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OpenRGB vs CoolerControl: catalog facts
OpenRGB	CoolerControl
Free The software is free under its open-source licence. Hosting, hardware and external…	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0-or-later licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Linux
One lightweight program replaces several competing vendor suites, works offline, and exposes an SDK so other software…	Fan and pump control on Linux through hwmon Supports vendor coolers such as Corsair and NZXT
Hardware support depends on the device being reverse engineered, so newer or unusual devices may not be recognised.	Linux only What you can control depends on hardware and driver support
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0	License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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