polychromatic/polychromatic
RGB lighting management software for GNU/Linux. Powered by OpenRazer. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
89/100
- Activity 98
- Release rhythm 72
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 110
- age_days: 3762
- days_rel: 25
- days_push: 15
- n_releases_24m: 8
Adoption not part of the score
1236 stars · 120 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Polychromatic is an open-source RGB lighting management front-end for Razer peripherals on GNU/Linux, built on top of the OpenRazer driver. It provides a graphical controller, tray applet, and CLI for configuring lighting effects, brightness, DPI, and other device properties.
Use cases
- control razer keyboard rgb lighting on linux
- create custom animated lighting effects for my razer mouse
- change dpi and polling rate on razer devices without windows software
- switch rgb presets from the system tray while gaming
- troubleshoot openrazer not detecting my device
- sync lighting effects across multiple razer peripherals
When to choose
- you run GNU/Linux and own Razer peripherals supported by OpenRazer
- you want a graphical alternative to Synapse without cloud accounts
- you need per-device control of effects, brightness, DPI, and firmware info
- you want a tray applet for quick lighting changes
When to avoid
- you are on Windows or macOS - this is Linux-only
- your peripheral is not supported by OpenRazer
- you need lighting control for non-Razer brands (limited/roadmap only)
- you want headless-only control without any GUI
Facets
application · maturity active
gui configuration-management developer-tools hardware desktop-applications self-hosted python rgb-lighting razer openrazer peripherals pyqt6 tray-applet linux desktop
4 sources
- readme: https://github.com/polychromatic/polychromatic · fetched 2026-08-28 · 09547b81587b
- homepage: https://polychromatic.app · fetched 2026-08-29 · 6adf9a18f90a
- site_page: https://docs.polychromatic.app · fetched 2026-08-29 · ae354cbdcd34
- site_page: https://polychromatic.app/features · fetched 2026-08-29 · 21cebeb61f07
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| polychromatic/polychromatic | main | 89 |
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