www/src/data/faq.ts

@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@ export const faqItems: FaqItem[] = [
   {
     question: "Is Gridline really free for commercial use?",
     answer:
-      "Yes. Gridline is released under the Apache 2.0 license. You can use it for personal, commercial, or internal company work without paying or signing up.",
+      "Yes. Gridline is Apache 2.0. You can use it for personal, commercial, or internal work without paying or signing up.",
   },
   {
     question: "Which databases are supported?",
     answer:
-      "PostgreSQL and SQLite are fully supported today, including browsing, querying, editing, backups, and visual tools. MySQL and Redis connections are in active development.",
+      "PostgreSQL and SQLite are fully supported today — browsing, querying, editing, backups, and the visual tools. MySQL and Redis connections are in active development.",
   },
   {
     question: "How is this different from TablePlus, Beekeeper Studio, or DB Pro?",
@@ -22,10 +22,15 @@ export const faqItems: FaqItem[] = [
   {
     question: "Do you store my database credentials?",
     answer:
-      "Passwords are stored in your operating system keychain — macOS Keychain, Linux Secret Service, or Windows Credential Manager — never in Gridline's local SQLite database.",
+      "No. Passwords live in your operating system keychain — macOS Keychain, Linux Secret Service, or Windows Credential Manager — never in Gridline's local SQLite database.",
   },
   {
-    question: "Can I self-host or contribute?",
+    question: "How do you make money?",
+    answer:
+      "Gridline is free and isn't built around a paywall. If it saves you time, you can buy a coffee at ko-fi.com/adrianbonpin — it's entirely optional and never gates a feature. Otherwise, issues, docs, and contributions all help.",
+  },
+  {
+    question: "Can I contribute or self-host?",
     answer:
       "Gridline is a desktop app, not a SaaS, so there's nothing to self-host. The repo is open for contributions: code, docs, translations, and issue reports are all welcome.",
   },

www/src/layouts/Layout.astro

@@ -149,12 +149,13 @@ const isProd = import.meta.env.PROD;
             <ul class="space-y-2 text-sm text-[var(--text-muted)]">
               <li><a href="https://x.com/AdrianBonpin" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="footer-link">X / Twitter</a></li>
               <li><a href="mailto:adrianbonpin@gmail.com" class="footer-link">Email</a></li>
+              <li><a href="https://ko-fi.com/adrianbonpin" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="footer-link">Support on Ko-fi ☕</a></li>
             </ul>
           </div>
         </div>
         <div class="mt-12 pt-8 border-t border-[var(--border)] flex flex-col md:flex-row justify-between gap-3 text-xs text-[var(--text-muted)] font-mono">
           <span>© 2026 Gridline contributors · Apache 2.0</span>
-          <span>Made with care for databases.</span>
+          <span>Coffee-powered.</span>
         </div>
       </div>
     </footer>

www/src/pages/index.astro

@@ -176,13 +176,21 @@ const jsonLd = [
   <section id="oss" class="section-animate py-20 md:py-28 text-center">
     <div class="max-w-[800px] mx-auto px-6">
       <p class="font-mono text-xs text-[var(--accent)] uppercase tracking-[0.15em] mb-3">Open Source</p>
-      <h2 class="font-serif text-3xl md:text-5xl mb-5">Built in public.<br />No VC roadmap, no rug pulls.</h2>
+      <h2 class="font-serif text-3xl md:text-5xl mb-5">Built in public,<br />no VC roadmap attached.</h2>
       <p class="text-[var(--text-muted)] mb-8 max-w-md mx-auto">
         Gridline is Apache 2.0 and developed openly. Contributions, issues, and feature requests are welcome.
       </p>
+      <div class="flex flex-wrap items-center justify-center gap-3">
         <a href="https://git.ranio.xyz/adrianbonpin/gridline" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="ghost-btn">
           Star on Gitea
         </a>
+        <a href="https://ko-fi.com/adrianbonpin" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="ghost-btn">
+          ☕ Support on Ko-fi
+        </a>
+      </div>
+      <p class="mt-6 text-xs text-[var(--text-muted)] max-w-sm mx-auto">
+        Gridline stays free — no feature is ever behind a payment. Ko-fi is only for those who want to say thanks.
+      </p>
     </div>
   </section>