qmk_firmware
Open-source keyboard firmware for Atmel AVR and Arm USB families (by CalcProgrammer1)
kmonad
An advanced keyboard manager (by kmonad)
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| 0.0 | 7.4 | |
| 2 months ago | 12 days ago | |
| C | Haskell | |
| GNU General Public License v3.0 only | MIT License |
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qmk_firmware
Posts with mentions or reviews of qmk_firmware.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-12-04.
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this is literally a Keychron V3.
Keychron C1 TKL Board with non-RGB backlighting; foam, tape modded and flashed with SonixQMK Tecware PBT OEM Keycaps (White and Grey) with the Keychron C1's orange ESC key which is ABS Akko Jelly Purple Tactiles with the modifiers (except both Left and Right shift) being Akko Rose Red Linears Didn't bother to lube them, I'm just lazy and don't have a switch tray :D Stock plate-mount stabs lubed with Krytox 205g0 and Dielectric Grease
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I bought a k2v2 white backlight, non hot swappable, plastic frame for $40. Should I have gone for a better keyboard? I’m a student and this is my first mechanical keyboard. The RK84 also seemed like a good option but it’s $20 extra and I read reviews where people said typing isn’t great on it.
I think you should give it a while and get used to it and pay attention to https://github.com/SonixQMK/qmk_firmware and in particular this PR https://github.com/SonixQMK/qmk_firmware/pull/318 which will bring QMK/VIA support to the white backlight version of the K2V2. Something you will never get with the RK84.
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custom firmware for C1
In theory you could use SonixQMK. But this will require you configure the source code, compile it and then download it to the device. You could then use the Via utility to reassign the keys. This might work, but I have found Sonix QMK to unstable in the long term on some Keychron keyboards. No one is going to tell you how to do this with a simplified complete set of instructions. You may get stuck with a keyboard that doesn't work and if you aren't experienced or don't have the tools there may be no way back.
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K6 vs K6 Pro (QMK/VIA)
Well not quite... While the K6 pro supports qmk and via out of the box, there is also support for the normal K6 within this fork of QMK https://github.com/SonixQMK/qmk_firmware
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K2 qmk firmware
How can I compile and flash the qmk software from here(https://github.com/SonixQMK/qmk_firmware) onto my Keychron K2?
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Built my first budget keeb! GMMK 1 Compact
Just as an FYI, if you're ever adventurous, if you have a rev2 or rev3 GMMK Compact, you can load QMK/VIA from the Sonix Branch.
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How safe or reliable is using kbfirmware.com in 2022?
SonixQMK
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Replace MCU on keychron K2 V2.
The SonixQMK fork has support for Keychron K2. I'm not sure if this is for the V2 or not, but it could be worth checking out.
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Jumped inside the rabbit hole. Keychron K2V2 Brown Hot - Swappable. My first mechanical keyboard thanks to Meckeys
Yup ! It's supported : https://github.com/SonixQMK/qmk_firmware/tree/sn32_master/keyboards/keychron/k6
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Best means to remap K3a1 on Linux?
While there is QMK for the K3 https://github.com/SonixQMK/qmk_firmware/tree/sn32_master/keyboards/keychron/k3 it seems to be for the RGB variant only while your K3A1 seems to be white backlight according to https://www.keychron.com/blogs/production/project-update-for-the-k3-pre-orders-1
kmonad
Posts with mentions or reviews of kmonad.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-11-09.
- KMonad: An Advanced Keyboard Manager
- FW13 keyboard QMK support
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Cursorless is alien magic from the future – Xe Iaso
have you actually tried that? afaik they don't get you the perfect home row mods due to some limitations re. how they implement the tap vs hold logic
https://github.com/kmonad/kmonad/issues/228
- KMonad version 0.4.2 is available
- KMonad – a keyboard manager with layers, multi-tap, tap-hold, and more
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The unix69 keyboard layout: nerdy and nice
I use kmonad[1] to have QMK-like functionality on any keyboard.
https://github.com/kmonad/kmonad
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Can't find F13-24 labels
You can create F13-F24 purely in software with key mapping tools. On Windows, one way is with the PowerToys Keyboard Manager: remap some unimportant keys to F13, F14, etc. Another way is with KMonad (cross platform), and define the keymap with KeyF13, KeyF14, etc.
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Some useful software customizations for my NyPhy Air60 (linux)
There you have the software link : https://github.com/kmonad/kmonad
- Keyboard Layout Is Broken
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No linux drivers for rgb and macros?
Other option I would suggest for any linux user with keyboards without QMK is to try KMonad https://github.com/kmonad/kmonad
What are some alternatives?
When comparing qmk_firmware and kmonad you can also consider the following projects:
OpenRGB
keyd - A key remapping daemon for linux.
redox-keyboard - Ergonomic split mechanical keyboard
AutoHotkey - AutoHotkey - macro-creation and automation-oriented scripting utility for Windows.
qmk_tool - QMK Stuff
qmk_firmware - Open-source keyboard firmware for Atmel AVR and Arm USB families
OpenRGBEffectsPlugin
homebrew-qmk - QMK Homebrew Formulae
sonix-flasher
sharpkeys - SharpKeys is a utility that manages a Registry key that allows Windows to remap one key to any other key.
keychron-k8
sway - i3-compatible Wayland compositor