diff --git a/.changes/running-from-deno.md b/.changes/running-from-deno.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3395b3c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/running-from-deno.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+"create-tauri-app": "patch"
+"create-tauri-app-js": "patch"
+---
+
+Fix running `create-tauri-app` using deno.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 37a7a517..08b9ef54 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -56,6 +56,12 @@ yarn create tauri-app
 pnpm create tauri-app
 ```
 
+### Deno
+
+```bash
+deno run -A npm:create-tauri-app
+```
+
 ### Bun:
 
 ```bash
@@ -136,23 +142,25 @@ You can also directly specify the project name, package manager and the template
 
 ```bash
 # curl
-sh <(curl https://create.tauri.app/sh) my-tauri-app --template svelte --manager pnpm
+sh <(curl https://create.tauri.app/sh) my-tauri-app --template svelte
 # wget
-sh <(wget https://create.tauri.app/sh) my-tauri-app --template svelte --manager pnpm
+sh <(wget https://create.tauri.app/sh) my-tauri-app --template svelte
 # powershell
-$env:CTA_ARGS="--template svelte --manager pnpm";irm https://create.tauri.app/ps | iex
+$env:CTA_ARGS="--template svelte";irm https://create.tauri.app/ps | iex
 # cargo
-cargo create-tauri-app my-tauri-app --template svelte --manager pnpm
+cargo create-tauri-app my-tauri-app --template svelte
 # npm 6.x
-npm create tauri-app@latest my-tauri-app --template svelte --manager pnpm
+npm create tauri-app@latest my-tauri-app --template svelte
 # npm 7+, extra double-dash is needed:
-npm create tauri-app@latest my-tauri-app -- --template svelte --manager pnpm
+npm create tauri-app@latest my-tauri-app -- --template svelte
 # yarn
-yarn create tauri-app my-tauri-app --template svelte --manager pnpm
+yarn create tauri-app my-tauri-app --template svelte
 # pnpm
-pnpm create tauri-app my-tauri-app --template svelte --manager pnpm
+pnpm create tauri-app my-tauri-app --template svelte
+# deno
+deno run -A npm:create-tauri-app --template svelte
 # Bun
-bunx create-tauri-app my-tauri-app --template svelte --manager bun
+bunx create-tauri-app my-tauri-app --template svelte
 ```
 
 Currently supported template presets include:
@@ -165,6 +173,8 @@ Currently supported template presets include:
 - `svelte-ts`
 - `react`
 - `react-ts`
+- `preact`
+- `preact-ts`
 - `solid`
 - `solid-ts`
 - `angular`
diff --git a/node/README.md b/node/README.md
index d3851d9b..abed4b72 100644
--- a/node/README.md
+++ b/node/README.md
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@ yarn create tauri-app
 pnpm create tauri-app
 ```
 
+### Deno
+
+```bash
+deno run -A npm:create-tauri-app
+```
+
 ## Bun:
 
 ```bash
@@ -41,15 +47,15 @@ You can also directly specify the project name, package manager and the template
 
 ```bash
 # npm 6.x
-npm create tauri-app@latest my-tauri-app --template svelte --manager pnpm
+npm create tauri-app@latest my-tauri-app --template svelte
 # npm 7+, extra double-dash is needed:
-npm create tauri-app@latest my-tauri-app -- --template svelte --manager pnpm
+npm create tauri-app@latest my-tauri-app -- --template svelte
 # yarn
-yarn create tauri-app my-tauri-app --template svelte --manager pnpm
+yarn create tauri-app my-tauri-app --template svelte
 # pnpm
-pnpm create tauri-app my-tauri-app --template svelte --manager pnpm
+pnpm create tauri-app my-tauri-app --template svelte
 # Bun
-bunx create-tauri-app my-tauri-app --template svelte --manager bun
+bunx create-tauri-app my-tauri-app --template svelte
 ```
 
 Currently supported template presets include:
@@ -62,6 +68,8 @@ Currently supported template presets include:
 - `svelte-ts`
 - `react`
 - `react-ts`
+- `preact`
+- `preact-ts`
 - `solid`
 - `solid-ts`
 - `angular`
diff --git a/node/create-tauri-app.js b/node/create-tauri-app.js
index 5518e76d..f93ad6dd 100644
--- a/node/create-tauri-app.js
+++ b/node/create-tauri-app.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ if (globalThis.navigator?.userAgent?.includes("Deno")) {
 }
 // Even if started by a package manager, the binary will be NodeJS or Bun.
 // Some distribution still use "nodejs" as the binary name.
-if (binStem.match(/(nodejs|node|bun)-*([0-9]*)*$/g)) {
+else if (binStem.match(/(nodejs|node|bun)-*([0-9]*)*$/g)) {
   const managerStem = process.env.npm_execpath
     ? path.parse(process.env.npm_execpath).name.toLowerCase()
     : null;
@@ -52,9 +52,8 @@ if (binStem.match(/(nodejs|node|bun)-*([0-9]*)*$/g)) {
 }
 
 // adapted from https://github.com/vitejs/vite/blob/34826aae015ed16dc9b9096c0f778154ca6981a6/packages/create-vite/src/index.ts#L513
-function pkgManagerFromUserAgent(userAgent) {
-  if (!userAgent) return undefined;
-  return userAgent.split(" ")[0]?.split("/")[0];
-}
-const pkgManager = pkgManagerFromUserAgent(process.env.npm_config_user_agent);
+const userAgent =
+  process.env.npm_config_user_agent ?? globalThis.navigator?.userAgent;
+const pkgManager = userAgent?.split(" ")[0]?.split("/")[0].toLocaleLowerCase();
+
 cli.run(args, binName, pkgManager);