diff --git a/src/chat/chat_msg.c b/src/chat/chat_msg.c
index f44fe5a1..20f71fba 100644
--- a/src/chat/chat_msg.c
+++ b/src/chat/chat_msg.c
@@ -97,6 +97,9 @@ static void chat_core_submit_media_message(struct chat_msg_submit* req) {
                CC_ID, req->channel_id, req->content_type,
                req->media_dt, req->media_basename, req->media_ext, req->media_num_blocks);
 
+    DEBUG_DEBUG(DEBUG_CATEGORY_DB_SYNC, "%s: db_path='%s' initialized=%d",
+                CC_ID, g_cc.db_path, g_cc.initialized);
+
     struct DB_SYNC_INSTANCE* si = si_find(req->channel_id);
     if (!si) { DEBUG_ERROR(DEBUG_CATEGORY_DB_SYNC, "%s: no db_sync instance for ch=%s", CC_ID, req->channel_id); return; }
 
@@ -112,6 +115,9 @@ static void chat_core_submit_media_message(struct chat_msg_submit* req) {
             snprintf(media_dir, sizeof(media_dir), "%s/media/%s", g_cc.db_path, req->channel_id);
     }
 
+    DEBUG_DEBUG(DEBUG_CATEGORY_DB_SYNC, "%s: media_dir='%s' dt='%s' stem='%s' ext='%s'",
+                CC_ID, media_dir, req->media_dt, req->media_basename, req->media_ext);
+
     uint32_t num_blocks = req->media_num_blocks;
     uint64_t block_size = 0;
     uint64_t file_size = 0;
diff --git a/tools/chatgui/resources/chatgui.qrc b/tools/chatgui/resources/chatgui.qrc
index 24f828e8..dcda5edc 100644
--- a/tools/chatgui/resources/chatgui.qrc
+++ b/tools/chatgui/resources/chatgui.qrc
@@ -5,5 +5,10 @@
         <file>animations/greeting.tgs</file>
         <file>animations/stop.tgs</file>
         <file>animations/robot.tgs</file>
+        <file>icons/attach.png</file>
+        <file>icons/emoji.png</file>
+        <file>icons/mic.png</file>
+        <file>icons/send.png</file>
+        <file>bg.jpg</file>
     </qresource>
 </RCC>
diff --git a/tools/chatgui/resources/icons/attach.png b/tools/chatgui/resources/icons/attach.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7c8d545e
Binary files /dev/null and b/tools/chatgui/resources/icons/attach.png differ
diff --git a/tools/chatgui/resources/icons/emoji.png b/tools/chatgui/resources/icons/emoji.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..686ba3fd
Binary files /dev/null and b/tools/chatgui/resources/icons/emoji.png differ
diff --git a/tools/chatgui/resources/icons/mic.png b/tools/chatgui/resources/icons/mic.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d5b72063
Binary files /dev/null and b/tools/chatgui/resources/icons/mic.png differ
diff --git a/tools/chatgui/resources/icons/send.png b/tools/chatgui/resources/icons/send.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5c1f97e6
Binary files /dev/null and b/tools/chatgui/resources/icons/send.png differ
diff --git a/tools/chatgui/src/inputbar.cpp b/tools/chatgui/src/inputbar.cpp
index b22b72fa..a6ae5496 100644
--- a/tools/chatgui/src/inputbar.cpp
+++ b/tools/chatgui/src/inputbar.cpp
@@ -18,15 +18,18 @@
 #include <QResizeEvent>
 #include <QDir>
 #include <QProgressBar>
+#include <QIcon>
 #include <cmath>
 
