ISO Keychron Q3 QMK RGB Barebone Aluminium Mac/PC Silver Grey Custom Keyboard

ISO Keychron Q3 QMK RGB Barebone Aluminium Mac/PC Silver Grey Custom Keyboard - Q3-E2

Refined Metal Art
The entire metal body is crafted with 6063 aluminum that is CNC machined, polished, anodized, sandblasted, and undergoes 24 more manufacturing stages to make a solid piece of metal art on the desk that is the Q3.

All-Around Customizable Keyboard
To build a fully customizable keyboard, we designed every component easily assembled. Therefore, you can customize and adjust each component you want.

Double-Gasket Design
The Double Gasket Design is a new innovative structure in the industry. In addition to the gaskets on the plates, we added silicone pads between the top and bottom cases to significantly reduce the sound resonance between the metals and reduce the noise of the impacted metals. This design allows the keyboard to maintain the flexibility of the gasket structure and improves the overall typing sound.

Switch layouts between MacOS & Windows
Built with the Mac users experience in mind while still retaining compatibility for Windows devices, the Keychron Q3 comes with a system toggle for both Windows and MacOS systems. You can now save two different layouts on the keyboard, one for each system.

Program Q3 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. A brand new ultra-low-power Arm structure MCU which is powerful, and armed with 128K Flash will provide more flexibility for developers.

Get the Q3 keymap working on VIA
To get started, please follow these steps: download the appropriate keymap JSON file below, open VIA, turn on 'Show Design tab' on 'Settings' tab, drag the JSON file into the 'Design' tab on VIA to get the Q3 keymap working on VIA
Since the VIA code for the Q3 is still awaiting approval from Github, it is not yet automatically recognized, so you will need to manually download and enter the Q3 keymap.
Note: Only the right JSON file can be input, please find the right version keymap JSON file which matches your keyboard to download.

Keymap JSON for Q3 No-Knob ISO (UK) VIA for PC, Mac and Linux on GitHub

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.
Note: The Q3's top case has sharper corners to make it much more compatible with third-party keycaps.

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 Q3 also supports third-party stabilizers, including Cherry or Durock.

ANSI & ISO Layouts
ISO layout is widely used in Europe while the ANSI layout is widely used by the rest of the world.
Note: If you live in Europe, we recommend you to purchase the 'Barebone ISO' version with the corresponding ISO keycaps. The 'Barebone ISO' is suitable for all ISO keyboard countries like the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, etc.

Includes

Keyboard Kit (Without Keycaps or Switches)

• 1 x Aluminium Case
• 1 x PCB
• 1 x Steel Plate
• 1 x Sound Absorbing Foam
• 1 x Case Foam (Installed)
• 16 x Gaskets (10 Installed)
• 4 x Sets of Stabilizers

Cable

• 1 x USB-C to USB-C Cable
• 1 x USB-A to USB-C Adaptor

Tools

• 1 x Switch Puller
• 1 x Keycap Puller
• 1 x Screwdriver
• 1 x Allen key