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Keychron Hardware Design — hardware design files for Keychron keyboards and mice

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  1. [6]
    zoroa
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    Thought this was worth sharing because I think it's really cool when companies make their designs available for people to learn from/tinker with.

    Production-grade hardware design files for Keychron keyboards and mice.

    Study real CAD. Remix plates and cases. Design compatible accessories. Learn from how real products are built.

    This project is source-available for personal, educational, and non-commercial use. Commercial use is not allowed.

    Thought this was worth sharing because I think it's really cool when companies make their designs available for people to learn from/tinker with.

    6 votes
    1. [5]
      Akir
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      Keychron is a pretty great company IMHO. Also TIL they have mice now. Does anyone who owns one like to tell us how they like it?

      Keychron is a pretty great company IMHO.

      Also TIL they have mice now. Does anyone who owns one like to tell us how they like it?

      3 votes
      1. [3]
        pocketry
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        I got their ergo mouse a few months ago and love it. They have the 2.4ghz dongle so there aren't any issues connecting or latency. I've also had one of their slim keyboards for years and had 0...

        I got their ergo mouse a few months ago and love it. They have the 2.4ghz dongle so there aren't any issues connecting or latency.

        I've also had one of their slim keyboards for years and had 0 issues. Because it's all worked so well I got a new keyboard of theirs for my wife. There was an issue with the win/mac switch but I was able to easily open it up and reseat everything so the switch worked. I didn't even look up instructions, just started unscrewing things and it took 10 minutes from open to close.

        I'm not a keyboard enthusiast or anything. I refuse to buy another since mine currently works great. However, if they ever release an ortholinear one like the moonlander, I might have to take the plunge there.

        3 votes
        1. [2]
          whs
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          I have the same mouse in white since February. The product felt cheap, but I suppose because it is very light (compared to MX Master 2s I used) and the plastic is of different kind. It hasn't get...

          I have the same mouse in white since February. The product felt cheap, but I suppose because it is very light (compared to MX Master 2s I used) and the plastic is of different kind. It hasn't get a shine from all grease on my hand though.

          I always keep it wired. The configurator is web-based at launcher.keychron.com so you don't need a software and it is usable in Linux (you can see a demo UI i n there without a mouse). There's a tons of features like firmware update, profiles, remapping, macros and lift distance (FPS gamers flick mouse fast to turn that they run out of room on mousepad. They have to recenter by physically lifting the mouse, and the mouse should detect that it is being lifted and stop giving inputs) that you only see in high end gaming mouse and not ergonomic mouses.

          2 votes
          1. Akir
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            I have the MX Master 2S as well but I tend to keep it in my bag for the few classes I teach where laptop trackpads don’t quite work. A comparable ergo mouse at that price is really compelling so I...

            I have the MX Master 2S as well but I tend to keep it in my bag for the few classes I teach where laptop trackpads don’t quite work. A comparable ergo mouse at that price is really compelling so I may splurge on a second one just to keep at home.

      2. teaearlgraycold
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        I have a Keychron M2 Mini and it works perfectly fine. No nonsense.

        I have a Keychron M2 Mini and it works perfectly fine. No nonsense.

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  2. Oxalis
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    What a cool initiative. Years back when I fell down the rabbithole of keyboards, I used to hang out in the Keychron discord. It's amazing how fast they work, churning out products to meet...

    What a cool initiative. Years back when I fell down the rabbithole of keyboards, I used to hang out in the Keychron discord. It's amazing how fast they work, churning out products to meet sometimes-esoteric market gaps in sometimes just a month or so.

    Will be downloading all of this to see just how you define something this complicated for external manufacturing.

    One downside of this is that we might be seeing more designs with Keychrons horrible navigation-key cluster. How I despise the look of that three-key group to the right side of their smaller keyboards. Just give us the full four keys!

    3 votes