msi-klc

A tool that allows you to control the backlight of your MSI SteelSeries laptop keyboard.
Supports 3 regions, 8 predefined colors, RGB/hex colors, and custom animations.

Tested Devices

Linux

• MSI GE60 2PE

Installation

Compiling

• Requirements
  • Rust (cargo)
  • hidapi

git clone https://github.com/ErrorNoInternet/msi-klc
cd msi-klc
cargo build --release
sudo cp target/release/msi-klc /usr/local/bin

Usage

Make sure to run with root privileges (sudo)

# make the entire keyboard blue
msi-klc set --color blue

# make the left side of the keyboard red
msi-klc set --color red --region left

# turn off all the LEDs on the keyboard
msi-klc off

# ...and turn them back on
msi-klc reset

# make the keyboard cyan
msi-klc set --color "#0fffaf" --mode rgb

# make only the left side cyan
msi-klc off && msi-klc set --color "#0fffaf" --mode rgb --region left

# load an animation
msi-klc load animations/breathe.txt

If you would like to modify or use this repository (including its code) in your own project, please be sure to credit!