diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/op/openrgb-plugin-effects/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/op/openrgb-plugin-effects/package.nix
index 529bf06521f0..1d4f77c47537 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/op/openrgb-plugin-effects/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/op/openrgb-plugin-effects/package.nix
@@ -2,41 +2,32 @@
   lib,
   stdenv,
   fetchFromGitLab,
-  openrgb,
   glib,
   openal,
+  hidapi,
+  pipewire,
   pkg-config,
   qt6Packages,
-  fetchpatch,
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "openrgb-plugin-effects";
-  version = "0.9";
+  version = "1.0rc2";
 
   src = fetchFromGitLab {
     owner = "OpenRGBDevelopers";
     repo = "OpenRGBEffectsPlugin";
-    rev = "release_${finalAttrs.version}";
-    hash = "sha256-8BnHifcFf7ESJgJi/q3ca38zuIVa++BoGlkWxj7gpog=";
+    tag = "release_candidate_${finalAttrs.version}";
+    hash = "sha256-0W0hO3PSMpPLc0a7g/Nn7GWMcwBXhOxh1Y2flpdcnfE=";
     fetchSubmodules = true;
   };
 
-  patches = [
-    # Fix Qt6 issues in OpenRGBPluginsFont.cpp
-    (fetchpatch {
-      url = "https://gitlab.com/OpenRGBDevelopers/OpenRGBEffectsPlugin/-/commit/e952b0ed390045d4f4adec8e74b3126c2f8abcab.patch";
-      hash = "sha256-xMsnVyrn/Cv2x2xQtAnPb5HJc+WolNx4v7h0TkTj9DU=";
-    })
-    ./qt5compat.patch
+  qmakeFlags = [
+    "CONFIG+=link_pkgconfig"
+    "PKGCONFIG+=libpipewire-0.3"
+    "QT_TOOL.lrelease.binary=${lib.getDev qt6Packages.qttools}/bin/lrelease"
   ];
 
-  postPatch = ''
-    # Use the source of openrgb from nixpkgs instead of the submodule
-    rm -r OpenRGB
-    ln -s ${openrgb.src} OpenRGB
-  '';
-
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     pkg-config
     qt6Packages.wrapQtAppsHook
@@ -48,6 +39,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     qt6Packages.qt5compat
     glib
     openal
+    hidapi
+    pipewire
   ];
 
