Re: Razer went full evil back in about 2013 or so
There were some workarounds, but generally you are correct. It was possible to bump the Synapse app into "offline" mode, but you had to create an account and sign in first. I think I used a disposable e-mail address for this back when I had a Razer mouse. Still, the app was simply dreadful and being forced to create a Razer account just to control a local peripheral on your computer was sheer madness.
Either way though, I did the same as yourself and bailed when my previous Razer mouse reached end of life - I blacklisted them and ended up with a Logitech mouse as a replacement instead.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
