diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5e70cf596f..de9330fb41 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@
     "yo-yoify": "^3.7.3"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "http-server": "^0.11.1",
     "remix-plugin": "0.0.2-alpha.6",
+    "http-server": "^0.11.1",
     "remixd": "0.1.8-alpha.6"
   },
   "repository": {
diff --git a/src/app.js b/src/app.js
index 5028e36b74..545677e4d3 100644
--- a/src/app.js
+++ b/src/app.js
@@ -33,12 +33,6 @@ var TransactionReceiptResolver = require('./transactionReceiptResolver')
 
 const PluginManagerComponent = require('./app/components/plugin-manager-component')
 
-const VerticalIconsComponent = require('./app/components/vertical-icons-component')
-const VerticalIconsApi = require('./app/components/vertical-icons-api')
-
-const SwapPanelComponent = require('./app/components/swap-panel-component')
-const SwapPanelApi = require('./app/components/swap-panel-api')
-
 const CompileTab = require('./app/tabs/compile-tab')
 const SettingsTab = require('./app/tabs/settings-tab')
 const AnalysisTab = require('./app/tabs/analysis-tab')
@@ -55,6 +49,9 @@ import framingService from './framingService'
 import { MainView } from './app/panels/main-view'
 import { ThemeModule } from './app/tabs/theme-module'
 import { NetworkModule } from './app/tabs/network-module'
+import { SwapPanel } from './app/components/swap-panel'
+import { MainPanel } from './app/components/main-panel'
+import { VerticalIcons } from './app/components/vertical-icons'
 
 var css = csjs`
   html { box-sizing: border-box; }
@@ -324,8 +321,6 @@ Please make a backup of your contracts and start using http://remix.ethereum.org
   const appManager = new RemixAppManager(appStore)
   registry.put({api: appManager, name: 'appmanager'})
 
-  const mainPanelComponent = new SwapPanelComponent('mainPanel', appStore, appManager, { default: false, displayHeader: false })
-
   // ----------------- file manager ----------------------------
   self._components.fileManager = new FileManager()
   const fileManager = self._components.fileManager
@@ -339,8 +334,19 @@ Please make a backup of your contracts and start using http://remix.ethereum.org
   const themeModule = new ThemeModule(registry)
   registry.put({api: themeModule, name: 'themeModule'})
 
+  // ----------------- landing page ----------------------------
+  // Need to have Home initialized before VerticalIconComponent render to access profile of it for icon
+  const landingPage = new LandingPage(appManager, appStore)
+
+  // ----------------- Vertical Icon ----------------------------
+  const verticalIcons = new VerticalIcons('swapPanel', appStore, landingPage)
+  registry.put({api: verticalIcons, name: 'verticalicon'})
+
+  const swapPanel = new SwapPanel(appStore)
+  const mainPanel = new MainPanel(appStore)
+
   // ----------------- main view ----------------------
-  self._components.mainview = new MainView(appStore, appManager, mainPanelComponent)
+  self._components.mainview = new MainView(appStore, appManager, mainPanel)
   registry.put({ api: self._components.mainview, name: 'mainview' })
 
   // ----------------- Renderer -----------------
@@ -359,27 +365,17 @@ Please make a backup of your contracts and start using http://remix.ethereum.org
   // TODOs those are instanciated before hand. should be instanciated on demand
 
   const pluginManagerComponent = new PluginManagerComponent()
-  const swapPanelComponent = new SwapPanelComponent('swapPanel', appStore, appManager, { default: true, displayHeader: true })
   registry.put({api: appManager.proxy(), name: 'pluginmanager'})
 
   pluginManagerComponent.setApp(appManager)
   pluginManagerComponent.setStore(appStore)
 
-  // Need to have Home initialized before VerticalIconComponent render to access profile of it for icon
-  const landingPage = new LandingPage(appManager, appStore)
-
-  // ----------------- Vertical Icon ----------------------------
-  const verticalIconsComponent = new VerticalIconsComponent('swapPanel', appStore, landingPage.profile)
-  const swapPanelApi = new SwapPanelApi(swapPanelComponent, verticalIconsComponent) // eslint-disable-line
-  const mainPanelApi = new SwapPanelApi(mainPanelComponent, verticalIconsComponent) // eslint-disable-line
-  const verticalIconsApi = new VerticalIconsApi(verticalIconsComponent) // eslint-disable-line
-  registry.put({api: verticalIconsApi, name: 'verticalicon'})
-
   self._components.mainview.init()
+
   self._components.fileManager.init()
   self._view.mainpanel.appendChild(self._components.mainview.render())
-  self._view.iconpanel.appendChild(verticalIconsComponent.render())
-  self._view.swappanel.appendChild(swapPanelComponent.render())
+  self._view.iconpanel.appendChild(verticalIcons.render())
+  self._view.swappanel.appendChild(swapPanel.render())
 
