r/Keychron

Hi guys I’m in the market for a new set of keycaps for my K10 board since the ones it ships with don’t have backlight shine through and since I’ve used it daily for work for nearly 3 years now they’ve worn smooth! I’m basically after a uk layout set of keycaps that allow the backlight to shite
Through. I don’t have a huge preference over colour as long as it’s similar to the generic one the board ships with. Thanks

Hey there , Ive been having issues with several keys ( E, D, C) Ive been recommended to change the switch and test of it fixes things (from gateron red to something else ) I kinda wanted something more silent and went on gateron website, however im hella confused on how they name things .

How are you supposed to know what to take when they give you names like KS smoothie pinky rabbit or idk 🤭

Any ideas ? Should I get something else than gateron ?

Guys hello i will buy high-end budget keyboard and after my research I found Wooting 80 HE, Keychron Q1 HE.
Keychron is 80 dollars less than Wooting and also Wooting is ABS, Keychron is metal.

I have dragon lore mouse and mousepad so I looked Huntsman V3 DL Edition but it is also 40 dollars more than Keychron.

Last keyboard is Apex Pro 3 TKL is about the same price as Keychron.

Which keyboard should I choose? I am playing CS usually.

Bought a keychron keyboard. Not super into this stuff, but just liked the look on my desk and the tactile feedback. Within a few months it developed a really bad chatter on the A key. To the point where it is slowing down my work and its highly annoying. I cleaned it thoroughly, swapped the key, tried to push through it and ignore it. Still so damn annoying. Then just now I tried to update the firm ware. I followed the directions from the launcher perfectly. Download the driver, unzip it, run it as administrator, etc. Then this weird process of unplug the keyboard, then replug it in while holding down the "Esc" key. I did this.... keyboard seemingly died. No lights, nothing registering.

I've already spent about 100x the amount of time i would like to think about a keyboard. Especially one that is supposed to be elite. I guess i'm just not a mechanical guy. Back to the $25 logitech that hasn' lost a step after 5+years of service. I'm so angry i spend $150 on this.

I'm looking for a 96% (Num Pad), Magnetic/Hall Effect, Bluetooth Keyboard with a Volume/Media Controls Knob. It looks like the Keychron J3 HE fits the bill perfectly, but I can't seem to really find anywhere to buy it in Canada.

While it's not on Amazon.ca, I do see it listed on Amazon.com, but of course it's sold out. It's also not listed on Keychron's website anywhere that I can see.

Is it just brand new, so maybe it hasn't rolled out too widely yet? Or is there anyone who's seen it to purchase anywhere legit?

Also open to other recommendations, Keychron or otherwise, based on my requirements if you have them. I don't love the K4 HE because it doesn't have a knob and I don't like how the arrow keys have no real separation from the num pad.

Update: I can confirm that the corner keys are remappable in launcher with the current version of the firmware V1.0.0. But all the documentation says they are hard coded to be exclusive to the lighting controls.

So when could/should we expect to see this firmware? I am wanting to modify the hard coded corners so they are customizable as well.

I've had the Q1 HE 8K for a couple of months now and love it, but I've been thinking of switching my keycaps for something different, as I liked my previous keyboard with transparency on the lettering which allowed the backlight to come through more. So for other Q1 HE owners, what non-stock keycaps have you been using?

i saw a lot of hate against this company that i didn't even thought about, since i knew it's better than one of many epomaker brands...

I bought this thing probably about a year ago. On the surface it seemed like a really good keyboard - I like the form factor and I wanted something wireless. What I did not expect to deal with so much is the buggy firmware. No other keyboard i've owned has this many issues - sometimes I can wake it by mashing the space bar, sometimes the only thing I can do is flip the wireless switch on/off.

Firmware also likes to randomly break on me. Ususally coming out of sleep mode, half the keys just inexplicably stop working and the only way to fix it is to do a firmware reset with fn+J+Z. This usually works for awhile but it seems inevitable that it will always break for some reason. All this combined with what feels like a pretty short wake/sleep timer makes me want to go back to Logitech. I want to update my firmware to see if it's been fixed but honestly given what i've dealt with already - i'm scared this thing will just brick itself if I try to do that.

Hi I've done my best to research and fix this issue myself, but nothing works so I'll turn to the dark world of the subreddit lol:

I hadn't used my K6 Pro in a while since I've been away from home, its been plugged in on cable mode to a pc with backlights off in those months. When I finally came back and turned it on, the up and down arrow keys were solid white when any backlight mode was on. When an RGB mode requires them to be a different colour, they react correctly, but blend in the white.

The issue is consistent when using bluetooth, as well as cabled pairing modes. I've factory reset, I've updated the firmware, I've gone back to old firmware, nothing seems to solve the issue. I also don't have any custom lighting set. I don't often use the backlight, but would rather solve the issue (for resale/gifting further/peace of mind). anyone know of a fix?

thanks in advance

I NEED HELP!!!

I JUST bought this keyboard. I havent used it much. I usually keep it fully pink. I noticed two days ago, the left arrow key was red, not pink. Ive reset, updated, checked everything. I went through all of the colors. It just wont match. HOW DO I FIX THIS?!??!!

