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# OpenRGB

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The OpenRGB project aims to configure RGB devices while being vendor agnostic across Linux, Mac and Windows.

## Installation

OpenRGB can be installed with the openrgb package, which tracks the released version.

Due to the long release cycles, users with recent hardware might want to consider instead openrgb-gitAUR: it is equivalent to the pipeline release of OpenRGB and often includes the latest bug fixes and more hardware support.

Install the optional i2c-tools for RAM / Motherboard RGB control on desktop devices.

Note openrgb-next-gitAUR includes upcoming features and a new plugins API. It is considered to be unstable.

## Plugins

Plugins for OpenRGB are available in the AUR with the name scheme: `openrgb-plugin-(plugin-name)-git`. For example: openrgb-plugin-effects-gitAUR, openrgb-plugin-hardware-sync-gitAUR, etc.

Note Plugins for the openrgb-next-gitAUR package follow the naming convention `openrgb-plugin-(plugin-name)-next-git` instead.

## Troubleshooting

### Prevent hardware detection at startup

OpenRGB can be launched with `--nodetect` to skip hardware detection as it starts. This allows you to change OpenRGB settings without it interacting with your hardware.

### Disable specific hardware

If you want to disable OpenRGB from interacting with certain devices, you can disable them in Settings -> Supported Devices. If the issue prevents you from reaching this menu, see #Prevent hardware detection at startup.

### System crash/freeze with certain Sapphire Radeon GPUs

This issue is fixed in pipeline, so use openrgb-gitAUR instead of the Arch package.

Alternatively, you can disable the card in OpenRGB: #Disable specific hardware.

Issue tracker: https://gitlab.com/CalcProgrammer1/OpenRGB/-/work_items/4888

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