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Keychron announces first open-source firmware for gaming mice
www.digitalfoundry.net/news/2026/07/keychron-announces-first-open-source-firmware-for-gaming-mice
Digital FoundryKeychron announces first open-source firmware for gaming miceThe equivalent of keyboard projects QMK and ZMK.
Replying to @inari@piefed.zip
I will hope and dream that this might someday lead to more mmo/12-button mice on the market, or at least the ability to customize them without relying on their proprietary software.
Replying to @Vibi@lemmy.blahaj.zone
This. I greatly prefer mice with a large number of customizable buttons, but they’re something of a rarity and universally use Windows-only software.
eta: or discontinued.
On the software side there’s plenty of linux alternatives to the windows only stuff. Not at my computer to check program names, but my 12 side button mouse is just as usable as it was back on windows.
Replying to @MrQuallzin@pie.eyeofthestorm.place
Same here. My Logitech 602 works fine with… I think it was Piper?
Replying to @clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works
Yep, Piper is what I use with my Logitech G600.
Replying to @MagnificentSteiner@lemmy.zip
How does piper compare to solaar?
Replying to @brb@sh.itjust.works
I’m not sure, I never heard of Solaar until you mentioned it!
I find Piper to be excellent though. For my G600 I can control the LEDs, remap the buttons, set the various DPI resolutions and control the report rate. It does everything I used the old Logitech Gaming Software for (fuck Logitech G Hub).
Replying to @MagnificentSteiner@lemmy.zip
Both the 600 and 602 were both discontinued though, right?
Replying to @call_me_xale@lemmy.zip
Yeah, I think so. I had a backup G600 that replaced my old one a couple of years ago.
I think they discontinued it before then brought it back for a while but looking on Amazon UK it seems unavailable. RIP G600 :(