Name: Keychron Q1 QMK Custom Mechanical Keyboard - Version 1
Brand: Keychron
SKU: S-A3
Price: 196.0 CAD
Availability: OutOfStock

Keychron Q1

A fully customizable 75% layout mechanical keyboard packed with all premium features and unlimited possibilities.

The Keychron Q1 is an all-metal keyboard that allows customizable capabilities for every key switch, keycap, stabilizer, personal badge, and even the plate. It's designed to fully personalize your experience and offer a more comfortable typing experience.

Customize Your Q1

Choose the keycaps, switches and more accessories for your Q1

The sculpting of a piece of art.

This keyboard is not just a tool, but a piece of art on your desk. The Q1 is created with a 6063 aluminum CNC machined body, polished, anodized and sandblasted finish, and twenty-four manufacturing processes.

You can assemble every part.

To build a fully customizable keyboard, we designed every component to be able to assemble easily. Therefore, you can customize and adjust each component as you wish.

Switch layouts between
macOS & Windows.

Built with the Mac users' experience in mind while still retaining compatibility for Windows devices, Keychron Q1 comes with a system toggle and an additional set of customized keycaps for both Windows and macOS systems. You will be able to save two different layouts in the keyboard, one for each system.

Gasket-mounted design makes typing more flexible.

The gasket design provides the board with a nice, flexible typing feel and a satisfying typing sound. The Q1's maximum flex is up to 2.5mm, which makes the board one of the most flexible out there.

Keychron Q1 75% Custom Mechanical Keyboard QMK VIA

Keychron Q1 v1 source code

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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 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 user installs OEM or Cherry-profile alternative keycaps on their keyboard.

Note: Some customers have reported some compatibility issues with MT3 and XDA profile keycaps on their Q1. A possible solution suggested by our customers is to slightly adjust the plate around.

Gateron Phantom switches.

Keychron teamed up with Gateron to create the exclusive Phantom switches. They deliver near-perfect consistency and smoothness with each keypress. Phantom switches are pre-lubed from the factory, offer less wobbliness, while increasing the switch's stability.

Note: The phantom switches have phantom light effects that allow the RGB backlight to have the switches' own case color. The red will make the backlights have more of a red lava fire effect, the blue will allow the backlights to have a more of a mysterious blizzard-like effect , and the brown will make the backlights have a light coffee color effect.

Keychron Q1 75% Custom Mechanical Keyboard Gateron Phantom Switches

Keychron Q1 75% Custom Mechanical Keyboard stabilizers

All new Gateron screw-in PCB stablizers.

The screw-in design increases stability and makes it easy for changes and upgrades. More precise craftsmanship makes the silver-plated stabilizers more stable and less wobbly. The big keys' (space bar, shift, enter, delete) typing experience is more stable and smooth.

Keychron Q1 also support third-party stabilizers including Cherry or Durock.

Cable management is easy with the premium coiled aviator cable.

Whether your computer's interface is on the left, right, or front of the desk, the premium coiled aviator cable can be laid out in any manner. We have also designed the coiled aviator cables in different colors to match the different color cases.

Keychron Q1 75% Custom Mechanical Keyboard Coiled Cable

ANSI & ISO layouts.

ISO layout is widely used in the Europe while the ANSI layout is widely used by the rest of the world.

Note: If you are a European, we recommend you to purchase the "Barebone ISO” version with the corresponding ISO PBT keycaps together. The "Barebone ISO” is suitable for all ISO keyboard countries like the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland etc.

ANSI Layout

ISO Layout

Typing sound test with aluminum plate.

The deep review from Dave 2D

Note: Dave's review units are the pre-production version, the retail version will come with an extra foam case, so the retail versions will have a total of two cases foam installed inside the keyboard.

What's in the box?

Keychron Q1 75% Custom Mechanical Keyboard Fully Assembled Version

Keychron Q1 75% Custom Mechanical Keyboard Barebone Version

Unboxing the fully assembled version.

Frequently bought together (Add-on)

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Keychron Gold-Plated Spring

Specs

Width	145 mm
Length	327.5 mm
Front Height	21.6 mm (without keycaps)
Back Height	34.8 mm (without keycaps)
Feet Height	2.4 mm
Angle	5.2°
Weight	1600 g ± 10g (the fully assembled weight)
Body Material	Full CNC machined aluminum
Plate	Aluminum
Polling Rate	1000Hz

Keycaps	Double-shot ABS keycaps, not shine-through (fully assembled version)
Switches	Gateron G Phantom (fully assembled version)
Backlight	South-facing RGB LED
Switch Support	Hot-swappable (5 pin & 3 pin)
Stabs	Gateron screw-in PCB stabs
Connectivity	Type-C cable
Cable	Premium coiled aviator Type-C cable + Type-A to Type-C adapter

Keychron Q1 User Guide

Learn more about the Keychron Q1 such as the Q1 shortcuts, assembling the Q1, factory reset, and more in the FAQ section.

Amazing keyboard!

Great build quality with clear instructions! I used gateron milky yellow switches, lubed/filmed. OEM profile PBT shine through keycaps. I did the forcebreak mod, polyfill mod, and tape mod. Sounds wonderful and could not be happier!

Amazing keyboard

Exceptional build quality and looks. I just replaced the foam dampener with a silicone one to reduce the ping sound. With that, it sounded exactly how I wanted. Really great keyboard.

Excellent keyboard but sadly limited on keycap customization

To their credit, the Q1 webpage does mention that "some customers" have had problems with XDA and MT3 keycap profiles with the Q1 (non-knob). However, the mention does still toe the line of being "in the fine print" in my opinion, and furthermore, google around - even Cherry profiles have been giving people trouble. It's easy to see why if you compare the front plate on the Q1 to the one on the Q1 Knob. The knobless one has overly rounded corners, such that any keycap with pointed corners along the bottom opening is likely to end up scraping the plate. In a hobby where customization is pretty much everything, that really sucks!! I wish Keychron would just start shipping the Q1 knobless with the newer, less-rounded faceplate that comes with the knob version. At the very least, the notice about the problem should be put front and center at the top of the webpage.

If you're okay with OEM keycaps, the Q1 really is a great keyboard. It has a ton of ping (some of the case components literally ring like a loud tuning fork when disassembled, the point that it's actually kind of fascinating hahaha), but as a beginner in this hobby, I honestly found that enjoyable because it led to all kinds of mod experimentation! I ended up doing the tape mod, force-break mod, switch pads, lube, and a silicone liner and I mostly got rid of the ping. Still tinkering. The case is hefty, the aviator cable looks great, the screws are durable. All-around good intro to the hobby.

Q1 the best

Love the customer service and the product itself!

Excelent Product!

It is awesome. I love the color and overall the experience using the keyboard it's awesome!

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