diff --git a/assets/brand/veritas-kanban-app-icon.png b/assets/brand/veritas-kanban-app-icon.png
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index 00000000..20febfdb
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diff --git a/assets/brand/veritas-kanban-icon-source.jpg b/assets/brand/veritas-kanban-icon-source.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d640c4d7
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diff --git a/desktop/package.json b/desktop/package.json
index 3366df7f..45a2e498 100644
--- a/desktop/package.json
+++ b/desktop/package.json
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@
       "packageName": "veritas-kanban"
     },
     "linux": {
+      "icon": "resources/icon.png",
       "category": "Office",
       "maintainer": "Digital Meld <support@digitalmeld.io>",
       "synopsis": "Local-first task management and AI agent orchestration",
@@ -137,6 +138,7 @@
       ]
     },
     "win": {
+      "icon": "resources/icon.ico",
       "target": [
         {
           "target": "nsis",
diff --git a/desktop/resources/icon.icns b/desktop/resources/icon.icns
index c341f2c1..f836093c 100644
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diff --git a/desktop/resources/icon.ico b/desktop/resources/icon.ico
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a993471e
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diff --git a/desktop/resources/icon.png b/desktop/resources/icon.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..20febfdb
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diff --git a/desktop/resources/icon.svg b/desktop/resources/icon.svg
deleted file mode 100644
index 9489863b..00000000
--- a/desktop/resources/icon.svg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512" role="img" aria-label="Veritas Kanban">
-  <defs>
-    <linearGradient id="vk-bg" x1="64" y1="32" x2="448" y2="480" gradientUnits="userSpaceOnUse">
-      <stop stop-color="#171a24"/>
-      <stop offset="1" stop-color="#08090d"/>
-    </linearGradient>
-    <linearGradient id="vk-accent" x1="140" y1="104" x2="384" y2="398" gradientUnits="userSpaceOnUse">
-      <stop stop-color="#8b5cf6"/>
-      <stop offset="1" stop-color="#14b8a6"/>
-    </linearGradient>
-  </defs>
-  <rect width="512" height="512" rx="104" fill="url(#vk-bg)"/>
-  <rect x="54" y="54" width="404" height="404" rx="86" fill="none" stroke="url(#vk-accent)" stroke-width="18"/>
-  <circle cx="256" cy="154" r="18" fill="#f8fafc"/>
-  <rect x="242" y="172" width="28" height="204" rx="14" fill="#f8fafc"/>
-  <rect x="174" y="386" width="164" height="32" rx="16" fill="#f8fafc"/>
-  <rect x="206" y="354" width="100" height="40" rx="20" fill="#14b8a6"/>
-  <path d="M126 206 386 178" fill="none" stroke="#d6a533" stroke-width="24" stroke-linecap="round"/>
-  <path d="M142 205v68M102 273h80M102 273c0 38 40 54 40 54s40-16 40-54" fill="none" stroke="#f8fafc" stroke-width="16" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"/>
-  <path d="M370 180v68M330 248h80M330 248c0 38 40 54 40 54s40-16 40-54" fill="none" stroke="#f8fafc" stroke-width="16" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"/>
-</svg>
diff --git a/docs/guides/PWA_INSTALL.md b/docs/guides/PWA_INSTALL.md
index 8987f240..f6bff63e 100644
--- a/docs/guides/PWA_INSTALL.md
+++ b/docs/guides/PWA_INSTALL.md
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ Reverse proxies should route these paths to the same Veritas host:
 - `/ws`
 - `/manifest.webmanifest`
 - `/sw.js`
-- `/favicon.svg`
+- `/favicon.png`
+- `/apple-touch-icon.png`
 - `/icons/*`
 - `/assets/*`
 
diff --git a/web/favicon.svg b/web/favicon.svg
deleted file mode 100644
index 889bb800..00000000
--- a/web/favicon.svg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 64 64" fill="none">
-  <!-- Purple circle background -->
-  <circle cx="32" cy="32" r="32" fill="#7c3aed"/>
-  
-  <!-- White scales cutout -->
-  <g fill="white" stroke="white" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round">
-    <!-- Top pivot -->
-    <circle cx="32" cy="14" r="2.5" fill="white" stroke="none"/>
-    
-    <!-- Center pillar -->
-    <rect x="30.5" y="16" width="3" height="28" rx="1.5" stroke="none"/>
-    
-    <!-- Base -->
-    <rect x="23" y="46" width="18" height="3" rx="1.5" stroke="none"/>
-    <rect x="27" y="43.5" width="10" height="3.5" rx="1.5" stroke="none"/>
-    
-    <!-- Crossbeam (tilted — left lower) -->
-    <line x1="11" y1="21" x2="53" y2="17" stroke-width="2.5"/>
-    
-    <!-- Left chains -->
-    <line x1="11" y1="21" x2="11" y2="30" stroke-width="1.5"/>
