OpenLogi

(openlogi.org)

93 points | by amatheus 2 hours ago

9 comments

  • jsalama 0 minutes ago
    Good to see open source alternatives to the awful Logitech software. I only realized how bad the Logitech software is after switching from a G502 with on-board memory to an MX Master mouse that does not have on-board memory and needs to have the app constantly running in the background to use the gestures. Personally I've been using BetterMouse on macOS with my MX Master, although it's not open source.
  • asdfsa32 25 minutes ago
    For Linux, there is https://github.com/pwr-Solaar/Solaar

    But on another note, the genai content on the website is just so distracting and such a bummer. It sticks out like sore thumb.

    • WD-42 1 minute ago
      Solaar is fantastic software. Not worth replacing with slop even if the slop looks shiny.
  • yuhao2dai 22 minutes ago
    Looks like someone stole LinearMouse's code and vibed it better . https://linearmouse.app/zh-CN/
    • asdfsa32 6 minutes ago
      You can't vibe things better. You vibe them shinny, but often make them worst.
  • armadyl 53 minutes ago
    In case it’s not known, Logitech does offer an offline version of Options+ meant for air gapped and more secured systems:

    https://support.logi.com/hc/change_language/en-in?return_to=...

    • gohanlon 1 minute ago
      I maintain a homebrew tap for the offline Options+: https://github.com/gohanlon/homebrew-tap

      The tap includes a GH action to track upstream releases (as long as I notice the PR!). Also, the offline version only compensates for some of the issues with Options+.

    • tech234a 34 minutes ago
      Logitech's offline installer is 1.2GB. This application's installer is 15.3MB.
      • aappleby 3 minutes ago
        You want "Onboard Memory Manager", which is 12 megs.
  • wlesieutre 1 hour ago
    It's not open source but I have to shout out Steermouse which has been replacing Logitech's awful Mac software for ~25 years

    https://www.plentycom.jp/en/steermouse/download.php

    • kstrauser 25 minutes ago
      This is my favorite. It Just Works with every mouse I throw at it and supports a ludicrous amount of button customization.
  • demibabs 1 hour ago
    Cool project, but I hate how every new site has this obviously LLM generated copy :( I feel like most people who use it for their copy don’t realize how obvious it is.
    • breznev 43 minutes ago
      Oh it’s not just the site—the app is obviously LLM generated too and feels like it. I gave up and went back to Mos within 20 minutes.
      • transitorykris 20 minutes ago
        At this point we should be sharing prompts not code for solutions like OpenLogi. Reverse engineering many things can typically be one-shotted (ignoring things like.. capturing a pcap or whatever to aid the effort). Let others add their own taste to the solution.
    • ch4s3 1 hour ago
      People realize, but writing good technical prose is hard and a separate skill.
      • demibabs 20 minutes ago
        I don’t think it’s that hard; it just takes effort. And the effort is well worth it.
      • dawnerd 45 minutes ago
        There's good technical prose on the site? It's all just fluff marketing that adds nothing.
    • z3n0n 34 minutes ago
      it's pretty much "load bearing" at this point.
  • andsoitis 1 hour ago
    Love my Logitech mouse, keyboard, and webcam. Their software not in the same league as their hardware.
    • catskull 4 minutes ago
      I once heard a story about an old Logitech webcam driver in windows. Once it was installed, it would always scan for the webcam and if it wasn’t detected it would write to an error log. So if you set up the webcam once and then got rid of it without uninstalling the driver it would always dump logs upon logs. Eventually a user had their entire disk space filled and when they dug into it they found a single tens or hundreds of GB log file. Uninstalling the driver fixed it.
  • vivzkestrel 11 minutes ago
    - stupid question: what exactly does this do and why do I need it?
    • aobdev 2 minutes ago
      Logitech mice and keyboards have extra features that the OS would consider non-standard; you can customize a lot of behaviors as well as map extra buttons to specific actions. For some reason, Logitech decided not to store customization settings on-device so there is a background daemon that must run on the host. Also inexplicably, it is an electron app with a 600MB install footprint requiring online connectivity (apparently there's also an offline version, weighing in at 1.2GB). Also not available on Linux.
  • sandeepkd 18 minutes ago
    In case author is here, Under resources tab at the footer, Introduction anchor is not in english