diff --git a/apps/site/src/App.vue b/apps/site/src/App.vue
index 015799e4..f11a78c9 100644
--- a/apps/site/src/App.vue
+++ b/apps/site/src/App.vue
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { onMounted, onUnmounted, ref } from 'vue';
 import AgentLoop from './components/AgentLoop.vue';
 import InstallCommand from './components/InstallCommand.vue';
 import LegacyDownloadsPopup from './components/LegacyDownloadsPopup.vue';
+import ParticleField from './components/ParticleField.vue';
 import PythinkerMascot from './components/PythinkerMascot.vue';
 
 const version = __PYTHINKER_VERSION__;
@@ -20,6 +21,18 @@ const desktopDownloads = {
   windows: `${DESKTOP_RELEASE_BASE}/Pythinker-${DESKTOP_VERSION}-x64-Setup.exe`,
 };
 
+const isWindows = /Win/i.test(navigator.platform || navigator.userAgent);
+const heroDownloads = (isWindows
+  ? [
+      { id: 'windows', label: 'Download for Windows', note: 'Windows x64', icon: '/brand/windows11.svg', href: desktopDownloads.windows },
+      { id: 'mac', label: 'Download for macOS', note: 'Apple Silicon', icon: '/brand/apple.svg', href: desktopDownloads.mac },
+    ]
+  : [
+      { id: 'mac', label: 'Download for macOS', note: 'Apple Silicon', icon: '/brand/apple.svg', href: desktopDownloads.mac },
+      { id: 'windows', label: 'Download for Windows', note: 'Windows x64', icon: '/brand/windows11.svg', href: desktopDownloads.windows },
+    ]);
+const heroDownloadsPage = `https://github.com/PyModel/pythinker-code/releases/tag/v${DESKTOP_VERSION}`;
+
 const installRows = [
   ['macOS / Linux', 'curl -fsSL https://code.pythinker.com/pythinker-code/install.sh | bash', '/brand/apple.svg'],
   ['Windows (PowerShell)', 'irm https://code.pythinker.com/pythinker-code/install.ps1 | iex', '/brand/windows11.svg'],
@@ -211,6 +224,7 @@ onUnmounted(() => {
 </script>
 
 <template>
+  <ParticleField />
   <nav class="site-nav" aria-label="Primary navigation">
     <div class="container nav-inner">
       <a href="/" class="nav-brand"><PythinkerMascot :width="26" :height="32" /><span>Pythinker Code</span></a>
@@ -245,27 +259,29 @@ onUnmounted(() => {
         <PythinkerMascot class="hero-mascot" :width="164" :height="205" />
         <h1>Pythinker Code</h1>
         <p class="hero-accent">Think first, then code.</p>
-        <p class="hero-lead">An open-source AI engineering agent for your terminal. It reads your repo, edits files, runs commands, and iterates until the job is done.</p>
-        <a
-          class="hero-npm-badge"
-          href="https://www.npmjs.com/package/@pymodel/pythinker-code"
-          target="_blank"
-          rel="noopener"
-        >
-          <img
-            src="https://img.shields.io/npm/dm/%40pymodel%2Fpythinker-code?style=flat&logo=npm&logoColor=white&color=2b89ff&label=downloads"
-            alt="npm downloads per month for @pymodel/pythinker-code"
-            width="161"
-            height="20"
-            loading="lazy"
-          />
-        </a>
+        <p class="hero-lead">Pythinker Code is an open-source AI engineering agent. It reads your repo, edits files, runs commands, and iterates until the job is done &mdash; in a native desktop app, your terminal, or VS Code.</p>
+        <div class="hero-download">
+          <div class="hero-download-actions">
+            <a
+              v-for="(download, index) in heroDownloads"
+              :key="download.id"
+              :class="index === 0 ? 'button button-primary' : 'button button-secondary'"
+              :href="download.href"
+              rel="noopener"
+            >
+              <img :src="download.icon" alt="" aria-hidden="true" class="button-platform-icon" />
+              {{ download.label }}
+            </a>
+          </div>
+          <p class="hero-download-note">
+            {{ heroDownloads.map((download) => download.note).join(' · ') }} ·
+            <a :href="heroDownloadsPage" target="_blank" rel="noopener">All downloads</a>
+          </p>
+        </div>
+        <p class="hero-install-label">Or install the CLI</p>
         <div class="hero-install">
           <InstallCommand />
         </div>
-        <div class="hero-download-milestone">
-          <LegacyDownloadsPopup />
-        </div>
         <p class="hero-caption">Free and open source. MIT licensed. macOS, Linux, and Windows.</p>
       </div>
     </header>
@@ -531,6 +547,10 @@ onUnmounted(() => {
         </div>
       </div>
     </section>
+
+    <div class="container milestone-footnote">
+      <LegacyDownloadsPopup />
+    </div>
   </main>
 