-    <line x1="5" y1="30" x2="11" y2="30" stroke-width="1.5"/>
-    <line x1="11" y1="30" x2="17" y2="30" stroke-width="1.5"/>
-    
-    <!-- Left pan -->
-    <path d="M4 30 C4 36, 11 38, 11 38 C11 38, 18 36, 18 30" fill="white" stroke="none"/>
-    
-    <!-- Right chains -->
-    <line x1="53" y1="17" x2="53" y2="24" stroke-width="1.5"/>
-    <line x1="47" y1="24" x2="53" y2="24" stroke-width="1.5"/>
-    <line x1="53" y1="24" x2="59" y2="24" stroke-width="1.5"/>
-    
-    <!-- Right pan -->
-    <path d="M46 24 C46 30, 53 32, 53 32 C53 32, 60 30, 60 24" fill="white" stroke="none"/>
-  </g>
-</svg>
diff --git a/web/index.html b/web/index.html
index aa32bee1..db8a1a22 100644
--- a/web/index.html
+++ b/web/index.html
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@
       })();
     </script>
     <meta charset="UTF-8" />
-    <link rel="icon" type="image/svg+xml" href="%BASE_URL%favicon.svg" />
+    <link rel="icon" type="image/png" href="%BASE_URL%favicon.png" />
     <link rel="manifest" href="%BASE_URL%manifest.webmanifest" />
-    <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="%BASE_URL%icons/pwa-icon.svg" />
+    <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="%BASE_URL%apple-touch-icon.png" />
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
     <meta name="application-name" content="Veritas Kanban" />
     <meta name="apple-mobile-web-app-title" content="Veritas" />
diff --git a/web/public/apple-touch-icon.png b/web/public/apple-touch-icon.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ec3d530f
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diff --git a/web/public/favicon.png b/web/public/favicon.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7c8dae6b
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diff --git a/web/public/favicon.svg b/web/public/favicon.svg
deleted file mode 100644
index e6e2834c..00000000
--- a/web/public/favicon.svg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 64 64" role="img" aria-label="Veritas Kanban">
-  <defs>
-    <linearGradient id="vk-bg" x1="8" y1="4" x2="56" y2="60" gradientUnits="userSpaceOnUse">
-      <stop stop-color="#171a24"/>
-      <stop offset="1" stop-color="#08090d"/>
-    </linearGradient>
-    <linearGradient id="vk-accent" x1="18" y1="12" x2="48" y2="50" gradientUnits="userSpaceOnUse">
-      <stop stop-color="#8b5cf6"/>
-      <stop offset="1" stop-color="#14b8a6"/>
-    </linearGradient>
-  </defs>
-  <rect width="64" height="64" rx="14" fill="url(#vk-bg)"/>
-  <rect x="7" y="7" width="50" height="50" rx="11" fill="none" stroke="url(#vk-accent)" stroke-width="3"/>
-  <circle cx="32" cy="19" r="2.6" fill="#f8fafc"/>
-  <rect x="30.2" y="21" width="3.6" height="25" rx="1.8" fill="#f8fafc"/>
-  <rect x="22" y="48" width="20" height="4" rx="2" fill="#f8fafc"/>
-  <rect x="26" y="43.5" width="12" height="5" rx="2.5" fill="#14b8a6"/>
-  <path d="M15.5 25.5 48.5 22" fill="none" stroke="#d6a533" stroke-width="3.5" stroke-linecap="round"/>
-  <path d="M17.5 25.5v8M12.5 33.5h10M12.5 33.5c0 5 5 7 5 7s5-2 5-7" fill="none" stroke="#f8fafc" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"/>
-  <path d="M46.5 22v8M41.5 30h10M41.5 30c0 5 5 7 5 7s5-2 5-7" fill="none" stroke="#f8fafc" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"/>
-</svg>
diff --git a/web/public/icons/pwa-icon-192.png b/web/public/icons/pwa-icon-192.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7718080c
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diff --git a/web/public/icons/pwa-icon-512.png b/web/public/icons/pwa-icon-512.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..49289658
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diff --git a/web/public/icons/pwa-icon.svg b/web/public/icons/pwa-icon.svg
deleted file mode 100644
index 9489863b..00000000
--- a/web/public/icons/pwa-icon.svg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512" role="img" aria-label="Veritas Kanban">
-  <defs>
-    <linearGradient id="vk-bg" x1="64" y1="32" x2="448" y2="480" gradientUnits="userSpaceOnUse">
-      <stop stop-color="#171a24"/>
-      <stop offset="1" stop-color="#08090d"/>
-    </linearGradient>
-    <linearGradient id="vk-accent" x1="140" y1="104" x2="384" y2="398" gradientUnits="userSpaceOnUse">
-      <stop stop-color="#8b5cf6"/>
-      <stop offset="1" stop-color="#14b8a6"/>
-    </linearGradient>
-  </defs>
-  <rect width="512" height="512" rx="104" fill="url(#vk-bg)"/>
-  <rect x="54" y="54" width="404" height="404" rx="86" fill="none" stroke="url(#vk-accent)" stroke-width="18"/>
-  <circle cx="256" cy="154" r="18" fill="#f8fafc"/>
