diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index db729b453..6a6ced99a 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2201,7 +2201,7 @@ version = "0.5.0-alpha.0"
 dependencies = [
  "criterion 0.3.6",
  "dioxus-config-macro",
- "dioxus-core",
+ "dioxus-core 0.5.0-alpha.0",
  "dioxus-core-macro",
  "dioxus-desktop",
  "dioxus-fullstack",
@@ -2268,7 +2268,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "dioxus-autofmt",
  "dioxus-check",
  "dioxus-cli-config",
- "dioxus-core",
+ "dioxus-core 0.5.0-alpha.0",
  "dioxus-hot-reload",
  "dioxus-html",
  "dioxus-rsx",
@@ -2356,6 +2356,20 @@ dependencies = [
  "tracing-subscriber",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "dioxus-core"
+version = "0.5.0-alpha.0"
+source = "git+https://github.com/DioxusLabs/dioxus#44d09fcd2de4af32c8a3a107cabdd3e6860baeeb"
+dependencies = [
+ "futures-channel",
+ "futures-util",
+ "longest-increasing-subsequence",
+ "rustc-hash",
+ "slab",
+ "tracing",
+ "tracing-subscriber",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "dioxus-core-macro"
 version = "0.5.0-alpha.0"
@@ -2386,7 +2400,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "core-foundation",
  "dioxus",
  "dioxus-cli-config",
- "dioxus-core",
+ "dioxus-core 0.5.0-alpha.0",
  "dioxus-hooks",
  "dioxus-hot-reload",
  "dioxus-html",
@@ -2487,7 +2501,7 @@ name = "dioxus-hooks"
 version = "0.5.0-alpha.0"
 dependencies = [
  "dioxus",
- "dioxus-core",
+ "dioxus-core 0.5.0-alpha.0",
  "dioxus-debug-cell",
  "dioxus-signals",
  "futures-channel",
@@ -2505,7 +2519,7 @@ name = "dioxus-hot-reload"
 version = "0.5.0-alpha.0"
 dependencies = [
  "chrono",
- "dioxus-core",
+ "dioxus-core 0.5.0-alpha.0",
  "dioxus-html",
  "dioxus-rsx",
  "execute",
@@ -2522,7 +2536,7 @@ name = "dioxus-html"
 version = "0.5.0-alpha.0"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
- "dioxus-core",
+ "dioxus-core 0.5.0-alpha.0",
  "dioxus-html-internal-macro",
  "dioxus-rsx",
  "enumset",
@@ -2555,7 +2569,7 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "dioxus-interpreter-js"
 version = "0.5.0-alpha.0"
 dependencies = [
- "dioxus-core",
+ "dioxus-core 0.5.0-alpha.0",
  "dioxus-html",
  "js-sys",
  "md5",
@@ -2571,7 +2585,7 @@ name = "dioxus-lib"
 version = "0.5.0-alpha.0"
 dependencies = [
  "dioxus-config-macro",
- "dioxus-core",
+ "dioxus-core 0.5.0-alpha.0",
  "dioxus-core-macro",
  "dioxus-hooks",
  "dioxus-html",
@@ -2586,7 +2600,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "axum",
  "dioxus",
  "dioxus-cli-config",
- "dioxus-core",
+ "dioxus-core 0.5.0-alpha.0",
  "dioxus-hot-reload",
  "dioxus-html",
  "dioxus-interpreter-js",
@@ -2620,7 +2634,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "anymap 1.0.0-beta.2",
  "dashmap",
  "dioxus",
- "dioxus-core",
+ "dioxus-core 0.5.0-alpha.0",
  "dioxus-native-core",
  "dioxus-native-core-macro",
  "keyboard-types",
@@ -2729,7 +2743,7 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "dioxus-rsx"
 version = "0.5.0-alpha.0"
 dependencies = [
- "dioxus-core",
+ "dioxus-core 0.5.0-alpha.0",
  "internment",
  "krates",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -2744,7 +2758,7 @@ name = "dioxus-signals"
 version = "0.5.0-alpha.0"
 dependencies = [
  "dioxus",
- "dioxus-core",
+ "dioxus-core 0.5.0-alpha.0",
  "futures-channel",
  "futures-util",
  "generational-box",
@@ -2768,7 +2782,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "chrono",
  "dioxus",
- "dioxus-core",
+ "dioxus-core 0.5.0-alpha.0",
  "dioxus-html",
  "dioxus-signals",
  "fern",
@@ -2799,7 +2813,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "criterion 0.3.6",
  "crossterm 0.26.1",
  "dioxus",
- "dioxus-core",
+ "dioxus-core 0.5.0-alpha.0",
  "dioxus-hot-reload",
  "dioxus-html",
  "dioxus-native-core",
@@ -2817,7 +2831,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "console_error_panic_hook",
  "dioxus",
- "dioxus-core",
+ "dioxus-core 0.5.0-alpha.0",
  "dioxus-html",
  "dioxus-interpreter-js",
  "dioxus-ssr",
@@ -5701,17 +5715,14 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "manganis"
 version = "0.1.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d11b87b5222a0eb4c7b1e7a49cc78922aa82a7fa5aa614e07ace55ed74fcdf67"
 dependencies = [
+ "dioxus-core 0.5.0-alpha.0 (git+https://github.com/DioxusLabs/dioxus)",
  "manganis-macro",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "manganis-cli-support"
 version = "0.1.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1d9c40a20048742dfbb793fb93498640e128543bcf92588b4c3b25451957522d"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "cargo-lock 9.0.0",
@@ -5737,8 +5748,6 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "manganis-common"
 version = "0.1.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "84166560d60366c4b4fe12e204f2fca78fe594382e13c02d75fab6e0d8f40184"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "base64",
@@ -5753,8 +5762,6 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "manganis-macro"
 version = "0.1.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "8b78150e016312c51841521a9dc7fb5ae994c163a325eb4c2aa0186efce9532e"
 dependencies = [
  "manganis-common",
  "proc-macro2",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 0f68d3054..e603b3aff 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -100,11 +100,11 @@ thiserror = "1.0.40"
 prettyplease = { package = "prettier-please", version = "0.2", features = [
     "verbatim",
 ] }
-manganis-cli-support = { version = "0.1.0", features = [
+manganis-cli-support = { version = "0.2.0", features = [
     "webp",
     "html",
 ] }
-manganis = { version = "0.1.0" }
+manganis = { version = "0.2.0" }
 
