Embed Windows app icon via windres

scripts/build-windows.sh

@@ -60,6 +60,19 @@ echo "   Target: windows/amd64"
 echo "   Compiler: x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc"
 echo ""
 
+# Generate Windows resource file for app icon (if windres is available)
+RC_FILE="$PROJECT_ROOT/scripts/videotools.rc"
+SYMBOL_FILE="$PROJECT_ROOT/videotools_windows_amd64.syso"
+if [ -f "$RC_FILE" ]; then
+    if command -v x86_64-w64-mingw32-windres &> /dev/null; then
+        x86_64-w64-mingw32-windres "$RC_FILE" -O coff -o "$SYMBOL_FILE" || true
+    elif command -v windres &> /dev/null; then
+        windres "$RC_FILE" -O coff -o "$SYMBOL_FILE" || true
+    else
+        echo "WARNING: windres not found; Windows icon will not be embedded in the EXE"
+    fi
+fi
+
 # Set Windows build environment
 export GOOS=windows
 export GOARCH=amd64

scripts/build.bat

@@ -174,6 +174,17 @@ if %ERRORLEVEL% neq 0 (
 echo [OK] Dependencies downloaded
 echo.
 
+REM ----------------------------
+REM Embed Windows icon (if windres is available)
+REM ----------------------------
+where windres >nul 2>&1
+if %ERRORLEVEL% equ 0 (
+    windres scripts\videotools.rc -O coff -o videotools_windows_amd64.syso
+) else (
+    echo [WARN] windres not found; Windows icon will not be embedded in the EXE
+)
+echo.
+
 REM ----------------------------
 REM Build VideoTools (Windows GUI mode)
 REM Note: CGO is required for Fyne/OpenGL on Windows

scripts/build.ps1

@@ -56,6 +56,18 @@ Write-Host ""
 Write-Host "🔨 Building VideoTools..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
 Write-Host ""
 
+# Embed Windows icon if windres is available
+$rcFile = Join-Path $PROJECT_ROOT "scripts\videotools.rc"
+$sysoFile = Join-Path $PROJECT_ROOT "videotools_windows_amd64.syso"
+if (Test-Path $rcFile) {
+    $windres = Get-Command windres -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+    if ($windres) {
+        & $windres.Path $rcFile -O coff -o $sysoFile | Out-Null
+    } else {
+        Write-Host "⚠️  windres not found; Windows icon will not be embedded in the EXE" -ForegroundColor Yellow
+    }
+}
+
 # Fyne needs CGO for GLFW/OpenGL bindings
 $env:CGO_ENABLED = "1"
 

scripts/videotools.rc

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+1 ICON "assets/logo/VT_Icon.ico"