-static QPushButton *makeIconBtn(const QString &text, const QString &tooltip, QWidget *parent) {
-    auto *btn = new QPushButton(text, parent);
+static QPushButton *makeIconBtn(const QIcon& icon, const QString &tooltip, QWidget *parent) {
+    auto *btn = new QPushButton(parent);
+    btn->setIcon(icon);
+    btn->setIconSize(QSize(20, 20));
     btn->setFixedSize(34, 34);
     btn->setCursor(Qt::PointingHandCursor);
     btn->setToolTip(tooltip);
     btn->setStyleSheet(
-        "QPushButton { border: none; border-radius: 4px; font-size: 18px; background: transparent; }"
+        "QPushButton { border: none; border-radius: 4px; background: transparent; }"
         "QPushButton:hover { background: palette(light); }"
     );
     return btn;
@@ -54,7 +57,7 @@ InputBar::InputBar(EmojiPanel *emojiPanel, AudioRecorder *recorder, QWidget *par
     layout->setContentsMargins(8, 4, 8, 4);
     layout->setSpacing(4);
 
-    m_attachBtn = makeIconBtn(QString::fromUtf8("\xF0\x9F\x93\x8E"),
+    m_attachBtn = makeIconBtn(QIcon(":/icons/attach.png"),
                               QString::fromUtf8("Прикрепить"), this);
     connect(m_attachBtn, &QPushButton::clicked, this, &InputBar::onAttachClicked);
     layout->addWidget(wrapBottomBtn(m_attachBtn, 3), 0, Qt::AlignBottom);
@@ -72,18 +75,18 @@ InputBar::InputBar(EmojiPanel *emojiPanel, AudioRecorder *recorder, QWidget *par
     m_input->setFixedHeight(fm.lineSpacing() + 12);
     layout->addWidget(m_input, 1);
 
-    m_emojiBtn = makeIconBtn(QString::fromUtf8("\xF0\x9F\x99\x82"),
+    m_emojiBtn = makeIconBtn(QIcon(":/icons/emoji.png"),
                              QString::fromUtf8("Смайлики"), this);
     layout->addWidget(wrapBottomBtn(m_emojiBtn, 3), 0, Qt::AlignBottom);
 
-    m_pttBtn = makeIconBtn(QString::fromUtf8("\xF0\x9F\x8E\xA4"),
+    m_pttBtn = makeIconBtn(QIcon(":/icons/mic.png"),
                            QString::fromUtf8("Голосовое сообщение (удерживайте)"), this);
     layout->addWidget(wrapBottomBtn(m_pttBtn, 3), 0, Qt::AlignBottom);
 
-    auto *sendBtn = makeIconBtn(QString::fromUtf8("\xE2\x9E\xA4"),
+    auto *sendBtn = makeIconBtn(QIcon(":/icons/send.png"),
                                 QString::fromUtf8("Отправить"), this);
     sendBtn->setStyleSheet(sendBtn->styleSheet() +
-        "QPushButton { color: palette(highlight); font-weight: bold; }");
+        "QPushButton { border: 1px solid palette(highlight); }");
     layout->addWidget(sendBtn, 0, Qt::AlignBottom);
 
     connect(m_input, &QTextEdit::textChanged, this, &InputBar::adjustInputHeight);
@@ -203,7 +206,7 @@ void InputBar::onPttPressed() {
     m_recorder->startRecording();
     m_pttActive = true;
     m_pttBtn->setStyleSheet(m_pttBtn->styleSheet() +
-        "QPushButton { background: #e74c3c; color: white; border-radius: 4px; }");
+        "QPushButton { background: #e74c3c; border-radius: 4px; }");
 }
 
 void InputBar::onPttReleased() {
@@ -211,7 +214,7 @@ void InputBar::onPttReleased() {
     m_pttActive = false;
     m_recorder->stopRecording();
     m_pttBtn->setStyleSheet(
-        "QPushButton { border: none; border-radius: 4px; font-size: 18px; background: transparent; }"
+        "QPushButton { border: none; border-radius: 4px; background: transparent; }"
         "QPushButton:hover { background: palette(light); }");
 
     int durationMs = m_recorder->durationMs();