 lru = "0.12.2"
 async-trait = "0.1.77"
diff --git a/packages/cli-config/src/config.rs b/packages/cli-config/src/config.rs
index 7d391f28b..f84965a0f 100644
--- a/packages/cli-config/src/config.rs
+++ b/packages/cli-config/src/config.rs
@@ -370,6 +370,16 @@ pub enum ExecutableType {
     Example(String),
 }
 
+impl ExecutableType {
+    /// Get the name of the executable if it is a binary or an example.
+    pub fn executable(&self) -> Option<&str> {
+        match self {
+            Self::Binary(bin) | Self::Example(bin) => Some(bin),
+            _ => None,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl CrateConfig {
     #[cfg(feature = "cli")]
     pub fn new(bin: Option<PathBuf>) -> Result<Self, CrateConfigError> {
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/assets.rs b/packages/cli/src/assets.rs
index 897ba6320..c51747434 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/assets.rs
+++ b/packages/cli/src/assets.rs
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ use crate::Result;
 use dioxus_cli_config::CrateConfig;
 use manganis_cli_support::{AssetManifest, AssetManifestExt};
 
-pub fn asset_manifest(crate_config: &CrateConfig) -> AssetManifest {
+pub fn asset_manifest(bin: Option<&str>, crate_config: &CrateConfig) -> AssetManifest {
     AssetManifest::load_from_path(
+        bin,
         crate_config.crate_dir.join("Cargo.toml"),
         crate_config.workspace_dir.join("Cargo.lock"),
     )
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/builder.rs b/packages/cli/src/builder.rs
index d33778ec9..68e017dc0 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/builder.rs
+++ b/packages/cli/src/builder.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ lazy_static! {
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct BuildResult {
     pub warnings: Vec<Diagnostic>,
+    pub executable: Option<PathBuf>,
     pub elapsed_time: u128,
     pub assets: Option<AssetManifest>,
 }
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ pub fn build(
         .arg("build")
         .arg("--target")
         .arg("wasm32-unknown-unknown")
-        .arg("--message-format=json");
+        .arg("--message-format=json-render-diagnostics");
 
     // TODO: make the initial variable mutable to simplify all the expressions
     // below. Look inside the `build_desktop()` as an example.
@@ -159,28 +160,11 @@ pub fn build(
     // [2] Establish the output directory structure
     let bindgen_outdir = out_dir.join("assets").join("dioxus");
 
