OpenRGB Effects Plugin

The OpenRGB Effects Plugin integrates a powerful RGB effects engine capable of providing an extensive list of custom effects that can be synchronized across all devices that support Direct Mode. Many standard effects are available such as Rainbow Wave, Spectrum Cycling, Breathing, Visor and more. Audio visualization effects synchronize your RGB lighting to the beat of your favorite songs. Ambilight mirrors the colors on your screen to your RGB. Shaders allows most OpenGL GLSL shader scripts to be used as RGB effects and provides a variety of them ready to use.

Release Candidate 1.0rc2 (September 14, 2025)

Plugin API Version 4

The 1.0rc2 release candidate of the OpenRGB Effects Plugin is intended for use with the 1.0rc1 and 1.0rc2 release candidates of OpenRGB.

Pipeline (Experimental)

Plugin API Version 5

Pipeline builds are built from the latest source code and are updated regularly, but are less tested.
If you are using the pipeline version of OpenRGB, you may also need to use the pipeline version of plugins.

Release 0.9 (July 11, 2023)

Plugin API Version 3

The 0.9 release of the OpenRGB Effects Plugin is intended for use with the 0.9 release of OpenRGB.

Release 0.8 (December 3, 2022)

Plugin API Version 2

The 0.8 release of the OpenRGB Effects Plugin is intended for use with the 0.8 release of OpenRGB.