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OpenRGB Changelog

What's new in OpenRGB 0.8

Nov 29, 2022
  • OpenRGB Version 0.8:
  • This has been a release almost a year in the making and is the largest release in OpenRGB's history! A wide variety of new devices have been added thanks to our incredible community contributors. There are also quite a few general improvements under the hood and in the user interface. Because this release is so extensive, this release note may not cover every single change in the 22 pages of merged and closed MRs that made it in since 0.7. For a detailed list, you can look at the release_0.8 label.
  • NEW FEATURES:
  • Translation support:
  • Automatically detect language from OS or manually select in settings:
  • UI cleanup, frames around UI elements
  • Automatic udev rules generation
  • Improved AMD ADL I2C driver to support more AMD GPUs on Windows
  • Option to enable SMBus mutex in Windows for compatibility with other hardware management and RGB software that accesses SMBus.
  • Switched from inpout32 to WinRing0 low level access library. inpout32 is a great library, but Valorant's garbage anti-cheat attacks it while it is fine with WinRing0.
  • It is safe to remove inpout32.dll, you can follow the instructions here: #669 to do so.
  • More Intel chipsets added to Intel SMBus detection
  • NEW DEVICE SUPPORT:
  • Many additional GPUs added to existing GPU controllers:
  • ASUS Aura GPU (Legacy)
  • ASUS Aura GPU (ENE)
  • Gigabyte RGB Fusion v1
  • Gigabyte RGB Fusion v2
  • EVGA GPU
  • MSI GPU
  • Gainward GPU
  • Palit/PNY GPU
  • NEW GPU CONTROLLERS:
  • NVIDIA Illumination (FE cards, Windows only)
  • COLORFUL GPU:
  • MSI-RGB controller improvements:
  • Additional motherboards added
  • MSI Mystic Light controller improvements:
  • Additional motherboards added
  • Per-LED Direct mode on compatible boards
  • More modes re-enabled
  • Razer controller improvements:
  • Additional devices added
  • Improved keymaps, unused slots no longer show as an LED
  • SteelSeries controller improvements:
  • Additional devices added
  • Firmware version request
  • Improved keymaps
  • Logitech controller improvements:
  • Additional devices added
  • Improved keymaps
  • ASUS Peripheral controller improvements:
  • Additional devices added
  • Trust support:
  • Controller for Trust devices
  • ZET GAMING:
  • Edge Air Pro
  • Fury Pro
  • NZXT Hue 2 controller improvements:
  • Additional modes added
  • LIFX support:
  • Controller for LIFX bulbs
  • Tab in Settings to configure LIFX devices
  • Zalman Z-SYNC re-enabled:
  • WARNING: Corruption issues are still possible, but also possible with OEM software. Recommend using Direct mode only.
  • Firmware detection improved:
  • NVIDIA ESA controller
  • Lexip gaming mouse controller
  • Keychron controller (non-QMK)
  • Gigabyte/Aorus RGB DRAM controller
  • Cougar device controller
  • Acer Monitor controller
  • Corsair Peripheral controller improvements:
  • Additional devices added
  • Roccat controller improvements:
  • Additional devices added
  • E1.31 controller improvements:
  • Add grouping for unicast controllers on the same IP address
  • Thermaltake Riing Quad additional devices added
  • Cooler Master controller improvements:
  • Additional devices added:
  • EVGA Peripheral controller improvements:
  • Additional devices added:
  • Nanoleaf support
  • Controller for Nanoleaf panels:
  • All panel types should be supported
  • Tab in Settings to configure Nanoleaf devices
  • ASRock Polychrome controller improvements:
  • Additional motherboards added
  • Improved speed settings for modes
  • Dark Project KD3B keyboard support
  • Patriot Viper DRAM improvements:
  • Proper Direct mode support fixes flickering
  • Multiple sticks sync in effects modes
  • ViewSonic support for some monitor RGB strips
  • Patriot Viper Steel DRAM support
  • HyperX Peripheral controller improvements:
  • Additional devices added:
  • AMD Wraith Prism controller improvements:
  • Now supports per-LED control on the ring zone
  • Intel Arc A770 Limited Edition support (Direct mode only)
  • Sony DualSense controller
  • SRGBMods Raspberry Pi Pico controller
  • Wooting controller improvements:
  • Additional devices added:
  • Elgato Keylight support
  • Controller for Elgato Keylight
  • Tab in Settings to configure Keylight devices
  • Basic I2C protocol for Arduino-controlled ARGB over I2C
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed inverted brightness handling in the UI
  • Sinowealth keyboard controller has been disabled due to bricking issues with certain Redragon keyboards due to USB PID/VID reuse.
  • Known Issues:
  • Some NVIDIA GPU controllers may not work on Linux due to issues with NVIDIA's proprietary driver. The latest beta version of the driver should have a fix.
  • ASUS Aura 3xxx (ENE) GPUs
  • EVGA 3xxx GPUs
  • Redragon M711 wave effect doesn't work
  • Some Corsair mice do not have specific LED labels
  • Some Razer keyboards are missing key maps
  • Asus Addressable number of channels may be incorrect
  • Notes:
  • Due to changes in device names, existing profiles you have saved from previous versions may not work and will need to be recreated. Same goes for saved addressable controller sizes.
  • If upgrading from a release prior to OpenRGB 0.6, it is recommended to disable OpenRazer or OpenRazer-win32 in the settings. This allows use of the new Razer controller with better device support.
  • Due to plugin versioning change, you may have to delete your old plugins manually before OpenRGB will install new ones. To do this, go to the Settings tab, under General Settings click Open Settings Folder. Close OpenRGB, then delete the plugins folder in this directory. Reopen OpenRGB and you can install new plugins from the settings tab.