# OpenRGB release_0.4 — OpenRGB Release 0.4

- Product: OpenRGB (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/openrgb)
- Vendor: OpenRGB
- Date: 2020-09-09
- Version: release_0.4
- Original notes: https://codeberg.org/OpenRGB/OpenRGB/releases/tag/release_0.4
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/openrgb/releases/release-0.4
- Labels: Platforms: Desktop

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- **added** — Graphical LED view allows you to see the current settings and select multiple LEDs to apply colors quickly
- **added** — Device detection happens in the background with a progress bar showing detection progress, allowing you to cancel detection
- **added** — New I2C tool for reading multi-byte SMBus registers
- **added** — New controller for Corsair Hydro Series coolers (H100i Pro and H115i Pro variants)
- **added** — New controller for Tecknet M008 Mouse
- **added** — New controller for HyperX Pulsefire Surge Mouse
- **added** — Keymaps added to many keyboard controllers
- **changed** — Keyboard and mouse LED names have been standardized
- **changed** — Windows shortcuts now function correctly, allowing arguments to be specified and allowing for an auto-start shortcut to be created
- **changed** — ASRock Polychrome controller improved with Polychrome V2 individual LED control and Polychrome V1 individual zone control
- **changed** — ASRock Polychrome devices have more reliable detection and communication
- **changed** — RGB Fusion 2 SMBus controller enabled for select motherboards
- **changed** — More MSI GPUs added
- **fixed** — RGB Fusion 2 USB detection fixed

OpenRGB Version 0.4

New Features:

* Graphical LED view allows you to see the current settings and select multiple LEDs to apply colors quickly
* Device detection happens in the background and a progress bar shows detection progress, allows you to cancel detection
* Keyboard and mouse LED names have been standardized, allowing better integration with [Aurora](https://github.com/antonpup/Aurora) (use dev branch)
* Windows shortcuts now function correctly, allowing arguments to be specified and allowing for an auto-start shortcut to be created
* New I2C tool for reading multi-byte SMBus registers (as ASRock uses)

Device Controller Changes:

* New controller for Corsair Hydro Series coolers (only Pro variants H100i Pro and H115i Pro for now)
* New controller for Tecknet M008 Mouse
* New controller for HyperX Pulsefire Surge Mouse
* Improvements to ASRock Polychrome controller
    * Polychrome V2 individual LED control
    * Polychrome V1 individual zone control
    * More reliable detection and communication for Polychrome devices
* RGB Fusion 2 SMBus controller enabled for select motherboards
* More MSI GPUs added
* RGB Fusion 2 USB detection fixed
* Keymaps added to many keyboard controllers

Known Issues:

* RGB Fusion 2 SMBus controller may incorrectly be detected when an MSI GPU is present (due to address 0x68)
* Redragon M711 wave effect doesn't work
* Corsair mice do not have specific LED labels
* Some Razer keyboards are missing key maps
* Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro takes 2 "Set All Device" clicks to properly set
* Asus Addressable number of channels may be incorrect
* MSI Mystic Light controller still disabled due to bricking risk, bricking situation being investigated.  OpenRGB 0.4 will not brick your MSI board as this code is disabled.
* MSI-RGB boards still may experience inverted colors