diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4b35ece..a888991 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@
     "plist": "^3.1.0",
     "pluralize": "^8.0.0",
     "prompts": "^2.4.2",
+    "untildify": "^6.0.0",
     "update-notifier": "^7.3.1",
     "uuid": "^13.0.0"
   }
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index c4da41e..792c150 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ importers:
       prompts:
         specifier: ^2.4.2
         version: 2.4.2
+      untildify:
+        specifier: ^6.0.0
+        version: 6.0.0
       update-notifier:
         specifier: ^7.3.1
         version: 7.3.1
@@ -4889,6 +4892,10 @@ packages:
   unrs-resolver@1.11.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-bSjt9pjaEBnNiGgc9rUiHGKv5l4/TGzDmYw3RhnkJGtLhbnnA/5qJj7x3dNDCRx/PJxu774LlH8lCOlB4hEfKg==}
 
+  untildify@6.0.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-sA2YTBvW2F463GvSbiZtso+dpuQV+B7xX9saX30SGrR5Fyx4AUcvA/zN+ShAkABKUKVyDaHECsJrHv5ToTuHsQ==}
+    engines: {node: '>=20'}
+
   update-browserslist-db@1.2.3:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-Js0m9cx+qOgDxo0eMiFGEueWztz+d4+M3rGlmKPT+T4IS/jP4ylw3Nwpu6cpTTP8R1MAC1kF4VbdLt3ARf209w==}
     hasBin: true
@@ -10723,6 +10730,8 @@ snapshots:
       '@unrs/resolver-binding-win32-ia32-msvc': 1.11.1
       '@unrs/resolver-binding-win32-x64-msvc': 1.11.1
 
+  untildify@6.0.0: {}
+
   update-browserslist-db@1.2.3(browserslist@4.28.1):
     dependencies:
       browserslist: 4.28.1
diff --git a/src/utils/resolve-project-path.spec.ts b/src/utils/resolve-project-path.spec.ts
index 91580f7..7f4f224 100644
--- a/src/utils/resolve-project-path.spec.ts
+++ b/src/utils/resolve-project-path.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { homedir } from 'node:os'
-import { join } from 'node:path'
+import { join, normalize } from 'node:path'
 import { describe, expect, it, vi, beforeEach } from 'vitest'
 
 const mockDaemonListProjects = vi.fn()
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ describe('resolveProjectPath', () => {
 
     it('should expand tilde to home directory', async () => {
       const result = await resolveProjectPath('~/projects')
-      expect(result).toBe(join(homedir(), 'projects'))
+      // untildify keeps the input slash; normalize for Windows
+      expect(normalize(result)).toBe(join(homedir(), 'projects'))
     })
 
     it('should return paths with slashes', async () => {
diff --git a/src/utils/resolve-project-path.ts b/src/utils/resolve-project-path.ts
index 2872790..b16889a 100644
--- a/src/utils/resolve-project-path.ts
+++ b/src/utils/resolve-project-path.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import { homedir } from 'node:os'
-import { isAbsolute, join } from 'node:path'
+import { isAbsolute } from 'node:path'
+import untildify from 'untildify'
 import { daemonListProjects } from '../daemon/daemon-list-projects.js'
 
 /**
@@ -25,16 +25,6 @@ function isPath(input: string): boolean {
   return false
 }
 
-/**
- * Expand tilde to home directory
- */
-function expandTilde(input: string): string {
-  if (input.startsWith('~')) {
-    return join(homedir(), input.slice(1))
-  }
-  return input
-}
-
 export class ProjectNotFoundError extends Error {
   constructor(projectName: string) {
     super(
@@ -70,7 +60,7 @@ export async function resolveProjectPath(
 
   // 2. If it looks like a path, return it (with tilde expansion)
   if (isPath(input)) {
-    return expandTilde(input)
+    return untildify(input)
   }
 
   // 3. Otherwise treat as project name - look up in daemon