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Polychromatic

Polychromatic is a free, open-source desktop utility for Linux. RGB lighting management software for GNU/Linux. It has 1,262 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0 license. Its source code is on GitHub at polychromatic/polychromatic.

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About Polychromatic

An open source RGB lighting management front-end application to customise [OpenRazer] peripherals on GNU/Linux. Polychromatic is a front-end for managing lighting, RGB effects and device properties for Razer keyboards, mice, keypads. This project has a long-term ambition to support peripherals from other brands too.

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Is Polychromatic free and open source?

Yes. Polychromatic's source code is public on GitHub under the GPL-3.0 license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free, so you can use, copy and change it for free.

How do I install Polychromatic?

Download the installer for Linux from its GitHub Releases page (latest: v0.9.8) or the project website.

Is Polychromatic still maintained?

The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 26, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.