Razer is testing a new tool to customize its keyboards in your browser

Razer announced Beta version of the new online customization tool Compatible with multiple versions of Huntsman V3 Pro keyboards at launch. Razer Synapse Web isn’t a complete replacement for the company’s Synapse 4 desktop app. It’s instead designed to be a simplified, browser-accessible alternative in situations where you can’t, or don’t have the time, to download and install Razer’s desktop software.

Razer SynapseWeb Now available for testing but only compatible with Chromium-based browsers including Google Chrome, Opera, Brave, and Microsoft Edge. It is currently supported Razer Huntsman V3 Pro 8kHzand the Huntsman V3 Pro TKL 8K Hz and Huntsman V3 Pro Mini keyboards, but the company says support for more devices “will follow as the platform expands.”

The browser-based tool is described as a “lightweight tuning center” and won’t have all the options available through Razer’s desktop software. But Synapse Web will still let you adjust settings and “basic features” through simplified controls; View, edit and save existing custom profiles stored on a connected device; And access lighting presets with quick Razer Chroma RGB effects like fire, ripples, or cycling across the color spectrum.

Despite its limited functionality, Synapse Web will also be a welcome alternative for gamers who already use desktop apps that come with other devices, but it’s not an entirely new idea. Companies like Keychron really delivers Powerful browser-based configuration tools for their keyboards, as is the case with keyboards that use open source firmware such as QMK