diff --git a/docs/architecture/renderer.md b/docs/architecture/renderer.md
index 42a8988e..1a7fe203 100644
--- a/docs/architecture/renderer.md
+++ b/docs/architecture/renderer.md
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ boundaries. Individual panels and hooks are catalogued only enough to locate the
 - `src/renderer/index.tsx` — process entry: imports `monaco-setup`, mounts `<App/>` in `React.StrictMode` via `createRoot`, and pulls in dockview + theme CSS (`index.tsx:14`).
 - `src/renderer/App.tsx` — the single stateful container. Composes ~30 hooks into one `DockAppState` object and renders `<AppShell/>` + `<QuickOpen/>` (`App.tsx:42`, `:256`).
 - `src/renderer/AppShell.tsx` — presentational shell: title bar, the activity-bar icon rail + `DockviewReact` host (side by side in `.layout-workbench`), status bar, and all modals/overlays/toasts (`AppShell.tsx:80`).
+- `src/renderer/components/TitleBar.tsx` — the window title bar. Carries the theme controls at its trailing edge: a family `<select>` and a light/dark toggle, rendered on every shell branch including the pre-setup and no-project screens (`AppShell.tsx:123`). The family list is derived from the theme registry via `getThemeFamilies()` rather than hardcoded, so it cannot outlive the themes it names — an earlier hardcoded copy kept offering Royal after that family was retired. Switching family preserves the current variant; the toggle flips the variant within the family (`App.tsx:186`).
 - `src/renderer/DockTab.tsx` — `DockTab` (the per-panel tab header) and `EmptyWatermark` (the empty-group drop hint).
 - `src/renderer/monaco-setup.ts` — wires `MonacoEnvironment.getWorker` to the per-language Vite `?worker` bundles and calls `loader.config({ monaco })`.
 - `src/renderer/components/` — all UI by surface: `editor/`, `terminal/`, `sidebar/`, `git/`, `search/`, `modals/`, `memory/`, `new-task/`, `plugin-ui/`.
diff --git a/src/renderer/App.tsx b/src/renderer/App.tsx
index f8fff703..67406cca 100644
--- a/src/renderer/App.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/App.tsx
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import { useSidebarHandleCycle } from './hooks/dock-layout/useSidebarHandleCycle
 import { useAgentSiblingDockTabs } from './hooks/agent-session/useAgentSiblingDockTabs'
 import { useAppEffects } from './hooks/app/useAppEffects'
 import { useCommands } from './hooks/app/useCommands'
+import { themeFamilyOf } from '../shared/themes/registry'
 import { cycleAgent } from './commands/agent-cycle'
 import type { CommandContext } from './commands/command-handlers'
 import type { DockPanelId } from './hooks/dock-layout/useDockLayout'
@@ -189,6 +190,13 @@ export function App(): React.JSX.Element {
       : themeId.replace(/-dark$/, '-light')
     void updateSettings({ theme: nextId })
   }, [themeId, updateSettings])
+  // Switching family keeps the current light/dark variant, so the title bar's two
+  // controls stay independent of each other.
+  const themeFamily = themeFamilyOf(themeId)
+  const selectThemeFamily = useCallback((family: string) => {
+    const suffix = themeId.endsWith('-light') ? '-light' : '-dark'
+    void updateSettings({ theme: `${family}${suffix}` })
+  }, [themeId, updateSettings])
   const updateNotification = useUpdateNotification()
   const updateLog = useUpdateLog()
   // Embedded agents are themed at launch, so a light↔dark switch only applies
@@ -515,6 +523,9 @@ export function App(): React.JSX.Element {
         sidebarView={sidebarView}
         onSelectSidebarView={setSidebarView}
         onRenameActiveProject={(name) => { if (activeProjectId) void updateProject(activeProjectId, { name }) }}
+        onToggleTheme={toggleTheme}
+        themeFamily={themeFamily}
+        onSelectThemeFamily={selectThemeFamily}
       />
       <QuickOpen
         visible={quickOpenVisible && effectiveSessionId !== null}
diff --git a/src/renderer/AppShell.test.tsx b/src/renderer/AppShell.test.tsx
index d454fa3a..400c0a90 100644
--- a/src/renderer/AppShell.test.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/AppShell.test.tsx
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ const project = {
 function makeProps(overrides: Partial<AppShellProps> = {}): AppShellProps {
   return {
     themeClass: 'theme-dark',
+    onToggleTheme: vi.fn(),
+    themeFamily: 'manifold',
+    onSelectThemeFamily: vi.fn(),
     settings: { setupCompleted: true } as AppShellProps['settings'],
     projects: [project],
     projectError: null,
diff --git a/src/renderer/AppShell.tsx b/src/renderer/AppShell.tsx
index 78ff2ab5..904a2b3e 100644
--- a/src/renderer/AppShell.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/AppShell.tsx
@@ -111,15 +111,25 @@ export interface AppShellProps {
   sidebarView: SidebarViewId
   onSelectSidebarView: (id: SidebarViewId) => void
   onRenameActiveProject: (name: string) => void
+  onToggleTheme: () => void
+  /** A theme id without its variant suffix, e.g. `jade`. */
+  themeFamily: string
+  onSelectThemeFamily: (family: string) => void
   runCommand: (id: string) => void
 }
 
