Flydigi Direwolf4 - is software needed to run always?

Does the flydigi software need to always run in the background for the remaps to work? I would like to remap some of the buttons into a keyboard key and would prefer the software to not run in the background.

currently debating on getting this controller or the cyclone 2 (i heard cyclone 2 saves keyboard inputs to the controller itself and doesnt need the software to always run)