Features

An overview of Skydimo's capabilities.

Device Management

• Auto-discovery — Automatically detects connected RGB devices via USB hot-plug (Serial, HID)
• Multi-device — Control multiple devices simultaneously, each with independent settings
• Device tree — Hierarchical device → output → segment structure for fine-grained control
• Nicknames — Assign custom names to devices for easy identification

Lighting Effects

• Built-in effects — Includes essential effects like monochrome and matrix test
• Effect plugins — Install community effects or write your own in Lua or native-c
• Parameterizable — Each effect exposes configurable parameters (sliders, selects, toggles, colors)
• Per-scope configuration — Apply different effects to different outputs or segments on the same device

Screen Capture

• Display mirroring — Capture screen content to drive ambient lighting
• Multi-monitor — Select which display to capture
• Region selection — Capture full screen, top, bottom, left, right, or a custom region
• Configurable quality — Adjust capture resolution and frame rate

Audio Visualization

• FFT analysis — Real-time audio frequency analysis
• Multiple audio devices — Select any system audio input/output
• Audio-reactive effects — Build effects that respond to music and ambient sound

Plugin System

Three plugin types extend Skydimo's capabilities:

Type	Purpose	Example
Controller	Hardware device drivers	Serial LED controllers, HID keyboards
Effect	Visual lighting patterns	Rainbow, plasma, audio visualizer
Extension	Background services & integrations	OpenRGB bridge, custom protocols

See the Plugin Development Guide for details.

Plugin runtimes currently supported by Core:

Runtime	Use case
lua	Fast iteration, hardware protocol glue, extension logic
native-c	High-performance effects, native integrations, language bindings through a stable C ABI

WebSocket API

• JSON-RPC 2.0 — Standard protocol for full programmatic control
• Event streaming — Real-time device state changes and LED color updates
• Local-only transport — Since 3.0.0-dev.3, Core listens on 127.0.0.1 and no longer requires a separate auth handshake
• Browser-compatible — Use from any WebSocket client (browser, CLI, automation tools)

See the WebSocket API Reference for details.

Cross-Platform

Platform	USB Discovery	Screen Capture	Audio Capture	System Tray
Windows	✅	✅	✅	✅
macOS	✅	✅	✅	✅
Linux	✅	✅	✅	✅

UI

• Desktop app — Native desktop application with system integration
• Browser mode — Also works as a standalone web UI in any modern browser
• Dark/Light mode — Automatic theme detection
• Internationalization — English and Chinese supported
• Backend-driven UI — Effect parameters are rendered dynamically from Core metadata