OpenRGB Hardware Sync Plugin


Want to keep an eye on your CPU and GPU temperatures while you're in game? The Hardware Sync Plugin will let you know if your temperatures are too high by changing the color of your RGB. Many more system parameters are supported as well, and multiple devices can indicate multiple measurements.


Release 1.0 (September 11, 2026)

Plugin API Version 5


Platformx86 64-bitArm 64-bitx86 32-bitArm 32-bit
Windows
Windows
Installer (.msi)
Portable (.dll)
Linux
Linux
Portable (.so)Portable (.so)Portable (.so)Portable (.so)
Flatpak
Flatpak
Flatpak (x86_64) Flatpak (arm64)
Debian
Debian
Bookworm (amd64)
Trixie (amd64)
Bookworm (arm64)
Trixie (arm64)
Bookworm (i386)
Trixie (i386)
Bookworm (armhf)
Trixie (armhf)
Fedora
Fedora
Fedora 44 (x86_64)

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.

GitLab (Source)

Platformx86 64-bitArm 64-bitx86 32-bitArm 32-bit
Windows
Windows
Installer (.msi)
Portable (.dll)
Linux
Linux
Portable (.so)Portable (.so)Portable (.so)Portable (.so)
Flatpak
Flatpak
Flatpak (x86_64) Flatpak (arm64)
Debian
Debian
Bookworm (amd64)
Trixie (amd64)
Bookworm (arm64)
Trixie (arm64)
Bookworm (i386)
Trixie (i386)
Bookworm (armhf)
Trixie (armhf)
Fedora
Fedora
Fedora 44 (x86_64)

Release 1.0rc2 (September 14, 2025)

Plugin API Version 4

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


Platformx86 64-bitArm 64-bitx86 32-bitArm 32-bit
Windows
Windows
Installer (.msi)
Portable (.dll)
Linux
Linux
Portable (.so)Portable (.so)Portable (.so)Portable (.so)
Debian
Debian
Bookworm (amd64)Bookworm (arm64)Bookworm (i386)Bookworm (armhf)

Release 0.9 (July 11, 2023)

Plugin API Version 3

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

Platformx86 64-bitArm 64-bitx86 32-bitArm 32-bit
Windows
Windows
Portable (.dll)
LHWM Wrapper
Linux
Linux
Buster (.so)
Bullseye (.so)
Bookworm (.so)

Release 0.8 (July 11, 2023)

Plugin API Version 3

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

Platformx86 64-bitArm 64-bitx86 32-bitArm 32-bit
Windows
Windows
Portable (.dll)
LHWM Wrapper
Linux
Linux
Buster (.so)
Bullseye (.so)