diff --git a/tools/homarr-dev/internal/tui/app.go b/tools/homarr-dev/internal/tui/app.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d7348205d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/homarr-dev/internal/tui/app.go
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+package tui
+
+import (
+	"charm.land/bubbles/v2/spinner"
+	tea "charm.land/bubbletea/v2"
+)
+
+type appModel struct {
+	dev           prsModel
+	dashboard     dashModel
+	showDashboard bool
+	width         int
+	height        int
+}
+
+func newAppModel(showDashboard bool) appModel {
+	return appModel{dev: newPRsModel(), dashboard: newDashModel(), showDashboard: showDashboard}
+}
+
+func (m appModel) Init() tea.Cmd {
+	if m.showDashboard {
+		return m.dashboard.Init()
+	}
+	return m.dev.Init()
+}
+
+func (m appModel) canSwitch() bool {
+	if m.showDashboard {
+		return !m.dashboard.filtering
+	}
+	return !m.dev.filtering && !m.dev.pulling && !m.dev.rebuilding
+}
+
+func (m appModel) switchScreen() (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+	m.showDashboard = !m.showDashboard
+	commands := make([]tea.Cmd, 0, 2)
+	if m.width > 0 && m.height > 0 {
+		resize := tea.WindowSizeMsg{Width: m.width, Height: m.height}
+		if m.showDashboard {
+			updated, command := m.dashboard.Update(resize)
+			m.dashboard = updated.(dashModel)
+			commands = append(commands, command)
+		} else {
+			updated, command := m.dev.Update(resize)
+			m.dev = updated.(prsModel)
+			commands = append(commands, command)
+		}
+	}
+	if m.showDashboard {
+		commands = append(commands, m.dashboard.Init())
+	} else {
+		commands = append(commands, m.dev.Init())
+	}
+	return m, tea.Batch(commands...)
+}
+
+func (m appModel) updateDev(msg tea.Msg) (appModel, tea.Cmd) {
+	updated, command := m.dev.Update(msg)
+	m.dev = updated.(prsModel)
+	return m, command
+}
+
+func (m appModel) updateDashboard(msg tea.Msg) (appModel, tea.Cmd) {
+	updated, command := m.dashboard.Update(msg)
+	m.dashboard = updated.(dashModel)
+	return m, command
+}
+
+func (m appModel) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+	if window, ok := msg.(tea.WindowSizeMsg); ok {
+		m.width = window.Width
+		m.height = window.Height
+		m, devCommand := m.updateDev(msg)
+		m, dashboardCommand := m.updateDashboard(msg)
+		return m, tea.Batch(devCommand, dashboardCommand)
+	}
+	if key, ok := msg.(tea.KeyPressMsg); ok {
+		if key.String() == "d" && m.canSwitch() {
+			return m.switchScreen()
+		}
+		if m.showDashboard {
+			return m.updateDashboard(msg)
+		}
+		return m.updateDev(msg)
+	}
+
+	switch msg.(type) {
+	case prsLoadedMsg, imageCheckedMsg, prActionMsg, rebuildDoneMsg, runningRefreshedMsg, pullReadyMsg, pullEvent, spinner.TickMsg:
+		return m.updateDev(msg)
+	case tickMsg, actionMsg, rowsMsg:
+		if m.showDashboard {
+			return m.updateDashboard(msg)
+		}
+		return m, nil
+	case prLogTickMsg:
+		if !m.showDashboard {
+			return m.updateDev(msg)
+		}
+		return m, nil
+	case logsMsg:
+		m, devCommand := m.updateDev(msg)
+		m, dashboardCommand := m.updateDashboard(msg)
+		return m, tea.Batch(devCommand, dashboardCommand)
+	}
+	if m.showDashboard {
+		return m.updateDashboard(msg)
+	}
+	return m.updateDev(msg)
+}
+
+func (m appModel) View() tea.View {
+	if m.showDashboard {
+		return m.dashboard.View()
+	}
+	return m.dev.View()
+}
+
+func runApp(showDashboard bool) error {
+	program := tea.NewProgram(newAppModel(showDashboard))
+	_, err := program.Run()
+	return err
+}
diff --git a/tools/homarr-dev/internal/tui/app_test.go b/tools/homarr-dev/internal/tui/app_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fe6f34199