-    let build_target = if config.custom_profile.is_some() {
-        let build_profile = config.custom_profile.as_ref().unwrap();
-        if build_profile == "dev" {
-            "debug"
-        } else {
-            build_profile
-        }
-    } else if config.release {
-        "release"
-    } else {
-        "debug"
-    };
-
-    let input_path = match executable {
-        ExecutableType::Binary(name) | ExecutableType::Lib(name) => target_dir
-            .join(format!("wasm32-unknown-unknown/{}", build_target))
-            .join(format!("{}.wasm", name)),
-
-        ExecutableType::Example(name) => target_dir
-            .join(format!("wasm32-unknown-unknown/{}/examples", build_target))
-            .join(format!("{}.wasm", name)),
-    };
+    let input_path = warning_messages
+        .output_location
+        .as_ref()
+        .unwrap()
+        .with_extension("wasm");
 
     let bindgen_result = panic::catch_unwind(move || {
         // [3] Bindgen the final binary for use easy linking
@@ -288,8 +272,8 @@ pub fn build(
         depth: 0,
     };
     if asset_dir.is_dir() {
-        for entry in std::fs::read_dir(asset_dir)? {
-            let path = entry?.path();
+        for entry in std::fs::read_dir(config.asset_dir())?.flatten() {
+            let path = entry.path();
             if path.is_file() {
                 std::fs::copy(&path, out_dir.join(path.file_name().unwrap()))?;
             } else {
@@ -311,7 +295,7 @@ pub fn build(
     }
 
     let assets = if !skip_assets {
-        let assets = asset_manifest(config);
+        let assets = asset_manifest(executable.executable(), config);
         process_assets(config, &assets)?;
         Some(assets)
     } else {
@@ -319,7 +303,8 @@ pub fn build(
     };
 
     Ok(BuildResult {
-        warnings: warning_messages,
+        warnings: warning_messages.warnings,
+        executable: warning_messages.output_location,
         elapsed_time: t_start.elapsed().as_millis(),
         assets,
     })
@@ -346,7 +331,7 @@ pub fn build_desktop(
         .env("CARGO_TARGET_DIR", &config.target_dir)
         .cwd(&config.crate_dir)
         .arg("build")
-        .arg("--message-format=json");
+        .arg("--message-format=json-render-diagnostics");
 
     if config.release {
         cmd = cmd.arg("--release");
@@ -371,8 +356,6 @@ pub fn build_desktop(
         cmd = cmd.arg("--target").arg(target);
     }
 
-    let target_platform = config.target.as_deref().unwrap_or("");
-
     cmd = cmd.args(&config.cargo_args);
 
     let cmd = match &config.executable {
@@ -383,34 +366,9 @@ pub fn build_desktop(
 
     let warning_messages = prettier_build(cmd)?;
 
-    let release_type = match config.release {
-        true => "release",
-        false => "debug",
-    };
-
-    let file_name: String;
-    let mut res_path = match &config.executable {
-        ExecutableType::Binary(name) | ExecutableType::Lib(name) => {
-            file_name = name.clone();
-            config
-                .target_dir
-                .join(target_platform)
-                .join(release_type)
-                .join(name)
-        }
-        ExecutableType::Example(name) => {
-            file_name = name.clone();
-            config
-                .target_dir
-                .join(target_platform)
-                .join(release_type)
-                .join("examples")
-                .join(name)
-        }
-    };
+    let file_name: String = config.executable.executable().unwrap().to_string();
 
     let target_file = if cfg!(windows) {
-        res_path.set_extension("exe");
         format!("{}.exe", &file_name)
     } else {
         file_name
@@ -419,7 +377,10 @@ pub fn build_desktop(
     if !config.out_dir().is_dir() {
         create_dir_all(config.out_dir())?;
     }
-    copy(res_path, config.out_dir().join(target_file))?;
+    let output_path = config.out_dir().join(target_file);
+    if let Some(res_path) = &warning_messages.output_location {
+        copy(res_path, &output_path)?;
+    }
 
     // this code will copy all public file to the output dir
     if config.asset_dir().is_dir() {
@@ -432,8 +393,8 @@ pub fn build_desktop(
             depth: 0,
         };
 
-        for entry in std::fs::read_dir(config.asset_dir())? {
-            let path = entry?.path();
+        for entry in std::fs::read_dir(config.asset_dir())?.flatten() {
+            let path = entry.path();
             if path.is_file() {
                 std::fs::copy(&path, &config.out_dir().join(path.file_name().unwrap()))?;
             } else {
@@ -455,7 +416,7 @@ pub fn build_desktop(
     }
 
     let assets = if !skip_assets {
-        let assets = asset_manifest(config);
+        let assets = asset_manifest(config.executable.executable(), config);
         // Collect assets
         process_assets(config, &assets)?;
         // Create the __assets_head.html file for bundling
@@ -473,13 +434,19 @@ pub fn build_desktop(
     println!("build desktop done");
 
     Ok(BuildResult {
-        warnings: warning_messages,
+        warnings: warning_messages.warnings,
+        executable: Some(output_path),
         elapsed_time: t_start.elapsed().as_millis(),
         assets,
     })
 }
 
