diff --git a/src/view/com/util/Link.tsx b/src/view/com/util/Link.tsx
index f753f01c..e4735442 100644
--- a/src/view/com/util/Link.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/util/Link.tsx
@@ -229,14 +229,19 @@ function onPressInner(
   } else if (
     !e.defaultPrevented && // onPress prevented default
     // @ts-ignore Web only -prf
-    !(e.metaKey || e.altKey || e.ctrlKey || e.shiftKey) && // ignore clicks with modifier keys
+    !(e.metaKey || e.altKey || e.shiftKey) && // ignore clicks with modifier keys
     // @ts-ignore Web only -prf
     (e.button == null || e.button === 0) && // ignore everything but left clicks
     // @ts-ignore Web only -prf
     [undefined, null, '', 'self'].includes(e.currentTarget?.target) // let browser handle "target=_blank" etc.
   ) {
     e.preventDefault()
-    shouldHandle = true
+    if (e.ctrlKey && Platform.OS === 'web') {
+      shouldHandle = false
+      window.open(href, '_blank')
+    } else {
+      shouldHandle = true
+    }
   }
 
   if (shouldHandle) {
diff --git a/src/view/shell/Drawer.tsx b/src/view/shell/Drawer.tsx
index ea215378..2c7c6524 100644
--- a/src/view/shell/Drawer.tsx
+++ b/src/view/shell/Drawer.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import React, {ComponentProps} from 'react'
 import {
   Linking,
+  Pressable,
   SafeAreaView,
   StyleProp,
   StyleSheet,
@@ -125,10 +126,13 @@ export const DrawerContent = observer(() => {
     Linking.openURL(FEEDBACK_FORM_URL)
   }, [track])
 
-  const onColorModePress = React.useCallback(() => {
-    track('Menu:ItemClicked', {url: '#cycleColorMode'})
-    store.shell.setColorMode(nextColorMode())
-  }, [track, store])
+  const onColorModePress = React.useCallback(
+    (mode: string) => {
+      track('Menu:ItemClicked', {url: '#cycleColorMode'})
+      store.shell.setColorMode(mode)
+    },
+    [track, store],
+  )
 
   // rendering
   // =
@@ -291,23 +295,33 @@ export const DrawerContent = observer(() => {
         <View style={s.flex1} />
         <View style={styles.footer}>
           {!isWeb && (
-            <TouchableOpacity
-              accessibilityRole="button"
-              accessibilityLabel="Cycle color mode"
-              accessibilityHint={modeAccessibilityText[store.shell.colorMode]}
-              onPress={onColorModePress}
-              style={[
-                styles.footerBtn,
-                theme.colorScheme === 'light'
-                  ? pal.btn
-                  : styles.footerBtnDarkMode,
-              ]}>
-              <MoonIcon
-                size={22}
-                style={pal.text as StyleProp<ViewStyle>}
-                strokeWidth={2}
-              />
-            </TouchableOpacity>
+            <View>
+              <Text type="sm" style={[pal.textLight, styles.colorModeText]}>
+                Set color theme
+              </Text>
+              <View style={styles.selectableBtns}>
+                <SelectableBtn
+                  current={store.shell.colorMode}
+                  value="system"
+                  label="System"
+                  left
+                  onChange={onColorModePress}
+                />
+                <SelectableBtn
+                  current={store.shell.colorMode}
+                  value="light"
+                  label="Light"
+                  onChange={onColorModePress}
+                />
+                <SelectableBtn
+                  current={store.shell.colorMode}
+                  value="dark"
+                  label="Dark"
+                  right
+                  onChange={onColorModePress}
+                />
+              </View>
+            </View>
           )}
           <TouchableOpacity
             accessibilityRole="link"
@@ -428,6 +442,45 @@ const InviteCodes = observer(() => {
   )
 })
 
