feat: add official application icon across GUI, binary, and documentation

BetterCurseForge.spec

@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ a = Analysis(
     ['patcher\\patcher_gui.py'],
     pathex=[],
     binaries=[],
-    datas=[('bettercf', 'bettercf'), ('patcher\\vendor', 'vendor'), ('patcher\\patch_core.py', '.')],
-    hiddenimports=[],
+    datas=[('bettercf', 'bettercf'), ('patcher\\vendor', 'vendor'), ('patcher\\patch_core.py', '.'), ('assets', 'assets')],
+    hiddenimports=['PIL', 'PIL.Image', 'PIL.ImageTk'],
     hookspath=[],
     hooksconfig={},
     runtime_hooks=[],
@@ -35,4 +35,5 @@ exe = EXE(
     target_arch=None,
     codesign_identity=None,
     entitlements_file=None,
+    icon='assets\\icon.ico',
 )

README.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 <div align="center">
 
-<img src="docs/public/logo.svg" alt="BetterCurseForge Logo" width="128" height="128" />
+<img src="assets/icon_512.png" alt="BetterCurseForge Logo" width="128" height="128" />
 
 ### The modern, lightweight client modification for CurseForge Launcher.
 

docs/.vitepress/config.ts

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
   cleanUrls: true,
 
   head: [
-    ['link', { rel: 'icon', type: 'image/svg+xml', href: '/logo.svg' }],
+    ['link', { rel: 'icon', type: 'image/png', href: (process.env.BASE_URL || '/BetterCurseForge/') + 'logo.png' }],
     ['meta', { name: 'theme-color', content: '#9333ea' }],
     ['meta', { name: 'og:type', content: 'website' }],
     ['meta', { name: 'og:title', content: 'BetterCurseForge' }],
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
 
   themeConfig: {
     siteTitle: 'BetterCurseForge',
+    logo: '/logo.png',
 
     nav: [
       { text: 'Guide', link: '/guide/installation' },

docs/index.md

@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ hero:
   name: "BetterCurseForge"
   text: "Client mod for CurseForge Launcher"
   tagline: "Ad-free experience, custom themes, unlocked premium skins, and plugins."
+  image:
+    src: /logo.png
+    alt: BetterCurseForge
   actions:
     - theme: brand
       text: Get Started

patcher/patch_core.py

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ PERMANENT_DIR = Path(os.environ.get("LOCALAPPDATA", "")) / "BetterCurseForge"
 PERMANENT_EXE = PERMANENT_DIR / "BetterCurseForge.exe"
 PERMANENT_BCF = PERMANENT_DIR / "bettercf"
 PERMANENT_VENDOR = PERMANENT_DIR / "vendor"
+PERMANENT_ASSETS = PERMANENT_DIR / "assets"
 
 class GlobalNamedMutex:
     def __init__(self, name: str, timeout_ms: int = 5000):
@@ -247,6 +248,20 @@ def find_vendor_dir() -> Path | None:
             return c
     return None
 
+def find_assets_dir() -> Path | None:
+    candidates = [
+        Path(getattr(sys, "_MEIPASS", "")) / "assets" if hasattr(sys, "_MEIPASS") else None,
+        Path(sys.executable).parent / "assets" if getattr(sys, "frozen", False) else None,
+        PERMANENT_ASSETS,
+        Path(__file__).parent / "assets",
+        Path(__file__).parent.parent / "assets",
+        Path.cwd() / "assets",
+    ]
+    for c in candidates:
+        if c and c.exists() and c.is_dir():
+            return c
+    return None
+
 def run_asar_tool(args: list[str], cf_dir: Path | None = None) -> tuple[bool, str]:
     """
     Executes asar pack/extract offline using bundled @electron/asar with either
@@ -775,6 +790,13 @@ def ensure_permanent_installation() -> Path:
                     shutil.rmtree(PERMANENT_VENDOR, ignore_errors=True)
                 shutil.copytree(src_vendor, PERMANENT_VENDOR)
 