   let filePanel = new FilePanel()
   registry.put({api: filePanel, name: 'filepanel'})
@@ -423,7 +419,6 @@ Please make a backup of your contracts and start using http://remix.ethereum.org
     fileManager.api(),
     sourceHighlighters.api(),
     filePanel.api(),
-    // { profile: support.profile(), api: support },
     settings.api(),
     pluginManagerComponent.api(),
     networkModule.api(),
@@ -440,7 +435,7 @@ Please make a backup of your contracts and start using http://remix.ethereum.org
     ...appManager.plugins()
   ])
 
-  framingService.start(appStore, swapPanelApi, verticalIconsApi, mainPanelApi, this._components.resizeFeature)
+  framingService.start(appStore, swapPanel, verticalIcons, mainPanel, this._components.resizeFeature)
 
   // The event listener needs to be registered as early as possible, because the
   // parent will send the message upon the "load" event.
@@ -467,7 +462,7 @@ Please make a backup of your contracts and start using http://remix.ethereum.org
   txLogger.event.register('debuggingRequested', (hash) => {
     if (!appStore.isActive('debugger')) appManager.activateOne('debugger')
     debug.debugger().debug(hash)
-    verticalIconsApi.select('debugger')
+    verticalIcons.select('debugger')
   })
 
   let transactionContextAPI = {
diff --git a/src/app/components/main-panel.js b/src/app/components/main-panel.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d9813493f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/components/main-panel.js
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import { AbstractPanel } from './panel'
+const yo = require('yo-yo')
+const csjs = require('csjs-inject')
+
+const css = csjs`
+  .pluginsContainer {
+    height: 100%;
+    display: flex;
+    overflow-y: hidden;
+  }
+`
+
+export class MainPanel extends AbstractPanel {
+  constructor (appStore, options) {
+    super('mainPanel', appStore, options)
+  }
+
+  render () {
+    return yo`
+      <div class=${css.pluginsContainer}>
+        ${this.view}
+      </div>`
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/components/panel.js b/src/app/components/panel.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..abee8c03e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/components/panel.js
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+import { EventEmitter } from 'events'
+const registry = require('../../global/registry')
+const csjs = require('csjs-inject')
+const yo = require('yo-yo')
+
+const css = csjs`
+  .plugins        {
+    height: 100%;
+  }
+  .plugItIn       {
+    display        : none;
+    height         : 100%;
+  }
+  .plugItIn > div {
+    overflow-y     : auto;
+    height         : 100%;
+    width          : 100%;
+  }
+  .plugItIn.active     {
+    display        : block;
+  }
+  .pluginsContainer {
+    height: 100%;
+    overflow-y: hidden;
+  }
+`
+
+// Events are : 'toggle' | 'showing'
+
+/** Abstract class used for hosting the view of a plugin */
+export class AbstractPanel {
+
+  constructor (panelName, appStore, opts) {
+    this.events = new EventEmitter()
+    this.contents = {}
+    this.active = undefined
+
+    // View where the plugin HTMLElement leaves
+    this.view = yo`<div id="plugins" class="${css.plugins}"></div>`
+
+    appStore.event.on('activate', (name) => {
+      const api = appStore.getOne(name)
+      const profile = api.profile
+      if (profile.location !== panelName) return
+      if (!profile.location && !opts.default) return
+      if (profile.icon && api.render && typeof api.render === 'function') {
+        this.add(name, api.render())
+      }
+    })
+
+    appStore.event.on('deactivate', (name) => {
+      if (this.contents[name]) this.remove(name)
+    })
+
+    const verticalIcon = registry.get('verticalicon').api
+    // Toggle content
+    verticalIcon.events.on('toggleContent', (name) => {
+      if (!this.contents[name]) return
+      if (this.active === name) {
+        this.events.emit('toggle', name)
+      }
+      this.showContent(name)
+      this.events.emit('showing', name)
+    })
+    // Force opening
+    verticalIcon.events.on('showContent', (name) => {
+      if (!this.contents[name]) return
+      this.showContent(name)
+      this.events.emit('showing', name)
+    })
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Add the plugin to the panel
+   * @param {String} name the name of the plugin
+   * @param {HTMLElement} content the HTMLContent of the plugin