   <footer class="site-footer">
@@ -728,40 +748,46 @@ onUnmounted(() => {
   line-height: 1.5;
 }
 
+.hero-download {
+  margin-top: 24px;
+}
+
+.hero-download-actions {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+  justify-content: center;
+  gap: 10px;
+}
+
 .hero-install {
   max-width: 720px;
   margin: 10px auto 0;
 }
 
-.hero-download-milestone {
+.milestone-footnote {
   display: flex;
-  margin-top: 14px;
   justify-content: center;
+  margin-block: 48px;
 }
 
-.hero-npm-badge {
-  display: inline-flex;
-  margin-top: 14px;
-  border-radius: var(--radius);
-  opacity: 0.85;
-  transition: opacity 0.2s ease;
+.hero-download-note,
+.hero-install-label,
+.hero-caption {
+  color: var(--ink-subtle);
+  font-size: 13px;
 }
 
-.hero-npm-badge:hover {
-  opacity: 1;
+.hero-download-note {
+  margin-top: 10px;
+  line-height: 1.38;
 }
 
-/* ponytail: width:auto lets the badge grow as the download count does; the width attr only reserves space */
-.hero-npm-badge img {
-  display: block;
-  width: auto;
-  height: 20px;
+.hero-install-label {
+  margin-top: 20px;
 }
 
 .hero-caption {
   margin-top: 12px;
-  color: var(--ink-subtle);
-  font-size: 13px;
   line-height: 1.38;
 }
 
@@ -830,11 +856,13 @@ onUnmounted(() => {
   height: 16px;
 }
 
-.desktop-showcase-actions .button {
+.desktop-showcase-actions .button,
+.hero-download-actions .button {
   gap: 8px;
 }
 
