diff --git a/app/main.cpp b/app/main.cpp
index 9f538b9..4ecbf55 100644
--- a/app/main.cpp
+++ b/app/main.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 
+#if defined(_WIN32)
+#  include <windows.h>
+#endif
+
 namespace {
 
 constexpr i32 kInitialWidth = 1200;
@@ -233,6 +237,16 @@ void ProcessMouseEvent(App *app, const MouseEvent &event) {
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
   SDL_SetMainReady();
 
+  // Detach the console when we are its only process (Explorer double-click).
+  // Keep it when launched from an existing terminal so stderr/stdout still work.
+#if defined(_WIN32)
+  DWORD process_ids[2];
+  DWORD count = GetConsoleProcessList(process_ids, 2);
+  if (count == 1) {
+    FreeConsole();
+  }
+#endif
+
   Arena *arena = ArenaAlloc(GB(1));
 
   // --screenshot <path>: draw one frame, save it, exit. Everything else on the