K8 Version 2 TKL

Re "RGB per key option ... if it will be a feature in the future": Yeah, the keyboard firmware has not been updated corresponding to the 2025 Keychron keyboard main firmware updates Only Keychron knows when and if it will happen. If Keychron had released the source code in "2025q3" (see below), a "s

It will probably be fine, but note that it uses a lesser and relatively obscure microcontroller, which makes it more complicated, though workarounds do exist. For example, together with the K Pro series and Q Pro series, it is the one least likely to receive software support from Keychron in the fut

Is it a K8 V2 (AKA K8 QMK)? The switches may be overlubricated.

Re "the K8 V2 isn't listed on the QMK site": It is due to some licensing problems (like all wireless Keychron keyboards) Instead, it is in a fork. Note that the standard QMK instructions do not work for a fork, but here are some instructions for the initial setup. References K8 V2 JSON files for Via

The K8 is not the same as K8 Max. (The firmware is also utterly and completely mutually incompatible.) Blame Keychron's naming scheme for the confusion this causes (and bricked keyboards; they can be recovered in case of K8 Max, but not for a K series keyboard, or at least the Bluetooth part will be