# Full OpenRGB guide on Windows: install, Nanoleaf pairing, Effects plugin, dark mode

- **Platform:** YouTube (video)
- **Original post:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ku6dEvBkcYQ
- **Posted:** 2023-01-22
- **Length:** 483 s
- **Stats at archive time:** 186816 views, 1291 likes, 198 comments
- **Video file:** https://clips.linus.gripe/media/Youtube_Ku6dEvBkcYQ.mp4
- **Original caption:** Unleash the full potential of your RGB lighting with OpenRGB: A comprehensive guide.

Shoutout to @CalcProgrammer1for making this godly piece of software
his channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CalcProgrammer1

Tags:
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## Summary
A long screen-recorded tutorial ("Unleash the full potential of your RGB lighting with OpenRGB") showing how to download and run OpenRGB on Windows, sync devices like a Nanoleaf, install the Effects Engine plugin, and then demoing effects around a dark gaming room. It is Linus's most-viewed video in this batch.

## What happens
- 0:00: Opening shot of Linus (seen from behind, wearing a headset) at a gaming PC with triple monitors in a dark room with pink/purple lighting.
- 0:04-1:15: openrgb.org website tour with feature cards (Open Source, Cross-Platform with Windows/Linux/Apple icons, Eliminate Bloatware, Lightweight).
- 1:20-2:10: Downloading the experimental 64-bit zip, opening in File Explorer, "Extract all", running OpenRGB.exe as administrator, and clicking "Run anyway" past the Windows SmartScreen warning.
- 2:20-3:30: Setting all devices to pink and clicking "Apply to all devices". Settings > connect Philips Hue, Wiz, Yeelight, Nanoleaf and Elgato Key Light; adding a Nanoleaf, scanning, pairing mode, "Rescan devices"; Nanoleafs turn pink.
- 4:05-5:00: Downloading the Effects plugin DLL (Windows warns about the file type, "Keep"), Settings > Plugins > Install plugin; switching OpenRGB to dark mode and restarting.
- ~5:25-7:40: A long effects demo: the plugin UI, then footage of the room and keyboard lit green, blue and red with various effects (the speech pauses here).
- Ends with a sign-off.

## Spoken content
English, casual and humorous. Linus says OpenRGB is open-source RGB control software "a little like SignalRGB" (which has sponsored Linus Tech Tips) but that he finds it better, because it is cross-platform (SignalRGB is Windows only), lightweight, bloatware-free, supports many brands and Nanoleaf, and has plugins. He walks through each step above, jokes "I hate lights, I haven't been outside in multiple days" when switching to dark mode, and asks viewers to comment, like and subscribe.

## Audio / music
Voiceover with a possible background track while effects play; none named.

## Topics & keywords
OpenRGB, RGB lighting, Effects Engine plugin, Nanoleaf, SignalRGB comparison, Philips Hue, Elgato, Windows 11, tutorial, PC customization, gaming room, dark mode, run as administrator

## Context
English-language tutorial/how-to, uploaded 2023-01-22, 483 s. Audience: PC enthusiasts and gamers. Strong engagement: 186,816 views, 1,291 likes, 198 comments. The description credits OpenRGB's creator (CalcProgrammer1).