diff --git a/.changeset/dirty-berries-mate.md b/.changeset/dirty-berries-mate.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9d857060
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/dirty-berries-mate.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+'@tanstack/react-hotkeys-devtools': patch
+'@tanstack/preact-hotkeys-devtools': patch
+'@tanstack/solid-hotkeys-devtools': patch
+---
+
+Allow standalone HotkeysDevtoolsPanel components without props, supplying dark theme and open defaults while preserving props from the Devtools dock.
diff --git a/docs/devtools.md b/docs/devtools.md
index 2a3aabb3..ece7427e 100644
--- a/docs/devtools.md
+++ b/docs/devtools.md
@@ -97,6 +97,20 @@ import { HotkeysDevtoolsPanel } from '@tanstack/vue-hotkeys-devtools'
 
 For React, Preact, and Solid, the Hotkeys panel appears alongside any other TanStack devtools plugins you have installed.
 
+### Standalone panel
+
+React, Preact, and Solid also export `HotkeysDevtoolsPanel` for rendering without the TanStack Devtools dock:
+
+```tsx
+import { HotkeysDevtoolsPanel } from '@tanstack/react-hotkeys-devtools'
+
+function DebugPanel() {
+  return <HotkeysDevtoolsPanel />
+}
+```
+
+Use the corresponding `@tanstack/preact-hotkeys-devtools` or `@tanstack/solid-hotkeys-devtools` import for those frameworks. The panel and no-op component also accept an omitted props argument during rendering. Both props are optional: `theme` defaults to `'dark'` and `devtoolsOpen` defaults to `true`. Pass `theme="light"` to select the light theme. When using `hotkeysDevtoolsPlugin()`, the dock supplies these props and its values take precedence over the standalone defaults.
+
 ## Production builds
 
 In production builds, the framework devtools adapters return no-op implementations, so they don't affect your bundle's behavior.
diff --git a/packages/preact-hotkeys-devtools/src/PreactHotkeysDevtools.tsx b/packages/preact-hotkeys-devtools/src/PreactHotkeysDevtools.tsx
index 39708a03..935babad 100644
--- a/packages/preact-hotkeys-devtools/src/PreactHotkeysDevtools.tsx
+++ b/packages/preact-hotkeys-devtools/src/PreactHotkeysDevtools.tsx
@@ -1,15 +1,27 @@
+import { h } from 'preact'
 import { createPreactPanel } from '@tanstack/devtools-utils/preact'
 import { HotkeysDevtoolsCore } from '@tanstack/hotkeys-devtools'
 import type { DevtoolsPanelProps } from '@tanstack/devtools-utils/preact'
 import type { JSX } from 'preact'
 
-export interface HotkeysDevtoolsPreactInit extends DevtoolsPanelProps {}
+export interface HotkeysDevtoolsPreactInit extends Partial<DevtoolsPanelProps> {}
 
 type HotkeysDevtoolsPanelComponent = (
-  props: HotkeysDevtoolsPreactInit,
+  props?: HotkeysDevtoolsPreactInit,
 ) => JSX.Element
 
 const panels = createPreactPanel(HotkeysDevtoolsCore)
 
