diff --git a/web/src/app.css b/web/src/app.css
index ecc98f1..b48f7a4 100644
--- a/web/src/app.css
+++ b/web/src/app.css
@@ -221,6 +221,24 @@
   color: var(--fg-faint);
 }
 
+.link-btn {
+  appearance: none;
+  background: transparent;
+  border: none;
+  padding: 0;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  font: inherit;
+  font-size: 11px;
+  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  color: var(--fg-dim);
+  border-bottom: 1px dashed var(--border-bright);
+}
+
+.link-btn:hover {
+  color: var(--accent-strong);
+}
+
 /* ---------- buttons ---------- */
 
 .btn {
diff --git a/web/src/pages/TaskDetail.tsx b/web/src/pages/TaskDetail.tsx
index 074fd41..814ff73 100644
--- a/web/src/pages/TaskDetail.tsx
+++ b/web/src/pages/TaskDetail.tsx
@@ -51,6 +51,20 @@ export function TaskDetail({ id }: { id: number }) {
     }
   }
 
+  function downloadExampleCSV() {
+    const sample = [
+      'alice@source.example,SrcPass1,alice@dest.example,DstPass1',
+      'bob@source.example,SrcPass2,bob@dest.example,DstPass2',
+      'carol@source.example,SrcPass3,carol@dest.example,DstPass3',
+    ].join('\n') + '\n'
+    const url = URL.createObjectURL(new Blob([sample], { type: 'text/csv' }))
+    const a = document.createElement('a')
+    a.href = url
+    a.download = 'imap-copier-accounts-example.csv'
+    a.click()
+    URL.revokeObjectURL(url)
+  }
+
   async function onFileChosen(e: ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) {
     const file = e.target.files?.[0]
     if (!file) return
@@ -218,7 +232,9 @@ export function TaskDetail({ id }: { id: number }) {
               {busy === 'import' ? 'Importing…' : 'Upload CSV'}
               <input ref={fileInputRef} type="file" accept=".csv,text/csv" onChange={onFileChosen} disabled={busy !== null} />
             </button>
-            <span className="hint">columns: src_login, src_pass, dst_login, dst_pass</span>
+            <button type="button" className="link-btn" onClick={downloadExampleCSV}>
+              download example.csv
+            </button>
           </div>
         </div>