README: landing page with hero, screenshots, FAQ and disclaimer

New hero composite, desktop and phone screenshots rendered from demo
data, highlights, a get-started list, a short FAQ and a clear statement
that PatchDL only fetches official, unmodified updates for games already
on the console. Old photos showing debug output are replaced; the real
home-screen tile photo stays. docs/images/social-preview.png is ready
for the repository's social preview.

README.md

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-# PatchDL
-
-A self-contained patch downloader and installer for the PS5, with its own
-dark-mode web UI. Drop it on the console, open the URL on any device on the
-same network, pick the games you want patched.
+<h1 align="center">PatchDL</h1>
 
 <p align="center">
-  <img src="docs/images/tv-browser.jpg" alt="The PatchDL UI in the on-console browser" width="820">
+  <img src="docs/images/hero.jpg" alt="PatchDL in a desktop browser and on a phone, downloading a game update" width="900">
 </p>
 
-## What it does
-
-- Lists every installed game on your console and looks up Sony's newest patch
-  for it.
-- Checks each patch against your firmware and offers only the ones your
-  console can run.
-- Downloads the update into internal storage and installs it on the console.
-  Same end result as a system update, on your schedule, with the patches you
-  pick.
-- Pauses, resumes, survives reboots: a 60 GB patch picks back up where it
-  stopped after a power cut.
-
-## The web UI
-
-Open `http://<console-ip>:12880/` in any browser on the network. The UI works
-full-screen in the on-console browser, in any desktop browser, and on phone.
-
 <p align="center">
-  <img src="docs/images/ui-desktop.jpg" alt="PatchDL Games view in a desktop browser" width="1100">
+  <b>Official game updates for your PS5, from any browser.</b><br>
+  PatchDL finds the newest update for every game on your console, downloads it at full speed and installs it.<br>
+  Run it from your phone, your laptop or the PS5 itself.
 </p>
 
-The Games view groups everything you have installed into filter chips:
-
-- **Updatable**, selected by default: games with an installable update.
-- **Updating**: jobs waiting for a free slot in the queue.
-- **Up to date**, **Needs FW**, **Can't update**: the rest.
-- **All**: the flat list, top-right corner.
-
-**Update all** in the top bar queues every installable update in one click.
-A live banner above the games list shows the current title, its download
-speed, ETA, and a `3 of 9`-style position when more than one update is
-running through the queue.
-
-## Settings
-
 <p align="center">
-  <img src="docs/images/ui-mobile-settings.jpg" alt="PatchDL Settings view on phone" width="380">
+  <img src="https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/knutwurst/patchdl?style=for-the-badge&label=release&color=22c55e" alt="Latest release">
+  <img src="https://img.shields.io/github/downloads/knutwurst/patchdl/total?style=for-the-badge&color=22c55e" alt="Downloads">
+  <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/FW%2011.60-tested-22c55e?style=for-the-badge" alt="Tested on firmware 11.60">
+  <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/UI-any%20browser-22c55e?style=for-the-badge" alt="Web UI in any browser">
+  <img src="https://img.shields.io/github/license/knutwurst/patchdl?style=for-the-badge&color=3a3a3a" alt="License">
 </p>
 
-Settings persist across restarts and apply live. No reboot needed.
-
-- **Default policy** to allow or deny new titles by default, with a per-game
-  override.
-- **Install after download** so a finished update applies itself.
-- **Delete the package after install** to reclaim the disk space.
-- **Verify downloaded pieces** with a checksum while transferring.
-- **Home-screen shortcut** that drops a PatchDL tile on the PS5 home menu;
-  tapping the tile opens the web UI in the on-console browser.
-- **Parallel download connections** (1–16), tunable on the fly.
-
-## Home-screen tile
-
-Toggle the shortcut on and PatchDL registers itself as a regular app on the
-PS5 home screen. Tap the tile and the on-console browser opens straight on
-the games list.
-
 <p align="center">
-  <img src="docs/images/tile-homescreen.jpg" alt="PatchDL tile on the PS5 home screen" width="720">
+  <a href="https://github.com/knutwurst/patchdl/releases/latest">
+    <img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Download-latest%20release-22c55e?style=for-the-badge&logo=github&logoColor=white" alt="Download the latest release" height="42">
+  </a>
 </p>
 