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/homarr-dev/internal/tui/app_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+package tui
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	tea "charm.land/bubbletea/v2"
+
+	"github.com/homarr-labs/homarr/tools/homarr-dev/internal/gh"
+)
+
+func TestAppTogglePreservesDevelopmentState(t *testing.T) {
+	m := newAppModel(false)
+	m.dev.rows = []prRow{{kind: "remote", pr: gh.PR{Number: 6502}}}
+
+	updated, _ := m.Update(tea.KeyPressMsg(tea.Key{Code: 'd', Text: "d"}))
+	dashboard := updated.(appModel)
+	if !dashboard.showDashboard {
+		t.Fatal("d did not open the instance dashboard")
+	}
+	updated, _ = dashboard.Update(tea.KeyPressMsg(tea.Key{Code: 'd', Text: "d"}))
+	development := updated.(appModel)
+	if development.showDashboard || len(development.dev.rows) != 1 || development.dev.rows[0].pr.Number != 6502 {
+		t.Fatalf("development state was not preserved: %#v", development.dev.rows)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAppToggleDoesNotInterceptFilterInput(t *testing.T) {
+	m := newAppModel(false)
+	m.dev.filtering = true
+	m.dev.filter.Focus()
+
+	updated, _ := m.Update(tea.KeyPressMsg(tea.Key{Code: 'd', Text: "d"}))
+	got := updated.(appModel)
+	if got.showDashboard || got.dev.filter.Value() != "d" {
+		t.Fatalf("filter input was intercepted: dashboard=%v filter=%q", got.showDashboard, got.dev.filter.Value())
+	}
+}
diff --git a/tools/homarr-dev/internal/tui/dashboard.go b/tools/homarr-dev/internal/tui/dashboard.go
index a709d87dd..5cfe2d496 100644
--- a/tools/homarr-dev/internal/tui/dashboard.go
+++ b/tools/homarr-dev/internal/tui/dashboard.go
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ func (m dashModel) View() tea.View {
 		}
 		b.WriteString("\n" + statusStyle.Render(m.status))
 	}
-	b.WriteString("\n\n" + helpStyle.Render("/ filter · ↑/↓ select · l logs · f follow · pgup/pgdn scroll · s stop · R restart · x remove · o open · c copy URL · r refresh · q quit"))
+	b.WriteString("\n\n" + helpStyle.Render("/ filter · ↑/↓ select · l logs · f follow · pgup/pgdn scroll · s stop · R restart · x remove · o open · c copy URL · r refresh · d development · q quit"))
 	b.WriteString("\n" + helpStyle.Render(runningLegend+" · "+stoppedLegend))
 	v := tea.NewView(b.String())
 	v.AltScreen = true
@@ -411,7 +411,5 @@ func (m dashModel) View() tea.View {
 }
 
 func RunDashboard() error {
-	p := tea.NewProgram(newDashModel())
-	_, err := p.Run()
-	return err
+	return runApp(true)
 }
diff --git a/tools/homarr-dev/internal/tui/dev.go b/tools/homarr-dev/internal/tui/dev.go
index 5d3ed5b28..2b78488a3 100644
--- a/tools/homarr-dev/internal/tui/dev.go
+++ b/tools/homarr-dev/internal/tui/dev.go
@@ -1049,7 +1049,7 @@ func (m prsModel) View() tea.View {
 		b.WriteString("\n\n" + helpStyle.Render("q/esc cancel rebuild"))
 	} else if !m.pulling {
 		b.WriteString("\n\n" + helpStyle.Render("/ filter · ↑/↓ select · enter start/stop · R build locally · p pull remote · m demo · o PR · a app"))
-		b.WriteString("\n" + helpStyle.Render("b "+botState+" · r refresh · q quit"))
+		b.WriteString("\n" + helpStyle.Render("b "+botState+" · r refresh · d instances · q quit"))
 		b.WriteString("\n" + helpStyle.Render("l toggle logs · f follow · pgup/pgdn scroll"))
 	}
 	b.WriteString("\n" + helpStyle.Render("SOURCE: local Docker / remote GHCR · CI: "+legendCIYes+" pass "+legendCINo+" fail "+legendCIPend+" pending "+legendNone+" none · IMAGE: "+legendImageYes+" available "+legendImageNo+" not built"))
@@ -1060,7 +1060,5 @@ func (m prsModel) View() tea.View {
 }
 
 func RunDev() error {
-	p := tea.NewProgram(newPRsModel())
-	_, err := p.Run()
-	return err
+	return runApp(false)
 }