-.desktop-showcase-actions .button-primary .button-platform-icon {
+.desktop-showcase-actions .button-primary .button-platform-icon,
+.hero-download-actions .button-primary .button-platform-icon {
   filter: brightness(0) invert(1);
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/site/src/components/ParticleField.vue b/apps/site/src/components/ParticleField.vue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e5622b84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/site/src/components/ParticleField.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,158 @@
+<script setup>
+import { nextTick, onMounted, onUnmounted, ref } from 'vue';
+
+const canvas = ref(null);
+const enabled = ref(false);
+
+let context;
+let animationFrame;
+let particles = [];
+let viewportWidth = 0;
+let viewportHeight = 0;
+let mounted = false;
+
+const pointer = { x: Infinity, y: Infinity };
+const pointerRadius = 120;
+
+function createParticles() {
+  const count = Math.max(40, Math.min(90, Math.round((viewportWidth * viewportHeight) / 16000)));
+  particles = Array.from({ length: count }, () => {
+    const homeX = Math.random() * viewportWidth;
+    const homeY = Math.random() * viewportHeight;
+    return {
+      homeX,
+      homeY,
+      x: homeX,
+      y: homeY,
+      velocityX: 0,
+      velocityY: 0,
+      driftX: (Math.random() - 0.5) * 0.08,
+      driftY: (Math.random() - 0.5) * 0.08,
+      radius: 0.8 + Math.random(),
+      color: Math.random() < 0.06 ? 'rgba(43, 137, 255, 0.35)' : 'rgba(17, 17, 19, 0.22)',
+    };
+  });
+}
+
+function resize() {
+  viewportWidth = window.innerWidth;
+  viewportHeight = window.innerHeight;
+  const pixelRatio = Math.min(window.devicePixelRatio || 1, 2);
+
+  context.setTransform(1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0);
+  canvas.value.width = Math.round(viewportWidth * pixelRatio);
+  canvas.value.height = Math.round(viewportHeight * pixelRatio);
+  context.setTransform(pixelRatio, 0, 0, pixelRatio, 0, 0);
+  createParticles();
+}
+
+function moveParticles() {
+  for (const particle of particles) {
+    particle.homeX += particle.driftX;
+    particle.homeY += particle.driftY;
+    if (particle.homeX < 0 || particle.homeX > viewportWidth) particle.driftX *= -1;
+    if (particle.homeY < 0 || particle.homeY > viewportHeight) particle.driftY *= -1;
+
+    const deltaX = particle.x - pointer.x;
+    const deltaY = particle.y - pointer.y;
+    const distance = Math.hypot(deltaX, deltaY);
+
+    if (distance < pointerRadius) {
+      const force = ((pointerRadius - distance) / pointerRadius) * 0.8;
+      const safeDistance = Math.max(distance, 0.01);
+      particle.velocityX += (deltaX / safeDistance) * force;
+      particle.velocityY += (deltaY / safeDistance) * force;
+    } else {
+      particle.velocityX += (particle.homeX - particle.x) * 0.008;
+      particle.velocityY += (particle.homeY - particle.y) * 0.008;
+    }
+
+    particle.velocityX *= 0.92;
+    particle.velocityY *= 0.92;
+    particle.x += particle.velocityX;
+    particle.y += particle.velocityY;
+  }
+}
+
+function drawParticles() {
+  context.clearRect(0, 0, viewportWidth, viewportHeight);
+  moveParticles();
+
+  for (const particle of particles) {
+    context.beginPath();
+    context.arc(particle.x, particle.y, particle.radius, 0, Math.PI * 2);
+    context.fillStyle = particle.color;
+    context.fill();
+  }
+}
+
+function animate() {
+  drawParticles();
+  animationFrame = window.requestAnimationFrame(animate);
+}
+
+function startAnimation() {
+  if (animationFrame !== undefined || document.hidden) return;
+  animationFrame = window.requestAnimationFrame(animate);
+}
+
+function stopAnimation() {
+  if (animationFrame === undefined) return;
+  window.cancelAnimationFrame(animationFrame);
+  animationFrame = undefined;
+}
+
+function onPointerMove(event) {
+  pointer.x = event.clientX;
+  pointer.y = event.clientY;
+}
+
+function onVisibilityChange() {
+  if (document.hidden) stopAnimation();
+  else startAnimation();
+}
+
+onMounted(async () => {
+  mounted = true;
+  if (
+    window.matchMedia('(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)').matches
+    || !window.matchMedia('(pointer: fine)').matches
+  ) return;
+
+  enabled.value = true;
+  await nextTick();
+  if (!mounted) return;
+
+  context = canvas.value?.getContext('2d');
+  if (!context) return;
+
+  resize();
+  window.addEventListener('pointermove', onPointerMove, { passive: true });
+  window.addEventListener('resize', resize);
+  document.addEventListener('visibilitychange', onVisibilityChange);
+  startAnimation();
+});
+
+onUnmounted(() => {
+  mounted = false;
+  stopAnimation();
+  window.removeEventListener('pointermove', onPointerMove);
+  window.removeEventListener('resize', resize);
+  document.removeEventListener('visibilitychange', onVisibilityChange);
+});
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <canvas v-if="enabled" ref="canvas" class="particle-field" aria-hidden="true"></canvas>
+</template>
+
+<style scoped>
+.particle-field {
+  position: fixed;
+  z-index: -1;
+  inset: 0;
+  width: 100%;
+  height: 100%;
+  pointer-events: none;
+}
+</style>