OpenRGB

Open source RGB lighting control that doesn't depend on manufacturer software. Created by [@CalcProgrammer1](https://mastodon.social/@CalcProgrammer1 ).

Website: https://openrgb.org
GitLab: https://gitlab.com/CalcProgrammer1/OpenRGB
Discord: https://discord.gg/AQwjJPY
Lemmy: https://lemmy.today/c/OpenRGB

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relay.momostr.pink

nostr.mom

relay.damus.io

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Last Notes

2026-09-21 16:34:28 GMT

The #OpenRGB Effects Plugin is now available on #Flathub! If you've installed OpenRGB from Flathub, you can now install the Effects Plugin from there as well, and new installations appear to include it by default.
https://flathub.org/en/apps/org.openrgb.OpenRGB.Plugin.Effects

2026-09-20 20:42:17 GMT

After a week of the general public running the new version, some minor bugs and annoyances have been brought up that weren't caught in testing. I am planning to do a 1.1 bugfix release sometime in October to address as many of the 1.0 bugs as possible. Notably, the checkbox for "Do Not Show Again" dialogs does not work properly, the SDK server doesn't respond to the plugin list requests when in service mode, some less than optimal default settings need tweaking.

2026-09-14 01:02:44 GMT

I made an OpenRGB 1.0 Windows installation video showing off how to install OpenRGB as a background service with PawnIO and the Effects Plugin.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQTPG-8GgTc

2026-09-13 08:51:13 GMT

I've made an OpenRGB 1.0 announcement and what's new video that goes through some of the new features.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYUtHdAc_HQ

2026-09-12 06:28:42 GMT

There was a bug that affected quite a bit of the effects plugin in the original 1.0 build that I posted, since not many people had downloaded it yet I've pulled the release back and am re-building it with the fix. The updated release links will be live on the site once that's done.

2026-09-12 03:14:16 GMT

#OpenRGB 1.0 Released!
This monumental release encompasses nearly 3 years of work since the 0.9 release, and a year's worth of core reworks since the 1.0rc2 release candidate last year. Tons of new device support, an overhauled profile system, the option to cleanly run as a background service, PawnIO, Qt6, and much more!
Downloads for OpenRGB 1.0 are live on https://openrgb.org, plugin 1.0 builds will be coming online soon.
https://cdn.masto.host/floss/media_attachments/files/117/255/885/678/024/542/original/99decb565e6de92c.mp4

2026-09-12 03:12:45 GMT

2026-09-04 19:13:00 GMT

Postponing the #OpenRGB 1.0 release by one week, I wanted to release it this weekend but there is a potential issue with certain MSI motherboards I want to investigate and the board I ordered to test it on won't get here until next Tuesday.

2026-08-30 08:37:12 GMT

My #PawnIO module for the #Valve #SteamMachine LED strip just got accepted and into a signed release. Support for the Steam Machine's LEDs under #Windows is now available in #OpenRGB pipeline/experimental builds and will be in next week's OpenRGB 1.0 release!

2026-08-23 23:05:53 GMT

OpenRGB 1.0rc3 Hotfix 1 just released. This is a security hotfix version that fixes a vulnerability when running as a background/system service. Profile names are now sanitized, the service now defaults to localhost only, and there is a size cap on server/client packets. These issues have already been fixed in master/pipeline versions.
https://codeberg.org/OpenRGB/OpenRGB/releases/tag/release_candidate_1.0rc3.1

2026-08-09 22:43:43 GMT

Spent the weekend figuring out how to package #OpenRGB plugins as #Flatpak extensions so that the OpenRGB Flatpak can have easily installed plugins. I haven't submitted the plugins to Flathub yet but I plan to. Also waiting to see if Flathub will grant an exception for OpenRGB to read the host /usr and /etc filesystems to perform its udev rules check properly on the Flatpak version.

