diff --git a/apps/palette/web/index.html b/apps/palette/web/index.html
index 1a3bcd3e..4e03b22d 100644
--- a/apps/palette/web/index.html
+++ b/apps/palette/web/index.html
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
       content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, user-scalable=no, viewport-fit=cover"
     />
     <title>palette</title>
-    <meta name="description" content="A new Verdant app" />
+    <meta name="description" content="Paint what you see" />
     <link rel="icon" href="/favicon.ico" />
     <!-- <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/apple-touch-icon.png" sizes="180x180" /> -->
     <!-- <link rel="mask-icon" href="/mask-icon.svg" color="#ffffff" /> -->
@@ -20,15 +20,15 @@
 			property="og:image:alt"
 			content=""
 		/> -->
-    <meta property="og:title" content="palette" />
-    <meta property="og:description" content="A new Verdant app" />
+    <meta property="og:title" content="Palette" />
+    <meta property="og:description" content="Paint what you see" />
     <!-- <meta property="og:url" content="FILL THIS IN" /> -->
-    <meta property="og:site_name" content="palette" />
+    <meta property="og:site_name" content="Palette" />
 
     <meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image" />
     <meta name="twitter:image:alt" content="" />
-    <meta name="twitter:title" content="palette" />
-    <meta name="twitter:description" content="A new Verdant app" />
+    <meta name="twitter:title" content="Palette" />
+    <meta name="twitter:description" content="Paint what you see" />
     <meta name="apple-mobile-web-app-capable" content="yes" />
   </head>
 
diff --git a/apps/palette/web/vite.config.ts b/apps/palette/web/vite.config.ts
index 5259de53..f480b61a 100644
--- a/apps/palette/web/vite.config.ts
+++ b/apps/palette/web/vite.config.ts
@@ -17,9 +17,10 @@ export default defineConfig(({ command, mode }) => ({
       filename: 'service-worker.ts',
       manifest: {
         id: 'palette-main',
-        name: 'palette',
-        short_name: 'palette',
-        description: '',
+        name: 'Palette: paint what you see',
+        short_name: 'Palette',
+        description:
+          'A simple tool for picking colors out of a reference photo',
         theme_color: '#ffffff',
         background_color: '#ffffff',
         icons: icons(),