diff --git a/src/background.ts b/src/background.ts
index c14b71f..8bcbbe3 100644
--- a/src/background.ts
+++ b/src/background.ts
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ function createWindow() {
   if (process.env.WEBPACK_DEV_SERVER_URL) {
     // Load the url of the dev server if in development mode
     win.loadURL(process.env.WEBPACK_DEV_SERVER_URL as string);
+    // NOTE uncomment for dev tools on app launch
     // if (!process.env.IS_TEST) win.webContents.openDevTools();
   } else {
     createProtocol("app");
diff --git a/src/components/UI/UIDetails/inputItem.vue b/src/components/UI/UIDetails/inputItem.vue
index 693f1df..f8fbc64 100644
--- a/src/components/UI/UIDetails/inputItem.vue
+++ b/src/components/UI/UIDetails/inputItem.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <template>
-  <foreignObject class="inputContainer" :x="x" y="450" width="55%" height="50%">
+  <foreignObject class="inputContainer" :x="inputXoffset" y="450" width="55%" height="50%">
     <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
       <div class="inputBubble" contenteditable v-show="input.length > 0">
         <p>{{ input }}</p>
@@ -9,72 +9,18 @@
 </template>
 
 <script lang="ts">
-import useKeyDownHandler from "@/composables/keyDownHandler/useKeyDownHandler";
-import AnimeFunc from "@/types/animejs/index";
+import useInputRenderer from "@/composables/inputItem/useInputRenderer";
 import {
   defineComponent,
-  onUnmounted,
-  computed,
-  ref,
-  onMounted,
-  watch,
-  inject,
 } from "vue";
 export default defineComponent({
   name: "InputItem",
   setup() {
-    const emitter: any = inject("mitt");
-    emitter.on("newSelfMessage", (payload: any) => console.log("foo", payload));
-    const { keyDownHandler, input } = useKeyDownHandler();
-    const inputHeight = ref(42);
-    let inputBubble: HTMLElement;
-    const inputWidth = ref(0);
+    const { inputXoffset, input } = useInputRenderer();
 
