The X50Q has poor software support. It uses the Das Keyboard Q software, which is only available for Windows. An account is required to access the backlight customization, and you can also bind ‘applets’ to keys. This allows you to keep track of information that may be important to you through the backlight’s color, such as the stock market, CPU usage, or a simple reminder. You can set macros on the keyboard without using the software by pressing FN+F11, followed by the key that you want to map, the mapped sequence, and finish up by pressing FN+F11 again. Unfortunately, the software doesn’t allow profile saving, but you can save them on the onboard memory.