+   */
+  add (name, content) {
+    if (this.contents[name]) throw new Error(`Plugin ${name} already rendered`)
+    content.style.height = '100%'
+    content.style.width = '100%'
+    content.style.border = '0'
+    this.contents[name] = yo`<div class="${css.plugItIn}" >${content}</div>`
+    this.view.appendChild(this.contents[name])
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Remove a plugin from the panel
+   * @param {String} name The name of the plugin to remove
+   */
+  remove (name) {
+    const el = this.contents[name]
+    delete this.contents[name]
+    if (el) el.parentElement.removeChild(el)
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Display the content of this specific plugin
+   * @param {String} name The name of the plugin to display the content
+   */
+  showContent (name) {
+    if (!this.contents[name]) throw new Error(`Plugin ${name} is not yet activated`)
+    // hiding the current view and display the `moduleName`
+    if (this.active) {
+      this.contents[this.active].style.display = 'none'
+    }
+    this.contents[name].style.display = 'block'
+    this.active = name
+  }
+}
+
diff --git a/src/app/components/swap-panel-api.js b/src/app/components/swap-panel-api.js
deleted file mode 100644
index e1f8c1c5e6..0000000000
--- a/src/app/components/swap-panel-api.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-import EventEmmitter from 'events'
-
-class SwapPanelApi {
-  constructor (swapPanelComponent, verticalIconsComponent) {
-    this.event = new EventEmmitter()
-    this.component = swapPanelComponent
-    this.currentContent
-    verticalIconsComponent.events.on('toggleContent', (moduleName) => {
-      if (!swapPanelComponent.contents[moduleName]) return
-      if (this.currentContent === moduleName) {
-        this.event.emit('toggle', moduleName)
-        return
-      }
-      this.showContent(moduleName)
-      this.event.emit('showing', moduleName)
-    })
-
-    verticalIconsComponent.events.on('showContent', (moduleName) => {
-      if (!swapPanelComponent.contents[moduleName]) return
-      this.showContent(moduleName)
-      this.event.emit('showing', moduleName)
-    })
-  }
-
-  showContent (moduleName) {
-    this.component.showContent(moduleName)
-    this.currentContent = moduleName
-  }
-
-  /*
-    content: DOM element
-    by appManager
-  */
-  add (profile, content) {
-    return this.component.add(profile.name, content)
-  }
-
-  remove (profile) {
-    return this.component.remove(profile.name)
-  }
-}
-
-module.exports = SwapPanelApi
diff --git a/src/app/components/swap-panel-component.js b/src/app/components/swap-panel-component.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 1608db3ee4..0000000000
--- a/src/app/components/swap-panel-component.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,102 +0,0 @@
-var yo = require('yo-yo')
-var csjs = require('csjs-inject')
-
-class SwapPanelComponent {
-  constructor (name, appStore, appManager, opt) {
-    this.name = name
-    this.opt = opt
-    this.store = appStore
-    // list of contents
-    this.contents = {}
-    // name of the current displayed content
-    this.currentNode
-
-    this.store.event.on('activate', (name) => {
-      const api = this.store.getOne(name)
-      const profile = api.profile
-      if (((profile.location === this.name) || (!profile.location && opt.default)) &&
-        profile.icon && api.render && typeof api.render === 'function') {
-        this.add(name, api.render())
-      }
-    })
-
-    this.store.event.on('deactivate', (name) => {
-      if (this.contents[name]) this.remove(name)
-    })
-    this.store.event.on('add', (api) => { })
-    this.store.event.on('remove', (api) => { })
-  }
-
-  showContent (moduleName) {
-    // hiding the current view and display the `moduleName`
-    if (this.contents[moduleName]) {
-      if (this.currentNode) {
-        this.contents[this.currentNode].style.display = 'none'
-      }
-      this.contents[moduleName].style.display = 'block'
-      this.currentNode = moduleName
-      var api = this.store.getOne(moduleName)
-      this.header.querySelector('h6').innerHTML = api.profile ? api.profile.displayName : ' - '
-      return
-    }
-  }
-
-  add (moduleName, content) {
-    content.style.height = '100%'
-    content.style.width = '100%'
-    content.style.border = '0'
-    this.contents[moduleName] = yo`<div class=${css.plugItIn} >${content}</div>`
-    this.view.appendChild(this.contents[moduleName])
