diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f16df8f..b47393f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -86,9 +86,6 @@ __pycache__/
 
 # Distribution / packaging
 .Python
-# Artefactos del icono macOS (regenerables desde assets/icon.png con build.sh)
-assets/icon.icns
-assets/icon.iconset/
 build/
 develop-eggs/
 dist/
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d239941..af162c1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -99,9 +99,9 @@ binario suelto sino una **app nativa**:
 # -> dist/jlauncher-v<versión>-macos-<arch>.dmg   (arrastrar la app a Aplicaciones)
 ```
 
-El icono es provisional y se construye a `assets/icon.icns` desde `assets/icon.png`
-(regenerable con `QT_QPA_PLATFORM=offscreen .venv/bin/python assets/make_icon.py`). Para
-cambiarlo, sustituye `assets/icon.png` por un PNG cuadrado 1024×1024 y recompila.
+El icono vive en `icon/`: el build usa `icon/icon.icns` para el bundle y copia
+`icon/icon.png` (1024×1024) dentro del `.app` para el diálogo «Quant a». Para cambiarlo,
+sustituye esos ficheros (regenerables con `icon/create_icons.py`).
 
 A diferencia del onefile, la `.app` **no** escribe junto a sí misma (rompería al moverla a
 `/Applications`): guarda sus datos en
diff --git a/assets/icon.png b/assets/icon.png
deleted file mode 100644
index 2d6f380..0000000
Binary files a/assets/icon.png and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/assets/make_icon.py b/assets/make_icon.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 3aa00fc..0000000
--- a/assets/make_icon.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,99 +0,0 @@
-"""Genera un icono provisional para jlauncher (PNG 1024x1024).
-
-Dibuja un «squircle» con degradado y un triángulo de «play» (es un lanzador de juegos).
-Se ejecuta sin pantalla con la plataforma offscreen de Qt:
-
-    QT_QPA_PLATFORM=offscreen .venv/bin/python assets/make_icon.py
-
-Salida: assets/icon.png. El .icns lo construye build.sh con iconutil.
-"""
-
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-import os
-from pathlib import Path
-
-os.environ.setdefault("QT_QPA_PLATFORM", "offscreen")
-
-from PySide6.QtCore import QPointF, QRectF, Qt  # noqa: E402
-from PySide6.QtGui import (  # noqa: E402
-    QBrush,
-    QColor,
-    QGuiApplication,
-    QImage,
-    QLinearGradient,
-    QPainter,
-    QPainterPath,
-)
-
-SIZE = 1024
-
-
-def render() -> QImage:
-    img = QImage(SIZE, SIZE, QImage.Format_ARGB32)
-    img.fill(Qt.transparent)
-
-    p = QPainter(img)
-    p.setRenderHint(QPainter.Antialiasing, True)
-
-    # «Squircle»: rectángulo con esquinas redondeadas estilo macOS (~22% del lado).
-    margin = SIZE * 0.06
-    rect = QRectF(margin, margin, SIZE - 2 * margin, SIZE - 2 * margin)
-    radius = rect.width() * 0.2237
-    body = QPainterPath()
-    body.addRoundedRect(rect, radius, radius)
-
-    grad = QLinearGradient(rect.topLeft(), rect.bottomRight())
-    grad.setColorAt(0.0, QColor("#4b3bd6"))
-    grad.setColorAt(1.0, QColor("#7b2ff7"))
-    p.fillPath(body, QBrush(grad))
-
-    # Barras verticales tenues: guiño a «jail».
-    p.save()
-    p.setClipPath(body)
-    p.setPen(Qt.NoPen)
-    p.setBrush(QColor(255, 255, 255, 26))
-    bars = 5
-    bar_w = rect.width() * 0.052
-    gap = (rect.width() - bars * bar_w) / (bars + 1)
-    x = rect.left() + gap
-    for _ in range(bars):
-        p.drawRoundedRect(QRectF(x, rect.top(), bar_w, rect.height()), bar_w / 2, bar_w / 2)
-        x += bar_w + gap
-    p.restore()
-
-    # Triángulo de «play» centrado, blanco con esquinas redondeadas.