-fn prettier_build(cmd: subprocess::Exec) -> anyhow::Result<Vec<Diagnostic>> {
+struct CargoBuildResult {
+    warnings: Vec<Diagnostic>,
+    output_location: Option<PathBuf>,
+}
+
+fn prettier_build(cmd: subprocess::Exec) -> anyhow::Result<CargoBuildResult> {
     let mut warning_messages: Vec<Diagnostic> = vec![];
 
     let mut pb = ProgressBar::new_spinner();
@@ -494,6 +461,7 @@ fn prettier_build(cmd: subprocess::Exec) -> anyhow::Result<Vec<Diagnostic>> {
 
     let stdout = cmd.detached().stream_stdout()?;
     let reader = std::io::BufReader::new(stdout);
+    let mut output_location = None;
 
     for message in cargo_metadata::Message::parse_stream(reader) {
         match message.unwrap() {
@@ -516,6 +484,9 @@ fn prettier_build(cmd: subprocess::Exec) -> anyhow::Result<Vec<Diagnostic>> {
             Message::CompilerArtifact(artifact) => {
                 pb.set_message(format!("⚙️ Compiling {} ", artifact.package_id));
                 pb.tick();
+                if let Some(executable) = artifact.executable {
+                    output_location = Some(executable.into());
+                }
             }
             Message::BuildScriptExecuted(script) => {
                 let _package_id = script.package_id.to_string();
@@ -532,7 +503,11 @@ fn prettier_build(cmd: subprocess::Exec) -> anyhow::Result<Vec<Diagnostic>> {
             }
         }
     }
-    Ok(warning_messages)
+
+    Ok(CargoBuildResult {
+        warnings: warning_messages,
+        output_location,
+    })
 }
 
 pub fn gen_page(config: &CrateConfig, manifest: Option<&AssetManifest>, serve: bool) -> String {
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/server/desktop/mod.rs b/packages/cli/src/server/desktop/mod.rs
index 22aeb407d..919f91999 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/server/desktop/mod.rs
+++ b/packages/cli/src/server/desktop/mod.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ use crate::{
     BuildResult, Result,
 };
 use dioxus_cli_config::CrateConfig;
-use dioxus_cli_config::ExecutableType;
 
 use dioxus_hot_reload::HotReloadMsg;
 use dioxus_html::HtmlCtx;
@@ -224,24 +223,19 @@ fn start_desktop(
     // Only used for the fullstack platform,
     let result = crate::builder::build_desktop(config, true, skip_assets, rust_flags)?;
 
-    match &config.executable {
-        ExecutableType::Binary(name)
-        | ExecutableType::Lib(name)
-        | ExecutableType::Example(name) => {
-            let mut file = config.out_dir().join(name);
-            if cfg!(windows) {
-                file.set_extension("exe");
-            }
-            let active = "DIOXUS_ACTIVE";
-            let child = RAIIChild(
-                Command::new(file.to_str().unwrap())
-                    .env(active, "true")
-                    .spawn()?,
-            );
+    let active = "DIOXUS_ACTIVE";
+    let child = RAIIChild(
+        Command::new(
+            result
+                .executable
+                .clone()
+                .ok_or(anyhow::anyhow!("No executable found after desktop build"))?,
+        )
+        .env(active, "true")
+        .spawn()?,
+    );
 
-            Ok((child, result))
-        }
-    }
+    Ok((child, result))
 }
 
 pub(crate) struct DesktopPlatform {
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/server/mod.rs b/packages/cli/src/server/mod.rs
index bf6cb1684..caca56e1a 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/server/mod.rs
+++ b/packages/cli/src/server/mod.rs
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ async fn setup_file_watcher<F: Fn() -> Result<BuildResult> + Send + 'static>(
             &config.crate_dir.join(sub_path),
             notify::RecursiveMode::Recursive,
         ) {
-            log::error!("Failed to watch path: {}", err);
+            log::warn!("Failed to watch path: {}", err);
         }
     }
     Ok(watcher)
diff --git a/packages/desktop/src/protocol.rs b/packages/desktop/src/protocol.rs
index 1e615aa6e..89b948f0e 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src/protocol.rs
+++ b/packages/desktop/src/protocol.rs
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ fn module_loader(root_id: &str, headless: bool) -> String {
 /// Defaults to the current directory if no asset directory is found, which is useful for development when the app
 /// isn't bundled.
 fn get_asset_root_or_default() -> PathBuf {
-    get_asset_root().unwrap_or_else(|| Path::new(".").to_path_buf())
+    get_asset_root().unwrap_or_else(|| std::env::current_dir().unwrap())
 }
 
 /// Get the asset directory, following tauri/cargo-bundles directory discovery approach