diff --git a/src/apps/calibrate/main.cpp b/src/apps/calibrate/main.cpp
index faf801d..4649e97 100644
--- a/src/apps/calibrate/main.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/calibrate/main.cpp
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ namespace {
 
 int run(const int argc, const char **argv)
 {
-	CLI::App app {"Utility for measuring your finger size and calibrating iptsd."};
+	CLI::App app {"Utility for measuring your finger size and calibrating iptsd"};
 
 	std::filesystem::path path {};
 	app.add_option("DEVICE", path)
-		->description("The hidraw device node of the touchscreen.")
+		->description("The hidraw device node of the touchscreen")
 		->type_name("FILE")
 		->required();
 
diff --git a/src/apps/check-device/main.cpp b/src/apps/check-device/main.cpp
index 39aec08..816bbf9 100644
--- a/src/apps/check-device/main.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/check-device/main.cpp
@@ -23,16 +23,16 @@ namespace {
 
 int run(const int argc, const char **argv)
 {
-	CLI::App app {"Utility for checking if a hidraw device is an IPTS touch device."};
+	CLI::App app {"Utility for checking if a hidraw device is an IPTS touch device"};
 
 	std::filesystem::path path {};
 	app.add_option("DEVICE", path)
-		->description("The hidraw device node to check.")
+		->description("The hidraw device node to check")
 		->type_name("FILE")
 		->required();
 
 	bool quiet = false;
-	app.add_flag("-q,--quiet", quiet)->description("Disable output of device information.");
+	app.add_flag("-q,--quiet", quiet)->description("Disable output of device information");
 
 	const std::set<std::string> allowed_types {"any", "touchscreen", "touchpad"};
 	const std::map<std::string, std::optional<ipts::Device::Type>> type_map = {
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ int run(const int argc, const char **argv)
 
 	std::string type = "any";
 	app.add_option("-t,--type", type)
-		->description("Whether to look for a specific type of device.")
+		->description("Whether to look for a specific type of device")
 		->transform(CLI::IsMember(allowed_types));
 
 	app.get_formatter()->column_width(45);
diff --git a/src/apps/daemon/main.cpp b/src/apps/daemon/main.cpp
index afab0c1..21fb9f3 100644
--- a/src/apps/daemon/main.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/daemon/main.cpp
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ namespace {
 
 int run(const int argc, const char **argv)
 {
-	CLI::App app {"Daemon to translate touchscreen inputs to Linux input events."};
+	CLI::App app {"Daemon to translate touchscreen inputs to Linux input events"};
 
 	std::filesystem::path path {};
 	app.add_option("DEVICE", path)
-		->description("The hidraw device node of the touchscreen.")
+		->description("The hidraw device node of the touchscreen")
 		->type_name("FILE")
 		->required();
 
diff --git a/src/apps/dump/main.cpp b/src/apps/dump/main.cpp
index 75cad29..24d29f6 100644
--- a/src/apps/dump/main.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/dump/main.cpp
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ namespace {
 
 int run(const int argc, const char **argv)
 {
-	CLI::App app {"Utility for saving raw reports from your touchscreen to a binary file."};
+	CLI::App app {"Utility for saving raw reports from your touchscreen to a binary file"};
 
 	std::filesystem::path path {};
 	app.add_option("DEVICE", path)
-		->description("The hidraw device node of the touchscreen.")
+		->description("The hidraw device node of the touchscreen")
 		->type_name("FILE")
 		->required();
 
diff --git a/src/apps/perf/main.cpp b/src/apps/perf/main.cpp
index c560cf3..5395274 100644
--- a/src/apps/perf/main.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/perf/main.cpp
@@ -25,17 +25,17 @@ namespace {
 
 int run(const int argc, const char **argv)
 {
-	CLI::App app {"Utility for performance testing of iptsd."};
+	CLI::App app {"Utility for performance testing of iptsd"};
 
 	std::filesystem::path path {};
 	app.add_option("DATA", path)
-		->description("A binary data file containing touch reports.")
+		->description("A binary data file containing touch reports")
 		->type_name("FILE")
 		->required();
 
 	usize runs {};
 	app.add_option("RUNS", runs)
-		->description("How many times data will be processed.")
+		->description("How many times data will be processed")
 		->check(CLI::PositiveNumber)
 		->default_val(10);
 
diff --git a/src/apps/visualization/plot.cpp b/src/apps/visualization/plot.cpp
index 158333e..cd51f2a 100644
--- a/src/apps/visualization/plot.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/visualization/plot.cpp
@@ -22,17 +22,17 @@ namespace {
 
 int run(const int argc, const char **argv)
 {
-	CLI::App app {"Utility for rendering captured touchscreen inputs to PNG frames."};
+	CLI::App app {"Utility for rendering captured touchscreen inputs to PNG frames"};
 
 	std::filesystem::path path {};
 	app.add_option("DATA", path)
-		->description("A binary data file containing touch reports.")
+		->description("A binary data file containing touch reports")
 		->type_name("FILE")
 		->required();
 
 	std::filesystem::path output {};
 	app.add_option("OUTPUT", output)
-		->description("The directory where the rendered frames are saved.")
+		->description("The directory where the rendered frames are saved")
 		->type_name("DIR")
 		->required();
 
diff --git a/src/apps/visualization/show.cpp b/src/apps/visualization/show.cpp
index 06d6f89..648b471 100644
--- a/src/apps/visualization/show.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/visualization/show.cpp
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ namespace {
 
 int run(const int argc, const char **argv)
 {
-	CLI::App app {"Utility for rendering touchscreen inputs in real time."};
+	CLI::App app {"Utility for rendering touchscreen inputs in real time"};
 
 	std::filesystem::path path {};
 	app.add_option("DEVICE", path)
-		->description("The hidraw device node of the touchscreen.")
+		->description("The hidraw device node of the touchscreen")
 		->type_name("FILE")
 		->required();