2026-08-06 05:29:29 GMT

Tentative #OpenRGB 1.0 release date is over Labor Day weekend, probably either Friday Sep. 4 or Saturday Sep. 5 so that I have some time after the release to make some 1.0 related content (social posts and YouTube videos) over the long weekend.
I think we are in a pretty good state now, just want some remaining device support to get merged and a window for developers to submit final cleanups to controllers.
Not guaranteeing anything though, it could slip.

2026-08-03 05:17:11 GMT

Merged a change to migrate old binary .orp format profiles from OpenRGB 1.0rc3 and earlier to the new .json format used by OpenRGB pipeline/git. It will upload the migrated profile to the background service if in service/client mode. Considering a plugin API breaking change to allow plugins to migrate their old internal configs/profiles into new OpenRGB profiles, which means pipeline users may need to update their plugins soon.

2026-07-25 06:42:17 GMT

Support for the #Valve #SteamMachine under #Linux has been merged into #OpenRGB. This relies on the leds-valve kernel module that is included in the SteamOS kernel. A DKMS package is available to install this kernel module on #Arch and #Debian distros:
https://gitlab.com/CalcProgrammer1/leds-valve-dkms
or AUR leds-valve-dkms-git
https://cdn.masto.host/floss/media_attachments/files/116/979/241/908/822/621/original/6ebd85dc6006be65.mp4

2026-07-08 04:29:19 GMT

#OpenRGB next branch has been merged! Plugins will be updated soon. This means the new pipeline builds will no longer be compatible with existing plugins.
The next branch represents a year's worth of backend improvements and rework. There are probably bugs yet to be found, so let us know if you run into any issues so we can get them fixed before the 1.0 final release!

2026-07-05 22:52:07 GMT

Attention #Arch #ArchLinux #AUR #OpenRGB users!
The OpenRGB next branch will soon be merged into master, which means the openrgb-git and all of the openrgb-plugin-git packages will move to the new plugin API, breaking compatibility with the released openrgb package in Arch Linux extra.
New AUR packages for the 1.0rc2 plugin releases:
openrgb-plugin-e131-receiver
openrgb-plugin-effects
openrgb-plugin-hardware-sync
openrgb-plugin-http-hook
openrgb-plugin-scheduler
openrgb-plugin-visual-map

2026-06-29 05:19:18 GMT

Now that 1.0rc3 is out, merge requests to #OpenRGB are officially frozen while the next branch is finalized and merged into master. OpenRGB pipeline builds will soon move to the new API and SDK versions, breaking compatibility with existing plugins. Once merged, the next branch will be abandoned and I will update the AUR -next packages to point to master until some point in the future when we revive the next branch for 2.0.

2026-06-25 06:19:05 GMT

I plan to release #OpenRGB Release Candidate 1.0rc3 this weekend. The current state of the master branch is good, cleaned up a few rough edges. This is not going to include the next branch stuff yet, this is going to be the final build on the existing SDK/API to bring in the latest device support and fixes for I2C conflicts that could result in system instability.
After 1.0rc3 is out, merge requests will be frozen until the next branch gets merged into master.

2026-06-02 07:35:32 GMT

While the #OpenRGB Next branch is progressing nicely, we have decided to release another release candidate before the Next work lands for 1.0 final. I plan to release OpenRGB 1.0rc3 hopefully next week after I get my X299 CPU to verify the Skylake IMC SMBus PawnIO driver. This 1.0rc3 release candidate will address two major system stability issues as well as bring more hardware support while remaining compatible with existing 1.0rc2 plugins.

2026-04-08 15:47:34 GMT

We've figured out how to properly identify #Corsair RGB DRAM types! There is an identification packet that can be requested from the RGB controller on each DRAM module containing a VID/PID identifier, firmware version, and protocol version. There's an open merge request to test these changes. It successfully detected my Vengeance RGB Pro DDR4 and Vengeance RGB DDR5. Would be great to get more testers!
https://gitlab.com/CalcProgrammer1/OpenRGB/-/merge_requests/3241

2026-02-18 04:35:52 GMT

#OpenRGB's Lemmy community has moved! The new home is https://lemmy.today/c/OpenRGB! Formerly we were on lemmy.ml, but that instance has slowly been drifting away from the general purpose instance hosted by the Lemmy devs to one of some rather extremist viewpoints. I've been on lemmy.today for a year or so and have found it a pretty solid instance, plus they have the old Reddit style mlmym interface at https://lemmy.today/c/OpenRGB!

