diff --git a/frontend/static/proxmox.css b/frontend/static/proxmox.css
index 8c75ba4..2e28257 100644
--- a/frontend/static/proxmox.css
+++ b/frontend/static/proxmox.css
@@ -293,3 +293,50 @@ body {
 .pve-divider { border: none; border-top: 1px solid var(--pve-border); margin: 1rem 0; }
 .pve-code    { background: #f5f5f5; padding: 0.1rem 0.4rem; border-radius: 2px; font-size: 0.78rem; }
 .pve-center  { text-align: center; }
+
+/* ── Landing page ─────────────────────────────────────────────── */
+.pve-hero {
+  text-align: center;
+  padding: 1.8rem 1rem 1.2rem;
+}
+.pve-hero h1 {
+  font-size: 1.5rem;
+  font-weight: 700;
+  color: var(--pve-text);
+  margin-bottom: 0.3rem;
+}
+.pve-hero p {
+  font-size: 0.82rem;
+  color: var(--pve-muted);
+}
+
+.landing-cards {
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
+  gap: 1rem;
+  margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
+}
+@media (max-width: 520px) { .landing-cards { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }
+
+.landing-card {
+  background: var(--pve-panel-bg);
+  border: 1px solid var(--pve-border);
+  border-radius: var(--pve-radius);
+  padding: 1.2rem 1rem;
+  text-align: center;
+  cursor: default;
+  box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.04);
+}
+.landing-card:hover { border-color: var(--pve-accent); }
+.landing-card-icon { font-size: 1.6rem; margin-bottom: 0.4rem; }
+.landing-card h3 {
+  font-size: 0.9rem;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  margin-bottom: 0.3rem;
+}
+.landing-card p {
+  font-size: 0.75rem;
+  color: var(--pve-muted);
+  margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
+  line-height: 1.4;
+}
diff --git a/frontend/templates/index.html b/frontend/templates/index.html
index c35623f..f964f7f 100644
--- a/frontend/templates/index.html
+++ b/frontend/templates/index.html
@@ -1,52 +1,62 @@
 {% extends "base.html" %}
 {% block content %}
 
+<div class="pve-hero">
+  <h1>VM Bench</h1>
+  <p>Convert VMware images to Proxmox VMs &mdash; automatic OS detection, disk shrink, EFI probing.</p>
+</div>
+
 <div id="resume-sessions" class="pve-panel pve-hidden">
   <div class="pve-panel-header">
-    <span class="pve-panel-title">Resume Previous Session</span>
+    <span class="pve-panel-title">Resume Previous Sessions</span>
   </div>
-  <div class="pve-panel-body" id="resume-sessions-list">
+  <div class="pve-panel-body" id="resume-sessions-list"></div>
+</div>
+
+<div class="landing-cards">
+  <div class="landing-card" id="card-download">
+    <div class="landing-card-icon">&#x1F4E5;</div>
+    <h3>Download</h3>
+    <p>Pull a disk image or archive from a URL via high-speed download.</p>
+    <button class="pve-btn pve-btn-primary" onclick="showDownload()">Start</button>
+  </div>
+  <div class="landing-card" id="card-scp">
+    <div class="landing-card-icon">&#x1F4E1;</div>
+    <h3>SCP Pull</h3>
+    <p>Transfer files directly from a remote server via SCP &mdash; no middle hop.</p>
+    <a href="/scp" class="pve-btn pve-btn-primary">Start</a>
   </div>
 </div>
 
-<div class="pve-panel" id="step1">
+<div id="download-section" class="pve-panel pve-hidden">
   <div class="pve-panel-header">
-    <span class="pve-panel-title">New Conversion Session</span>
+    <span class="pve-panel-title" id="download-title">New Download Session</span>
   </div>
   <div class="pve-panel-body">
-
   <form id="session-form" onsubmit="startSession(event)">
-    <div class="pve-form-group">
-      <label for="vm-name">VM Name *</label>
-      <input type="text" id="vm-name" name="vm_name" required class="pve-input"
-             placeholder="e.g. debian-test" value="{{ prefill_vmname or '' }}">
-      <span class="pve-hint">Display name for the VM on the Proxmox host.</span>
+    <div class="pve-row">
+      <div class="pve-form-group">
+        <label>VM Name *</label>
+        <input type="text" id="vm-name" name="vm_name" required class="pve-input"
+               placeholder="e.g. debian-test" value="{{ prefill_vmname or '' }}">
+      </div>
+      <div class="pve-form-group">
+        <label>VM ID *</label>
+        <input type="number" id="vmid" name="vmid" required class="pve-input"
+               placeholder="e.g. 21050" min="21000" max="21100">
+        <span class="pve-hint">Range 21000&ndash;21100. Must be unique on host.</span>
+      </div>
     </div>
-
-    <div class="pve-form-group">
-      <label for="vmid">VM ID *</label>
-      <input type="number" id="vmid" name="vmid" required class="pve-input"
-             placeholder="e.g. 21050" min="21000" max="21100">
-      <span class="pve-hint">Range 21000–21100. Must be unique on the Proxmox host.</span>
-    </div>
-
-    <div class="pve-form-group">
-      <label for="source-url">Download URL *</label>
+    <div class="pve-form-group" id="url-group">
+      <label>Download URL *</label>
       <input type="url" id="source-url" name="source_url" required class="pve-input"
              placeholder="https://example.com/image.7z">
       <span class="pve-hint">Direct URL to a disk image or archive (.vmdk, .7z, .zip, etc.)</span>
     </div>
-
     <button type="submit" id="start-btn" class="pve-btn pve-btn-primary">Download &amp; Analyse</button>
+    <button type="button" class="pve-btn" onclick="hideDownload()" style="margin-left:0.5rem;">Cancel</button>
   </form>
 
