Free Razer Synapse AlternativesKey Mapping Tools and other similar apps like Razer Synapse

The best free alternative to Razer Synapse is X-Mouse Button Control. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Razer Synapse and 18 is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to Razer Synapse are OpenRGB, LinearMouse, Artemis RGB and Piper.

Razer Synapse alternatives are mainly Key Mapping Tools but may also be Mouse Remapping Apps or System Tweakers. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Razer Synapse.

Razer Synapse

Free • Proprietary
Key Mapping Tool

Razer Synapse is unified configuration software that allows users to rebind controls or assign macros to any Razer...

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X-Mouse Button Control
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Free • Proprietary
Key Mapping Tool
System Tweaker
Windows
28 X-Mouse Button Control alternatives
X-Mouse Button Control is a Windows application to remap your mouse buttons and expand the capabilities of your mouse!
- - X-Mouse Button Control is the most popular Windows alternative to Razer Synapse.
- - X-Mouse Button Control is the most popular free alternative to Razer Synapse.
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X-Mouse Button Control Features
1. PortableX-Mouse Button Control can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Customizable
Support for regular expressions
Key rebinding
Generic Mouse Support
Comments about X-Mouse Button Control as a Alternative to Razer Synapse
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Guest
This does not serve the primary function of controlling RGB lighting on Razer peripherals.
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OpenRGB
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Free • Open Source
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Linux
12 OpenRGB alternatives
Open source RGB lighting control that doesn't depend on manufacturer software. For Windows, Linux, MacOS.
- - OpenRGB is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to Razer Synapse.
- - OpenRGB is the most popular Open Source alternative to Razer Synapse.
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OpenRGB Features
1. LightweightOpenRGB consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Multiplatform
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DWrek
Works with all my RGB hardware, and doesn't cause GSoD like Razer Synapse does. And does it all in a clean, easy to use app.
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LinearMouse
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Free • Open Source
Key Mapping Tool
Mac
11 LinearMouse alternatives
LinearMouse is a free and open-source utility for macOS which aims to improve the experience and functionality of third-party mice.
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Artemis RGB
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Free • Open Source
Windows
12 Artemis RGB alternatives
Artemis 2 adds highly configurable support for several games to a range of RGB keyboards, mice and headsets.
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Artemis RGB Features
Dynamic lighting
Configuration
Piper
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Free • Open Source
Key Mapping Tool
Linux
Flatpak
26 Piper alternatives
Piper is a graphical user interface to configure gaming mice. Configuration options include changing the resolution (DPI) of the mouse, adding and removing profiles, setting LED colors and changing button behaviors.
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Piper Features
Adjusting DPI
Mouse Button Mapping
Gaming-focused
Project Aurora
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Free • Open Source
Windows
10 Project Aurora alternatives
Project Aurora unifies RGB lighting devices across different brands and enables them to work alongside each other, all while adding and improving RGB lighting support for various games that previous had none or little RGB lighting support.
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Discontinued
The last update was in June 2020, but there's an active fork here: https://github.com/Aurora-RGB/Aurora
SignalRGB
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Freemium • Proprietary
Key Mapping Tool
Windows
6 SignalRGB alternatives
SignalRGB is a free program which allows you to control all of your RGB devices in one application. Experience synchronized lighting effects across your devices from all major brands.
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SignalRGB Features
Customizable
Gaming-focused
Configurable
USB Overdrive
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Freemium • Proprietary
Mac
16 USB Overdrive alternatives
The USB Overdrive is a device driver for macOS that handles any USB or Bluetooth mouse, keyboard, trackball, joystick, gamepad or gaming device from any manufacturer and lets you configure it either globally or on a per-application, per-device basis.
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Guest
It lets you do pretty much everything
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UCR: Universal Control Remapper
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Free • Open Source
Key Mapping Tool
Windows
26 UCR: Universal Control Remapper alternatives
Universal Control Remapper is a Windows application which allows the end-user to remap any inputs from devices, such as keyboards, mice, joysticks, racing wheels, eye trackers, etc. to virtual output devices.
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UCR: Universal Control Remapper Features
1. No Coding RequiredUCR: Universal Control Remapper can be used without an coding or programming skills.
Intuitive Interface
Customizable
Keyboard Shortcuts
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Guest
It’s a lightweight program, with great functionality
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Polychromatic
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Free • Open Source
Linux
3 Polychromatic alternatives
Graphical front end and tray applet for configuring Razer peripherals on GNU/Linux.
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Smoothmouse
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Free • Open Source
Mac
14 Smoothmouse alternatives
Smoothmouse is experimental project to improve mouse & trackpad usability in OS X.
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Discontinued
From the official site: "SmoothMouse project is paused. macOS Sierra will not be supported."
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iMouseFix
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Free • Proprietary
Mac
11 iMouseFix alternatives
Modifies the Mac acceleration curve to better suit your style. Uses most of the code from MouseFix and wrapps it into a gui.
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Website is not available and GitHub has been archived.