 export function AppShell(p: AppShellProps): React.JSX.Element {
   useLoadPluginContributions()
+  const themeControls = {
+    themeType: (p.themeClass === 'theme-light' ? 'light' : 'dark') as 'dark' | 'light',
+    onToggleTheme: p.onToggleTheme,
+    themeFamily: p.themeFamily,
+    onSelectThemeFamily: p.onSelectThemeFamily,
+  }
   if (!p.settings.setupCompleted) {
     return (
       <div className={`layout-root ${p.themeClass}`}>
-        <TitleBar />
+        <TitleBar {...themeControls} />
         <WelcomeDialog onAddProject={() => void p.addProject()} onCloneProject={p.cloneProject} onComplete={p.overlays.handleSetupComplete} />
       </div>
     )
@@ -128,7 +138,7 @@ export function AppShell(p: AppShellProps): React.JSX.Element {
   if (p.projects.length === 0) {
     return (
       <div className={`layout-root ${p.themeClass}`}>
-        <TitleBar />
+        <TitleBar {...themeControls} />
         <OnboardingView variant="no-project" onAddProject={() => void p.handleAddProjectFromOnboarding()} onCloneProject={p.handleCloneFromOnboarding}
           onCreateNewProject={p.handleCreateNewProject} creatingProject={p.appEffects.creatingProject}
           cloningProject={p.appEffects.cloningProject} createError={p.projectError} />
@@ -141,7 +151,7 @@ export function AppShell(p: AppShellProps): React.JSX.Element {
 
