diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 59964fc..85d026b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,13 +1,18 @@
 ignore/
 target/
 shared/
+saves/
 .mcp.json
 launch.json
 tasks.json
-scsi1.raw
-scsi2.raw
-cdrom4.iso
+*.raw
+*.iso
+*.chd
+*.img
+prom.bin
+nvram.bin
 Cargo.lock
 iris.toml
-nvram.bin
+screenshot_*.png
 *.log
+.DS_Store
diff --git a/iris-gui/build.rs b/iris-gui/build.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1a45e5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/iris-gui/build.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+// Bake the release version into APP_VERSION at compile time.
+//
+// In CI, RELEASE_VERSION is set to the date-stamped tag (e.g. "2025-06-09-02-00").
+// Locally, it falls back to the Cargo.toml version with a "-dev" suffix so
+// debug builds are distinguishable from releases.
+//
+// The rerun-if-env-changed directives are required: without them, Cargo's
+// build-script caching would keep APP_VERSION frozen at whatever value was
+// baked on the first compile, even after RELEASE_VERSION changes between
+// the `cargo test` and `cargo build` steps in CI.
+fn main() {
+    println!("cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=RELEASE_VERSION");
+    println!("cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=CARGO_PKG_VERSION");
+
+    let version = std::env::var("RELEASE_VERSION")
+        .unwrap_or_else(|_| std::env::var("CARGO_PKG_VERSION").unwrap_or_else(|_| "0.0.0".into()));
+
+    let profile = std::env::var("PROFILE").unwrap_or_default();
+    let full_version = if profile == "debug" && std::env::var("RELEASE_VERSION").is_err() {
+        format!("{}-dev", version)
+    } else {
+        version
+    };
+
+    println!("cargo:rustc-env=APP_VERSION={}", full_version);
+}
diff --git a/iris-gui/src/config_ui.rs b/iris-gui/src/config_ui.rs
index 7dbb99b..a608b80 100644
--- a/iris-gui/src/config_ui.rs
+++ b/iris-gui/src/config_ui.rs
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ fn show_general(ui: &mut Ui, cfg: &mut MachineConfig) {
         path_row(ui, "nvram", &mut cfg.nvram, Pick::SaveFile, NVRAM_FILTERS);
         ui.end_row();
 
-        ui.label("Serial log (ttyd1 → file)");
+        ui.label("Serial log (ttyd1 -> file)");
         path_row_opt(ui, "serial_log", &mut cfg.serial_log, Pick::SaveFile, ANY_FILTERS);
         ui.end_row();
     });
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ fn show_disks(ui: &mut Ui, cfg: &mut MachineConfig) {
                     ui.end_row();
                 }
 
-                ui.label("Overlay (COW writes → .overlay)");
+                ui.label("Overlay (COW writes -> .overlay)");
                 ui.checkbox(&mut dev.overlay, "");
                 ui.end_row();
 
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ fn show_network(ui: &mut Ui, cfg: &mut MachineConfig) {
                 });
             ui.label("host");
             ui.add(DragValue::new(&mut pf.host_port).range(1..=65535));
-            ui.label("→ guest");
+            ui.label("-> guest");
             ui.add(DragValue::new(&mut pf.guest_port).range(1..=65535));
             ComboBox::from_id_salt(("bind", i))
                 .selected_text(match pf.bind { ForwardBind::Localhost => "localhost", ForwardBind::Any => "any" })
diff --git a/iris-gui/src/main.rs b/iris-gui/src/main.rs
index 0640560..b7a3bc9 100644
--- a/iris-gui/src/main.rs
+++ b/iris-gui/src/main.rs
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ impl App {
                                 self.prefs.machines.insert(n.clone(), cfg);
                                 self.prefs.active_machine = Some(n.clone());
                                 let _ = self.prefs.save();
-                                self.toast(format!("renamed → '{n}'"));
+                                self.toast(format!("renamed -> '{n}'"));
                             }
                             ui.close_menu();
                         }
@@ -530,8 +530,10 @@ impl App {
                 ui.label(RichText::new("Ctrl+= / Ctrl+- / Ctrl+0 to zoom").weak().small());
             });
             ui.menu_button("Help", |ui| {
-                ui.label("iris-gui — SGI Indy emulator launcher");
-                ui.label(format!("iris-gui {}", env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION")));
+                ui.label(RichText::new("IRIS — SGI Indy (MIPS R4400) Emulator").strong());
+                ui.label(format!("Version {}", env!("APP_VERSION")));
+                ui.separator();
+                ui.hyperlink_to("techomancer/iris on GitHub", "https://github.com/techomancer/iris");
                 ui.separator();
                 ui.label(RichText::new("Build features:").strong());
                 use iris::build_features as bf;
@@ -540,7 +542,6 @@ impl App {
                 ui.label(format!("  jit:       {}", if bf::JIT { "on" } else { "off" }));
                 ui.label(format!("  rex-jit:   {}", if bf::REX_JIT { "on" } else { "off" }));
                 ui.label(format!("  lightning: {}", if bf::LIGHTNING { "on (no debug)" } else { "off" }));
-                ui.hyperlink_to("README", "https://github.com/dsarfati/iris");
             });
         });
     }
@@ -563,7 +564,7 @@ impl App {
             if ui.add_enabled(running, egui::Button::new("💾 Save state")).clicked() {
                 self.emu.send(Cmd::SaveState(self.save_state_name.clone()));
             }
-            if ui.add_enabled(running, egui::Button::new("↶ Restore state")).clicked() {
+            if ui.add_enabled(running, egui::Button::new("Restore state")).clicked() {
                 self.emu.send(Cmd::RestoreState(self.restore_state_name.clone()));
             }
             ui.separator();
@@ -704,7 +705,7 @@ impl App {
             ui.label(if std::path::Path::new(&self.cfg.prom).exists() {
                 self.cfg.prom.clone()
             } else {
-                format!("{} (missing → embedded fallback)", self.cfg.prom)
+                format!("{} (missing -> embedded fallback)", self.cfg.prom)
             });
             ui.end_row();
             ui.label("NVRAM");
diff --git a/iris-gui/src/scsi_menu.rs b/iris-gui/src/scsi_menu.rs
index 770d56f..d9e7ead 100644
--- a/iris-gui/src/scsi_menu.rs
+++ b/iris-gui/src/scsi_menu.rs
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ pub fn draw(ui: &mut Ui, cfg: &MachineConfig) -> ScsiAction {
                     let overlay_label = if d.overlay {
                         "Disable COW overlay"
                     } else {
-                        "Enable COW overlay (writes → .overlay)"
+                        "Enable COW overlay (writes -> .overlay)"
                     };
                     if ui.button(overlay_label).clicked() {
                         action = ScsiAction::ToggleOverlay { id };