Keychron V1 QMK Custom Mechanical Keyboard
Keychron V1 QMK Custom Mechanical Keyboard
Keychron V1 QMK Custom Mechanical Keyboard
Keychron V1 QMK Custom Mechanical Keyboard
Keychron V1 QMK Custom Mechanical Keyboard
Keychron V1 QMK Custom Mechanical Keyboard
Keychron V1 QMK Custom Mechanical Keyboard
Keychron V1 QMK Custom Mechanical Keyboard
Keychron V1 QMK Custom Mechanical Keyboard
Keychron V1 QMK Custom Mechanical Keyboard
Keychron V1 QMK Custom Mechanical Keyboard
Keychron V1 QMK Custom Mechanical Keyboard
Keychron V1 QMK/VIA Custom Mechanical Keyboard Barebone version Frosted Black frame for Mac Windows Linux
Keychron V1 QMK/VIA Custom Mechanical Keyboard Barebone version Black frame for Mac Windows Linux
Keychron V1 QMK/VIA Custom Mechanical Keyboard Barebone version Knob version Frosted Black frame for Mac Windows Linux
Keychron V1 QMK/VIA Custom Mechanical Keyboard Barebone version Knob version Black frame for Mac Windows Linux

Keychron V1 QMK Custom Mechanical Keyboard

Regular price Sale price $84.00
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190 in stock

Type
Color
Switches

The fully assembled version includes:
  • ABS plastic housing
  • The keyboard PCB, screw-in stabs, and the steel plate
  • Double-shot OSA PBT keycaps (including Mac & Windows keycaps)
  • Keychron K Pro switches

The barebone version does not include the keycaps and switches.
No discount codes can be used for V1.

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Customer Reviews

Based on 45 reviews
91%
(41)
9%
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H
H.T
good but I ran into a problem.

It's a good keyboard don't get me wrong but, after 3 months of using it my A and Q keys broke and they keep falling out every time I press them.

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Nick H.
Crazy Fast Shipping, Epic Keycaps, Perfect Formfactor

They told me that it would take 15-25 days to ship to Europe. It took 10 days. I especially love the keycaps. I chose for the brown switches and I do not regret my choice. Great tactility and sound.
The stabilisers aren't the best I've felt and make the space bar feel a bit, well, unstable. Also don't bother with the rgb backlight (which I wouldn't use anyway).
Not having to install another big piece of bloatware (Synapse, GHUB) to simply change one keybind is a breath of fresh air. Overall, this keyboard has great build quality (for $84!!) and feels amazing. Would most certainly recommend.

C
Customer
Bang for the buck

Is such a nice product, sadly black color wasn't available at time of purchasing, got a translucent one but did a good job painting it :) (mine is a barebones knob version)

Loving this product, I use it for work, as a programmer, 10+ hours a day. Purchased a keychron v2 for my gaming setup as experienced I had so far with v1 has been godly

Pros:
- Build quality is superb, doesn't feel cheap at all
- Threaded screw holes is such a nice adition, like this product was envisioned to be modded to your heart's content.
- Stabs are glodly even being stock, screw ins and lubed from the factory, my gosh, not many brands do this at the price point
- That silicone dampening gives it such a nice sound, I just had to do the tape mod to get it more into my liking, but stock also would work for anyone. the silicone dampener also works well giving it some well distributed weight

Con:
- Only con I can imagine is nitpicky, but the usb cable included, sags a bit, I mean the usbc connector is somewhat heavy and tends to sag, the cable's conector, not the usbc port, when I took it out after some 3 months of usage, cable's connector was bent quite a bit. since that happened I decided to purchase some 90 degree angled usbc cable, have been happier ever since. Would be nice if keychron could improve this for future products with this same issue.

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bo oehler
Keychron V1 / Carbon Black / K Pro Brown

Over all amazing, for a pre build just perfect the stabilizers feel and sound good the pre lubed switches are good for the beginning or if you even not into customes they will be more then enough. The quallity is solid and the keycaps are a little bit thin but still sound and feel better then a lot of other more expenssive ones out there and its realy great to customize ( South facing pcb, hot swapp, with a lot of screws but not thaaaat hard to open ) like it ; )

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J.J.
Great so far

Went with the fully assembled with the media knob and red switches. This was my first mechanical keyboard so not too used to the reds and I'm considering buying other switches for slightly more tactility. Other than that, it feels and sounds good. However, I did need to reflash the firmware in order to customize the media knob binding with VIA, so I highly recommend you reflash the firmware when you get it in order to make sure everything works right.

