Keychron Q6 QMK Custom Mechanical Keyboard

I have a Q3, but couldn't live without my number pad so I bought a Q6 in silver to replace it. The keyboard itself is a tank just like the Q3 but their anodizing is all over the place. The Q3 is space grey and the Q6 I got is closer to standard silver. Though I dodge a bullet buying a stand alone number pad to match my Q3, I wish they had consistency in their batches so I could buy with confidence knowing what I would be getting.

I've been a mechanical fan for a long time. Never really in the customs though. So after a bunch of 'mainstream' mechanical keyboards, I ended up doing a bunch of research and deciding on a Keychron Q6. After getting the board I was immediately impressed with how heavy and solid the board felt right out of the box. Completely stock it's a great board. The knob is great. The VIA compatibility is fun. I've set up a bunch of macros for work that has made me more productive. After a while I did change the switches out, which was incredibly easy considering it's hot swappable. I then started to tweak the sound. A few layers of tape, some fiber fill, and force break and it sounds even better than it did stock. I really appreciate how easily this board is disassembled. It's designed to be modded and tweaked to sound/behave the way you want it. I've suggested Keychron to a bunch of people now after how impressed I've been with this board.

At last, the perfect keyboard. I particularly enjoy customizing and compiling the firmware myself. I cannot imagine something else than that anymore now. QMK is also a powerful open source project, and I think it's a smart move to have based the Keychron firmware on that. Also, thank you for supporting many ISO layouts in this Q6 model. I use the Swiss one, and it's quite rare to find quality mechanical keyboards in this layout.

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Kechron makes some of the best keyboards. The Q6 offers a superb typing experience. When I recommend a keyboard to other users I will always recommend Keychron as their first choice. Whether or not you modify the keyboard is up to you. It sounds great right out of the box. The build quality is the highest you will find anywhere. The heavy weight ensures that this keyboard will never move on your desk.

I ordered my Q6 with the Gateron G Pro Brown switches. Previously, I was using a high-end keyboard with blue switches from another manufacturer. Although I really liked the sound of the blue switches, the change to brown switches has been excellent. I thought that I would always use a keyboard with blue switches, but using the Q6 has changed my mind.

The user manual is well written and easy to follow. The basic tools provided with the Q6 enable a user to modify the keyboard as desired. If you plan to make several changes, I recommend ordering dedicated tools available on the website.

As a software developer I was appalled by the VIA software. This is truly the worst software for programming keyboards. It reminds me of visiting a 1990’s website. Garish colors, user unfriendly interface, no built-in documentation. In short, it is absolutely awful and not worth using. Hopefully, Keychron will release their own dedicated application in the future.