Solaar

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6.5

The facts below are what the maker publishes about Solaar, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.

Plans and prices

From Solaar's own pricing page, checked 3 Oct 2026.

Plan	Price	What it gives you
Solaar	Free	Linux only · Logitech devices only · features depend on device and receiver

Each one read from Solaar's own pages, with the date it was checked.

Bluetooth limitation: Solaar does not handle connecting or disconnecting Bluetooth devices; those connections use the usual Bluetooth mechanisms.checked 3 Oct 2026
Customization: For some devices, users can remap keys or buttons and configure settings such as scroll behavior, sensitivity, backlighting, and function keys.checked 3 Oct 2026
Interfaces: Solaar can run as a graphical application or through a command-line interface.checked 3 Oct 2026
License: The project is distributed under the GNU General Public License, version 2 or later.checked 3 Oct 2026
Local settings: Solaar stores device setting information in the local file ~/.config/solaar/config.yaml.checked 3 Oct 2026
Polling rate control: Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
Purpose: Solaar is a Linux manager for Logitech keyboards, mice, trackpads, and other supported devices.checked 3 Oct 2026
Rules: Solaar can process device notifications with user-editable rules, such as changing the speed of some thumb wheels.checked 3 Oct 2026
Security context: The documentation notes that some Logitech receivers and devices have security issues and that Logitech provides firmware updates to address them.checked 3 Oct 2026
Sensitivity controls: Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
Support: The project asks users to report bugs through issues in its GitHub repository and welcomes contributions.checked 3 Oct 2026
Supported operating systems: cross-platformchecked 22 Sep 2026

Device connections: It supports many Logitech devices connected through Unifying, Bolt, Lightspeed, or Nano receivers, USB, or Bluetooth.checked 3 Oct 2026
Device limitations: Supported features vary by device and receiver, and Solaar does not work with peripherals from other companies.checked 3 Oct 2026
Device management: It can pair and unpair supported devices, display device information such as battery status, and change supported device settings.checked 3 Oct 2026
Macro support: Nochecked 22 Sep 2026
Onboard device memory: Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026