   return (
     <div className={`layout-root ${p.themeClass}`}>
-      <TitleBar projectName={activeProjectName} />
+      <TitleBar projectName={activeProjectName} {...themeControls} />
       <div className="layout-main">
         <div className="layout-workbench">
           <ActivityBar
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/TitleBar.styles.ts b/src/renderer/components/TitleBar.styles.ts
index 991bf066..0417c777 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/TitleBar.styles.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/components/TitleBar.styles.ts
@@ -30,4 +30,68 @@ export const titleBarStyles: Record<string, React.CSSProperties> = {
     fontWeight: 500,
     color: 'var(--text-muted)',
   },
+  /** Theme controls sit at the window's trailing edge, past the title. */
+  rightGroup: {
+    marginLeft: 'auto',
+    flexShrink: 0,
+    display: 'flex',
+    alignItems: 'center',
+    gap: 2,
+  },
+  themesGroup: {
+    // @ts-expect-error -- Electron-specific CSS property; opt out of window drag
+    WebkitAppRegion: 'no-drag',
+    flexShrink: 0,
+    display: 'flex',
+    alignItems: 'center',
+    cursor: 'pointer',
+  },
+  themesSelect: {
+    height: 26,
+    padding: '0 26px 0 10px',
+    border: '1px solid transparent',
+    borderRadius: 'var(--radius-sm)',
+    background: 'transparent',
+    fontSize: 'var(--type-ui-caption)',
+    fontWeight: 600,
+    letterSpacing: 'var(--tracking-normal)',
+    color: 'var(--text-muted)',
+    cursor: 'pointer',
+    whiteSpace: 'nowrap',
+    appearance: 'none',
+    WebkitAppearance: 'none',
+    // Inline chevron: a native select arrow ignores the theme tokens, so the
+    // caret is drawn with currentColor and inherits the hover promotion below.
+    backgroundImage:
+      "url(\"data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='10' height='6' viewBox='0 0 10 6'><path d='M1 1l4 4 4-4' fill='none' stroke='%23999' stroke-width='1.5' stroke-linecap='round' stroke-linejoin='round'/></svg>\")",
+    backgroundRepeat: 'no-repeat',
+    backgroundPosition: 'right 9px center',
+    outline: 'none',
+    transition: 'background-color 150ms ease, color 150ms ease, border-color 150ms ease',
+  },
+  themesSelectHover: {
+    backgroundColor: 'var(--list-hover-bg)',
+    color: 'var(--text-primary)',
+  },
+  themeToggle: {
+    // @ts-expect-error -- Electron-specific CSS property; opt out of window drag
+    WebkitAppRegion: 'no-drag',
+    flexShrink: 0,
+    display: 'flex',
+    alignItems: 'center',
+    justifyContent: 'center',
+    width: 28,
+    height: 26,
+    border: '1px solid transparent',
+    borderRadius: 'var(--radius-sm)',
+    background: 'transparent',
+    fontSize: 13,
+    color: 'var(--text-secondary)',
+    cursor: 'pointer',
+    transition: 'background 150ms ease, color 150ms ease',
+  },
+  themeToggleHover: {
+    background: 'var(--list-hover-bg)',
+    color: 'var(--text-primary)',
+  },
 }
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/TitleBar.test.tsx b/src/renderer/components/TitleBar.test.tsx
index 59018dac..2a4b7ee0 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/TitleBar.test.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/TitleBar.test.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,15 @@
-import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest'
-import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react'
+import { describe, it, expect, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { render, screen, fireEvent } from '@testing-library/react'
 import React from 'react'
 import { TitleBar } from './TitleBar'
 
+const wired = {
+  themeType: 'dark' as const,
+  onToggleTheme: vi.fn(),
+  themeFamily: 'manifold',
+  onSelectThemeFamily: vi.fn(),
+}
+
 describe('TitleBar', () => {
   it('shows "Manifold" when no project is active', () => {
     render(<TitleBar />)
@@ -15,10 +22,54 @@ describe('TitleBar', () => {
     expect(screen.queryByText('Manifold')).not.toBeInTheDocument()
   })
 