-  <hr class="pve-divider">
-  <p class="pve-dim" style="font-size:0.78rem; margin-bottom:0.5rem;">
-    Files on a remote server? Pull directly via SCP:
-  </p>
-  <a href="/scp" class="pve-btn">SCP Pull</a>
-
-  <!-- Progress area -->
   <div id="session-status" class="pve-hidden" style="margin-top:1rem;">
     <div id="phase-label" style="margin-bottom:0.5rem;"></div>
     <div class="pve-progress">
@@ -63,6 +73,24 @@
 <script>
 loadSessions();
 
+function showDownload() {
+  document.getElementById('card-download').style.display = 'none';
+  document.getElementById('card-scp').style.display = 'none';
+  document.getElementById('download-section').classList.remove('pve-hidden');
+  document.getElementById('download-title').textContent = 'New Download Session';
+  document.getElementById('url-group').classList.remove('pve-hidden');
+  document.getElementById('start-btn').textContent = 'Download & Analyse';
+  document.getElementById('start-btn').onclick = null; // restore form submit
+  document.getElementById('source-url').required = true;
+}
+
+function hideDownload() {
+  document.getElementById('card-download').style.display = '';
+  document.getElementById('card-scp').style.display = '';
+  document.getElementById('download-section').classList.add('pve-hidden');
+  window.RESUMED_SID = null;
+}
+
 async function loadSessions() {
   try {
     var resp = await fetch('/session/sessions');
@@ -89,17 +117,26 @@ async function loadSessions() {
 }
 
 function resumeSession(sessionId, firstFile) {
-  var vmid = document.getElementById('vmid').value;
-  var vmName = document.getElementById('vm-name').value.trim();
-  if (!vmid) { alert('Please enter a VM ID first.'); return; }
-  window.RESUMED_SID = sessionId;
-  var ses = document.getElementById('resume-sessions');
-  ses.classList.add('pve-hidden');
-  document.getElementById('step1').style.display = 'none';
-  var status = document.getElementById('session-status');
-  status.classList.remove('pve-hidden');
-  setPhase('Analysing source image...', 0, true);
-  runAnalysis(vmid, firstFile, vmName, sessionId);
+  document.getElementById('card-download').style.display = 'none';
+  document.getElementById('card-scp').style.display = 'none';
+  document.getElementById('download-section').classList.remove('pve-hidden');
+  document.getElementById('download-title').textContent = 'Resume Session';
+  document.getElementById('url-group').classList.add('pve-hidden');
+  var btn = document.getElementById('start-btn');
+  btn.textContent = 'Resume Analysis';
+  btn.onclick = function(e) {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    var vmid = document.getElementById('vmid').value;
+    var vmName = document.getElementById('vm-name').value.trim();
+    if (!vmid) { alert('Please enter a VM ID.'); return; }
+    window.RESUMED_SID = sessionId;
+    document.getElementById('resume-sessions').classList.add('pve-hidden');
+    var status = document.getElementById('session-status');
+    status.classList.remove('pve-hidden');
+    setPhase('Analysing source image...', 0, true);
+    runAnalysis(vmid, firstFile, vmName, sessionId);
+  };
+  document.getElementById('source-url').required = false;
 }
 
 function setPhase(label, pct, isSpinner) {
@@ -278,7 +315,7 @@ async function submitJob(e) {
   try {
     const resp = await fetch('/session/confirm', { method: 'POST', body: formData });
     const html = await resp.text();
-    document.getElementById('step1').style.display = 'none';
+    document.getElementById('download-section').style.display = 'none';
     document.getElementById('analysis-section').innerHTML = '';
     document.getElementById('polling-section').innerHTML = html;
     initPolling();
@@ -376,4 +413,4 @@ async function copyVM(jobId, vmid, sourceFilename) {
 }
 </script>
 
-{% endblock %}
+{% endblock %}
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