   meta = {
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/op/openrgb-plugin-effects/qt5compat.patch b/pkgs/by-name/op/openrgb-plugin-effects/qt5compat.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 926c34945419..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/by-name/op/openrgb-plugin-effects/qt5compat.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,114 +0,0 @@
-Commit ID: 20f227f4ef942e2ead5a3a684248c2da48c979bc
-Change ID: rwlwzspvylkypuqoornwzvuvpuzorvso
-Author   : Alexey Sokolov <alexey+github@asokolov.org> (2025-07-21 22:34:37)
-Committer: Marie Ramlow <me@nycode.dev> (2025-10-12 12:05:01)
-
-    Fix build with Qt6 using core5compat
-
-    Updated to add Qt5 backwards compatibility by Adam Honse <calcprogrammer1@gmail.com>
-
-diff --git a/Effects/Ambient/RectangleSelector.cpp b/Effects/Ambient/RectangleSelector.cpp
-index 8f28ddcbcc..d8b4f56a1d 100644
---- a/Effects/Ambient/RectangleSelector.cpp
-+++ b/Effects/Ambient/RectangleSelector.cpp
-@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
- #include "RectangleSelector.h"
- #include <math.h>
--#include <QDesktopWidget>
- #include <QBrush>
- 
- RectangleSelector::RectangleSelector(QWidget* parent)
-@@ -57,7 +56,7 @@
- 
-     QPainter painter(this);
- 
--    texture.setDevicePixelRatio(devicePixelRatioF() / qApp->desktop()->devicePixelRatioF());
-+    texture.setDevicePixelRatio(devicePixelRatioF() / qApp->primaryScreen()->devicePixelRatio());
- 
-     painter.setPen(QColor(0, 0, 0, 128));
-     painter.setBrush(Qt::NoBrush);
-@@ -69,7 +68,7 @@
-     for(QScreen *screen :  QApplication::screens())
-     {
-         QRect geometry = screen->geometry();
--        qreal ratio = screen->devicePixelRatio() / qApp->desktop()->devicePixelRatioF();
-+        qreal ratio = screen->devicePixelRatio() / qApp->primaryScreen()->devicePixelRatio();
-         QRect physical_geometry(geometry.x(), geometry.y(), std::lrint((qreal) geometry.width() * ratio), lrint((qreal) geometry.height() * ratio));
- 
-         if(physical_geometry.contains(rect.center()))
-@@ -92,7 +91,7 @@
-     for(QScreen *screen :  QApplication::screens())
-     {
-         QRect geometry = screen->geometry();
--        qreal ratio = screen->devicePixelRatio() / qApp->desktop()->devicePixelRatioF();
-+        qreal ratio = screen->devicePixelRatio() / qApp->primaryScreen()->devicePixelRatio();
- 
-         screen_geometries.emplace_back(geometry.x(), geometry.y(),
-                                        std::lrint((qreal) geometry.width() * ratio),
-diff --git a/Effects/Shaders/GLSLHighlighter.h b/Effects/Shaders/GLSLHighlighter.h
-index 7e9f21423b..ca9bf42c3c 100644
---- a/Effects/Shaders/GLSLHighlighter.h
-+++ b/Effects/Shaders/GLSLHighlighter.h
-@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
- #define GLSLHIGHLIGHTER_H
- 
- #include <QSyntaxHighlighter>
-+#include <QRegExp>
- 
- class GLSLHighlighter : public QSyntaxHighlighter
- {
-diff --git a/OpenRGBEffectPage.cpp b/OpenRGBEffectPage.cpp
-index 0d6e4ab0fb..4b756cf63c 100644
---- a/OpenRGBEffectPage.cpp
-+++ b/OpenRGBEffectPage.cpp
-@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
-     | Extra options and custom widgets                |
-     \*-----------------------------------------------*/
-     ui->ExtraOptions->addWidget(effect);
--    ui->ExtraOptions->setMargin(0);
-+    ui->ExtraOptions->setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0);
-     effect->setParent(ui->extra_settings);
- 
-     InitUi();
-diff --git a/OpenRGBEffectsPlugin.pro b/OpenRGBEffectsPlugin.pro
-index 3e53316519..fec852f88c 100644
---- a/OpenRGBEffectsPlugin.pro
-+++ b/OpenRGBEffectsPlugin.pro
-@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
--QT += gui widgets core
-+QT += gui widgets core opengl
-+
-+if(greaterThan(QT_MAJOR_VERSION, 5)) {
-+QT +=                                                                                           \
-+    core5compat                                                                                 \
-+}
-+
- DEFINES += OPEN_RGB_EFFECTS_PLUGIN_LIBRARY
- TEMPLATE = lib
- 
-diff --git a/SaveProfilePopup.cpp b/SaveProfilePopup.cpp
-index 7297dad8b7..4fa837235f 100644
---- a/SaveProfilePopup.cpp
-+++ b/SaveProfilePopup.cpp
-@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
- #include "ui_SaveProfilePopup.h"
- #include "OpenRGBEffectSettings.h"
- 
--#include <QRegExp>
--#include <QRegExpValidator>
-+#include <QRegularExpression>
-+#include <QRegularExpressionValidator>
- 
- SaveProfilePopup::SaveProfilePopup(QWidget *parent) :
-     QWidget(parent),
-@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
-     ui->setupUi(this);
- 
-     // only letters or numbers, - _ and .
--    QRegExp re("^[\\w\\-_.]+$");
--    QRegExpValidator *validator = new QRegExpValidator(re, this);
-+    QRegularExpression re("^[\\w\\-_.]+$");
-+    QRegularExpressionValidator *validator = new QRegularExpressionValidator(re, this);
-     ui->filename->setValidator(validator);
- 
-     std::vector<std::string> filenames = OpenRGBEffectSettings::ListProfiles();