diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/org/briarproject/briar/desktop/ui/AboutDialog.kt b/src/main/kotlin/org/briarproject/briar/desktop/ui/AboutDialog.kt
index 3f35d9dbe97d678b97eb3b2458b8ddab9f5005a9..4f2355162ab208fc60a3429b0973e49f19a5dccb 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/org/briarproject/briar/desktop/ui/AboutDialog.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/org/briarproject/briar/desktop/ui/AboutDialog.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package org.briarproject.briar.desktop.ui
 
 import androidx.compose.foundation.VerticalScrollbar
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Arrangement
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Column
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.IntrinsicSize
@@ -8,24 +9,22 @@ import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Row
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxHeight
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxWidth
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.height
-import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.heightIn
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.padding
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.requiredSize
-import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.width
 import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.LazyColumn
 import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.items
 import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.rememberLazyListState
 import androidx.compose.foundation.rememberScrollbarAdapter
-import androidx.compose.material.Divider
+import androidx.compose.foundation.text.selection.SelectionContainer
 import androidx.compose.material.MaterialTheme
 import androidx.compose.material.Text
-import androidx.compose.material.TextField
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
 import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
 import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
+import androidx.compose.ui.text.style.TextOverflow
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
-import androidx.compose.ui.unit.max
 import org.briarproject.briar.desktop.BuildData
+import org.briarproject.briar.desktop.utils.InternationalizationUtils.i18n
 import org.briarproject.briar.desktop.utils.PreviewUtils.preview
 import java.time.Instant
 import java.time.ZoneId
@@ -52,14 +51,16 @@ fun AboutDialog(
     val buildTime = Instant.ofEpochMilli(BuildData.GIT_TIME).atZone(ZoneId.systemDefault()).toLocalDateTime()
 
     // rows displayed in table
-    val lines = buildList {
-        add(Pair("Copyright", "The Briar Project"))
-        add(Pair("License", "GNU Affero General Public License v3"))
-        add(Pair("Version", BuildData.VERSION))
-        add(Pair("Git branch", BuildData.GIT_BRANCH))
-        add(Pair("Git hash", BuildData.GIT_HASH))
-        add(Pair("Commit time", DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss").format(buildTime)))
-    }
+    val lines = listOf(
+        i18n("about.copyright") to "The Briar Project",
+        i18n("about.license") to "GNU Affero General Public License v3",
+        i18n("about.version") to BuildData.VERSION,
+        "Git branch" to BuildData.GIT_BRANCH,
+        "Git hash" to BuildData.GIT_HASH,
+        "Commit time" to DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss").format(buildTime),
+        i18n("about.website") to "https://briarproject.org",
+        i18n("about.contact") to "desktop@briarproject.org",
+    )
 
     BriarDialog(onClose = onClose) {
         val box = this
@@ -68,16 +69,25 @@ fun AboutDialog(
                 box.maxWidth.times(0.8f), box.maxHeight.times(0.8f)
             ).padding(16.dp)
         ) {
-            Row(modifier = Modifier.padding(bottom = 8.dp), verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically) {
-                val minSize = 20.dp
-                BriarLogo(modifier = Modifier.heightIn(minSize, max(minSize, box.maxHeight.times(0.1f))))
-                Text("Briar Desktop", style = MaterialTheme.typography.h4, modifier = Modifier.padding(start = 16.dp))
+            Row(
+                modifier = Modifier.padding(bottom = 8.dp).fillMaxWidth(),
+                verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically,
+                horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.Center
+            ) {
+                BriarLogo(modifier = Modifier.height(48.dp))
+                Text(
+                    i18n("main.title"),
+                    style = MaterialTheme.typography.h4,
+                    modifier = Modifier.padding(start = 16.dp),
+                    overflow = TextOverflow.Ellipsis,
+                    maxLines = 1,
+                )
             }
             val scrollState = rememberLazyListState()
             Box {
                 LazyColumn(state = scrollState) {
                     item {
-                        Divider(modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth().height(1.dp))
+                        HorizontalDivider()
                     }
                     items(lines) { (key, value) ->
                         // this is required for Divider between Boxes to have appropriate size
@@ -85,22 +95,23 @@ fun AboutDialog(
                             Box(modifier = Modifier.weight(colSizes[0]).fillMaxHeight()) {
                                 Text(
                                     text = key,
-                                    modifier = Modifier.padding(horizontal = 8.dp).padding(end = 8.dp)
+                                    modifier = Modifier.padding(horizontal = 8.dp)
+                                        .padding(vertical = 8.dp).padding(end = 8.dp)
                                         .align(Alignment.CenterStart)
                                 )
                             }
-                            Divider(modifier = Modifier.fillMaxHeight().width(1.dp))
+                            VerticalDivider()
                             Box(modifier = Modifier.weight(colSizes[1]).fillMaxHeight()) {
-                                TextField(
-                                    value = value,
-                                    onValueChange = {},
-                                    readOnly = true,
-                                    singleLine = true,
-                                    modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth()
-                                )
+                                SelectionContainer {
+                                    Text(
+                                        text = value,
+                                        modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth().padding(vertical = 8.dp)
+                                            .padding(start = 8.dp)
+                                    )
+                                }
                             }
                         }
-                        Divider(modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth().height(1.dp))
+                        HorizontalDivider()
                     }
                 }
                 VerticalScrollbar(
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/org/briarproject/briar/desktop/ui/BriarDialog.kt b/src/main/kotlin/org/briarproject/briar/desktop/ui/BriarDialog.kt
index 2618c41312e62c7f40197f6b7f9887ee90f8dff6..f2929d55169c2b67b606b308889c0fe11333c7ae 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/org/briarproject/briar/desktop/ui/BriarDialog.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/org/briarproject/briar/desktop/ui/BriarDialog.kt
@@ -26,9 +26,10 @@ fun BriarDialog(
     content: @Composable BoxWithConstraintsScope.() -> Unit,
 ) {
     BoxWithConstraints(Modifier.fillMaxSize()) {
+        // This adds a scrim that dims the background to make the dialog stand out visually
         Box(
             modifier = Modifier.requiredSize(maxWidth, maxHeight)
-                .background(MaterialTheme.colors.onSurface.copy(alpha = 0.4f))
+                .background(MaterialTheme.colors.onSurface.copy(alpha = 0.32f))
                 .clickable(
                     // prevent visual indication
                     interactionSource = remember { MutableInteractionSource() },
diff --git a/src/main/resources/strings/BriarDesktop.properties b/src/main/resources/strings/BriarDesktop.properties
index c236a5ddea38973fa75371ff669c95ce6913de4a..1f72e962271a4023d6878e58a2584ac4c85d0737 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/strings/BriarDesktop.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/strings/BriarDesktop.properties
@@ -111,6 +111,13 @@ main.help.tor.port.control=Tor Control Port
 welcome.title=Welcome to Briar
 welcome.text=You don't have any contacts yet. Tap the + icon to add a contact:
 
+# About
+about.copyright=Copyright
+about.license=License
+about.version=Version
+about.contact=Contact
+about.website=Website
+
 # Miscellaneous
 cancel=Cancel
 delete=Delete