diff --git a/frontend/electron/main.ts b/frontend/electron/main.ts
index d973028..604c9a3 100644
--- a/frontend/electron/main.ts
+++ b/frontend/electron/main.ts
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ const RENDERER_METHODS: ReadonlySet<string> = new Set([
   'init',
   'get_state',
   'create_profile',
+  'import_profile',
   'select_profile',
   'publish_profile_metadata',
   'set_profile_picture',
diff --git a/frontend/package.json b/frontend/package.json
index 8fa43e2..5886ed4 100644
--- a/frontend/package.json
+++ b/frontend/package.json
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
     "format:check": "prettier --check .",
     "electron:build": "tsc -p tsconfig.electron.json",
     "start": "npm run electron:build && electron .",
+    "start:dev": "npm run electron:build && NOSTR_GUI_DEV_URL=${NOSTR_GUI_DEV_URL:-http://localhost:5173} electron .",
     "desktop:install": "bash scripts/install-desktop-entry.sh",
     "dist": "npm run build && npm run electron:build && electron-builder --linux dir"
   },
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/api.ts b/frontend/src/lib/api.ts
index 8f0f7d6..ff1c928 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/api.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/api.ts
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ export const api = {
   getState: () => call<AppState>('get_state'),
   createProfile: (label: string, settings?: Settings) =>
     call<{ profile: ProfileSummary; state: AppState }>('create_profile', { label, settings }),
+  importProfile: (label: string, secret: string) =>
+    call<{ profile: ProfileSummary; state: AppState }>('import_profile', { label, secret }),
   selectProfile: (npub: string) => call<AppState>('select_profile', { npub }),
   publishProfileMetadata: (npub: string) =>
     call<MetadataPublishReport>('publish_profile_metadata', { npub }),
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/types.ts b/frontend/src/lib/types.ts
index f64bd77..5030525 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/types.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/types.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-export type Theme = 'light' | 'dark' | 'glass' | 'neon' | 'impeccable' | 'impeccable-dark' | 'cosmic';
+export type Theme =
+  'light' | 'dark' | 'glass' | 'neon' | 'impeccable' | 'impeccable-dark' | 'cosmic';
 
 /** Lifecycle of the NIP-46 remote signer. */
 export type SignerPhase = 'stopped' | 'connecting' | 'connected';
diff --git a/frontend/src/screens/HomeScreen.tsx b/frontend/src/screens/HomeScreen.tsx
index 0bf3db6..f391857 100644
--- a/frontend/src/screens/HomeScreen.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/screens/HomeScreen.tsx
@@ -76,6 +76,31 @@ export function HomeScreen({ onNavigate, onCreateProfile }: HomeScreenProps) {
           </Button>
         </header>
 
+        {active && (
+          <section className="card home-identity-card" aria-labelledby="active-identity-title">
+            <div className="home-identity-content">
+              <Avatar npub={active.npub} label={active.label} size="lg" picture={active.picture} />
+              <div className="home-identity-copy">
+                <p className="home-identity-kicker">Active signing identity</p>
+                <h2 id="active-identity-title">Active profile</h2>
+                <strong className="home-identity-name" aria-label="Active profile name">
+                  {active.label}
+                </strong>
+                <code className="mono" title={active.npub}>
+                  {shortenNpub(active.npub, shorten)}
+                </code>
+                <p className="hint">
+                  Notes will be signed as this profile. Private keys never leave this computer.
+                </p>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+            <Button variant="secondary" onClick={() => onNavigate('profiles')}>
+              <Icon name="users" size={16} />
+              Switch profile
+            </Button>
+          </section>
+        )}
+
         <div className="home-grid">
           <section className="card">
             <header className="card-header">
diff --git a/frontend/src/screens/ImportProfileModal.tsx b/frontend/src/screens/ImportProfileModal.tsx
index 09430fb..d5018d8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/screens/ImportProfileModal.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/screens/ImportProfileModal.tsx
@@ -13,31 +13,55 @@ export function ImportProfileModal({ open, onClose }: { open: boolean; onClose:
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (open) {
-       setSecret(''); setError(null); setSaving(false);
-       requestAnimationFrame(() => labelRef.current?.focus());
+      setSecret('');
+      setError(null);
+      setSaving(false);
+      requestAnimationFrame(() => labelRef.current?.focus());
     }
   }, [open]);
 
   const submit = async (event: FormEvent) => {
     event.preventDefault();
     if (!secret.trim() || saving) return;
-    setSaving(true); setError(null);
-    try { await importProfile('', secret.trim()); onClose(); }
-    catch (err) { setError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)); setSaving(false); }
+    setSaving(true);
+    setError(null);
+    try {
+      await importProfile('', secret.trim());
+      onClose();
+    } catch (err) {
+      setError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err));
+      setSaving(false);
+    }
   };
 
