K3 Max

After replacing my keycaps with shine through ones and figuring out how to get things working under arch linux I'm pretty happy with my 1 year old K3 Max. I'm just starting to look into adding more QMK features now that I can build and flash QMK firmware images to it.

Re "Is it OK to use firmware for K3 Max or K3 Pro, which are only available on GitHub": No!!!! You risk permanently bricking the keyboard. While there is very little risk for a QMK-based keyboard (for the main firmware), the K3 V2 has proprietary firmware. If you are lucky, it will "only" brick the

Keychron has not released the source code The source code for K3 Max and K5 Max representing the 2025 Keychron keyboard main firmware updates hasn't been released in "2025q3" yet. K8 Max and K9 Max are currently the only representatives for the K Max series there. Experience has shown that CDD is th

There aren't any reports for the K7 Max, probably because much fewer are being sold, but there are for the similar K1 Max, K3 Max, K5 Max, and K17 Max. For example, Keychron K17 Max QMK is my first disappointing keyboard in 20 years. Mostly the A key, but intermittently which key. Manufacturing date

Re "change your idProduct": The example here (USB product ID 0x0A30) is for the ANSI RGB variant of the K3 Max. References K3 Max (main) firmware. Near "K3 Max ISO RGB version". Note: The firmware section should not be confused with the JSON section. K3 Max source code. Note that the base installati

Thanks ! Yeah, red works fine for me. I remember liking browns better on a full size keyboard, but on the low profile I feel that I hit the bottom soon enough that I don't really need a tactile feedback... I really like the current feel, but to be honest I feel like I'd like it even more if it was e