-    cx, cy = rect.center().x(), rect.center().y()
-    r = rect.width() * 0.26
-    tri = QPainterPath()
-    tri.moveTo(QPointF(cx - r * 0.55, cy - r * 0.95))
-    tri.lineTo(QPointF(cx - r * 0.55, cy + r * 0.95))
-    tri.lineTo(QPointF(cx + r * 1.0, cy))
-    tri.closeSubpath()
-
-    pen_brush = QColor("#ffffff")
-    stroker_pen = p.pen()
-    stroker_pen.setColor(pen_brush)
-    stroker_pen.setWidthF(r * 0.28)
-    stroker_pen.setJoinStyle(Qt.RoundJoin)
-    stroker_pen.setCapStyle(Qt.RoundCap)
-    p.strokePath(tri, stroker_pen)
-    p.fillPath(tri, pen_brush)
-
-    p.end()
-    return img
-
-
-def main() -> int:
-    QGuiApplication([])
-    out = Path(__file__).resolve().parent / "icon.png"
-    img = render()
-    if not img.save(str(out), "PNG"):
-        print(f"[icon] no se pudo guardar {out}")
-        return 1
-    print(f"[icon] generado {out} ({SIZE}x{SIZE})")
-    return 0
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    raise SystemExit(main())
diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 79b8afb..0dc9b61 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -40,39 +40,23 @@ echo "[build] versión: v${VERSION}"
 echo "[build] limpiando artefactos previos…"
 rm -rf dist build app.build app.dist app.onefile-build
 
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Construye assets/icon.icns desde assets/icon.png (regenerable con make_icon.py).
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-build_icns() {
-  local png="assets/icon.png"
-  local icns="assets/icon.icns"
-  if [ ! -f "$png" ]; then
-    echo "[build] generando icono provisional (assets/icon.png)…"
-    QT_QPA_PLATFORM=offscreen .venv/bin/python assets/make_icon.py
-  fi
-  echo "[build] construyendo ${icns}…"
-  local iconset="assets/icon.iconset"
-  rm -rf "$iconset"; mkdir -p "$iconset"
-  local s
-  for s in 16 32 128 256 512; do
-    sips -z "$s" "$s"           "$png" --out "$iconset/icon_${s}x${s}.png"     >/dev/null
-    sips -z $((s*2)) $((s*2))   "$png" --out "$iconset/icon_${s}x${s}@2x.png"  >/dev/null
-  done
-  iconutil -c icns "$iconset" -o "$icns"
-  rm -rf "$iconset"
-}
+ICON_ICNS="icon/icon.icns"
+ICON_PNG="icon/icon.png"
 
 if [ "$OS" = "darwin" ]; then
   # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
   # macOS: app bundle + DMG
   # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  build_icns
+  if [ ! -f "$ICON_ICNS" ]; then
+    echo "[build] falta ${ICON_ICNS}" >&2
+    exit 1
+  fi
 
   echo "[build] compilando jlauncher.app (PySide6; puede tardar varios minutos)…"
   .venv/bin/python -m nuitka \
     --standalone \
     --macos-create-app-bundle \
-    --macos-app-icon=assets/icon.icns \
+    --macos-app-icon="$ICON_ICNS" \
     --macos-app-name=jlauncher \
     --macos-app-version="$VERSION" \
     --macos-signed-app-name=com.jailgames.jlauncher \
@@ -102,7 +86,7 @@ if [ "$OS" = "darwin" ]; then
 
   echo "[build] sembrando games.toml y icon.png en Contents/Resources…"
   cp games.toml "$APP/Contents/Resources/games.toml"
-  cp assets/icon.png "$APP/Contents/Resources/icon.png"  # usado por el diálogo «Quant a»
+  cp "$ICON_PNG" "$APP/Contents/Resources/icon.png"  # usado por el diálogo «Quant a»
 
   # Bundle ad-hoc (sin Developer ID): quitamos quarantine para abrir sin fricción local.
   xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine "$APP" 2>/dev/null || true
diff --git a/jlauncher/paths.py b/jlauncher/paths.py
index b15dc17..48a94d9 100644
--- a/jlauncher/paths.py
+++ b/jlauncher/paths.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ def app_icon_path() -> Path | None:
     if bundle is not None:
         candidate = bundle / "Contents" / "Resources" / "icon.png"
     else:
-        candidate = base_dir() / "assets" / "icon.png"
+        candidate = base_dir() / "icon" / "icon.png"
     return candidate if candidate.exists() else None