# Winbond Keyboard Colour: reconstructing keyboard lighting commands

> Winbond Keyboard Colour implements lighting control for Winbond-based keyboards on Linux using USB command bytes mapped from the original Windows software. Its graphical interface lets users select and apply lighting effects.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Protocol
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-08
- Original resource: <https://github.com/Mqlvin/keyboard-colour>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/Mqlvin/keyboard-colour/blob/c44c7d3a03335bd91771659a8c5d589cb185ef7a/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/winbond-keyboard-colour-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/winbond-keyboard-colour-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/winbond-keyboard-colour-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** Linux and a compatible Winbond-based keyboard.
- **Prerequisites:** Rust toolchain to build from source with Cargo.
- **License:** MIT License.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/Mqlvin/keyboard-colour/blob/c44c7d3a03335bd91771659a8c5d589cb185ef7a/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/Mqlvin/keyboard-colour/blob/c44c7d3a03335bd91771659a8c5d589cb185ef7a/Cargo.toml>

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