-  return <Modal open={open} title="Add an existing account" onClose={onClose}>
-    <form onSubmit={submit} noValidate>
-      <p className="muted">Import an account using its private key. The key stays in your local vault and is never displayed.</p>
-      <div className="field">
-        <label htmlFor="import-profile-secret">Private key</label>
-        <input id="import-profile-secret" type="password" value={secret} onChange={(e) => setSecret(e.target.value)} placeholder="nsec1... or 64-character hex" autoComplete="off" />
-        {error && <ErrorText>{error}</ErrorText>}
-      </div>
-      <div className="modal-actions">
-        <Button variant="ghost" onClick={onClose} disabled={saving}>Cancel</Button>
-        <Button variant="primary" type="submit" loading={saving} disabled={!secret.trim()}>{saving ? 'Adding…' : 'Add account'}</Button>
-      </div>
-    </form>
-  </Modal>;
+  return (
+    <Modal open={open} title="Add an existing account" onClose={onClose}>
+      <form onSubmit={submit} noValidate>
+        <p className="muted">
+          Import an account using its private key. The key stays in your local vault and is never
+          displayed.
+        </p>
+        <div className="field">
+          <label htmlFor="import-profile-secret">Private key</label>
+          <input
+            id="import-profile-secret"
+            type="password"
+            value={secret}
+            onChange={(e) => setSecret(e.target.value)}
+            placeholder="nsec1... or 64-character hex"
+            autoComplete="off"
+          />
+          {error && <ErrorText>{error}</ErrorText>}
+        </div>
+        <div className="modal-actions">
+          <Button variant="ghost" onClick={onClose} disabled={saving}>
+            Cancel
+          </Button>
+          <Button variant="primary" type="submit" loading={saving} disabled={!secret.trim()}>
+            {saving ? 'Adding…' : 'Add account'}
+          </Button>
+        </div>
+      </form>
+    </Modal>
+  );
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/screens/ProfilesScreen.tsx b/frontend/src/screens/ProfilesScreen.tsx
index fdd796b..4831794 100644
--- a/frontend/src/screens/ProfilesScreen.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/screens/ProfilesScreen.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { ErrorText } from '../components/ErrorText';
 import { Icon } from '../components/Icon';
 import { Modal } from '../components/Modal';
 import { ProfileEditModal } from '../components/ProfileEditModal';
+import { ImportProfileModal } from './ImportProfileModal';
 import { ShowSecretKeyModal } from '../components/ShowSecretKeyModal';
 import { formatDate, shortenNpub } from '../lib/format';
 import type { MetadataPublishReport } from '../lib/types';
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ export function ProfilesScreen({ onCreateProfile }: ProfilesScreenProps) {
     picture?: string | null;
     nip05?: string | null;
   } | null>(null);
+  const [importOpen, setImportOpen] = useState(false);
 
   const profiles = state?.profiles ?? [];
   const shorten = state?.settings.shorten_npub ?? true;
@@ -120,10 +122,15 @@ export function ProfilesScreen({ onCreateProfile }: ProfilesScreenProps) {
             title="No profiles yet"
             description="Create a profile to get your own Nostr identity — a public npub address you can share, with a private key kept safely on this computer."
             action={
-              <Button variant="primary" onClick={onCreateProfile}>
-                <Icon name="plus" size={18} />
-                Create Profile
-              </Button>
+              <div className="modal-actions">
+                <Button variant="primary" onClick={onCreateProfile}>
+                  <Icon name="plus" size={18} />
+                  Create Profile
+                </Button>
+                <Button variant="secondary" onClick={() => setImportOpen(true)}>
+                  Add existing account
+                </Button>
+              </div>
             }
           />
         </div>
@@ -158,6 +165,9 @@ export function ProfilesScreen({ onCreateProfile }: ProfilesScreenProps) {
             <Icon name="plus" size={18} />
             Create Profile
           </Button>
+          <Button variant="secondary" onClick={() => setImportOpen(true)}>
+            Add existing account
+          </Button>
         </header>
 
         {error && <ErrorText id={errorId}>{error}</ErrorText>}
@@ -394,6 +404,7 @@ export function ProfilesScreen({ onCreateProfile }: ProfilesScreenProps) {
             onError={setError}
           />
         )}
+        <ImportProfileModal open={importOpen} onClose={() => setImportOpen(false)} />
       </div>
     </div>
   );
diff --git a/frontend/src/state/AppProvider.tsx b/frontend/src/state/AppProvider.tsx
index 473d782..9703932 100644
--- a/frontend/src/state/AppProvider.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/state/AppProvider.tsx
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ interface AppContextValue {
   lastPublish: LastPublish | null;
   refresh: () => Promise<void>;
   createProfile: (label: string) => Promise<ProfileSummary>;
+  importProfile: (label: string, secret: string) => Promise<ProfileSummary>;
   selectProfile: (npub: string) => Promise<void>;
   publishProfileMetadata: (npub: string) => Promise<MetadataPublishReport>;
   setProfilePicture: (npub: string, url: string | null) => Promise<MetadataPublishReport>;
@@ -122,6 +123,15 @@ export function AppProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
     [state?.settings],
   );
 