-    // imports animejs safely
-    let anime: AnimeFunc;
-    const animeInject: AnimeFunc | undefined = inject("animejs");
-    if (animeInject) anime = animeInject;
-
-    // add window event listener
-    window.addEventListener("keydown", keyDownHandler);
-    // remove Event Listener on component unMount
-    onUnmounted(() => {
-      window.removeEventListener("keydown", keyDownHandler);
-    });
-
-    watch(input, async (input, prevInput) => {
-      const inputDivs = await document.getElementsByClassName("inputBubble");
-      const height = inputDivs[0].getBoundingClientRect().height;
-      inputWidth.value = inputDivs[0].getBoundingClientRect().width;
-      const foreignObjectDiv = document.getElementsByClassName(
-        "inputContainer"
-      );
-      if (height !== inputHeight.value) {
-        inputHeight.value = height;
-      }
-      const foreignEl = foreignObjectDiv[0] as HTMLElement;
-      if (inputHeight.value === 0) {
-        anime({
-          targets: foreignEl,
-          translateY: -10,
-        });
-      } else if (inputHeight.value > 36) {
-        anime({
-          targets: foreignEl,
-          translateY: -inputHeight.value + 30,
-          easing: "easeOutQuad",
-          duration: 150,
-        });
-      }
-    });
-
-    const x = computed(() => {
-      return `calc(50% - ${inputWidth.value / 2})`;
-    });
-
-    return {
+   return {
       input,
-      x,
+      inputXoffset,
     };
   },
 });
diff --git a/src/composables/inputItem/useInputAnims.ts b/src/composables/inputItem/useInputAnims.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d359d88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/composables/inputItem/useInputAnims.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+import AnimeFunc from "@/types/animejs/index";
+import {inject} from "vue";
+import {Ref} from "@/types/vueRef/index";
+export default function useInputAnims() {
+
+    // imports animejs safely
+    let anime: AnimeFunc;
+    const animeInject: AnimeFunc | undefined = inject("animejs");
+    if (animeInject) anime = animeInject;
+    
+    const animateSend = (el: HTMLElement, elHeight: number, input: Ref<string>) => {
+      anime({
+        targets: el,
+        translateY: -elHeight + 15,
+        duration: 200,
+        easing: "easeInQuad",
+        complete: function() {
+          anime({
+            targets: el,
+            translateY: 50,
+            duration: 200,
+            easing: "easeOutQuad",
+            complete: function () {
+              input.value = "";
+            }
+          })
+        }
+      })
+    }
+
+    const inputAppear = (el: HTMLElement) => {
+        anime({
+          targets: el,
+          translateY: -10,
+        });
+    }
+
+    const verticalShiftInput = (el: HTMLElement, yTrans: number) => {
+        anime({
+          targets: el,
+          translateY: yTrans,
+          easing: "easeOutQuad",
+          duration: 150,
+        });
+    }
+
+    return {
+      animateSend,
+      verticalShiftInput,
+      inputAppear
+    }
+
+}
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diff --git a/src/composables/inputItem/useInputRenderer.ts b/src/composables/inputItem/useInputRenderer.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e8924d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/composables/inputItem/useInputRenderer.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+import {ref, computed, inject, watch, onUnmounted} from "vue";
+import useInputAnims from "./useInputAnims";
+import useKeyDownHandler from "@/composables/keyDownHandler/useKeyDownHandler";
+export default function useInputRenderer() {
+  const { keyDownHandler, input } = useKeyDownHandler();
+
+  // add window event listener
+  window.addEventListener("keydown", keyDownHandler);
+  // remove Event Listener on component unMount
+  onUnmounted(() => {
+    window.removeEventListener("keydown", keyDownHandler);
+  });
+
+  const emitter: any = inject("mitt");
+  const {animateSend, verticalShiftInput, inputAppear} = useInputAnims();
+
+
+  const inputHeight = ref(42);
+  const inputWidth = ref(0);
+  const renderInput = async() => {
+      const inputDivs = await document.getElementsByClassName("inputBubble");
+      const height = inputDivs[0].getBoundingClientRect().height;
+      inputWidth.value = inputDivs[0].getBoundingClientRect().width;
+      const foreignObjectDiv = document.getElementsByClassName(
+        "inputContainer"
+      );
+      if (height !== inputHeight.value) {
+        inputHeight.value = height;
+      }
+      const foreignEl = foreignObjectDiv[0] as HTMLElement;
+      if (inputHeight.value === 0) {
+        inputAppear(foreignEl)
+      } else if (inputHeight.value > 36) {
+        const yTrans = -inputHeight.value + 30;
+        verticalShiftInput(foreignEl, yTrans);
+      }
+  }
+
+  watch(input, () => {
+    renderInput();
+  });
+
+  emitter.on("newSelfMessage", async (payload: any) => {
+    const inputEl = document.getElementsByClassName("inputContainer");
+    const foreignEl = inputEl[0] as HTMLElement;
+    animateSend(foreignEl, inputHeight.value, input);
+  });
+
+  const inputXoffset = computed(() => {
+    return `calc(50% - ${inputWidth.value / 2})`;
+  });
+
+  return {
+    inputXoffset,
+    input
+  }
+
+}
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diff --git a/src/composables/keyDownHandler/useKeyDownHandler.ts b/src/composables/keyDownHandler/useKeyDownHandler.ts
index eeeaf20..f91db9e 100644
--- a/src/composables/keyDownHandler/useKeyDownHandler.ts
+++ b/src/composables/keyDownHandler/useKeyDownHandler.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ export default function useKeyDownHandler() {
     };
     // fire event with message payload
     emitter.emit("newSelfMessage", message);
-    input.value = "";
   }
 
   function keyDownHandler(e: KeyDownEvent) {
diff --git a/src/composables/messageItem/useMessageItemAnims.ts b/src/composables/messageItem/useMessageItemAnims.ts
index 518eab3..c381ff7 100644
--- a/src/composables/messageItem/useMessageItemAnims.ts
+++ b/src/composables/messageItem/useMessageItemAnims.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 import { ref, onMounted } from "vue";
-interface Ref<A> {
-  value: A;
-}
+import {Ref} from "@/types/vueRef/index";
 export default function useMessageItemAnims({
   mr,
   tr,
diff --git a/src/types/vueRef/index.ts b/src/types/vueRef/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0acebab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/types/vueRef/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export interface Ref<A> {
+  value: A;
+}
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