diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9cd495b..2ff3848 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,16 @@ release date when you use `npm version` (see `README.md`).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Added
+
+- Simpler ways to use CLI:
+
+  - make the only useful `run` comand the default one
+  - default `location` argument to the current directory
+  - treat `localhost:8080` as `http://localhost:8080`
+
+  Example: `webxdc-dev localhost:8080`
+
 ### Changed
 
 - use `@webxdc/types` instead of own types declaration
diff --git a/backend/location.ts b/backend/location.ts
index a431140..a851fa0 100644
--- a/backend/location.ts
+++ b/backend/location.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,30 @@ export function getLocation(location: string): Location {
   if (location.startsWith("http://") || location.startsWith("https://")) {
     return { type: "url", url: location, dispose: () => {} };
   }
+
+  // Let's go easy on users and treat `localhost:8080` as
+  // `http://localhost:8080`
+  const localhostHostnames = ["localhost", "127.0.0.1", "[::1]"];
+  const startsWithSomeLocalhost = localhostHostnames.some((host) =>
+    location.startsWith(host),
+  );
+  if (startsWithSomeLocalhost) {
+    // Let's make sure that it's actually a localhost URL and it's not something
+    // like `localhost-activities/my-webxdc-app` or `localhost-enjoyers.com`.
+
+    let urlObj: URL | undefined;
+    try {
+      urlObj = new URL("http://" + location);
+    } catch (e) {}
+
+    const urlHostnameIsLocalhost = localhostHostnames.some(
+      (localhostString) => urlObj?.hostname === localhostString,
+    );
+    if (urlObj && urlHostnameIsLocalhost) {
+      return { type: "url", url: urlObj.href, dispose: () => {} };
+    }
+  }
+
   const parts = location.split("/").filter((part) => part !== "");
   const lastPart = parts[parts.length - 1];
 
diff --git a/backend/program.ts b/backend/program.ts
index 10e07ee..a019f21 100644
--- a/backend/program.ts
+++ b/backend/program.ts
@@ -22,10 +22,11 @@ export function createProgram(inject: Inject): Command {
     .version(getToolVersion());
 
   program
-    .command("run")
+    .command("run", { isDefault: true })
     .argument(
-      "<location>",
+      "[location]",
       "URL with dev server, path to .xdc file, or path to webxdc dist directory",
+      ".", // current directory
     )
     .option(
       "-p, --port <port>",