-  it('carries no controls — search lives in the activity rail, themes in Settings and the command palette', () => {
+  it('omits the theme controls when no handlers are wired', () => {
     render(<TitleBar projectName="Alpha" />)
-    expect(screen.queryByRole('button')).toBeNull()
     expect(screen.queryByLabelText('Theme')).toBeNull()
+    expect(screen.queryByRole('button')).toBeNull()
+  })
+
+  it('keeps search out of the title bar — it lives in the activity rail', () => {
+    render(<TitleBar projectName="Alpha" {...wired} />)
     expect(screen.queryByLabelText('Search files, code and memory')).toBeNull()
   })
+
+  describe('theme controls', () => {
+    it('selects a theme family', () => {
+      const onSelectThemeFamily = vi.fn()
+      render(<TitleBar projectName="Alpha" {...wired} onSelectThemeFamily={onSelectThemeFamily} />)
+
+      const select = screen.getByLabelText('Theme') as HTMLSelectElement
+      expect(select.value).toBe('manifold')
+
+      fireEvent.change(select, { target: { value: 'jade' } })
+      expect(onSelectThemeFamily).toHaveBeenCalledWith('jade')
+    })
+
+    // The family list is derived from the theme registry rather than hardcoded. The
+    // previous hardcoded list is exactly what went stale — it kept offering Royal
+    // after that family was retired.
+    it('lists the shipped families and nothing retired', () => {
+      render(<TitleBar projectName="Alpha" {...wired} />)
+      const options = [...screen.getByLabelText('Theme').querySelectorAll('option')].map((o) => o.textContent)
+
+      expect(options).toContain('Manifold')
+      expect(options).toContain('Jade')
+      expect(options).not.toContain('Royal')
+      // One entry per family, not one per dark/light theme.
+      expect(new Set(options).size).toBe(options.length)
+    })
+
+    it('offers the opposite variant and toggles to it', () => {
+      const onToggleTheme = vi.fn()
+      const { rerender } = render(
+        <TitleBar projectName="Alpha" {...wired} onToggleTheme={onToggleTheme} />,
+      )
+
+      fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Switch to Light theme' }))
+      expect(onToggleTheme).toHaveBeenCalled()
+
+      rerender(<TitleBar projectName="Alpha" {...wired} themeType="light" onToggleTheme={onToggleTheme} />)
+      expect(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Switch to Dark theme' })).toBeInTheDocument()
+    })
+  })
 })
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/TitleBar.tsx b/src/renderer/components/TitleBar.tsx
index 4b37869e..761a2ea5 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/TitleBar.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/TitleBar.tsx
@@ -1,17 +1,65 @@
-import React from 'react'
+import React, { useState } from 'react'
 import { titleBarStyles as styles } from './TitleBar.styles'
+import { getThemeFamilies } from '../../shared/themes/registry'
 
 interface TitleBarProps {
   projectName?: string
+  themeType?: 'dark' | 'light'
+  onToggleTheme?: () => void
+  /** A theme id without its variant suffix, e.g. `jade`. */
+  themeFamily?: string
+  onSelectThemeFamily?: (family: string) => void
 }
 
-export function TitleBar({ projectName }: TitleBarProps): React.JSX.Element {
+export function TitleBar({
+  projectName,
+  themeType,
+  onToggleTheme,
+  themeFamily,
+  onSelectThemeFamily,
+}: TitleBarProps): React.JSX.Element {
+  const [themeHovered, setThemeHovered] = useState(false)
+  const [themesHovered, setThemesHovered] = useState(false)
+
   return (
     <div style={styles.container}>
       <div style={styles.trafficLightSpacer} />
       <div style={styles.titleArea}>
         {!projectName && <span style={styles.title}>Manifold</span>}
       </div>
+      <div style={styles.rightGroup}>
+        {themeFamily && onSelectThemeFamily && (
+          <label style={styles.themesGroup}>
+            <select
+              value={themeFamily}
+              onChange={(e) => onSelectThemeFamily(e.target.value)}
+              onMouseEnter={() => setThemesHovered(true)}
+              onMouseLeave={() => setThemesHovered(false)}
+              style={{ ...styles.themesSelect, ...(themesHovered ? styles.themesSelectHover : undefined) }}
+              aria-label="Theme"
+            >
+              {getThemeFamilies().map((family) => (
+                <option key={family.id} value={family.id}>
+                  {family.label}
+                </option>
+              ))}
+            </select>
+          </label>
+        )}
+        {onToggleTheme && (
+          <button
+            type="button"
+            onClick={onToggleTheme}
+            onMouseEnter={() => setThemeHovered(true)}
+            onMouseLeave={() => setThemeHovered(false)}
+            style={{ ...styles.themeToggle, ...(themeHovered ? styles.themeToggleHover : undefined) }}
+            title={themeType === 'dark' ? 'Switch to Light theme' : 'Switch to Dark theme'}
+            aria-label={themeType === 'dark' ? 'Switch to Light theme' : 'Switch to Dark theme'}
+          >
+            {themeType === 'dark' ? '☀' : '☾'}
+          </button>
+        )}
+      </div>
     </div>
   )
 }
diff --git a/src/shared/themes/registry.test.ts b/src/shared/themes/registry.test.ts
index 8e2dd153..7d150e82 100644
--- a/src/shared/themes/registry.test.ts
+++ b/src/shared/themes/registry.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { getThemeList, loadTheme, migrateLegacyTheme } from './registry'
+import { getThemeList, loadTheme, migrateLegacyTheme, getThemeFamilies, themeFamilyOf } from './registry'
 import { DEFAULT_SETTINGS } from '../defaults'
 