-## Build
+---
+
+## Highlights
+
+- **Your whole library at a glance.** Every installed game shows up with its version and the newest update Sony offers for it.
+- **Update all.** One click queues every game that has an update. PatchDL works through the queue and installs each update as soon as it lands.
+- **Fast downloads.** Up to 16 parallel connections per update. Change the number in Settings while a download runs.
+- **Survives reboots.** Pause, resume, or lose power: PatchDL saves progress after every finished piece and continues where it stopped.
+- **Made for your firmware.** You only see updates your console can run, so no game ends up asking for newer system software.
+- **Checked against Sony's checksums.** Turn on verification and PatchDL compares every piece with the SHA-256 Sony publishes for it.
+- **A tile on your home screen.** One toggle adds PatchDL to the PS5 home screen. Tap it and the UI opens in the console's browser.
+- **Live progress.** A banner at the top shows the current game, speed, time left and where you are in the queue.
+
+## Screenshots
+
+<table>
+  <tr>
+    <td align="center" width="50%"><img src="docs/images/games.jpg" width="420" alt="Games view with a running download"><br><sub><b>Games</b> &nbsp;·&nbsp; every game, its version and the update waiting for it</sub></td>
+    <td align="center" width="50%"><img src="docs/images/queue.jpg" width="420" alt="Updating view with two queued updates"><br><sub><b>Updating</b> &nbsp;·&nbsp; the queue, next to the download that's running</sub></td>
+  </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td align="center" width="50%"><img src="docs/images/settings.jpg" width="420" alt="Settings view"><br><sub><b>Settings</b> &nbsp;·&nbsp; changes apply right away, no restart</sub></td>
+    <td align="center" width="50%"><img src="docs/images/tile-homescreen.jpg" width="420" alt="PatchDL tile on the PS5 home screen"><br><sub><b>Home screen</b> &nbsp;·&nbsp; the PatchDL tile on a real PS5</sub></td>
+  </tr>
+</table>
+
+## Fits any screen
+
+Start an update from the couch with your phone, check on it from your laptop, or open it on the TV. The UI adapts to whatever screen it's on.
+
+<p align="center">
+  <img src="docs/images/phones.jpg" alt="PatchDL on a phone: game list with a download, and Settings" width="560">
+</p>
+
+## Get started
+
+1. Download `patchdl_<version>.elf` from the [latest release](https://github.com/knutwurst/patchdl/releases/latest).
+2. Send it to your PS5 with the ELF loader you already use.
+3. A notification on the TV shows the address, for example `http://192.168.0.42:12880/`. Open it in any browser on your network.
+4. Optional: switch on **Home-screen shortcut** in Settings to get the PatchDL tile.
+
+**You need** a PS5 that can load ELF payloads. PatchDL is tested on firmware 11.60.
+
+## Good to know
+
+**Does PatchDL download games?**
+No. It fetches updates for games that are already installed on your console. Nothing else.
+
+**Where do the updates come from?**
+From Sony's official update servers, the same files your console downloads on its own. PatchDL only talks to a short list of PlayStation CDN hosts.
+
+**Does it change the updates?**
+No. Each package stays exactly as Sony published it, and the console's own installer applies it.
+
+**Will it touch my system software?**
+No. PatchDL never downloads system software, and it only offers game updates that run on the firmware you have.
+
+**What about disc games?**
+Put the disc in, same as with any update.
+
+**What happens if the power goes out?**
+Start PatchDL again and press Resume. Finished pieces stay on disk.
+
+## Disclaimer
+
+PatchDL is an independent project. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Sony Interactive Entertainment. "PlayStation" and "PS5" are trademarks of Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. and appear here only to name the console PatchDL works with.
+
+PatchDL downloads official, unmodified game updates that Sony publishes for games already installed on your console. It does not download games, does not contain or distribute Sony software, keys or game content, and does not install unsigned or modified packages. Use it with games you own, and follow the laws of your country and the terms that apply to you. This project does not support piracy, and issues about pirated content will be closed.
+
+<details>
+<summary><b>Build from source</b></summary>
+
+<br>
 
 ```sh
 scripts/build_ps5.sh        # produces patchdl-ps5.elf
 ```
 
-Needs the `ps5-payload-dev` SDK and the prebuilt `libcurl` + `OpenSSL` from
-its `pacbrew-repo`. `libmicrohttpd` is vendored, SQLite too.
+You need the [ps5-payload-dev SDK](https://github.com/ps5-payload-dev/sdk) with `libcurl` and `OpenSSL` from its [pacbrew-repo](https://github.com/ps5-payload-dev/pacbrew-repo). `libmicrohttpd` and SQLite are vendored. GitHub Actions builds every push; tagged builds become releases.
 
-## Deploy
-
-`scripts/deploy_ps5.sh` uploads the build, replaces any running instance,
-and launches the new one. On launch you get an on-screen notification with
-the exact URL to open.
+To try a build on your own console:
 
 ```sh
 PS5_HOST=<console-ip> scripts/deploy_ps5.sh
 ```
 
-<p align="center">
-  <img src="docs/images/startup-toast.jpg" alt="On-screen notification with the web UI URL" width="640">
-</p>
+</details>
+
+## Credits
+
+PatchDL is written in C and builds on [libmicrohttpd](https://www.gnu.org/software/libmicrohttpd/), [libcurl](https://curl.se/), [OpenSSL](https://www.openssl.org/), [SQLite](https://sqlite.org/) and the [ps5-payload-dev SDK](https://github.com/ps5-payload-dev/sdk). Thanks to everyone behind them.
 
 ## License
 
-PatchDL ships under the **GNU General Public License v3.0 or later**. See
-[LICENSE](LICENSE) for the full text. Short version: use, study, modify,
-share. Forks stay under the same license.
+PatchDL is free software under the **GNU General Public License v3.0 or later**. See [LICENSE](LICENSE). Use it, study it, change it, share it. Forks stay under the same license.
 
 Copyright © 2026 Knutwurst.