diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..26333e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+# This file is used to ignore files which are generated
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+*~
+*.autosave
+*.a
+*.core
+*.moc
+*.o
+*.obj
+*.orig
+*.rej
+*.so
+*.so.*
+*_pch.h.cpp
+*_resource.rc
+*.qm
+.#*
+*.*#
+core
+!core/
+tags
+.DS_Store
+.directory
+*.debug
+Makefile*
+*.prl
+*.app
+moc_*.cpp
+ui_*.h
+qrc_*.cpp
+Thumbs.db
+*.res
+*.rc
+/.qmake.cache
+/.qmake.stash
+
+# qtcreator generated files
+*.pro.user*
+*.qbs.user*
+CMakeLists.txt.user*
+
+# xemacs temporary files
+*.flc
+
+# Vim temporary files
+.*.swp
+
+# Visual Studio generated files
+*.ib_pdb_index
+*.idb
+*.ilk
+*.pdb
+*.sln
+*.suo
+*.vcproj
+*vcproj.*.*.user
+*.ncb
+*.sdf
+*.opensdf
+*.vcxproj
+*vcxproj.*
+
+# MinGW generated files
+*.Debug
+*.Release
+
+# Python byte code
+*.pyc
+
+# Binaries
+# --------
+*.dll
+*.exe
+
+# Directories with generated files
+.moc/
+.obj/
+.pch/
+.rcc/
+.uic/
+/build*/
+_build*/
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 7e14778..22da3e1 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ find_package(Qt${QT_VERSION_MAJOR} REQUIRED COMPONENTS Widgets LinguistTools)
 set(TS_FILES ${TARGET_APP}_en_US.ts)
 
 set(PROJECT_SOURCES
-        main.cpp
-        mainwindow.cpp
-        mainwindow.h
-        mainwindow.ui
-        ${TS_FILES}
+    main.cpp
+    mainwindow.cpp
+    mainwindow.h
+    mainwindow.ui
+    ${TS_FILES}
 )
 
 if(${QT_VERSION_MAJOR} GREATER_EQUAL 6)
@@ -28,27 +28,28 @@ if(${QT_VERSION_MAJOR} GREATER_EQUAL 6)
         MANUAL_FINALIZATION
         ${PROJECT_SOURCES}
         utils/messagehandler.h
+        assets/icons.qrc
     )
 # Define target properties for Android with Qt 6 as:
 #    set_property(TARGET ${TARGET_APP} APPEND PROPERTY QT_ANDROID_PACKAGE_SOURCE_DIR
 #                 ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/android)
 # For more information, see https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/qt-add-executable.html#target-creation
 
-    qt_create_translation(QM_FILES ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR} ${TS_FILES})
+qt_create_translation(QM_FILES ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR} ${TS_FILES})
 else()
     if(ANDROID)
         add_library(${TARGET_APP} SHARED
             ${PROJECT_SOURCES}
         )
-# Define properties for Android with Qt 5 after find_package() calls as:
-#    set(ANDROID_PACKAGE_SOURCE_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/android")
-    else()
-        add_executable(${TARGET_APP}
-            ${PROJECT_SOURCES}
-        )
-    endif()
+    # Define properties for Android with Qt 5 after find_package() calls as:
+    #    set(ANDROID_PACKAGE_SOURCE_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/android")
+else()
+    add_executable(${TARGET_APP}
+        ${PROJECT_SOURCES}
+    )
+endif()
 
-    qt5_create_translation(QM_FILES ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR} ${TS_FILES})
+qt5_create_translation(QM_FILES ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR} ${TS_FILES})
 endif()
 
 target_link_libraries(${TARGET_APP} PRIVATE Qt${QT_VERSION_MAJOR}::Widgets)
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ target_link_libraries(${TARGET_APP} PRIVATE GenericCore)
 # If you are developing for iOS or macOS you should consider setting an
 # explicit, fixed bundle identifier manually though.
 if(${QT_VERSION} VERSION_LESS 6.1.0)
-  set(BUNDLE_ID_OPTION MACOSX_BUNDLE_GUI_IDENTIFIER com.example.${TARGET_APP})
+    set(BUNDLE_ID_OPTION MACOSX_BUNDLE_GUI_IDENTIFIER com.example.${TARGET_APP})
 endif()
 set_target_properties(${TARGET_APP} PROPERTIES
     ${BUNDLE_ID_OPTION}
diff --git a/assets/feature.png b/assets/feature.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a9b73d9
Binary files /dev/null and b/assets/feature.png differ
diff --git a/assets/icons.qrc b/assets/icons.qrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d51a60e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/icons.qrc
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<RCC>
+    <qresource prefix="/">
+        <file>software-application.png</file>
+        <file>feature.png</file>
+        <file>no-picture-taking.png</file>
+    </qresource>
+</RCC>
diff --git a/assets/no-picture-taking.png b/assets/no-picture-taking.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2ae8799
Binary files /dev/null and b/assets/no-picture-taking.png differ
diff --git a/assets/software-application.png b/assets/software-application.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2edb87d
Binary files /dev/null and b/assets/software-application.png differ
diff --git a/assets/urls.txt b/assets/urls.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7442630
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/urls.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+software-application.png:
+https://www.flaticon.com/free-icon/software-application_5063917 
+
+feature.png:
+https://www.flaticon.com/free-icon/feature_1085784
diff --git a/mainwindow.cpp b/mainwindow.cpp
index f6117f2..4c50172 100644
--- a/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,18 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget* parent)
   ui->setupUi(this);
 
   m_core = std::make_shared<GenericCore>();
+
+  /// application icon
+  const QString iconString = "://feature.png";
+#ifdef QT_DEBUG
+  QPixmap pixmap       = QPixmap(iconString);
+  QTransform transform = QTransform();
+  transform.rotate(180);
+  QPixmap rotated = pixmap.transformed(transform);
+  setWindowIcon(QIcon(rotated));
+#else
+  setWindowIcon(QIcon(iconString));
+#endif
 }
 
 MainWindow::~MainWindow() { delete ui; }
diff --git a/mainwindow.ui b/mainwindow.ui
index 32bc75f..4b2a83e 100644
--- a/mainwindow.ui
+++ b/mainwindow.ui
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
-   <string>MainWindow</string>
+   <string>GenericQtClient</string>
   </property>
   <widget class="QWidget" name="centralwidget">
    <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">