diff --git a/deno.jsonc b/deno.jsonc
index e9e943a..de30d25 100644
--- a/deno.jsonc
+++ b/deno.jsonc
@@ -11,7 +11,13 @@
     "bundle": "deno bundle silverbullet.ts dist/silverbullet.js",
     // Regenerates some bundle files (checked into the repo)
     // Install lezer-generator with "npm install -g @lezer/generator"
-    "generate": "deno run -A plugos/gen.ts && lezer-generator common/markdown_parser/query.grammar -o common/markdown_parser/parse-query.js"
+    "generate": "deno run -A plugos/gen.ts && lezer-generator common/markdown_parser/query.grammar -o common/markdown_parser/parse-query.js",
+    // Install npm dependencies for desktop app
+    "desktop:install": "cd desktop && npm install",
+    // Run the desktop app for local development
+    "desktop:run": "cd desktop && npm start",
+    // Build the desktop app as a package for this platform
+    "desktop:build": "deno task build && deno task bundle && cd desktop && npm run make"
   },
 
   "compilerOptions": {
diff --git a/desktop/src/instance.ts b/desktop/src/instance.ts
index 573aa96..9e46fb4 100644
--- a/desktop/src/instance.ts
+++ b/desktop/src/instance.ts
@@ -69,14 +69,8 @@ function determineSilverBulletScriptPath(): string {
   if (!existsSync(scriptPath)) {
     console.log("Dev mode");
     // Assumption: we're running in dev mode (npm start)
-    return "../silverbullet.ts";
+    scriptPath = "../silverbullet.ts";
   }
-  const userData = app.getPath("userData");
-  if (existsSync(`${userData}/silverbullet.js`)) {
-    // Custom downloaded (upgraded) version
-    scriptPath = `${userData}/silverbullet.js`;
-  }
-
   return scriptPath;
 }