-export const HotkeysDevtoolsPanel: HotkeysDevtoolsPanelComponent = panels[0]
-export const HotkeysDevtoolsPanelNoOp: HotkeysDevtoolsPanelComponent = panels[1]
+function withDefaults(
+  Panel: (typeof panels)[number],
+): HotkeysDevtoolsPanelComponent {
+  return (props = {}) =>
+    h(Panel, {
+      ...props,
+      theme: props.theme ?? 'dark',
+      devtoolsOpen: props.devtoolsOpen ?? true,
+    })
+}
+
+export const HotkeysDevtoolsPanel = withDefaults(panels[0])
+export const HotkeysDevtoolsPanelNoOp = withDefaults(panels[1])
diff --git a/packages/preact-hotkeys-devtools/tests/panel.test.ts b/packages/preact-hotkeys-devtools/tests/panel.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..977e5cbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/preact-hotkeys-devtools/tests/panel.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+import { h, render } from 'preact'
+import { act } from 'preact/test-utils'
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import {
+  HotkeysDevtoolsPanel,
+  HotkeysDevtoolsPanelNoOp,
+} from '../src/PreactHotkeysDevtools'
+import { hotkeysDevtoolsPlugin } from '../src/plugin'
+
+const core = vi.hoisted(() => ({ mount: vi.fn(), unmount: vi.fn() }))
+vi.mock('@tanstack/hotkeys-devtools', () => ({
+  HotkeysDevtoolsCore: class {
+    mount = core.mount
+    unmount = core.unmount
+  },
+}))
+
+const emptyProps: NonNullable<Parameters<typeof HotkeysDevtoolsPanel>[0]> = {}
+let host: HTMLDivElement
+beforeEach(() => {
+  vi.clearAllMocks()
+  host = document.createElement('div')
+  document.body.append(host)
+})
+afterEach(() => {
+  act(() => render(null, host))
+  host.remove()
+})
+
+it('mounts a standalone panel with default props', () => {
+  act(() => render(h(HotkeysDevtoolsPanel, emptyProps), host))
+  expect(core.mount).toHaveBeenCalledOnce()
+  expect(core.mount.mock.calls[0]![1]).toMatchObject({
+    theme: 'dark',
+    devtoolsOpen: true,
+  })
+  act(() => render(null, host))
+  expect(core.unmount).toHaveBeenCalledOnce()
+})
+
+it('preserves props supplied by the devtools dock', () => {
+  const plugin = hotkeysDevtoolsPlugin()
+  act(() =>
+    render(plugin.render(host, { theme: 'light', devtoolsOpen: false }), host),
+  )
+  expect(core.mount.mock.calls[0]![1]).toMatchObject({
+    theme: 'light',
+    devtoolsOpen: false,
+  })
+})
+
+it('keeps the no-op panel inert with empty props', () => {
+  act(() => render(h(HotkeysDevtoolsPanelNoOp, emptyProps), host))
+  expect(core.mount).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+})
+
+it('accepts omitted props for real and no-op panels during render', () => {
+  const Standalone = () => HotkeysDevtoolsPanel()
+  const NoOp = () => HotkeysDevtoolsPanelNoOp()
+  act(() => render(h(Standalone, {}), host))
+  expect(core.mount.mock.calls[0]![1]).toMatchObject({
+    theme: 'dark',
+    devtoolsOpen: true,
+  })
+  act(() => render(h(NoOp, {}), host))
+  expect(core.mount).toHaveBeenCalledOnce()
+})
diff --git a/packages/react-hotkeys-devtools/src/ReactHotkeysDevtools.tsx b/packages/react-hotkeys-devtools/src/ReactHotkeysDevtools.tsx
index 33c7fb53..0f87279f 100644
--- a/packages/react-hotkeys-devtools/src/ReactHotkeysDevtools.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-hotkeys-devtools/src/ReactHotkeysDevtools.tsx
@@ -1,15 +1,27 @@
+import { createElement } from 'react'
 import { createReactPanel } from '@tanstack/devtools-utils/react'
 import { HotkeysDevtoolsCore } from '@tanstack/hotkeys-devtools'
 import type { DevtoolsPanelProps } from '@tanstack/devtools-utils/react'
 import type { JSX } from 'react'
 
-export interface HotkeysDevtoolsReactInit extends DevtoolsPanelProps {}
+export interface HotkeysDevtoolsReactInit extends Partial<DevtoolsPanelProps> {}
 
 type HotkeysDevtoolsPanelComponent = (
-  props: HotkeysDevtoolsReactInit,
+  props?: HotkeysDevtoolsReactInit,
 ) => JSX.Element
 
 const panels = createReactPanel(HotkeysDevtoolsCore)
 
