Razer’s testing a new tool for customizing its keyboards in your browser

Razer has announced the beta release of a new online customization tool compatible with multiple versions of its Huntsman V3 Pro keyboards at launch. Razer Synapse Web doesn’t completely replace the company’s Synapse 4 desktop app. Rather, it’s designed to be a simplified, browser-accessible alternative for situations where you can’t or don’t have time to download and install Razer’s desktop software.

Razer Synapse Web is now available for testing, but is only compatible with Chromium-based browsers, including Google Chrome, Opera, Brave, and Microsoft Edge. It currently supports the Razer Huntsman V3 Pro 8KHz, Huntsman V3 Pro TKL 8KHz, and Huntsman V3 Pro Mini keyboards, but the company says support for more hardware “will follow as the platform develops.”

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

Despite its limited features, Synapse Web will also be a welcome alternative for gamers already juggling desktop companion apps for other devices, but it’s not an entirely new idea. Companies like Keychron already offer robust browser-based configuration tools for their keyboards, as do keyboards that use open source firmware like QMK.