Link to Aurora's webpage, includes some demos and changelogs
Project Aurora is a utility that 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. Aurora is mainly written in C#, but has C++ components to implement native support for other games.
Most recent release (potentially unstable)
Bleeding-edge builds (decent chance they're going to have issues)
Having issues? Want to discuss changes or talk about possible features? Want to be involved in the development and design process of Aurora? Join our Discord server and get involved!
- Download the 'Aurora-setup-vX.X.X.exe' from any of the options found under the Download section, every recent release should have this available
- Run the executable and install it, all requirements should be installed for you.
- Start using Aurora!
- First of all, make sure that your PC meets the requirements listed above. Also, make sure that you have Visual C++ Redistributable Packages for Visual Studio 2017 and Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.1 installed.
- Download the latest release from above
- Extract the archive anywhere on your computer. Preferably keep it in a location you can easily access.
- Run "Aurora.exe", from that point, Aurora should provide you with further instructions and options.
- American Truck Simulator
- Battlefield 1
- Battlefield 3
- Blacklight: Retribution
- Blade and Soul
- Borderlands 2
- Clone Hero
- CS:GO
- DOOM (2016)
- Diablo III
- Dishonored
- Dota 2
- Dying Light
- Euro Truck Simulator 2
- Evolve Stage 2
- Factorio
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Guild Wars 2
- Hotline Miami
- Killing Floor 2
- League of Legends
- Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012
- Metro: Last Light
- Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
- Minecraft
- Move or Die
- Osu!
- Overwatch
- Payday 2
- Quake Champions
- Quantum Conumdrum
- Resident Evil 2 (2019)
- Rise of the Tomb Raider
- Robot Roller-Derby Disco Dodgeball
- Rocket League
- Serious Sam 3
- Subnautica
- The Division
- The Talos Principle
- The Witcher 3
- Worms W.M.D
- XCOM: Enemy Unknown
If you don't see some of these devices in the menu, select a similar one and it will probably work. Submit an issue for proper support in the interface! Devices from supported brands generally should work even if they aren't listed here.
- Most Logitech Lightsync devices should work
- G410
- G512
- G513
- G810
- G910
- GPRO
- G203
- G300s (seven colors supported)
- G403
- G502
- G703
- G900
- G903
- GPRO
- Most Keyboards, Mice, Headsets and mousepads should work.
- K65
- K68
- K70 LUX
- K95
- K95 Platinum
- STRAFE Non-RGB/RGB
- Dark Core RGB
- Glaive RGB
- M65 RGB
- Scimitar RGB
- MM800 Mousepad
- ST100 Headset Stand
- Most Chroma enabled devices should work
- BlackWidow Chroma
- Huntsman
- Huntsman Elite
- Abyssus Essential
- Basilisk
- DeathAdder Elite
- Lancehead
- Mamba & Elite
- Naga Hex/Trinity
- Firefly
- Masterkeys Pro L, M and S RGB/White
- CK372
- CK551
- CK552
- MK750
- Ryos MK FX
- Kone Pure
- Apex M750
- Apex M750 TKL
- Apex M800
- Rival 300
- Rival 310
- Rival 600
- Rival 700
- One
- Two
- All laptop models until AW15 R3/AW17 R4 (AW broke support for per-key RGB)
- Blademaster
- Vanguard K08
Clone Hero Demo
Dota 2 Demo
Grand Theft Auto V Demo
osu! Demo
Robot Roller-Derby Disco Dodgeball Demo
Rocket League Demo
General
- Display volume percentage on the keyboard
- Display CPU and Memory usage on the keyboard
- Layering system for effects
- Define custom layers with individual effects
- Key selection via freeform region
- Customizable “away from keyboard” effects
- Set global peripheral brightness on the fly without having to leave your game
- Completely turn off peripheral lights after a specific time
- Interactive keyboard effects such as: Key Fade, Key Wave, and Arrow Flow
- Preview lighting effects without having to launch the game
- Simultaneous support for different brands of RGB peripheral devices
- Support for a wide range of models from all the top brands of RGB peripherals
- Support for almost any Logitech LED and Razer Chroma supported games
- Add other programs to define custom lighting layers for daytime and nighttime themes
- Display shortcut keys with Shortcuts Assistant
- Automatic updater
- Ability to select your preferred keyboard layout and brand
- Ability to select your mouse, and it's orientation (left/right handed)
- Import/Export for profile settings
- Customizable gradient layers
- Scripting support for custom lighting effects & custom devices
Battlefield 1 features
- Flashes red when the player takes damage.