+        src_assets = find_assets_dir()
+        if src_assets and src_assets.exists():
+            if PERMANENT_ASSETS.resolve() != src_assets.resolve():
+                if PERMANENT_ASSETS.exists():
+                    shutil.rmtree(PERMANENT_ASSETS, ignore_errors=True)
+                shutil.copytree(src_assets, PERMANENT_ASSETS)
+
         if getattr(sys, "frozen", False):
             curr_exe = Path(sys.executable).resolve()
             if curr_exe != PERMANENT_EXE.resolve():

patcher/patcher_gui.py

@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ from tkinter import ttk, messagebox, scrolledtext
 from pathlib import Path
 from datetime import datetime
 
+try:
+    from PIL import Image, ImageTk
+    HAS_PIL = True
+except ImportError:
+    HAS_PIL = False
+
 # Import patch core logic
 try:
     from . import patch_core
@@ -33,6 +39,20 @@ except ImportError:
 
 VERSION = "1.0.0"
 
+def find_asset(filename: str) -> Path | None:
+    candidates = [
+        Path(getattr(sys, "_MEIPASS", "")) / "assets" / filename if hasattr(sys, "_MEIPASS") else None,
+        Path(getattr(sys, "_MEIPASS", "")) / filename if hasattr(sys, "_MEIPASS") else None,
+        Path(sys.executable).parent / "assets" / filename if getattr(sys, "frozen", False) else None,
+        getattr(patch_core, "PERMANENT_ASSETS", Path()) / filename,
+        Path(__file__).parent.parent / "assets" / filename,
+        Path.cwd() / "assets" / filename,
+    ]
+    for c in candidates:
+        if c and c.exists():
+            return c
+    return None
+
 # ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
 # COLOR PALETTE (Modern Discord / Vencord Dark Theme)
 # ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
@@ -71,11 +91,34 @@ class BetterCFApp:
 
         self.install_dir = None
         self.is_working = False
+        self._icon_photo = None
+        self._header_icon_photo = None
 
         self._configure_styles()
+        self._setup_window_icon()
         self._build_ui()
         self._refresh_status()
 
+    def _setup_window_icon(self):
+        ico_path = find_asset("icon.ico")
+        if ico_path and os.name == "nt":
+            try:
+                self.root.iconbitmap(default=str(ico_path.resolve()))
+            except Exception:
+                pass
+        png_path = find_asset("icon_512.png") or find_asset("icon.png")
+        if png_path:
+            try:
+                if HAS_PIL:
+                    im = Image.open(png_path)
+                    self._icon_photo = ImageTk.PhotoImage(im.resize((64, 64), Image.Resampling.LANCZOS))
+                    self.root.iconphoto(True, self._icon_photo)
+                else:
+                    self._icon_photo = tk.PhotoImage(file=str(png_path))
+                    self.root.iconphoto(True, self._icon_photo)
+            except Exception:
+                pass
+
     def _configure_styles(self):
         style = ttk.Style()
         style.theme_use("clam")
@@ -97,8 +140,19 @@ class BetterCFApp:
         title_frame = tk.Frame(header, bg=COLORS["bg_card"])
         title_frame.pack(side="left")
 
+        # Header icon thumbnail
+        png_path = find_asset("icon_512.png") or find_asset("icon.png")
+        if png_path and HAS_PIL:
+            try:
+                header_img = Image.open(png_path).resize((32, 32), Image.Resampling.LANCZOS)
+                self._header_icon_photo = ImageTk.PhotoImage(header_img)
+                icon_lbl = tk.Label(title_frame, image=self._header_icon_photo, bg=COLORS["bg_card"])
+                icon_lbl.pack(side="left", padx=(0, 10))
+            except Exception:
+                pass
+
         title_lbl = tk.Label(
-            title_frame, text="⬡ BetterCurseForge", font=("Segoe UI", 16, "bold"),
+            title_frame, text="BetterCurseForge", font=("Segoe UI", 16, "bold"),
             bg=COLORS["bg_card"], fg=COLORS["purple_glow"]
         )
         title_lbl.pack(side="left")