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In case it’s not known, Logitech does offer an offline version of Options+ meant for air gapped and more secured systems:

https://support.logi.com/hc/change_language/en-in?return_to=...

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Logitech's offline installer is 1.2GB. This application's installer is 15.3MB.

You want "Onboard Memory Manager", which is 12 megs.

That only works with "G" brand gaming devices. Their entire MX line does not allow you to store customizations in onboard memory.

This is so nuts. It’s literally a multi device mouse - supports 3 bluetooth connections in memory, but I need to install the options app on every single pc/mac I want to use it on. Nuts!

I have a "G" series 512 keyboard. And it seemingly can't save anything into the memory (on windows I had to use the logitech's bloatware). And the absolute worst part is that it is set to RGB colors moving around by default, so I've been running openrgb every OS boot to set the lights to a neutral, non-flashing, much much less intensive color. Happy to see alternatives to that.

On a matter of principle, it is not shocking to me that it is so big.

The offline installer has to bundle data for all supported products, platforms, languages and dependencies, even the ones you don't need, because you can't tell in advance. The online installer will just download what it needs.

1.2GB though. That’s a lot of json.

1.2GB is absolutely ridiculous and I hate the bloat we see with pretty much all modern software today more than most people, but I have decided not to complain about it for once :) Know that it doesn't mean I think less of it.

Maybe there are some fancy animations illustrating RGB effects and stuff like that, these can add up, and I can almost (but not quite) excuse them if it is the case. At least, video animations are not a mess of frameworks and libraries that eat your RAM and CPU and introduce vulnerabilities.

> At least, video animations are not a mess of frameworks and libraries that eat your RAM and CPU and introduce vulnerabilities.

Somebody at Logitech right now: “hold my beer”

I have no idea why a mouse driver is the single largest program I have to restore my computer.

Seems nuts that you would go through the trouble of air gapping a system then use a Bluetooth keyboard.

I'm pretty sure Logitech has wired keyboard and mouses that are probably configurable in some way.

Or, a webcam for example, or other peripherals.

I maintain a homebrew tap for the offline Options+: https://github.com/gohanlon/homebrew-tap

The tap includes a GH action to track upstream releases (as long as I notice the PR!). Also, the offline version only compensates for some of the issues with Options+.

It's a sad state of affairs that a mouse settings program isn't 'offline' by default. Except maybe an update check it has zero needs to be online.

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