diff --git a/cmd/goose/icons.go b/cmd/goose/icons.go
index eb0f7eb..73dc26f 100644
--- a/cmd/goose/icons.go
+++ b/cmd/goose/icons.go
@@ -1,28 +1,14 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	_ "embed"
 	"log/slog"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 )
 
-// Embed icon files at compile time for better distribution
-//
-//go:embed icons/goose.png
-var iconGoose []byte
-
-//go:embed icons/popper.png
-var iconPopper []byte
-
-//go:embed icons/smiling-face.png
-var iconSmiling []byte
-
-//go:embed icons/lock.png
-var iconLock []byte
-
-//go:embed icons/warning.png
-var iconWarning []byte
+// Icon variables are defined in platform-specific files:
+// - icons_windows.go: uses .ico files
+// - icons_unix.go: uses .png files
 
 // IconType represents different icon states
 type IconType int
diff --git a/cmd/goose/icons/goose.ico b/cmd/goose/icons/goose.ico
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1a7d81d
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diff --git a/cmd/goose/icons/popper.ico b/cmd/goose/icons/popper.ico
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..95a2072
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diff --git a/cmd/goose/icons/smiling-face.ico b/cmd/goose/icons/smiling-face.ico
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2d6a88d
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diff --git a/cmd/goose/icons/warning.ico b/cmd/goose/icons/warning.ico
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c217fdb
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diff --git a/cmd/goose/icons_unix.go b/cmd/goose/icons_unix.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..51020b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/goose/icons_unix.go
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+//go:build !windows
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	_ "embed"
+)
+
+// Embed PNG files for Unix-like systems (macOS, Linux)
+//
+//go:embed icons/goose.png
+var iconGoose []byte
+
+//go:embed icons/popper.png
+var iconPopper []byte
+
+//go:embed icons/smiling-face.png
+var iconSmiling []byte
+
+//go:embed icons/lock.png
+var iconLock []byte
+
+//go:embed icons/warning.png
+var iconWarning []byte
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diff --git a/cmd/goose/icons_windows.go b/cmd/goose/icons_windows.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1afb253
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/goose/icons_windows.go
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+//go:build windows
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	_ "embed"
+)
+
+// Embed Windows ICO files at compile time
+//
+//go:embed icons/goose.ico
+var iconGoose []byte
+
+//go:embed icons/popper.ico
+var iconPopper []byte
+
+//go:embed icons/smiling-face.ico
+var iconSmiling []byte
+
+//go:embed icons/warning.ico
+var iconWarning []byte
+
+// lock.ico not yet created, using warning as fallback
+var iconLock = iconWarning
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