Keychron V1 Custom Mechanical Keyboard

Keychron V1

The V1 is a fully customizable mechanical keyboard ready for any situation. It’s a great option to introduce you to the custom keyboard world. With its compact 75% layout, QMK/VIA support, acoustic silicone pad, and double-shot PBT keycaps, the V1 is designed for ultra typing comfort and boost productivity.

Keychron V1 Custom Mechanical Keyboard

Frosted Black Version (Translucent)

Keychron V1 Custom Mechanical Keyboard

Carbon Black Version (Non-transparent)

Features of Keychron V1 Custom Mechanical Keyboard
Customize Your V1

Choose the keycaps, switches and more accessories for your V1

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All-around customizable keyboard

To build a fully customizable keyboard, we designed every component to be easily assembled so you can customize and adjust any or every parts the way you want.

Keychron V1 Custom Mechanical Keyboard

Note: The screw heads are molded into the case, so they have a very strong grip and won’t fall out.

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Programmable Knob

Designed to enhance your creative workflow, its aluminum rotary encoder allows you to customize your favorite keys and macros on the knob through the VIA software with ease.

Rotary encoder function ofKeychron V1 Custom Mechanical Keyboard

You can easily customize the V1's knob to your desired key or macro commands like zooming in/out, adjusting screen brightness, brush size, volume, selecting video clips or photos, or backlight hue.

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Keychron V1 Custom Mechanical Keyboard

An Epic Core Inside The Keyboard

A powerful ultra-low-power ARM architecture MCU equipped with 128K Flash will provide more flexibility for developers. The polling rate is 1000 Hz right out of the box, which makes the latency hardly noticeable even in competitive games.

OSA Profile Double-shot PBT Keycaps

These double-shot PBT keycaps have a similar height to the OEM profile and has an SA-like shape. We named it the OSA (OEM spherical angled) keycap. The PBT keycaps will provide excellent oil resistance, enhance the type feel, and prevent the legends from fading out.

OSA Profile Double-shot PBTKeychron V1 Custom Mechanical Keyboard
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Keychron V1 Custom Mechanical Keyboard

Switch Layouts Between macOS & Windows

Built with the Mac users’ experience in mind while still retaining compatibility for Windows devices, the Keychron V1 comes with a system toggle and an additional set of customized keycaps for both Windows and macOS systems. You can now save two different layouts on the keyboard, one for each system.

Program V1 with QMK & VIA

With full QMK and VIA support, you can easily program and remap each key on the keyboard. The open-source firmware means endless possibilities for keyboard layouts, shortcuts, backlight effects, even the knob, and more. 

QMK VIA screen capture of Keychron V1 Custom Mechanical Keyboard

Hot-swappable

The hot-swappable sockets are mounted on the PCB, so you can install or change the switches without soldering. The PCB supports both 3-pin and 5-pin MX mechanical switches.

South-facing RGB LED Lights

The south-facing RGB LED is designed to better illuminate the keyboard backlight from the typist’s angle with the premium non-shine-through PBT keycaps installed. The south-facing RGB is also free from interference when the users install OEM or Cherry-profile alternative keycaps on the keyboard.

Barebone US layout ofKeychron V1 Custom Mechanical Keyboard

Pre-lubed Keychron K Pro Switch

By optimizing the switch mold, the K Pro switch wobbles less than a standard mechanical switch and feels smoother on each hit. Plus, the factory pre-lubed process on all the K Pro switches (exclude the clicky ones), no doubt this will ensure the best smoothness at your fingertips when typing.

Keychron K Pro Switch Features ofKeychron V1 Custom Mechanical Keyboard
All New Screw In PCB Stabilizers Keychron V1 Custom Mechanical Keyboard

All New Screw-In PCB Stabilizers

The screw-in design increases stability and makes it easier for changes and upgrades. Precise craftsmanship makes the stabilizers more stable and less shaky. The big keys’ (space bar, shift, enter, delete) typing experience is now more stable and smooth. The Keychron V1 also supports third-party screw-in PCB stabilizers.

Looking for ISO Layout?

The V1 ISO collection comes with fully assembled keyboards with 🇬🇧UK, 🇩🇪German, 🇩🇰🇫🇮🇮🇸🇳🇴🇸🇪Nordic, 🇨🇭Swiss, 🇫🇷French, and 🇪🇸 Spanish layout.

