Royal Kludge
RK61
Based on 284 Reddit mentions
$44.99
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Budget First Keyboard Recs (<100$)?
40%: Inland MK47 * ($35) 60%: Redragon K717 Alcor * ($33) CIDOO QK61 * ($60) Skyloong GK61 QMK/VIA * ($54) Royal Kludge RK61 QMK/VIA * ($40) Womier WK61 Pro * ($31) YMDK DK61 * (barebones, $88 wooden case, $38.50 bare PCB) KBDcraft Adam 60% * ($70 lego case) 65%: Womier VK66 Pro * ($39) Womier Q61 v2 * ($42)
...ArgentStonecutter in r/keyboards
January 9, 2026 8:29 AM
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60% keyboards with an option to not have arrow keys under the f layer
The way the RK61 does it is really awful. It overlays /? with the up arrow so you're turning it on and off all the time as you type ordinary text. I would recommend mod-tap arrows. The right hand modifiers (shift, etc) act as arrow keys when tapped and keep working as modifiers when held. I have a p
...ArgentStonecutter in r/keyboards
February 1, 2026 8:52 PM
3
The Anne pro 2
It's a fairly old board, there's nothing particularly special about it other than the cool programming trick with the arrow keys. It's also soldered which is kind of something to avoid. It's mostly historically interesting. It was amazing when it came out but now any QMK board is almost certainly be
...ArgentStonecutter in r/keyboards
February 24, 2026 7:03 PM
3
the endgame lie we all keep telling ourselves to justify buying more stuff
the real problem is actually selling the cheap ones because nobody really wants to buy a battered RK61 on the aftermarket QMK version or the horrid legacy firmware?
ArgentStonecutter in r/BudgetKeebs
March 4, 2026 6:41 AM
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Any plans for a K6 QMK?
The Q4 is tray mount so won't have the loose switch issues. South facing, though. North-facing options: Skyloong GK61 QMK/VIA * ($54) Royal Kludge RK61 QMK/VIA * ($40) The GK61 is GH60-compatible (proof) and has a default layout with mod/tap arrows. The RK61 has a crappy default layout but this fixes
...ArgentStonecutter in r/Keychron
May 2, 2026 1:45 PM
2
Soooo how bad are royal kludge boards really?
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
2
Tried everything
Have you tried connecting via bluetooth? I was able to connect wirelessly (both bluetooth and 2.4ghz dongle), but the USB failed to connect. It still charges (as it looks like yours does as well). I think the USB board is shoddy. Happened to both my RK87 and my RK98. I really hope it doesn't happen
...S4vant in r/RKRoyalKludge
October 9, 2025 2:46 AM
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Anyone else his keyboard won't work on ps5?
Had the same problem. With controller this game is not fun to play. Same mouse (Rog Strix carry) and keyboard (RK61) work fine with D4 and ffXIV. Definitely an Ubisoft problem.
rosen22 in r/anno
November 20, 2025 1:26 AM
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What's the best option? (HE or TMR for around 2k PHP budget)
Yep RK software is bad. I am currently using an RK61. Didn't know that Aula had software issues too on top of build quality. Thank you.
Skrenemy in r/PHMechanicalKeyboard
April 29, 2026 6:06 AM
1
Can someone please help me me with my RK61 copy & paste issues.
had this exact problem with my rk61 when i was stationed at ramstein 😂 the ctrl keys on these budget boards just start failing after heavy use try remapping ctrl+c/ctrl+v to different key combos through the software, worked for me until i could get a better board. mine lasted like 6 months before th
...Impressive-Remove925 in r/keyboards
April 8, 2026 5:37 AM
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