-  }
-
-  remove (moduleName) {
-    let el = this.contents[moduleName]
-    if (el) el.parentElement.removeChild(el)
-  }
-
-  render () {
-    this.view = yo`
-      <div id='plugins' class=${css.plugins}>
-      </div>
-    `
-    this.header = yo`<header class="${css.swapitHeader}"><h6 class="${css.swapitTitle}"></h6></header>`
-    if (!this.opt.displayHeader) this.header.style.display = 'none'
-
-    return yo`<div class=${css.pluginsContainer}>
-        ${this.header}
-        ${this.view}
-        </div>`
-  }
-}
-
-module.exports = SwapPanelComponent
-
-const css = csjs`
-  .plugins        {
-    height         : 95%;
-  }
-  .plugItIn       {
-    display        : none;
-    height         : 100%;
-  }
-  .plugItIn > div {
-    overflow-y     : auto;
-    height         : 100%;
-    width          : 100%;
-  }
-  .plugItIn.active     {
-    display        : block;
-  }
-  .pluginsContainer {
-    height: 100%;
-    overflow-y: hidden;
-  }
-  .swapitTitle {
-    text-transform: uppercase;
-  }
-  .swapitHeader {
-    height: 35px;
-    padding-top: 10px;
-    padding-left: 27px;
-  }
-`
diff --git a/src/app/components/swap-panel.js b/src/app/components/swap-panel.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1f7de07c88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/components/swap-panel.js
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+import { AbstractPanel } from './panel'
+const csjs = require('csjs-inject')
+const yo = require('yo-yo')
+
+const css = csjs`
+  .panel {
+    height: 100%;
+    overflow-y: hidden; 
+  }
+  .swapitTitle {
+    text-transform: uppercase;
+  }
+  .swapitHeader {
+    height: 35px;
+    padding: 0 20px;
+    display: flex;
+    justify-content: space-between;
+    align-items: center;
+  }
+  .swapitHeader h6 {
+    margin: 0;
+  }
+  .icons i {
+    height: 80%;
+    cursor: pointer;
+  }
+  .pluginsContainer {
+    height: calc(100% - 35px);
+    overflow: auto;
+  }
+`
+
+const options = {
+  default: true,
+  displayHeader: true
+}
+
+export class SwapPanel extends AbstractPanel {
+
+  constructor (appStore) {
+    super('swapPanel', appStore, options)
+    this.header = this.renderHeader()
+    this.store = appStore
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Display content and update the header
+   * @param {String} name The name of the plugin to display
+   */
+  showContent (name) {
+    super.showContent(name)
+    yo.update(this.header, this.renderHeader())
+  }
+
+  /** The header of the swap panel */
+  renderHeader () {
+    let name = ' - '
+    let hasSettings = false
+    if (this.active) {
+      const { profile } = this.store.getOne(this.active)
+      name = profile.displayName ? profile.displayName : profile.name
+      hasSettings = profile.settings || false
+    }
+    return yo`
+    <header class="${css.swapitHeader}">
+      <h6 class="${css.swapitTitle}">${name}</h6>
+      <div class="${css.icons}">
+        ${hasSettings
+            ? yo`<i class="fas fa-cog"></i>`
+            : yo`<i></i>`}
+      </div>
+    </header>`
+  }
+
+  render () {
+    return yo`
+      <section class="${css.panel}">
+        ${this.header}
+        <div class="${css.pluginsContainer}">
+          ${this.view}
+        </div>
+      </section>`
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/components/vertical-icons-api.js b/src/app/components/vertical-icons-api.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 9cfe989471..0000000000
--- a/src/app/components/vertical-icons-api.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-// API
-class VerticalIconsApi {
-
-  constructor (verticalIconsComponent) {
-    this.component = verticalIconsComponent
-  }
-
-  addIcon (mod) {
-    this.component.addIcon(mod)
-  }
-
-  removeIcon (mod) {
-    this.component.removeIcon(mod)
-  }
-
-  select (moduleName) {
-    this.component.select(moduleName)
-  }
-}
-module.exports = VerticalIconsApi
diff --git a/src/app/components/vertical-icons-component.js b/src/app/components/vertical-icons.js
similarity index 99%
rename from src/app/components/vertical-icons-component.js
rename to src/app/components/vertical-icons.js
index cabe2b305c..32a96b7500 100644
--- a/src/app/components/vertical-icons-component.js
+++ b/src/app/components/vertical-icons.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ let globalRegistry = require('../../global/registry')
 const EventEmitter = require('events')
 