Check The V1 ISO Layout Collection

Typing Sound Test

Keychron V1 Review From Hardware Canucks

What's in the box?

Keychron V1 Custom Mechanical Keyboard
Keychron V1 Custom Mechanical Keyboard

Specs

Width148.7 mm
Length328.5 mm
Front Height17.9 mm  (without keycaps)
Back Height25.8 mm (without keycaps)
Feet Height2.4 mm
Angle3.5° / 7.08° / 9.52°
Weight970 g ± 10 g (Fully Assembled Version)
Body MaterialABS Plastic
Plate MaterialSteel
Polling Rate1000 Hz
Mount StyleTray Mount Design
Keycaps (Fully Assembled Version)Double-shot PBT keycaps, not shine-through, OSA Profile (OEM height, SA shape)
MCUUltra-low-power ARM Cortex-M4 32-bit STM32L432 (128KB Flash)
SwitchesKeychron K Pro (Fully Assembled Version)
BacklightSouth-facing RGB LED
Switch SupportHot-swappable (5 pin & 3 pin)
StabsScrew-in PCB stabs
ConnectivityType-C
CableType-C cable + Type-A to Type-C adapter
Operating Environment-10℃ to 50℃
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Keychron V1 User Guide

Learn more about the Keychron V1 such as the V1 shortcuts, assembling the V1, factory reset, and more in the FAQ section.

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Customer Reviews

Based on 45 reviews
91%
(41)
9%
(4)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
H
H.T
good but I ran into a problem.

It's a good keyboard don't get me wrong but, after 3 months of using it my A and Q keys broke and they keep falling out every time I press them.

N
Nick H.
Crazy Fast Shipping, Epic Keycaps, Perfect Formfactor

They told me that it would take 15-25 days to ship to Europe. It took 10 days. I especially love the keycaps. I chose for the brown switches and I do not regret my choice. Great tactility and sound.
The stabilisers aren't the best I've felt and make the space bar feel a bit, well, unstable. Also don't bother with the rgb backlight (which I wouldn't use anyway).
Not having to install another big piece of bloatware (Synapse, GHUB) to simply change one keybind is a breath of fresh air. Overall, this keyboard has great build quality (for $84!!) and feels amazing. Would most certainly recommend.

C
Customer
Bang for the buck

Is such a nice product, sadly black color wasn't available at time of purchasing, got a translucent one but did a good job painting it :) (mine is a barebones knob version)

Loving this product, I use it for work, as a programmer, 10+ hours a day. Purchased a keychron v2 for my gaming setup as experienced I had so far with v1 has been godly

Pros:
- Build quality is superb, doesn't feel cheap at all
- Threaded screw holes is such a nice adition, like this product was envisioned to be modded to your heart's content.
- Stabs are glodly even being stock, screw ins and lubed from the factory, my gosh, not many brands do this at the price point
- That silicone dampening gives it such a nice sound, I just had to do the tape mod to get it more into my liking, but stock also would work for anyone. the silicone dampener also works well giving it some well distributed weight

Con:
- Only con I can imagine is nitpicky, but the usb cable included, sags a bit, I mean the usbc connector is somewhat heavy and tends to sag, the cable's conector, not the usbc port, when I took it out after some 3 months of usage, cable's connector was bent quite a bit. since that happened I decided to purchase some 90 degree angled usbc cable, have been happier ever since. Would be nice if keychron could improve this for future products with this same issue.

b
bo oehler
Keychron V1 / Carbon Black / K Pro Brown

Over all amazing, for a pre build just perfect the stabilizers feel and sound good the pre lubed switches are good for the beginning or if you even not into customes they will be more then enough. The quallity is solid and the keycaps are a little bit thin but still sound and feel better then a lot of other more expenssive ones out there and its realy great to customize ( South facing pcb, hot swapp, with a lot of screws but not thaaaat hard to open ) like it ; )

J
J.J.
Great so far

Went with the fully assembled with the media knob and red switches. This was my first mechanical keyboard so not too used to the reds and I'm considering buying other switches for slightly more tactility. Other than that, it feels and sounds good. However, I did need to reflash the firmware in order to customize the media knob binding with VIA, so I highly recommend you reflash the firmware when you get it in order to make sure everything works right.