	if (messageBox) {
-		const div = document.createElement("div");
-		const messageReply = h(MessageReply, { author: props.author?.display_name || props.author!.username, text: props.text || "", id: props.message.uuid, replyId: props.replyMessage?.uuid || element.dataset.messageId!, maxWidth: "full" });
-		messageBox.prepend(div);
-		render(messageReply, div);
-	}
-}