-export const HotkeysDevtoolsPanel: HotkeysDevtoolsPanelComponent = panels[0]
-export const HotkeysDevtoolsPanelNoOp: HotkeysDevtoolsPanelComponent = panels[1]
+function withDefaults(
+  Panel: (typeof panels)[number],
+): HotkeysDevtoolsPanelComponent {
+  return (props = {}) =>
+    createElement(Panel, {
+      ...props,
+      theme: props.theme ?? 'dark',
+      devtoolsOpen: props.devtoolsOpen ?? true,
+    })
+}
+
+export const HotkeysDevtoolsPanel = withDefaults(panels[0])
+export const HotkeysDevtoolsPanelNoOp = withDefaults(panels[1])
diff --git a/packages/react-hotkeys-devtools/tests/panel.test.ts b/packages/react-hotkeys-devtools/tests/panel.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ae3176a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/react-hotkeys-devtools/tests/panel.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+import { act, createElement } from 'react'
+import { createRoot } from 'react-dom/client'
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import {
+  HotkeysDevtoolsPanel,
+  HotkeysDevtoolsPanelNoOp,
+} from '../src/ReactHotkeysDevtools'
+import { hotkeysDevtoolsPlugin } from '../src/plugin'
+import type { Root } from 'react-dom/client'
+
+const core = vi.hoisted(() => ({ mount: vi.fn(), unmount: vi.fn() }))
+vi.mock('@tanstack/hotkeys-devtools', () => ({
+  HotkeysDevtoolsCore: class {
+    mount = core.mount
+    unmount = core.unmount
+  },
+}))
+
+const emptyProps = {} satisfies NonNullable<
+  Parameters<typeof HotkeysDevtoolsPanel>[0]
+>
+let host: HTMLDivElement
+let root: Root
+beforeEach(() => {
+  vi.stubGlobal('IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT', true)
+  vi.clearAllMocks()
+  host = document.createElement('div')
+  document.body.append(host)
+  root = createRoot(host)
+})
+afterEach(async () => {
+  await act(() => root.unmount())
+  host.remove()
+  vi.unstubAllGlobals()
+})
+
+it('mounts a standalone panel with default props', async () => {
+  await act(() => root.render(createElement(HotkeysDevtoolsPanel, emptyProps)))
+  expect(core.mount).toHaveBeenCalledOnce()
+  expect(core.mount.mock.calls[0]![1]).toMatchObject({
+    theme: 'dark',
+    devtoolsOpen: true,
+  })
+  await act(() => root.render(null))
+})
+
+it('preserves props supplied by the devtools dock', async () => {
+  const plugin = hotkeysDevtoolsPlugin()
+  await act(() =>
+    root.render(plugin.render(host, { theme: 'light', devtoolsOpen: false })),
+  )
+  expect(core.mount.mock.calls[0]![1]).toMatchObject({
+    theme: 'light',
+    devtoolsOpen: false,
+  })
+})
+
+it('keeps the no-op panel inert with empty props', async () => {
+  await act(() =>
+    root.render(createElement(HotkeysDevtoolsPanelNoOp, emptyProps)),
+  )
+  expect(core.mount).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+})
+
+it('accepts omitted props for real and no-op panels during render', async () => {
+  const Standalone = () => HotkeysDevtoolsPanel()
+  const NoOp = () => HotkeysDevtoolsPanelNoOp()
+  await act(() => root.render(createElement(Standalone)))
+  expect(core.mount.mock.calls[0]![1]).toMatchObject({
+    theme: 'dark',
+    devtoolsOpen: true,
+  })
+  await act(() => root.render(createElement(NoOp)))
+  expect(core.mount).toHaveBeenCalledOnce()
+})
diff --git a/packages/solid-hotkeys-devtools/src/SolidHotkeysDevtools.tsx b/packages/solid-hotkeys-devtools/src/SolidHotkeysDevtools.tsx
index 60d152e1..4c6972fb 100644
--- a/packages/solid-hotkeys-devtools/src/SolidHotkeysDevtools.tsx
+++ b/packages/solid-hotkeys-devtools/src/SolidHotkeysDevtools.tsx
@@ -1,15 +1,26 @@
+import { createComponent, mergeProps } from 'solid-js'
 import { createSolidPanel } from '@tanstack/devtools-utils/solid'
 import { HotkeysDevtoolsCore } from '@tanstack/hotkeys-devtools'
 import type { DevtoolsPanelProps } from '@tanstack/devtools-utils/solid'
 import type { JSX } from 'solid-js'
 
