HARE (Hardware Adaptive RGB Engine) controls the RGB lighting on your keyboard, mouse, motherboard, memory, fans and cooler from one place, instead of four vendor apps that each want to own your machine.
It drives OpenRGB, which speaks the native protocol for well over a thousand RGB products, and ships it inside the installer along with the Visual C++ runtime it needs -- so there is nothing else to download.
Effects run across every device at once or stack as layers on one. Looks can be saved, applied anywhere and shared as files. A spare monitor becomes a touch control panel, and a cooler's screen can show a live temperature.
Beta 4 bundles the Visual C++ runtime and PawnIO driver and installs them when needed, including unattended setup. If driver setup fails, use Settings > Hardware after first launch.
Yes. HARE is free and open-source software released under the MIT license.
What is the latest version of HARE?
The latest version is 1.0.0-beta.4, released on Sep 1, 2026.
Is it safe to download HARE?
The download button links to the official installer published on github.com, the same file Windows Package Manager installs. You can verify the downloaded file by comparing its SHA-256 checksum with 2a5511df231109574c00ee1e6bf61ad009d27f6806bed4c3a07da3949897f8f4.
Which Windows versions does HARE support?
HARE requires Windows 10 version 1809 or later and is available for 64-bit (x64) systems.
How do I install HARE silently?
Run the offline installer with "HARE-Setup-1.0.0-beta.4.exe" /S, or install it with Windows Package Manager: winget install --id=RC.HareRGB -e --silent.
How do I uninstall HARE?
Open Settings › Apps › Installed apps, find HARE and select Uninstall. From the command line, run winget uninstall --id=RC.HareRGB -e.
Alternatives to HARE
Other Utilities programs for Windows from different developers.