+interface SelectableBtnProps {
+  current: string
+  value: string
+  label: string
+  left?: boolean
+  right?: boolean
+  onChange: (v: string) => void
+}
+
+function SelectableBtn({
+  current,
+  value,
+  label,
+  left,
+  right,
+  onChange,
+}: SelectableBtnProps) {
+  const pal = usePalette('default')
+  const palPrimary = usePalette('inverted')
+  return (
+    <Pressable
+      style={[
+        styles.selectableBtn,
+        left && styles.selectableBtnLeft,
+        right && styles.selectableBtnRight,
+        pal.border,
+        current === value ? palPrimary.view : pal.view,
+      ]}
+      onPress={() => onChange(value)}
+      accessibilityRole="button"
+      accessibilityLabel={value}
+      accessibilityHint={`Set color theme to  ${value}`}>
+      <Text style={current === value ? palPrimary.text : pal.text}>
+        {label}
+      </Text>
+    </Pressable>
+  )
+}
+
 const styles = StyleSheet.create({
   view: {
     flex: 1,
@@ -502,6 +555,46 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create({
     marginRight: 6,
   },
 
+  colorModeText: {
+    marginLeft: 10,
+    marginBottom: 6,
+  },
+
+  selectableBtns: {
+    flexDirection: 'row',
+    marginLeft: 10,
+  },
+  selectableBtn: {
+    flexDirection: 'row',
+    justifyContent: 'center',
+    borderWidth: 1,
+    borderLeftWidth: 0,
+    paddingHorizontal: 10,
+    paddingVertical: 10,
+  },
+  selectableBtnLeft: {
+    borderTopLeftRadius: 8,
+    borderBottomLeftRadius: 8,
+    borderLeftWidth: 1,
+  },
+  selectableBtnRight: {
+    borderTopRightRadius: 8,
+    borderBottomRightRadius: 8,
+  },
+
+  btn: {
+    flexDirection: 'row',
+    alignItems: 'center',
+    justifyContent: 'center',
+    width: '100%',
+    borderRadius: 32,
+    padding: 14,
+    backgroundColor: colors.gray1,
+  },
+  toggleBtn: {
+    paddingHorizontal: 0,
+  },
+
   footer: {
     flexDirection: 'row',
     justifyContent: 'space-between',
diff --git a/src/view/shell/desktop/RightNav.tsx b/src/view/shell/desktop/RightNav.tsx
index 084e9560..f81c218c 100644
--- a/src/view/shell/desktop/RightNav.tsx
+++ b/src/view/shell/desktop/RightNav.tsx
@@ -1,43 +1,20 @@
 import React from 'react'
 import {observer} from 'mobx-react-lite'
-import {StyleSheet, TouchableOpacity, View} from 'react-native'
+import {Pressable, StyleSheet, TouchableOpacity, View} from 'react-native'
 import {FontAwesomeIcon} from '@fortawesome/react-native-fontawesome'
 import {usePalette} from 'lib/hooks/usePalette'
 import {DesktopSearch} from './Search'
 import {Text} from 'view/com/util/text/Text'
 import {TextLink} from 'view/com/util/Link'
 import {FEEDBACK_FORM_URL} from 'lib/constants'
-import {s} from 'lib/styles'
+import {colors, s} from 'lib/styles'
 import {useStores} from 'state/index'
 import {pluralize} from 'lib/strings/helpers'
-import {useColorSchemeStyle} from 'lib/hooks/useColorSchemeStyle'
-import {MoonIcon} from 'lib/icons'
 import {formatCount} from 'view/com/util/numeric/format'
 
 export const DesktopRightNav = observer(function DesktopRightNav() {
   const store = useStores()
   const pal = usePalette('default')
-  const colorModes = ['light', 'dark', 'system']
-  const modeAccessibilityText = {
-    light: 'Sets display to light mode',
-    dark: 'Sets display to dark mode',
-    system: 'Sets display to system default',
-  }
-  const modeHelpText = {
-    light: 'Light Theme',
-    dark: 'Dark Theme',
-    system: 'System Default Theme',
-  }
-
-  const nextColorMode = () => {
-    return colorModes[
-      (colorModes.indexOf(store.shell.colorMode) + 1) % colorModes.length
-    ]
-  }
-
-  const onModePress = React.useCallback(() => {
-    store.shell.setColorMode(nextColorMode())
-  }, [store])
 