-  <rect x="242" y="172" width="28" height="204" rx="14" fill="#f8fafc"/>
-  <rect x="174" y="386" width="164" height="32" rx="16" fill="#f8fafc"/>
-  <rect x="206" y="354" width="100" height="40" rx="20" fill="#14b8a6"/>
-  <path d="M126 206 386 178" fill="none" stroke="#d6a533" stroke-width="24" stroke-linecap="round"/>
-  <path d="M142 205v68M102 273h80M102 273c0 38 40 54 40 54s40-16 40-54" fill="none" stroke="#f8fafc" stroke-width="16" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"/>
-  <path d="M370 180v68M330 248h80M330 248c0 38 40 54 40 54s40-16 40-54" fill="none" stroke="#f8fafc" stroke-width="16" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"/>
-</svg>
diff --git a/web/public/icons/pwa-maskable-icon-512.png b/web/public/icons/pwa-maskable-icon-512.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fd9e316a
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diff --git a/web/public/icons/pwa-maskable-icon.svg b/web/public/icons/pwa-maskable-icon.svg
deleted file mode 100644
index 89ca880b..00000000
--- a/web/public/icons/pwa-maskable-icon.svg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512" role="img" aria-label="Veritas Kanban">
-  <defs>
-    <linearGradient id="vk-bg" x1="64" y1="32" x2="448" y2="480" gradientUnits="userSpaceOnUse">
-      <stop stop-color="#171a24"/>
-      <stop offset="1" stop-color="#08090d"/>
-    </linearGradient>
-    <linearGradient id="vk-accent" x1="150" y1="116" x2="372" y2="384" gradientUnits="userSpaceOnUse">
-      <stop stop-color="#8b5cf6"/>
-      <stop offset="1" stop-color="#14b8a6"/>
-    </linearGradient>
-  </defs>
-  <rect width="512" height="512" fill="url(#vk-bg)"/>
-  <rect x="74" y="74" width="364" height="364" rx="82" fill="none" stroke="url(#vk-accent)" stroke-width="18"/>
-  <circle cx="256" cy="160" r="17" fill="#f8fafc"/>
-  <rect x="243" y="178" width="26" height="188" rx="13" fill="#f8fafc"/>
-  <rect x="182" y="378" width="148" height="30" rx="15" fill="#f8fafc"/>
-  <rect x="212" y="348" width="88" height="38" rx="19" fill="#14b8a6"/>
-  <path d="M136 212 376 186" fill="none" stroke="#d6a533" stroke-width="23" stroke-linecap="round"/>
-  <path d="M150 211v62M114 273h72M114 273c0 34 36 48 36 48s36-14 36-48" fill="none" stroke="#f8fafc" stroke-width="15" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"/>
-  <path d="M362 187v62M326 249h72M326 249c0 34 36 48 36 48s36-14 36-48" fill="none" stroke="#f8fafc" stroke-width="15" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"/>
-</svg>
diff --git a/web/public/manifest.webmanifest b/web/public/manifest.webmanifest
index 64ad62c7..568fefc6 100644
--- a/web/public/manifest.webmanifest
+++ b/web/public/manifest.webmanifest
@@ -13,15 +13,21 @@
   "categories": ["business", "productivity", "utilities"],
   "icons": [
     {
-      "src": "icons/pwa-icon.svg",
-      "sizes": "any",
-      "type": "image/svg+xml",
+      "src": "icons/pwa-icon-192.png",
+      "sizes": "192x192",
+      "type": "image/png",
       "purpose": "any"
     },
     {
-      "src": "icons/pwa-maskable-icon.svg",
-      "sizes": "any",
-      "type": "image/svg+xml",
+      "src": "icons/pwa-icon-512.png",
+      "sizes": "512x512",
+      "type": "image/png",
+      "purpose": "any"
+    },
+    {
+      "src": "icons/pwa-maskable-icon-512.png",
+      "sizes": "512x512",
+      "type": "image/png",
       "purpose": "maskable"
     }
   ]
diff --git a/web/public/sw.js b/web/public/sw.js
index f56a4b82..4b461615 100644
--- a/web/public/sw.js
+++ b/web/public/sw.js
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
 /* global caches, fetch, self, URL */
 
-const CACHE_VERSION = 'v1';
+const CACHE_VERSION = 'v2';
 const STATIC_CACHE = `veritas-kanban-static-${CACHE_VERSION}`;
 const SHELL_URL = new URL('./', self.registration.scope).toString();
 const PRECACHE_URLS = [
   SHELL_URL,
   new URL('manifest.webmanifest', self.registration.scope).toString(),
-  new URL('favicon.svg', self.registration.scope).toString(),
-  new URL('icons/pwa-icon.svg', self.registration.scope).toString(),
-  new URL('icons/pwa-maskable-icon.svg', self.registration.scope).toString(),
+  new URL('favicon.png', self.registration.scope).toString(),
+  new URL('apple-touch-icon.png', self.registration.scope).toString(),
+  new URL('icons/pwa-icon-192.png', self.registration.scope).toString(),
+  new URL('icons/pwa-icon-512.png', self.registration.scope).toString(),
+  new URL('icons/pwa-maskable-icon-512.png', self.registration.scope).toString(),
 ];
 const STATIC_DESTINATIONS = new Set(['font', 'image', 'manifest', 'script', 'style', 'worker']);