- Lights up keybindings.
Borderlands 2 features
- Health and Shield indicators
Clone Hero features
- Note Streak Indicator
- Star Power Percentage Indicator
- Note Hit Animation
- Fret Press Indicator
- Star Power Activation Indicator & Color Overrides
- FC Indicator
- Menu Effects
- Flashes red when a player misses a note or overstrums
CS:GO features
- Team-based background lighting
- Health and Ammo indicators
- Bomb effect
- Kill indicators
- Burning and Flashbang effects
- Chat/Console typing keys
DOOM features
- Animation on kills and glory kills
- Animation on item pickups
Diablo III features
- Ability cooldowns
- Health and damage indicators
- Legendary item pickup animations
Dishonored features
- Health and Mana indicators.
- Potion indicators.
Dota 2 features
- Team-based background lighting
- Respawn effect
- Killstreak effect
- Health and Mana indicators
- Ability and Item indicators
- Hero ability effects
Dying Light features
- Background lighting changes according to time of day, health, and flashlight
- All keybindings with a color for each category
Euro Truck Simulator 2 / American Truck Simulator features
- Throttle/braking indicators
- RPM meter
- Blinkers
- Beacons
- Fuel/air pressure indicators
- Ignition indicator
Factorio features
- Loading bar on startup
- Health indicator
- Research done alerts
Grand Theft Auto V features
- Dynamic background lighting (based on current character or race position)
- Custom police siren effects
Hotline Miami features
- Hotline Miami has a slowly alternating color effect.
Killing Floor 2 features
- Static red on main menu
- Low Health and death indicators
- Blue flash when healing
- White during zed time
- Red flash on incoming wave
- Fire and Puke indicator flashes
League of Legends features
- Teammate pings
- Low health and Damage taken
- Grey on death
Minecraft features
- Healthbar
- XP bar
- Armor and hunger bars (not on the default profile but can easily be added)
- Flame effect when player burns
- Raindrops when world is raining
- Background based on time-of-day
Move or Die features
- WASD, TFGH, IJKL and Arrows lighting up with their respective player colors.
- Flash red followed by the player color if a player dies.
- Round winning player colored flashes.
- Match winning player colored pulses.
- Rapid white flashes when leveling up.
- Rapid red flashes while sudden death.
- Synchronized yellow warning flashes idle warning in lobby.
- Colored waves based on the item rarity of the unlocked item.
Osu! features
- Health and accuracy meters
- Animations for missing beats and losing combos
- Animations when you hit a beat
Overwatch features
- Different color depending on hero
- Ability cooldown indicators
- Ultimate indicator and animation (for certain heroes)
- Lights up keybindings
Payday 2 features
- Assault-based background lighting effects
- Suspicion background effect
- Player health and ammo indicators
Quake Champions features
- Different color depending on chosen champion
- Lights up keybinds with each weapons color
Quantum Conumdrum features
- Changes color based on what dimension the player is in
Rocket League features
- Team-based background lighting
- Score-split for background effect
- Boost indicator
- Goal Explosions
Subnautica features
- Depth indicator
- Health, water, oxygen, and hunger indicator
- PDA status
The Division features
- Burn indicators
- Ability cooldowns
- Ammo indicator
- Lights up keybindings
The Talos Principle features
- Changes color based on the puzzle color the player is in
The Witcher 3 features
- Current active sign as background
- Health, Toxicity, and Stamina indicators
Support for all included games is tested to be sure not to trigger any anti-cheats or produce any suspicious behavior. With that said, the software is to be used at your own risk. We cannot prevent game developers from adding anti-cheats or blocking ways Aurora retrieves information from the game.
Yes, we are going to support anything that has an SDK.