Have used/borrowed a few different Keychron keyboards over time and always thought they seemed nice but now that I'm trying to actually pick one out for myself can't figure out what would be best since I can't figure out all of the difference product lines.

My priorities are pretty simple (i) full size, (ii) as quiet as possible, (iii) no scissor switches -- low profile mechanical is fine though.

I don't think I need HE switches or anything crazy like that, but if they were somehow materially quieter I'd be interested (I don't think that is the case though). Would like to keep it under $200 if possible (but if somehow my dream keyboard was $250 or something I'd suck it up and deal).

I've flooded my K2V2 with Coke Zero, cleaned everything. Seems fine, everything is working. During cleanup i've noticed that i accidentaly broke the OS switch. Old switch repleced by new one by the professional. Everything works fine on his PC. On mine i'm stucked on the Mac OS option so my left alt acts as windows key.

Things i did:

1. Factory reset (Fn+Z+J)
2. Updating the software as in the https://www.keychron.com/pages/firmware-for-k2-version-2 (also tried the older firmware)
3. Uninstalling the driver by the Device Manager and plugging keyboard again

Nothing seems to work. Please help.

... I will buy a Logitech. It's easier

Is it just me or I find it extremely annoying when keyboard switches to some kind of mode that you can't write but goes all over the screen whatever you press. I dont know who came up with that idea but whoever did that's not good. I have been chatgpt-ing around for hours and still no resolution.

I remembered it was fn+7 key but that one doesn't seem to work. I have keychron k13 pro btw. And tutorials youtube or anywhere leave lot to be desired.

Hey everyone,

I bought a Keychron Q1 HE directly from Keychron and have been dealing with a hardware issue for several months now.

The problem started around February/March 2026. I went through Keychron’s troubleshooting steps and provided the requested information and videos.

After a long back-and-forth, Keychron eventually offered to send me a replacement PCB.

The problem is that I bought a fully assembled keyboard, and I’m not comfortable completely disassembling it and replacing the PCB myself. I also don’t want to risk damaging the keyboard during the repair.

I asked whether they could simply replace the keyboard instead, but they now told me that the Q1 HE has been out of stock for almost a year and that they no longer have complete units available. Their current solution is therefore basically:

Defective keyboard → send me a PCB → I repair the keyboard myself.

I’m honestly quite frustrated because I paid for a fully assembled keyboard, not a DIY repair kit. I have also been unable to properly use the keyboard for months.

At this point, I’m considering asking for a full refund and buying a replacement keyboard from another manufacturer/store instead.

Has anyone here had a similar experience with Keychron?

Would you accept the replacement PCB, or would you push for a refund instead?

I’d especially like to hear from people who have dealt with Keychron warranty claims in Europe/Germany.

Thanks!

I am looking for a new mechanical keyboard which would be compatible with my IOgear USB KVM, while also including basic media controls, e.g. volume. I have previously learned that I needed a keyboard which could be 'downgraded' to generic HID aka "bios mode". There are plenty of cheap (non-mechanical) keyboards that do this but I really prefer the feel of mechanical. Unfortunately, most of those are fancy programmable models, i.e., not HID.

NEED TO HAVE

• full-size w 10-key
• mechanical switches
• volume up/down/mute
• wired USB connection
• HID or 'bios' mode

NICE TO HAVE

• media play start/pause

According to Claude AI the Keychron 10 Pro meets all these requirements but from scanning the User Manual, I'm not so sure, e.g. there is no mention of bios mode or kvm compatibility. Also, it includes wireless connectivity and QMK programmability, i.e., it doesn't sound like it uses an HID connection.

Is it possible to use the Keychron 10 Pro as a basic HID keyboard? And/or, is there another Keychron (or other brand) model which would satisfy these requirements?

Any suggestions would be appreciated!

Just recently got the Keychron K10 HE keyboard and am loving it so far, but I noticed that 2 of the keys on the rightmost edge of the numpad (Numpad Enter and +) are only lit up on their left side (the right side of those keys is dim). After removing the keycaps, it appears that these 2 keys (and only these 2?) have the LED on their switches facing to the left instead of facing north like all of the other keys. Should I rotate the switch to have the LED face north (like the rest of the keys) so they are fully/evenly lit or will that cause an issue?

UPDATE: Nevermind, watched a teardown video on the keyboard it it looks like the LED on the board itself is on the left side of the switch (and the locking posts only permit it the switch to be oriented that way anyways), so just rotating the switch would not accomplish anything. Bummer, as the online photos and even the box itself show those 2 keys as fully (evenly) lit. If those LEDs were on the north side of the switch, they's look MUCH better. As it stands now, they look like an LED is burned out and only half-illuminating the keycap.

After searching for anyone with a similar issue on one of these boards, and based on how the lighting appears in all of the images of this particular model I could find (online reviews, Amazon, Keychron's online shop, etc), it looks like this may be a defective installation on the PCB from the factory. I've reached out to Keychron on their website and hope to hear back form them soon. As the particular option I order is no longer in stock (The non-special edition with the black aluminum frame and the Lime Silent Red HE switches), I'm hoping I can send it in to be serviced and have them repair/resolder it so it is good.