 describe('first-run default theme', () => {
@@ -38,6 +38,39 @@ describe('retired Royal ids', () => {
   })
 })
 
+describe('theme families', () => {
+  it('strips the variant suffix', () => {
+    expect(themeFamilyOf('jade-light')).toBe('jade')
+    expect(themeFamilyOf('manifold-dark')).toBe('manifold')
+    // Family ids are already suffix-free and must survive a round trip.
+    expect(themeFamilyOf('jade')).toBe('jade')
+  })
+
+  it('collapses each dark/light pair into one entry', () => {
+    const families = getThemeFamilies()
+    const ids = families.map((f) => f.id)
+
+    expect(ids).toEqual(['manifold', 'garfield', 'neon', 'jade', 'platinum'])
+    expect(families.map((f) => f.label)).toEqual(['Manifold', 'Garfield', 'Neon', 'Jade', 'Platinum'])
+    expect(ids).not.toContain('royal')
+  })
+
+  // The list is derived so it cannot outlive the themes it names — the previous
+  // hardcoded copy kept offering Royal after that family was retired.
+  it('stays in step with the shipped theme list', () => {
+    const fromThemes = new Set(getThemeList().map((t) => themeFamilyOf(t.id)))
+    expect(new Set(getThemeFamilies().map((f) => f.id))).toEqual(fromThemes)
+  })
+
+  it('names a real theme when a family is combined with either variant', () => {
+    const ids = getThemeList().map((t) => t.id)
+    for (const family of getThemeFamilies()) {
+      expect(ids).toContain(`${family.id}-dark`)
+      expect(ids).toContain(`${family.id}-light`)
+    }
+  })
+})
+
 describe('custom themes', () => {
   it.each([
     'manifold-dark',
diff --git a/src/shared/themes/registry.ts b/src/shared/themes/registry.ts
index 192fbc4c..b74739ae 100644
--- a/src/shared/themes/registry.ts
+++ b/src/shared/themes/registry.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,30 @@ export function getThemeList(): ThemeMeta[] {
   return cachedList
 }
 
+/** A theme id with its variant suffix removed: `jade-light` → `jade`. */
+export function themeFamilyOf(themeId: string): string {
+  return themeId.replace(/-(dark|light)$/, '')
+}
+
+/**
+ * The shipped theme families, in registration order. Derived from the theme list
+ * rather than hardcoded: the title bar's previous hardcoded list kept offering
+ * Royal after that family was retired, which is exactly the drift this avoids.
+ */
+export function getThemeFamilies(): ThemeMeta[] {
+  const families: ThemeMeta[] = []
+  const seen = new Set<string>()
+
+  for (const { id, label, type } of getThemeList()) {
+    const familyId = themeFamilyOf(id)
+    if (seen.has(familyId)) continue
+    seen.add(familyId)
+    families.push({ id: familyId, label: label.replace(/ (Dark|Light)$/, ''), type })
+  }
+
+  return families
+}
+
 export function loadTheme(id: string): ConvertedTheme {
   const cached = themeCache.get(id)
   if (cached) return cached