# 1kc/razer-macos

Color effects manager for Razer devices for macOS. Supports High Sierra (10.13) to Monterey (12.0). Made by the community, based on openrazer.

Repository: https://github.com/1kc/razer-macos
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/razer-macos
Language: JavaScript
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: razer, openrazer, razer-macos
Last push: 2024-04-05T11:21:02+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2372, "days_push": 880, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2570, forks 305 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:01.397056+00:00)

## What it is
An open-source macOS application for managing RGB color effects on Razer peripherals, based on openrazer. It supports keyboards, mice, mouse mats, eGPUs, Blade laptops and more, with persistent onboard color settings on Intel and Apple Silicon Macs.

## Use cases
- control razer keyboard rgb lighting on mac
- change razer mouse color effects on macOS
- set custom static or reactive colors on razer devices
- save rgb effects to razer device onboard memory
- manage razer peripherals on apple silicon macs
- customize razer chroma lighting without razer synapse on mac

## When to choose
- you use Razer devices on macOS where Razer offers no official Synapse support
- you want open-source, community-driven control of Razer RGB effects
- you need persistent color settings saved to device onboard memory

## When to avoid
- you are on Windows or Linux where official Razer Synapse or openrazer exist
- your specific Razer device is not in the supported device list
- you need advanced features like macro programming or DPI configuration beyond color effects

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: gui, configuration-management
- domain: hardware, apple-ecosystem, developer-tools
- platform: -
- tags: razer, rgb-lighting, peripherals, openrazer, apple-silicon, macos

## Member repositories
- 1kc/razer-macos (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:01.397056+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:23:17.899049+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/1kc/razer-macos (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:01.397056+00:00, sha 609f8d2b7dea)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.