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diff --git a/packages/desktop/electron-builder.yml b/packages/desktop/electron-builder.yml
index ed452813..80482fc2 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/electron-builder.yml
+++ b/packages/desktop/electron-builder.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 appId: com.backspace.desktop
 productName: Backspace
+artifactName: "${productName}-${version}-${arch}.${ext}"
 directories:
   output: dist-electron
 files:
diff --git a/packages/desktop/package.json b/packages/desktop/package.json
index 8b134060..4ba83b67 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/package.json
+++ b/packages/desktop/package.json
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
   "name": "@backspace/desktop",
   "version": "1.0.0",
   "private": true,
+  "description": "Backspace — a self-hosted, open-source chat platform",
+  "author": {
+    "name": "youruser",
+    "email": "backspace@backspace.chat"
+  },
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/youruser/backspace",
   "main": "dist/main.js",
   "scripts": {
     "build:ts": "tsc",
diff --git a/packages/desktop/src/main.ts b/packages/desktop/src/main.ts
index 3dcc37dd..bd528d61 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src/main.ts
+++ b/packages/desktop/src/main.ts
@@ -186,7 +186,14 @@ function createWindow(): void {
     minHeight: 500,
     title: 'Backspace',
     icon: path.join(__dirname, '..', 'build', 'icon.png'),
-    titleBarStyle: process.platform === 'darwin' ? 'hiddenInset' : 'default',
+    titleBarStyle: process.platform === 'darwin' ? 'hiddenInset' : 'hidden',
+    ...(process.platform !== 'darwin' ? {
+      titleBarOverlay: {
+        color: '#0b0b10',
+        symbolColor: '#d8d8de',
+        height: 32,
+      },
+    } : {}),
     backgroundColor: '#313338',
     show: false,
     webPreferences: {
@@ -561,6 +568,23 @@ if (!gotTheLock) {
         },
       ]);
       Menu.setApplicationMenu(appMenu);
+    } else {
+      // Win/Linux: frameless window has no menu bar, but we still need an
+      // application menu so keyboard accelerators (Ctrl+C/V/X/Z/A) work.
+      Menu.setApplicationMenu(Menu.buildFromTemplate([
+        {
+          label: 'Edit',
+          submenu: [
+            { role: 'undo' },
+            { role: 'redo' },
+            { type: 'separator' },
+            { role: 'cut' },
+            { role: 'copy' },
+            { role: 'paste' },
+            { role: 'selectAll' },
+          ],
+        },
+      ]));
     }
 
     // Purge ALL stale caches so Electron always loads fresh code on launch
diff --git a/packages/web/src/App.tsx b/packages/web/src/App.tsx
index 06808c8e..6e87adc5 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/App.tsx
+++ b/packages/web/src/App.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { JoinPage } from './components/JoinPage';
 import { SwAutoUpdate } from './components/ui/SwUpdatePrompt';
 import { ScreenSharePicker } from './components/voice/ScreenSharePicker';
 import { useAuthStore } from './stores/authStore';
-import { isElectronMac } from './platform/platform';
+import { isElectron } from './platform/platform';
 
 function ProtectedRoute({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
   const token = useAuthStore((s) => s.token);
@@ -29,13 +29,14 @@ function AuthRedirect({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
 }
 
 export function App() {
-  const showTitleBar = isElectronMac();
+  const showTitleBar = isElectron();
 
   return (
     <div className={`flex flex-col ${showTitleBar ? 'h-screen' : 'contents'}`}>
-      {showTitleBar && (
+      {showTitleBar && <>
         <div className="h-8 flex-shrink-0 bg-surface-base titlebar-drag" />
-      )}
+        <div className="h-px flex-shrink-0 bg-border-hard" />
+      </>}
       <div className={showTitleBar ? 'flex-1 min-h-0' : 'contents'}>
         <SwAutoUpdate />
         <ScreenSharePicker />
diff --git a/packages/web/src/components/layout/SpaceSidebar.tsx b/packages/web/src/components/layout/SpaceSidebar.tsx
index 23db3fd2..7e3be1c3 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/components/layout/SpaceSidebar.tsx
+++ b/packages/web/src/components/layout/SpaceSidebar.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import { TransferOwnershipModal } from '../modals/TransferOwnershipModal';
 import type { SpaceLayoutItem, SpaceFolder } from '@backspace/shared';
 
 import { getSpaceGradient, HOME_GRADIENT } from '../../utils/gradients';
-import { isElectronMac } from '../../platform/platform';
+import { isElectron } from '../../platform/platform';
 import { useFloatingPosition } from '../../hooks/useFloatingPosition';
 
 // ─── Resolved layout types ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ function SidebarItem({ id, name, icon, avatarColor, active, onClick, onContextMe
     }
 
     if (type === 'dm') {
-      return { background: HOME_GRADIENT.gradient };
+      return undefined;
     }
 
     // Space type — if it has a custom icon image, no gradient needed
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ function SidebarItem({ id, name, icon, avatarColor, active, onClick, onContextMe
   const buttonContent = (
     <button onClick={onClick} className={`${getButtonClasses()} ${dimmed ? 'opacity-40 saturate-50' : ''}`} style={backgroundStyle} title={tooltipText ? undefined : name}>
       {type === 'dm' ? (
-        <span className="text-[17px] font-bold">B</span>
+        <img src="/icons/logo.png" alt="Backspace" className="w-full h-full object-cover" />
       ) : type === 'action' ? (
         actionType === 'add' ? (
           <svg width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="currentColor">
@@ -1248,7 +1248,7 @@ export function SpaceSidebar() {
   }, [openFolderId, resolvedLayout]);
 
   return (
-    <nav data-pip-obstacle="left" className="w-[72px] bg-surface-base flex flex-col items-center py-3 overflow-y-auto flex-shrink-0 no-scrollbar select-none md:fixed md:inset-y-0 md:left-0 md:z-[100] md:glass-strip" style={{ paddingBottom: floatingPanelHeight + 24, ...(isElectronMac() ? { top: '32px' } : {}) }} onDragOver={(e) => { if (dragState) e.preventDefault(); }} onDrop={handleDrop}>
+    <nav data-pip-obstacle="left" className="w-[72px] bg-surface-base flex flex-col items-center py-3 overflow-y-auto flex-shrink-0 no-scrollbar select-none md:fixed md:inset-y-0 md:left-0 md:z-[100] md:glass-strip" style={{ paddingBottom: floatingPanelHeight + 24, ...(isElectron() ? { top: '33px' } : {}) }} onDragOver={(e) => { if (dragState) e.preventDefault(); }} onDrop={handleDrop}>
       <SidebarItem
         id="@me"
         name="Direct Messages"