   return (
     <View style={[styles.rightNav, pal.view]}>
@@ -76,19 +53,31 @@ export const DesktopRightNav = observer(function DesktopRightNav() {
       </View>
       <InviteCodes />
       <View>
-        <TouchableOpacity
-          style={[styles.cycleColorModeToggle]}
-          onPress={onModePress}
-          accessibilityRole="button"
-          accessibilityLabel="Cycle color mode"
-          accessibilityHint={modeAccessibilityText[nextColorMode()]}>
-          <View style={[pal.viewLight, styles.cycleColorModeToggleIcon]}>
-            <MoonIcon size={18} style={pal.textLight} />
-          </View>
-          <Text type="sm" style={pal.textLight}>
-            {modeHelpText[store.shell.colorMode]}
-          </Text>
-        </TouchableOpacity>
+        <Text type="sm" style={[pal.textLight, styles.colorModeText]}>
+          Set color theme
+        </Text>
+        <View style={styles.selectableBtns}>
+          <SelectableBtn
+            current={store.shell.colorMode}
+            value="system"
+            label="System"
+            left
+            onChange={(v: string) => store.shell.setColorMode(v)}
+          />
+          <SelectableBtn
+            current={store.shell.colorMode}
+            value="light"
+            label="Light"
+            onChange={(v: string) => store.shell.setColorMode(v)}
+          />
+          <SelectableBtn
+            current={store.shell.colorMode}
+            value="dark"
+            label="Dark"
+            right
+            onChange={(v: string) => store.shell.setColorMode(v)}
+          />
+        </View>
       </View>
     </View>
   )
@@ -132,6 +121,45 @@ const InviteCodes = observer(() => {
   )
 })
 
+interface SelectableBtnProps {
+  current: string
+  value: string
+  label: string
+  left?: boolean
+  right?: boolean
+  onChange: (v: string) => void
+}
+
+function SelectableBtn({
+  current,
+  value,
+  label,
+  left,
+  right,
+  onChange,
+}: SelectableBtnProps) {
+  const pal = usePalette('default')
+  const palPrimary = usePalette('inverted')
+  return (
+    <Pressable
+      style={[
+        styles.selectableBtn,
+        left && styles.selectableBtnLeft,
+        right && styles.selectableBtnRight,
+        pal.border,
+        current === value ? palPrimary.view : pal.view,
+      ]}
+      onPress={() => onChange(value)}
+      accessibilityRole="button"
+      accessibilityLabel={value}
+      accessibilityHint={`Set color theme to  ${value}`}>
+      <Text style={current === value ? palPrimary.text : pal.text}>
+        {label}
+      </Text>
+    </Pressable>
+  )
+}
+
 const styles = StyleSheet.create({
   rightNav: {
     position: 'absolute',
@@ -174,4 +202,44 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create({
     height: 26,
     borderRadius: 15,
   },
+
+  colorModeText: {
+    marginLeft: 10,
+    marginBottom: 6,
+  },
+
+  selectableBtns: {
+    flexDirection: 'row',
+    marginLeft: 10,
+  },
+  selectableBtn: {
+    flexDirection: 'row',
+    justifyContent: 'center',
+    borderWidth: 1,
+    borderLeftWidth: 0,
+    paddingHorizontal: 10,
+    paddingVertical: 10,
+  },
+  selectableBtnLeft: {
+    borderTopLeftRadius: 8,
+    borderBottomLeftRadius: 8,
+    borderLeftWidth: 1,
+  },
+  selectableBtnRight: {
+    borderTopRightRadius: 8,
+    borderBottomRightRadius: 8,
+  },
+
+  btn: {
+    flexDirection: 'row',
+    alignItems: 'center',
+    justifyContent: 'center',
+    width: '100%',
+    borderRadius: 32,
+    padding: 14,
+    backgroundColor: colors.gray1,
+  },
+  toggleBtn: {
+    paddingHorizontal: 0,
+  },
 })