Synapse 4 on Linux!

You know, now I'm thinking it doesn't matter since Synapse 4 doesn't even work anyway. My sensitivity clutch takes 30 seconds to activate and then to deactivate when I press it for five seconds. So it's pointless to even have this stupid thing now.

I recently bought some stuf (blackwidow v4 lowprofile hyperspeed, cobra hyperspeed, kraken v4 hyperspeed and leviathan v2).

Then after real windows issues not related to razer, i moved to linux.

But on linux, no light control, no battery level, ……… just basic functionnalities without synapse v4 support.

Please hear our voices.

Joining the chorus of pleas here.  I dumped Windows for Linux last year.  THE ONLY THING I’m having trouble with is rebinding the side button on my Razer Naga.  Synapse doesn’t run on Linux.  The only solution I have found is to find a Windows computer JUST TO REBIND MY KEYS.

I have owned so many Razer mice.  For over a decade.  This is forcing me to find a mouse that will actually work in Linux.

How hard can it be to just give us the same thing you give Mac users?

Made an account just now for the sole purpose of bumping and replying to this thread, I was gonna very happily buy a basilisk V3 pro 35k with my money but if all that cash isn't letting me use the software which is apparently so important then I'm not gonna get it. Last thing I do is wanna use windows, don't want the bloatware, ai slop, lag, or support microslop, I know that razer very much likes money and not supporting Linux is very much costing you money, time ticks by and that's all lost revenue both to people deciding to not start to use razer, or switching from it and not looking back. To anyone reading this, remember to vote on products with your money. If it doesn't respect the consumer then it isnt worth your money :P

Linux user here - I agree wholeheartedly that Razer should offer native Linux support. I use Linux as a secondary daily driver when Windows isn’t an option. We need to be able to use our stuff on our Linux machines without inferior third-party tools.

How has this not already happened? 😅
Came here to throw in my voice to the chorus.
Razer - do something ^^

I’m moving over to Linux now and it’s sad to see no native support.

You could support linux by making your own flatpak or appimage or better yet support all the destros by making .deb .rpm etc….

Driver support can be done by contributing to the kernel.

Synapse 4 App and kernel is all you need. You have open drivers already you just need to go all in on hiring a maintainer to push it to the full kernel instead of those packaged drivers.

Fully supporting this. Switched from Windows to Linux a couple of months ago and struggling with getting everything to work.

Yes, openrazer does some things but does not support all devices and does not support all features, plus it might take a while (I even had to contribute code to get my keyboard supported).

So, like many others here are asking, please support this officially so I can continue using my (quite expensive) keyboard easily

It’s unacceptable that in 2026 we have gaming focused super stable distros and no way to properly use our gaming mouse and keyboards in these …. I like both my V3 Pro SE and my viper ultimate, but my next mouse it’s not going to be razer, unless it has full linux support.

While a combination of openrazer, polychromatic, razer-CLI and Steam launch commands to set my mouse sensitivity per game I’m able to get most of the functionality of Synapse. That said, we shouldn’t have to jump through to many hoops to use Razer devices on Linux. Please bring Synapse to Linux as well as provide the ability to update firmware for peripherals on Linux to show the gaming community you truly care.

The Steam Machine is coming, many of us are already gaming on Linux. The writing is on the wall - lay down the gauntlet and show up all the other peripheral manufacturers by being the first to offer first-party support on Linux.

Its time Razer step up their “game” and make their devices compatible with major Linux distributions in a world and time where even Microsoft have repositories and software available on the OS platform. Major missed opportunity there, maybe its one of the reasons why “RAZFF” was delisted in 2022. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Im sure people have figured this out, but I found this way to make synapse usable through linux (well not really). This method doesnt require a secondary computer or a separate install of windows. Meaning it can be done more “on the fly”. 

Anyways: Install virtualbox from ur software manager and install extensions. Restart may be required

2: Install a windows of ur choice, preferable 10 as it supports synapse 4. ISO can be downloaded from microsoft (just google). MAKE SURE YOU TICK THE “Skip unnattended installation box”, that way is faster, but it may fuck up your admin rights. 

3: Update any essentials through regular windows update once its up and running. 

4: next add urself to vbox usergroup. Look here: https://askubuntu.com/questions/377778/how-to-add-users-to-vboxusers-to-enable-usb-usage

5: Restart your computer

6: Go to setting in V.box then to usb. Set up a filter. If everything so far had been done correctly your usb devices should be listed here. Pick your device and save. 

7: Start your virtualbox

8: Once u do that synapse should find ur device. 

Now make your macro or whatever and SAVE to device memory. Some devices even have several memory slots which you can switch between on the go with a button press. 

Once you’re done Shut down your Vbox, windows start menu > shut down. Depending on if u use vbox for other things make sure to unclick the Usb-hijack we did in step 6. If not, you can just leave it for the next synapse use. 

Just came here to support this. Moved to Bazzite from Windows like many others. Linux is growing, please support it

I just learned that with Razer’s newest mouse, the Razer Viper V4 Pro, you are able to use Synapse Web Beta to configure settings in-browser! I haven’t tried it and haven’t seen anything specific to Linux, but in theory, this would completely remove the need for a Linux-specific app. 

For now these are the only devices that are available, but I assume every new device should be supported from here on out.