diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index b4198ce9..284157ba 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ make install  # install binary to /usr/bin (requires sudo)
 
 ## Project overview
 
-ashell is a status bar for Wayland compositors, written in Rust with the iced GUI framework.
+ashell is a desktop shell for Wayland compositors, written in Rust with the iced GUI framework.
 It has dedicated backends for Hyprland and Niri and a generic Wayland fallback for other compositors.
 It follows the Elm architecture (model → update → view) with a modular design separating UI modules from backend services.
 
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index aafa6e90..ed8a464a 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "ashell"
-description = "A ready to go status bar for Wayland compositors"
+description = "A ready to go desktop shell for Wayland"
 homepage = "https://malpenzibo.github.io/ashell/"
 repository = "https://github.com/MalpenZibo/ashell"
 authors = ["Simone Camito (Zibo)"]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3e9f639a..6b6ba450 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MalpenZibo/ashell/main/website/static/img/logo_header_dark.svg" alt="ashell" height="140"/>
   </a>
 </h1>
-<p align="center">A ready to go status bar for Wayland compositors.</p>
+<p align="center">A ready to go desktop shell for Wayland.</p>
 <p align="center">
     <a href="https://matrix.to/#/#ashell:matrix.org"><img alt="Matrix" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/matrix-%23ashell-blue?logo=matrix"></a>
     <a href="https://github.com/MalpenZibo/ashell/blob/main/LICENSE"><img alt="GitHub License" src="https://img.shields.io/github/license/MalpenZibo/ashell"></a>
diff --git a/docs/book.toml b/docs/book.toml
index 0b579080..586e5134 100644
--- a/docs/book.toml
+++ b/docs/book.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ authors = ["ashell contributors"]
 language = "en"
 src = "src"
 title = "ashell Developer Guide"
-description = "Developer onboarding and architecture reference for the ashell Wayland status bar"
+description = "Developer onboarding and architecture reference for the ashell Wayland desktop shell"
 
 [output.html]
 default-theme = "coal"
diff --git a/docs/src/introduction.md b/docs/src/introduction.md
index c100a053..51618277 100644
--- a/docs/src/introduction.md
+++ b/docs/src/introduction.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 > **Note:** The content of this developer guide has been entirely generated by AI, based on analysis of the ashell source code, GitHub issues, pull requests, and project discussions. It may contain inaccuracies or become outdated as the project evolves. Contributions to improve and maintain this documentation are welcome.
 
-**ashell** is a ready-to-go status bar for Wayland compositors. It ships dedicated backends for [Hyprland](https://hyprland.org/) and [Niri](https://github.com/YaLTeR/niri) and falls back to a generic Wayland backend on other compositors. It is written in Rust using the [iced](https://iced.rs/) GUI framework and provides a modern, feature-rich taskbar experience for Wayland-based Linux desktops.
+**ashell** is a ready-to-go desktop shell for Wayland. It ships dedicated backends for [Hyprland](https://hyprland.org/) and [Niri](https://github.com/YaLTeR/niri) and falls back to a generic Wayland backend on other compositors. It is written in Rust using the [iced](https://iced.rs/) GUI framework and provides a modern, feature-rich desktop shell experience for Wayland-based Linux desktops.
 
 ## Who This Book Is For
 
diff --git a/website/docs/intro.md b/website/docs/intro.md
index 2f9c4fc7..430e6313 100644
--- a/website/docs/intro.md
+++ b/website/docs/intro.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ sidebar_position: 1
 
 # 🚀 Getting Started
 
-Ashell is a Wayland status bar written in Rust using the `iced` library. It runs
+Ashell is a ready to go desktop shell for Wayland, written in Rust using the `iced` library. It runs
 on any Wayland compositor. See [Compositor Support](./compositor-support.md) for
 the dedicated integrations, the generic fallback, and the feature matrix.
 
diff --git a/website/docusaurus.config.ts b/website/docusaurus.config.ts
index 9efba209..02eef97d 100644
--- a/website/docusaurus.config.ts
+++ b/website/docusaurus.config.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import type * as Preset from "@docusaurus/preset-classic";
 
 const config: Config = {
   title: "Ashell",
-  tagline: "A ready to go status bar for Wayland compositors",
+  tagline: "A ready to go desktop shell for Wayland",
   favicon: "img/favicon.svg",
 
   // Future flags, see https://docusaurus.io/docs/api/docusaurus-config#future