diff --git a/README b/README
index 9520066..8f73091 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ This program can change the colors on your MSI steelseries keyboard. The keyboar
 
 Prerequisites (tested on Ubuntu 14.04 only):
 
-Qt 5
+Qt 5.2 or later (Ubuntu includes Qt 5.2.1)
+libhidapi-dev
 libhidapi-libusb0
 
 To build:
diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index 0d33660..7add537 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -8,10 +8,95 @@
 */
 
 #include <QCoreApplication>
+#include <QCommandLineParser>
+#include <iostream>
 #include "keyboard.h"
 
+enum CommandLineParseResult
+{
+  CommandLineOk,
+  CommandLineError,
+  CommandLineVersionRequested,
+  CommandLineHelpRequested
+};
+
+
+CommandLineParseResult parseCommandLine(QCommandLineParser &parser, QString *errorMessage) {
+  QCommandLineOption helpOption = parser.addHelpOption();
+  QCommandLineOption versionOption = parser.addVersionOption();
+
+  QCommandLineOption mode(QStringList() << "m" << "mode", "set color mode: normal, gaming, breathe, demo, wave");
+  QCommandLineOption color(QStringList() << "c" << "color", "set a color using the format: region,color,intensity");
+
+  parser.addOption(mode);
+  parser.addOption(color);
+
+  if(!parser.parse(QCoreApplication::arguments())) {
+    *errorMessage = parser.errorText();
+    return CommandLineError;
+  }
+
+  if(parser.isSet(versionOption))
+    return CommandLineVersionRequested;
+
+  if(parser.isSet(helpOption))
+    return CommandLineHelpRequested;
+
+  return CommandLineOk;
+}
+
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
   QCoreApplication app(argc, argv);
+  app.setApplicationName("msi-keyboard");
+  app.setApplicationVersion("1.0");
+
+  QCommandLineParser parser;
+  parser.setApplicationDescription("Keyboard color changer for MSI steelseries keyboards");
+
+  QString errorMessage;
+
+  switch(parseCommandLine(parser, &errorMessage)) {
+    case CommandLineOk:
+      break;
+    case CommandLineError:
+      fputs(qPrintable(errorMessage), stderr);
+      fputs("\n\n", stderr);
+      fputs(qPrintable(parser.helpText()), stderr);
+      return 1;
+    case CommandLineVersionRequested:
+      printf("%s %s\n", qPrintable(QCoreApplication::applicationName()),
+             qPrintable(QCoreApplication::applicationVersion()));
+      return 0;
+    case CommandLineHelpRequested:
+    {
+      std::cout << qPrintable(parser.helpText()) << std::endl;
+
+      QStringList regions = QStringList() << "left" << "middle" << "right";
+      QStringList colors = QStringList() << "off" << "red" << "orange" << "yellow" << "green" << "sky" << "blue" << "purple" << "white";
+      QStringList intensities = QStringList() << "high" << "medium" << "low" << "light";
+
+      QString colorHelp = QString(R"(Available regions:
+
+%1
+
+Available colors:
+
+%2
+
+Available intensities:
+
+%3
+
+Example:
+
+%4
+)").arg(regions.join('\n')).arg(colors.join('\n')).arg(intensities.join('\n')).arg(QString(argv[0]) + " -m normal -c left,red,high -c middle,purple,high -c right,sky,high");
+
+      std::cout << qPrintable(colorHelp) << std::endl;
+
+      return 0;
+    }
+  }
 
   Keyboard k;
   k.setMode(MODE_NORMAL);
diff --git a/msi-keyboard.pro b/msi-keyboard.pro
index b685aaf..7a65459 100644
--- a/msi-keyboard.pro
+++ b/msi-keyboard.pro
@@ -9,4 +9,6 @@ QT -= gui
 SOURCES += main.cpp keyboard.cpp
 HEADERS += keyboard.h
 
+QMAKE_CXXFLAGS += -std=c++11
+
 unix:LIBS += -lhidapi-libusb