diff --git a/dwm/dwm/config.def.h b/dwm/dwm/config.def.h
index 0665ff9..b6dcb37 100644
--- a/dwm/dwm/config.def.h
+++ b/dwm/dwm/config.def.h
@@ -84,6 +84,11 @@ static const char *brightnessupcmd[] = { "brightnessctl", "s", "10%+", NULL };
 static const char *brightnessdowncmd[] = { "brightnessctl", "s", "10%-", NULL };
 //-------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+//------------------------------ keyboard brightness ----------------
+static const char *keyboardbrightnessupcmd[] = { "brightnessctl", "--device", "smc::kbd_backlight", "s", "10%+", NULL };
+static const char *keyboardbrightnessdowncmd[] = { "brightnessctl", "--device", "smc::kbd_backlight", "s", "10%-", NULL };
+//-------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 static const Key keys[] = {
 	/* modifier                     key        function        argument */
 
@@ -96,6 +101,8 @@ static const Key keys[] = {
     { MODKEY,                       0x3d,      spawn,          {.v = pamixericmd } },
     //                              minus
     { MODKEY,                       0x2d,      spawn,          {.v = pamixerdcmd } },
+    //                              XF86AudioMute
+    { 0,                            0x1008ff12, spawn,         {.v = pamixermutecmd } },
     { MODKEY|ShiftMask,             XK_m,      spawn,          {.v = pamixermutecmd } },
     //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -106,6 +113,13 @@ static const Key keys[] = {
     { 0,                            0x1008ff03, spawn,         {.v = brightnessdowncmd } },
     //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+    //-------------------------------- keyboard brightness -----------------------------
+    //                              XF86KbdBrightnessUp
+    { 0,                            0x1008ff05, spawn,         {.v = keyboardbrightnessupcmd } },
+    //                              XF86KbdBrightnessDown
+    { 0,                            0x1008ff06, spawn,         {.v = keyboardbrightnessdowncmd } },
+    //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
     //--------------------------------- applications -----------------------------------
     { MODKEY|ShiftMask,             XK_l,      spawn,          {.v = lockercmd } },
 	{ MODKEY,                       XK_p,      spawn,          {.v = roficmd } },
diff --git a/dwm/dwm/config.h b/dwm/dwm/config.h
index 0665ff9..cca1033 100644
--- a/dwm/dwm/config.h
+++ b/dwm/dwm/config.h
@@ -61,8 +61,13 @@ static const Layout layouts[] = {
 #define SHCMD(cmd) { .v = (const char*[]){ "/bin/sh", "-c", cmd, NULL } }
 
 /* commands */
-static char dmenumon[2] = "0"; /* component of dmenucmd, manipulated in spawn() */
+
+//------------------------------------------------- dmenu -------------------------------------------------
+static char dmenumon[2] = "0"; // component of dmenucmd, manipulated in spawn()
 static const char *dmenucmd[] = { "dmenu_run", "-m", dmenumon, "-fn", dmenufont, "-nb", col_gray1, "-nf", col_gray3, "-sb", col_cyan, "-sf", col_gray4, NULL };
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+//-------------------------- applications ---------------------------------------------------------
 static const char *termcmd[]  = { "kitty", NULL };
 static const char *roficmd[] = { "/home/tola/dotfiles/rofi/launcher/launcher.sh", NULL };
 static const char *powermenucmd[] = { "/home/tola/dotfiles/rofi/powermenu/powermenu.sh", NULL };
@@ -72,6 +77,7 @@ static const char *filemanagercmd[] = { "thunar", NULL };
 static const char *telegramcmd[] = { "telegram-desktop", NULL };
 static const char *googlecmd[] = { "google-chrome-stable", NULL };
 static const char *lockercmd[] = { "i3lock", "-c", "000000", NULL };
+//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 //---------------------------- pamixer ------------------------------
 static const char *pamixericmd[] = { "pamixer", "-i", "10", NULL };
@@ -84,6 +90,11 @@ static const char *brightnessupcmd[] = { "brightnessctl", "s", "10%+", NULL };
 static const char *brightnessdowncmd[] = { "brightnessctl", "s", "10%-", NULL };
 //-------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+//------------------------------ keyboard brightness ----------------
+static const char *keyboardbrightnessupcmd[] = { "brightnessctl", "--device", "smc::kbd_backlight", "s", "10%+", NULL };
+static const char *keyboardbrightnessdowncmd[] = { "brightnessctl", "--device", "smc::kbd_backlight", "s", "10%-", NULL };
+//-------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 static const Key keys[] = {
 	/* modifier                     key        function        argument */
 
@@ -96,6 +107,8 @@ static const Key keys[] = {
     { MODKEY,                       0x3d,      spawn,          {.v = pamixericmd } },
     //                              minus
     { MODKEY,                       0x2d,      spawn,          {.v = pamixerdcmd } },
+    //                              XF86AudioMute
+    { 0,                            0x1008ff12, spawn,         {.v = pamixermutecmd } },
     { MODKEY|ShiftMask,             XK_m,      spawn,          {.v = pamixermutecmd } },
     //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -106,6 +119,13 @@ static const Key keys[] = {
     { 0,                            0x1008ff03, spawn,         {.v = brightnessdowncmd } },
     //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+    //-------------------------------- keyboard brightness -----------------------------
+    //                              XF86KbdBrightnessUp
+    { 0,                            0x1008ff05, spawn,         {.v = keyboardbrightnessupcmd } },
+    //                              XF86KbdBrightnessDown
+    { 0,                            0x1008ff06, spawn,         {.v = keyboardbrightnessdowncmd } },
+    //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
     //--------------------------------- applications -----------------------------------
     { MODKEY|ShiftMask,             XK_l,      spawn,          {.v = lockercmd } },
 	{ MODKEY,                       XK_p,      spawn,          {.v = roficmd } },
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