+  const importProfile = useCallback(
+    async (label: string, secret: string): Promise<ProfileSummary> => {
+      const result = await api.importProfile(label, secret);
+      setState(result.state);
+      return result.profile;
+    },
+    [],
+  );
+
   const selectProfile = useCallback(async (npub: string) => {
     const fresh = await api.selectProfile(npub);
     setState(fresh);
@@ -261,6 +271,7 @@ export function AppProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
       lastPublish,
       refresh,
       createProfile,
+      importProfile,
       selectProfile,
       publishNote,
       recordPublishFailure,
@@ -302,6 +313,7 @@ export function AppProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
       lastPublish,
       refresh,
       createProfile,
+      importProfile,
       selectProfile,
       publishProfileMetadata,
       setProfilePicture,
diff --git a/frontend/src/styles.css b/frontend/src/styles.css
index 5ecf371..aeca148 100644
--- a/frontend/src/styles.css
+++ b/frontend/src/styles.css
@@ -1475,6 +1475,70 @@ select {
   gap: 10px;
 }
 
+.home-identity-card {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  gap: 20px;
+  border-color: var(--success);
+  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--surface), var(--success-soft));
+}
+
+.home-identity-content {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 16px;
+  min-width: 0;
+}
+
+.home-identity-copy {
+  min-width: 0;
+}
+
+.home-identity-kicker {
+  margin: 0 0 4px;
+  color: var(--success);
+  font-size: 12px;
+  font-weight: 650;
+  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+}
+
+.home-identity-copy h2 {
+  margin: 0 0 4px;
+}
+
+.home-identity-name {
+  margin: 0 0 4px;
+  color: var(--text);
+  font-size: 18px;
+  font-weight: 650;
+}
+
+.home-identity-copy .mono {
+  display: inline-block;
+  max-width: 100%;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  vertical-align: bottom;
+}
+
+.home-identity-copy .hint {
+  max-width: 58ch;
+  margin: 8px 0 0;
+}
+
+@media (max-width: 620px) {
+  .home-identity-card {
+    align-items: stretch;
+    flex-direction: column;
+  }
+
+  .home-identity-card .btn {
+    width: 100%;
+  }
+}
+
 .home-profile-row {
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
diff --git a/frontend/src/test/HomeScreen.test.tsx b/frontend/src/test/HomeScreen.test.tsx
index 9d56d97..7eef738 100644
--- a/frontend/src/test/HomeScreen.test.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/test/HomeScreen.test.tsx
@@ -23,8 +23,12 @@ describe('HomeScreen', () => {
     const { onNavigate } = renderHome(backend);
     renderWithApp(<HomeScreen onNavigate={onNavigate} onCreateProfile={vi.fn()} />);
 
-    expect(await screen.findByText('Alice')).toBeInTheDocument();
-    expect(screen.getByText(/npub1alice\.\.\./)).toBeInTheDocument();
+    // The active profile name appears both in the identity card and in the profile row.
+    const identityCard = (await screen.findByText('Active signing identity')).closest(
+      '.home-identity-card',
+    ) as HTMLElement;
+    expect(within(identityCard).getByText('Alice')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(within(identityCard).getByText(/npub1alice\.\.\./)).toBeInTheDocument();
 
     const compose = screen.getByRole('button', { name: /Compose note/i });
     await userEvent.setup().click(compose);
@@ -36,7 +40,11 @@ describe('HomeScreen', () => {
     renderHome(backend);
     renderWithApp(<HomeScreen onNavigate={vi.fn()} onCreateProfile={vi.fn()} />);
 
-    const aliceRow = (await screen.findByText('Alice')).closest('.home-profile-row') as HTMLElement;
+    // The active profile row carries the "Selected" badge; find Alice via the profile list.
+    const profileList = await screen.findByRole('list');
+    const aliceRow = within(profileList)
+      .getByText('Alice')
+      .closest('.home-profile-row') as HTMLElement;
     await userEvent.setup().click(within(aliceRow).getByRole('button', { name: 'Copy full npub' }));
     await waitFor(() => {
       expect(backend.copied).toContain(ALICE);
diff --git a/src/ipc.rs b/src/ipc.rs
index f5554d9..1cc7e65 100644
--- a/src/ipc.rs
+++ b/src/ipc.rs
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ pub enum Request {
     CreateProfile {
         label: String,
     },
+    ImportProfile {
+        label: String,
+        secret: String,
+    },
     SelectProfile {
         npub: String,
     },
@@ -395,6 +399,20 @@ async fn run_with_app(app: &mut App, request: Request) -> Result<serde_json::Val
             Ok(json!({ "profile": summary, "state": app.state_view() }))
         }
 
+        Request::ImportProfile { label, secret } => {
+            let label = normalise_label(&label);
+            let key = app.vault_key().copied();
+            let summary = profiles::import_profile(
+                &mut app.vault,
+                label,
+                &secret,
+                key.as_ref(),
+                &app.settings,
+            )?;
+            app.save_vault()?;
+            Ok(json!({ "profile": summary, "state": app.state_view() }))
+        }
+
         Request::SelectProfile { npub } => {
             profiles::set_active(&mut app.vault, &npub)?;
             app.save_vault()?;