Keychron
K2
$63.99
RK ROYAL KLUDGE
Based on 78 Reddit mentions
$59.99
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It has unofficial VIA support and violates the QMK GPL license. The code available is only for the wired-only version. The reason people are downvoting is that the company uses open source resources and doesn't give anything back. According to the QMK, Royal Kludge license compliance status is: "PRs
...Proper_Tumbleweed820 in r/MechanicalKeyboards
August 30, 2025 9:25 PM
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8000k polling rate marketing scam. Either software or a web based driver that supports Firefox Firefox does not implement the USB HID extension. There are some "browser-based" drivers that have custom extensions but they have the same shortcomings as proprietary drivers. They're not VIAL or even VIA
...ArgentStonecutter in r/keyboards
January 7, 2026 5:11 AM
7
Can't disagree with this. These are both decent board options. The default layout on the GK61, with the mod-tap arrows, is better, but the GK61's gasket mount is a bit more premium. I don't think the prebuilt switch options are that much of a big deal, especially on a 60% board where a 70-pack of sw
...ArgentStonecutter in r/keyboards
April 10, 2026 12:54 AM
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LOL These are all Legacy boards so they use the terrible legacy Royal Kludge driver, so long as you don't care too much about key positions and the function layer and using the keyboard on anything but a Windows box, it's probably not an issue, but if you ever want to do anything interesting in the
...ArgentStonecutter in r/keyboards
April 1, 2026 11:57 PM
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The Royal Kludge RK61 is in the main QMK repo and cheap. The standard layout is kind of screwed up but since it's qmk it can be fixed, and the firmware builds reliably... if you have a look in my GitHub I've got a vial port for it. It's a 60% of course but with mod-tap arrows you shouldn't have any
...ArgentStonecutter in r/qmk
March 14, 2026 4:09 PM
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flash/mod my Royal Kludge 60% without spending money? no its is not an open source brand u can only remap with the software provided . u can look up open source kb design they usually provide all the info u would need buy a printed pcb and then pay a 3rd party to print the case this guide will help
...elmurfudd in r/MechanicalKeyboards
April 7, 2026 8:24 PM
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Sounds like the crazy default layout Royal Kludge uses on the RK61. If that's the case, and it's the new QMK-based RK61, I have a whole github subtree on how to program mod-tap arrows on 60% keyboards. https://github.com/ArgentStonecutter/keyboards/tree/main/layouts mod-tap arrows are amazing.
ArgentStonecutter in r/keyboards
March 18, 2026 9:34 PM
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