diff --git a/DESKTOP.md b/DESKTOP.md
index 7427b1e..9992311 100644
--- a/DESKTOP.md
+++ b/DESKTOP.md
@@ -24,23 +24,35 @@ Everything from kjvstudy.org, completely offline:
 ### For Development
 - macOS 10.15+ (Catalina or later)
 - Rust (install via [rustup](https://rustup.rs/))
-- Python 3.11+
-- Node.js 18+ (for Tauri CLI)
+- Python 3.11+ with uv package manager
+- Xcode Command Line Tools
 
 ### For Users
 - macOS 10.15+ (Catalina or later)
 - ~200MB disk space
 
+## First-Time Setup
+
+```bash
+# 1. Install Rust (if not already installed)
+curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh
+source ~/.cargo/env
+
+# 2. Install Tauri CLI
+cargo install tauri-cli
+
+# 3. Verify installations
+cargo --version      # Should show cargo 1.x.x
+cargo tauri --version # Should show tauri-cli 2.x.x
+```
+
 ## Quick Start (Development)
 
 ```bash
-# 1. Install Tauri CLI
-cargo install tauri-cli
-
-# 2. Start the Python server (in one terminal)
+# 1. Start the Python server (in one terminal)
 make -f Makefile.desktop dev
 
-# 3. Run Tauri in dev mode (in another terminal)
+# 2. Run Tauri in dev mode (in another terminal)
 make -f Makefile.desktop dev-tauri
 ```
 
diff --git a/Makefile.desktop b/Makefile.desktop
index cb52ff9..a9a0697 100644
--- a/Makefile.desktop
+++ b/Makefile.desktop
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ all: install-deps bundle-python build-tauri
 # Install required dependencies
 install-deps:
 	@echo "=== Installing dependencies ==="
-	pip install pyinstaller
+	uv pip install pyinstaller
 	cd src-tauri && cargo fetch
 	@echo "Dependencies installed!"
 
diff --git a/scripts/bundle-desktop.sh b/scripts/bundle-desktop.sh
index 40e2ce6..215a865 100755
--- a/scripts/bundle-desktop.sh
+++ b/scripts/bundle-desktop.sh
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ mkdir -p "$OUTPUT_DIR"
 # Install desktop dependencies (without weasyprint)
 echo ""
 echo "=== Installing desktop dependencies ==="
-pip install pyinstaller
-pip install "fastapi[standard]>=0.115.12" "ged4py>=0.5.2" "mistune>=3.0.2" "parse>=1.20.2" "python-gedcom>=1.0.0"
+uv pip install pyinstaller
+uv pip install "fastapi[standard]>=0.115.12" "ged4py>=0.5.2" "mistune>=3.0.2" "parse>=1.20.2" "python-gedcom>=1.0.0"
 
 # Create PyInstaller spec file
 echo ""