diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 386e60b..b507a78 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -44,3 +44,9 @@ tags
 .vim
 
 # End of https://www.gitignore.io/api/vim,linux
+
+# Ignore dynamic colorschemes set by styler
+colorscheme.vim
+colorscheme
+colorscheme.py
+colorscheme.rasi
diff --git a/nvim/.config/nvim/init.vim b/nvim/.config/nvim/init.vim
index 304fe1c..224c670 100644
--- a/nvim/.config/nvim/init.vim
+++ b/nvim/.config/nvim/init.vim
@@ -47,6 +47,13 @@ endif
 " set truecolor (neovim)
 set termguicolors
 
+" load colorscheme from dynamic file
+" first one is here to make airline behave correctly without reload
+runtime colorscheme.vim
+" this one is here to override anything set by default in colorscheme plugin
+" loading
+autocmd VimEnter * runtime colorscheme.vim
+
 " sets tabs to be 2 characters, expanded into spaces, but still removable with
 " one press of backspace.
 " great explanation: http://vimcasts.org/transcripts/2/en/
diff --git a/polybar/.config/polybar/config b/polybar/.config/polybar/config
index b9233bc..4222ae0 100644
--- a/polybar/.config/polybar/config
+++ b/polybar/.config/polybar/config
@@ -18,14 +18,14 @@
 
 [colors]
 ;background = ${xrdb:color0:#222}
-background = #222
-background-alt = #444
+background = ${xrdb:background}
+background-alt = ${xrdb:color8}
 ;foreground = ${xrdb:color7:#222}
-foreground = #dfdfdf
-foreground-alt = #555
-primary = #ffb52a
-secondary = #e60053
-alert = #bd2c40
+foreground = ${xrdb:foreground}
+foreground-alt = ${xrdb:color3}
+primary = ${xrdb:color1}
+secondary = ${xrdb:color4}
+alert = ${xrdb:color2}
 
 [settings]
 ; The throttle settings lets the eventloop swallow up til X events
diff --git a/qutebrowser/.config/qutebrowser/config.py b/qutebrowser/.config/qutebrowser/config.py
index 6dbba74..53cdfa1 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/.config/qutebrowser/config.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/.config/qutebrowser/config.py
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ c.tabs.title.format = '{index} {audio}{perc}{current_title}'
 c.tabs.position = "right"
 c.tabs.width = "15%"
 
-# give the browser nice nord theme colors
-config.source('themes/base16-gruvbox-dark.py')
+# give the browser nice theme colors
+config.source('colorscheme.py')
 
 # Status bar
 # should be visible to prevent 'jumping' bug, see https://github.com/qutebrowser/qutebrowser/issues/2236
diff --git a/rofi/.config/rofi/themes/dmenu.rasi b/rofi/.config/rofi/themes/dmenu.rasi
index c062465..46aab32 100644
--- a/rofi/.config/rofi/themes/dmenu.rasi
+++ b/rofi/.config/rofi/themes/dmenu.rasi
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #listview {
   spacing: 5px;
   lines: 100;
+  border: 0px;
 }
 
 #entry {
diff --git a/rofi/.config/rofi/themes/settings.rasi b/rofi/.config/rofi/themes/settings.rasi
index f1d0f5c..93146a1 100644
--- a/rofi/.config/rofi/themes/settings.rasi
+++ b/rofi/.config/rofi/themes/settings.rasi
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
  *      but try to keep the two separated as much as possible, so we can adjust global options easily from here
  */
 
+//default import
 @import "colorschemes/gruvbox-dark.rasi"
 
 * {
diff --git a/sxhkd/.config/sxhkd/sxhkdrc b/sxhkd/.config/sxhkd/sxhkdrc
index d435e50..3896a7f 100644
--- a/sxhkd/.config/sxhkd/sxhkdrc
+++ b/sxhkd/.config/sxhkd/sxhkdrc
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ super + x
 super + BackSpace
   rofi -modi "powermenu:~/.config/rofi/modes/powermenu" -show powermenu -theme themes/powermenu
 
+# quick-switching of theme using styler
+super + F8
+  styler set $(styler list themes | rofi -dmenu -theme /themes/dmenu -matching fuzzy)
+
 # enable function (/media) key functionality
 # TODO: set up next song, previous song, pause, etc
 # see: https://www.reddit.com/r/i3wm/comments/3a6nh3/help_how_to_use_function_keys_in_i3_config/