 // Component
-class VerticalIconComponent {
+export class VerticalIcons {
 
   constructor (name, appStore, homeProfile) {
     this.store = appStore
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class VerticalIconComponent {
     this.icons[name] = yo`
       <div
         class="${css.icon}"
-        onclick="${(e) => { this._iconClick(name) }}"
+        onclick="${() => { this._iconClick(name) }}"
         plugin="${name}" title="${title}" >
         <img class="image" src="${icon}" alt="${name}" />
       </div>`
@@ -359,8 +359,6 @@ class VerticalIconComponent {
   }
 }
 
-module.exports = VerticalIconComponent
-
 const css = csjs`
   .homeIcon {
       display: block;
diff --git a/src/app/panels/main-view.js b/src/app/panels/main-view.js
index d2bcb4a55c..68980cf251 100644
--- a/src/app/panels/main-view.js
+++ b/src/app/panels/main-view.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ var css = csjs`
 `
 
 export class MainView {
-  constructor (appStore, appManager, mainPanelComponent) {
+  constructor (appStore, appManager, mainPanel) {
     var self = this
     self.event = new EventManager()
     self._view = {}
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export class MainView {
     self._components.registry.put({api: self._components.editor, name: 'editor'})
     self.appStore = appStore
     self.appManager = appManager
-    self.mainPanelComponent = mainPanelComponent
+    self.mainPanel = mainPanel
   }
   init () {
     var self = this
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export class MainView {
     self.tabProxy = new TabProxy(self._deps.fileManager, self._components.editor, self.appStore, self.appManager)
     let showApp = function (name) {
       self._deps.fileManager.unselectCurrentFile()
-      self.mainPanelComponent.showContent(name)
+      self.mainPanel.showContent(name)
       self._view.editor.style.display = 'none'
       self._components.contextView.hide()
       self._view.mainPanel.style.display = 'block'
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ export class MainView {
     if (self._view.el) return self._view.el
     self._view.editor = self._components.editor.render()
     self._view.editor.style.display = 'none'
-    self._view.mainPanel = self.mainPanelComponent.render()
+    self._view.mainPanel = self.mainPanel.render()
     self._view.terminal = self._components.terminal.render()
     self._view.content = yo`
       <div class=${css.content}>
diff --git a/src/app/ui/landing-page/landing-page.js b/src/app/ui/landing-page/landing-page.js
index c5abf2e7ae..d55e8d31f9 100644
--- a/src/app/ui/landing-page/landing-page.js
+++ b/src/app/ui/landing-page/landing-page.js
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ let css = csjs`
     text-decoration: underline;
   }
   .homeContainer {
-    height: 105%!important; /* @todo should be removed once swap_it and mainview will be separated */
     user-select:none;
   }
   .jumbotronContainer {
diff --git a/src/framingService.js b/src/framingService.js
index 7bfbfd066e..f35dd3a48d 100644
--- a/src/framingService.js
+++ b/src/framingService.js
@@ -1,27 +1,26 @@
 export default {
-  start: (appStore, swapPanelApi, verticalIconApi, mainPanelApi, resizeFeature) => {
-    swapPanelApi.event.on('toggle', () => {
+  start: (appStore, swapPanel, verticalIcon, mainPanel, resizeFeature) => {
+    swapPanel.events.on('toggle', () => {
       resizeFeature.panel1.clientWidth !== 0 ? resizeFeature.minimize() : resizeFeature.maximise()
     })
-    swapPanelApi.event.on('showing', () => {
+    swapPanel.events.on('showing', () => {
       resizeFeature.panel1.clientWidth === 0 ? resizeFeature.maximise() : ''
     })
-    mainPanelApi.event.on('toggle', () => {
+    mainPanel.events.on('toggle', () => {
       resizeFeature.maximise()
     })
-    // mainPanelApi.event.on('showing', (moduleName) => {})
 
-    verticalIconApi.select('fileExplorers')
-    mainPanelApi.showContent('home')
+    verticalIcon.select('fileExplorers')
+    mainPanel.showContent('home')
 
     document.addEventListener('keypress', (e) => {
       if (e.shiftKey && e.ctrlKey) {
         if (e.code === 'KeyF') { // Ctrl+Shift+F
-          verticalIconApi.select('fileExplorers')
+          verticalIcon.select('fileExplorers')
         } else if (e.code === 'KeyA') { // Ctrl+Shift+A
-          verticalIconApi.select('pluginManager')
+          verticalIcon.select('pluginManager')
         } else if (e.code === 'KeyS') { //  Ctrl+Shift+S
-          verticalIconApi.select('settings')
+          verticalIcon.select('settings')
         }
         e.preventDefault()
       }