2026-02-12 01:47:27 GMT

In reaction to the impending invasion of privacy #Discord wishes to force upon all of its userbase, along with a desire to use open source and community-run platforms over proprietary, VC-backed platforms, I have created an #OpenRGB guild on #Spacebar. If you don't know, Spacebar is an open source, self-hostable Discord alternative. Their intention is to replicate Discord's API and user experience.
https://fermi.chat/invite/36WvoE?instance=https%3A%2F%2Fspacebar.chat

2026-01-23 02:15:06 GMT

Hotplug support has been merged into the #OpenRGB next branch. This is still quite experimental and subject to change, but I've created AUR packages openrgb-next-git and openrgb-plugin-effects-next-git for anyone who wants to live on the edge and test out the new functionality. This new package depends on hidapi-hotplug-git which is another new package for our hidapi fork with the hotplug patches. The GitLab CI for the next branch has Windows, AppImage, Debian, Fedora, and MacOS builds.

2026-01-07 06:07:20 GMT

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You can follow the progress on this GitLab merge request:
https://gitlab.com/CalcProgrammer1/OpenRGB/-/merge_requests/2935

2026-01-07 06:04:16 GMT

More big changes are in the works for #OpenRGB 1.0! Over the holiday break I prototyped support for per-zone modes. This allows independent hardware effects to be set for each zone on supported devices and has been a long-requested feature. The SDK protocol and profile manager have received upgrades to support per-zone modes. This is the latest in the growing set of major changes brewing in the `next` branch!

2025-12-07 04:20:17 GMT

#OpenRGB Flatpak updated to 1.0rc2!
https://flathub.org/en/apps/org.openrgb.OpenRGB

2025-11-08 22:14:13 GMT

Working on an overhaul to the #OpenRGB Profile Manager for API v5/SDK v6 for OpenRGB 1.0. Profiles will now be saved in .json format and plugins will be able to embed their own profile-specific settings into OpenRGB profiles. No more having a separate profile system just for the Effects plugin! Now you can seamlessly switch between profiles using hardware effects and profiles using the Effects plugin. This work is being done on the next branch and is not yet ready to be merged into master.
https://cdn.masto.host/floss/media_attachments/files/115/516/367/561/402/073/original/ec00eaef9c2b5815.mp4

2025-09-15 01:59:55 GMT

Builds are all up on #Codeberg at:
https://codeberg.org/OpenRGB/OpenRGB/releases
Updated https://openrgb.org links to point there, 1.0rc2 is officially live!
I'll do the plugins tomorrow.

2025-09-15 01:41:15 GMT

Unfortunately, it seems #GitLab Pages only allows 1GB of artifacts, which means we can't host downloads on https://openrgb.org anymore, and GitLab doesn't allow uploading releases alongside the release tags.
I've been wanting to migrate to #Codeberg for a while now and have been mirroring #OpenRGB there for a year or so, but now I'm going to also post all the historical releases along with 1.0rc2 there as I can upload the binaries alongside the release tags!

2025-04-26 08:16:21 GMT

#Introduction time I suppose, new account on a new instance.
This is the official Mastodon account for the OpenRGB project (https://openrgb.org), an open source application for controlling RGB lighting on Linux, Windows, and MacOS. The project's goal is to unify all RGB lighting controls into one lightweight app instead of a giant mess of vendor apps.
Website: https://openrgb.org
GitLab: https://gitlab.com/CalcProgrammer1/OpenRGB
Discord: https://discord.gg/AQwjJPY
Lemmy: https://lemmy.ml/c/OpenRGB