# pwr-Solaar/Solaar

Linux device manager for Logitech devices

Repository: https://github.com/pwr-Solaar/Solaar
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/solaar
Homepage: https://pwr-solaar.github.io/Solaar
Language: Python
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2026-08-18T13:11:09+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 87/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 66, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5104, "days_push": 15, "days_rel": 66, "gap_med": 109.5, "n_releases_24m": 5}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 9304, forks 565 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:30.447733+00:00)

## What it is
Solaar is a Linux device manager for Logitech keyboards, mice, trackpads, and other peripherals connected via Unifying, Bolt, Lightspeed, or Nano receivers, USB, or Bluetooth. It provides a GUI and CLI for pairing devices, adjusting settings, configuring buttons, and running rules in response to device messages.

## Use cases
- pair and unpair Logitech mice and keyboards with a Unifying receiver
- check battery status of wireless Logitech devices
- change scroll wheel direction or function key behavior on a Logitech keyboard
- remap buttons on a Logitech mouse
- run custom rules when device special messages are received
- manage Logitech Bolt receiver devices on Linux

## When to choose
- you use Logitech peripherals on Linux and need receiver pairing or device settings
- you want battery monitoring for wireless Logitech devices
- you need button remapping or rule automation for Logitech hardware

## When to avoid
- you use peripherals from other manufacturers - Solaar only supports Logitech devices
- you need a device driver to fix input handling issues - Solaar is not a driver
- you are on Windows or macOS - Solaar is Linux-only

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, cli, developer-tools
- domain: hardware, desktop-applications, operating-systems
- platform: python
- tags: logitech, unifying-receiver, hidpp, device-manager, peripherals, battery-status, pairing, linux, desktop

## Member repositories
- pwr-Solaar/Solaar (main) score 87

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:30.447733+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 2026-08-29T17:22:31.463295+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/pwr-Solaar/Solaar (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:30.447733+00:00, sha f4564f82e6d5)
  - homepage: https://pwr-solaar.github.io/Solaar (fetched 2026-08-29T08:22:34.619321+00:00, sha c2c9d07e56c2)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.