diff --git a/Controllers/NZXTKrakenController/NZXTKrakenController.cpp b/Controllers/NZXTKrakenController/NZXTKrakenController.cpp
index b86dfde2..3fe344d1 100644
--- a/Controllers/NZXTKrakenController/NZXTKrakenController.cpp
+++ b/Controllers/NZXTKrakenController/NZXTKrakenController.cpp
@@ -10,9 +10,6 @@
 #include <sstream>
 #include <cstring>
 
-const int NZXT_KRAKEN_READ_ENDPOINT = 0x81;
-const int NZXT_KRAKEN_WRITE_ENDPOINT = 0x01;
-
 static void SetColor(const std::vector<RGBColor>& colors, unsigned char* color_data)
 {
     for (std::size_t idx = 0; idx < colors.size(); idx++)
@@ -30,7 +27,7 @@ static RGBColor ToLogoColor(RGBColor rgb)
     return ToRGBColor(RGBGetGValue(rgb), RGBGetRValue(rgb), RGBGetBValue(rgb));
 }
 
-NZXTKrakenController::NZXTKrakenController(libusb_device_handle* dev_handle)
+NZXTKrakenController::NZXTKrakenController(hid_device* dev_handle)
 {
     dev = dev_handle;
 
@@ -42,7 +39,7 @@ NZXTKrakenController::NZXTKrakenController(libusb_device_handle* dev_handle)
 
 NZXTKrakenController::~NZXTKrakenController()
 {
-
+    hid_close(dev);
 }
 
 std::string NZXTKrakenController::GetFirmwareVersion()
@@ -52,11 +49,10 @@ std::string NZXTKrakenController::GetFirmwareVersion()
 
 void NZXTKrakenController::UpdateStatus()
 {
-    int actual;
     unsigned char usb_buf[64];
     memset(usb_buf, 0, sizeof(usb_buf));
 
-    libusb_interrupt_transfer(dev, NZXT_KRAKEN_READ_ENDPOINT, usb_buf, sizeof(usb_buf), &actual, 0);
+    hid_read(dev, usb_buf, sizeof(usb_buf));
 
     /*-----------------------------------------------------*\
     | Extract cooler information                            |
@@ -110,7 +106,6 @@ void NZXTKrakenController::SendEffect
     int             size /* = 0 */
     )
 {
-    int actual;
     unsigned char usb_buf[65];
 
     /*-----------------------------------------------------*\
@@ -154,13 +149,5 @@ void NZXTKrakenController::SendEffect
     /*-----------------------------------------------------*\
     | Send effect                                           |
     \*-----------------------------------------------------*/
-    libusb_interrupt_transfer
-    (
-        dev,
-        NZXT_KRAKEN_WRITE_ENDPOINT,
-        usb_buf,
-        sizeof(usb_buf),
-        &actual,
-        0
-    );
+    hid_write(dev, usb_buf, sizeof(usb_buf));
 }
diff --git a/Controllers/NZXTKrakenController/NZXTKrakenController.h b/Controllers/NZXTKrakenController/NZXTKrakenController.h
index f7d6e42f..e98ef8a6 100644
--- a/Controllers/NZXTKrakenController/NZXTKrakenController.h
+++ b/Controllers/NZXTKrakenController/NZXTKrakenController.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include "RGBController.h"
 #include <vector>
 #include <string>
-#include <libusb-1.0/libusb.h>
+#include <hidapi/hidapi.h>
 
 enum NZXTKrakenChannel_t
 {
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ enum
 class NZXTKrakenController
 {
 public:
-    NZXTKrakenController(libusb_device_handle* dev_handle);
+    NZXTKrakenController(hid_device* dev_handle);
     ~NZXTKrakenController();
 
     std::string GetFirmwareVersion();
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ private:
         int             size = 0
         );
 
-    libusb_device_handle*   dev;
+    hid_device*   dev;
 
     // -- status
     std::string             firmware_version;
diff --git a/Controllers/NZXTKrakenController/NZXTKrakenControllerDetect.cpp b/Controllers/NZXTKrakenController/NZXTKrakenControllerDetect.cpp
index febcba0d..5e4e119e 100644
--- a/Controllers/NZXTKrakenController/NZXTKrakenControllerDetect.cpp
+++ b/Controllers/NZXTKrakenController/NZXTKrakenControllerDetect.cpp
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #include "RGBController.h"
 #include "RGBController_NZXTKraken.h"
 #include <vector>
-#include <libusb-1.0/libusb.h>
+#include <hidapi/hidapi.h>
 
 #define NZXT_KRAKEN_VID 0x1E71
 #define NZXT_KRAKEN_PID 0x170E
@@ -17,16 +17,12 @@
 
 void DetectNZXTKrakenControllers(std::vector<RGBController*> &rgb_controllers)
 {
-    libusb_context * ctx;
-    libusb_init(&ctx);
+    hid_init();
 
-    libusb_device_handle * dev = libusb_open_device_with_vid_pid(ctx, NZXT_KRAKEN_VID, NZXT_KRAKEN_PID);
+    hid_device* dev = hid_open(NZXT_KRAKEN_VID, NZXT_KRAKEN_PID, nullptr);
 
     if( dev )
     {
-        libusb_detach_kernel_driver(dev, 0);
-        libusb_claim_interface(dev, 0);
-
         NZXTKrakenController* controller = new NZXTKrakenController(dev);
 
         RGBController_NZXTKraken* rgb_controller = new RGBController_NZXTKraken(controller);