-export interface HotkeysDevtoolsSolidInit extends DevtoolsPanelProps {}
+export interface HotkeysDevtoolsSolidInit extends Partial<DevtoolsPanelProps> {}
 
 type HotkeysDevtoolsPanelComponent = (
-  props: HotkeysDevtoolsSolidInit,
+  props?: HotkeysDevtoolsSolidInit,
 ) => JSX.Element
 
 const panels = createSolidPanel(HotkeysDevtoolsCore)
 
-export const HotkeysDevtoolsPanel: HotkeysDevtoolsPanelComponent = panels[0]
-export const HotkeysDevtoolsPanelNoOp: HotkeysDevtoolsPanelComponent = panels[1]
+function withDefaults(
+  Panel: (typeof panels)[number],
+): HotkeysDevtoolsPanelComponent {
+  return (props = {}) =>
+    createComponent(
+      Panel,
+      mergeProps({ theme: 'dark' as const, devtoolsOpen: true }, props),
+    )
+}
+
+export const HotkeysDevtoolsPanel = withDefaults(panels[0])
+export const HotkeysDevtoolsPanelNoOp = withDefaults(panels[1])
diff --git a/packages/solid-hotkeys-devtools/tests/panel.test.ts b/packages/solid-hotkeys-devtools/tests/panel.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..94713487
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/solid-hotkeys-devtools/tests/panel.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+import { createComponent, createSignal } from 'solid-js'
+import { render } from 'solid-js/web'
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import {
+  HotkeysDevtoolsPanel,
+  HotkeysDevtoolsPanelNoOp,
+} from '../src/SolidHotkeysDevtools'
+import { hotkeysDevtoolsPlugin } from '../src/plugin'
+
+const core = vi.hoisted(() => ({ mount: vi.fn(), unmount: vi.fn() }))
+vi.mock('@tanstack/hotkeys-devtools', () => ({
+  HotkeysDevtoolsCore: class {
+    mount = core.mount
+    unmount = core.unmount
+  },
+}))
+
+const emptyProps = {} satisfies NonNullable<
+  Parameters<typeof HotkeysDevtoolsPanel>[0]
+>
+let host: HTMLDivElement
+let dispose: () => void
+beforeEach(() => {
+  vi.clearAllMocks()
+  host = document.createElement('div')
+  document.body.append(host)
+  dispose = () => {}
+})
+afterEach(() => {
+  dispose()
+  host.remove()
+})
+
+it('mounts a standalone panel with default props', () => {
+  dispose = render(
+    () => createComponent(HotkeysDevtoolsPanel, emptyProps),
+    host,
+  )
+  expect(core.mount).toHaveBeenCalledOnce()
+  expect(core.mount.mock.calls[0]![1]).toMatchObject({
+    theme: 'dark',
+    devtoolsOpen: true,
+  })
+})
+
+it('preserves reactive props supplied by the devtools dock', () => {
+  const [theme, setTheme] = createSignal<'light' | 'dark'>('light')
+  const plugin = hotkeysDevtoolsPlugin()
+  dispose = render(
+    () =>
+      plugin.render(host, {
+        get theme() {
+          return theme()
+        },
+        devtoolsOpen: false,
+      }),
+    host,
+  )
+  const props = core.mount.mock.calls[0]![1]
+  expect(props).toMatchObject({ theme: 'light', devtoolsOpen: false })
+  setTheme('dark')
+  expect(props.theme).toBe('dark')
+})
+
+it('keeps the no-op panel inert with empty props', () => {
+  dispose = render(
+    () => createComponent(HotkeysDevtoolsPanelNoOp, emptyProps),
+    host,
+  )
+  expect(core.mount).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+})
+
+it('accepts omitted props for real and no-op panels during render', () => {
+  dispose = render(() => HotkeysDevtoolsPanel(), host)
+  expect(core.mount.mock.calls[0]![1]).toMatchObject({
+    theme: 'dark',
+    devtoolsOpen: true,
+  })
+  dispose()
+  dispose = render(() => HotkeysDevtoolsPanelNoOp(), host)
+  expect(core.mount).toHaveBeenCalledOnce()
+})