# Theme Dial

> A theme picker shaped like a sun-path instrument: drag a needle along a half-dial to continuously blend five time-of-day colour themes, with the UI recolouring live and settling into the nearest theme on release.

- Author: [ham7a311](https://21st.dev/@ham7a311)
- Library: ham7a311
- License: MIT
- Tags: Theme Switcher, Dark, Slider, Color Picker
- Live preview: https://21st.dev/@ham7a311/components/theme-dial

## Install

```bash
npx shadcn@latest add "https://21st.dev/r/ham7a311/theme-dial?api_key=$API_KEY_21ST"
```

Requires a 21st API key (generate one at https://21st.dev/mcp) passed as `API_KEY_21ST`. Free accounts get a limited number of installs per day; unlimited on a paid plan — see https://21st.dev/pricing.

Full component directory: https://21st.dev/llms.txt · More like this: https://21st.dev/community/components/s/theme-switcher.md