Those listed are purely different layouts, if your device is made by a brand that is supported, try selecting a device that has a similar layout to yours and see if that works! If not, check if the integration is connected under 'Device Manager', if you can't get it to connect, check if there is an issue open for your device, if not, feel free to open one.
Yes, we will be looking into requested games. You can suggest/request game support here.
Definitely! If you have a project that you think can fit Aurora, feel free to send me an e-mail.
You can make suggestions by posting an issue here, outlining what you would like to request, and I will look over it.
It means that changes to those keys are not currently possible. When it's possible to change those keys via SDK, then their support will be added.
You can report crashes and other issues on Github. Please include a brief explanation of how to reproduce the crash and include the most recent log file. Log files can be located in the "%appdata%/Aurora/Logs" directory, or by going to Settings -> Debug and clicking 'Show Logs Folder'.
You can report bugs here, by creating a new Issue here. Before posting an issue, please try and see if there is an issue the same as yours that has already been posted, if not, then feel free to post a new one.
Feel free to fork this repo and make pull requests with your own code. I am open for suggestions for both features and optimization. :)
The main goal of Aurora is to allow RGB peripheral devices to work alongside other RGB peripheral devices from other brands. Meaning, if you own a combination of Logitech, Razer, or Corsair peripheral devices, they should be able to work together.
Secondary goal of Aurora is to integrate RGB lighting into popular games. RGB lighting is a nifty feature that is often underused, and as a result gamers with RGB gear are unable to utilize the lighting effects that they paid for.
- simon-wh Lead Developer (since May 2017), Developer (July 2016 - May 2017)
- Antonpup Owner, Lead Developer (until May 2017)
I (@Antonpup) will no longer be able to develop this project further due to my new future job. I have handed over the project development to @Simon W. He has access to everything in order to push new updates and upkeep the project. I will keep this project on my Github account, as it is part of my portfolio. I hope you enjoy the work Simon will be putting into this project. Some of you will see my work again in the near future.
If you're a developer or just a software user you can help the project by:
- Opening an issue to report any bugs you experience (please see if an issue already exists before opening an issue)
- Trying to find where the problem lies with a particular issue (regardless of your skill level, information is always helpful)
- Fixing issues, if you spot an issue you think you can fix, please make a fork and submit a pull request that solves the issue. Any contributions are welcome!
- Right now we don't have a very fixed code styling due to the amount of inconsistency in the project. At some point I'm going to go through and make it all consistent, but it'll probably be CamelCase or a slight variation of it that'll be used.
If you want to help this project rapidly grow, you can donate via PayPal to help further develop Aurora. While being a university student, Aurora does not take my monetary priority. Games and RGB hardware are not cheap, and as a result, support for not owned products will take more time to develop. The donations will be used to purchase hardware and video games with intent to add support for them with Aurora. Alternatively you can gift games directly to me via Steam.
I do not have any intent in charging money for Aurora, it will always be a free and open source project.
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- Colore - Used for Razer suppport
- CUE.NET - Used for Corsair support
- Xceed.Wpf.Toolkit - Used for Color Picker and Integer Up Down controls
- MouseKeyHook - Used or interactive effects
- NAudio - Used for Volume Control
- Hardcodet.NotifyIcon.Wpf - Used for tray icon and windows notificaitons
- Infragistics.Themes.MetroDark.Wpf - Used as a base theme
- Elysium - Used parts of this theme
- LogiLed2Corsair - Used as a resource for Wrappers
- GSI for Payday 2 - A GSI mod for Payday 2
- LightFX Extender - A LightFX wrapped by a friend of mine, used as a resource for LightFX Wrapper.
- ColorBox - Used for gradient editor/picker. This repo contains a modified version of ColorBox, to suit Aurora's needs a bit more.
- SharpDX - Used for Raw Input for nonblocking input reading for key binds and interactive effects
Thanks to all the brilliant people that made contributions to this project. See everyone here
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- KensonN
- Melantrix
- Mice
- NurisH
- Podgy
- Raushen
- Steven-O-kun
- System Overlord
- Tatsuto
- ThirdEyeOpen
- Trickster79
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