Ducky Mecha Mini (Frozen Llama) arrow key configuration [No downloads needed]

[@ALnMO]

Thank you so much! You just saved me the hassle of selling my 60% and buying a 65%. I needed the arrow keys in my life!!

[@NickDiVona]

Glad it worked out! enjoy your board!

[@tphantastic1718]

just got my ducky board in and had to set the arrow keys and your video was like the only one that actually worked thanks a lot man!!

[@NickDiVona]

Glad to hear it helped you. Appreciate the thanks! :)

[@user-ev6sc8yi5l]

i honestly wanted the sf or tkl version of the ducky for the arrow keys but i ended up getting the mecha mini because of the aluminum housing. Thanks to you, i have the best of both worlds now. thank you so much

[@NickDiVona]

glad this video helped you!

[@sfodjknfwoa]

I love you so much, works flawlessly on my mecha mini. Logged in just to like an comment. Have a beautiful day. I didn't realise how much i used my arrow keys until i made the purchase lmao

[@NickDiVona]

Thank you for the kind words! I'm glad this helped you. After doing this to my GF's keyboard (the one in the video) I have some regrets about getting the one 2 SF for myself, as I could have just gotten a mecha mini and done this to it and I'd have arrow keys. Oh well.

[@sfodjknfwoa]

Nick Di Vona I hope it’s at least liveable :P No problem!

[@anjansen2196]

Thank you for this extremely useful video. It convinced me to get the Mecha keyboard, knowing I could remap the arrow keys from the default that requires use of Fn.

[@NickDiVona]

Anytime, glad it helped you out. :)

[@marksilva1281]

Big thank you for this video. Simple and direct to the point

[@danvercillo]

Really big help, this works like a charm. Those arrow keys are so helpful.

[@NickDiVona]

Glad it helped you out! Appreciate the kind words. :)

[@Jackab0i]

i was looking so long for a video that actually showed all the steps, well done and thanks!

[@RandyReeTV]

Nice worked like a charm. The other two tutorials didn't work for me. Thanks!

[@jpl2754]

This was the best explanation for this I could find on youtube. Thank you.

[@harshitsaxena1186]

This is so random I was searching to mod my Mecha mini and this made navigating so easy. Thanks mate 🤝

[@rolandimargvelashvili1776]

Thank you so much! Tried many solutions, only THIS WORKED! Good luck to you, author!

[@NickDiVona]

Thank you for the kind words! I'm glad this video helped you out.

[@rolandimargvelashvili1776]

​@@NickDiVona Any way to remap | fn + " | (end) to | fn + -> | or | alt + -> | ?

[@NickDiVona]

@@rolandimargvelashvili1776 as far as I know you can remap any key to any other key. The only ones I would be hesitant to do would be the fn key itself.

[@seang.rosenstock6611]

Brother you rock! Thanks for the video buddy...I messed with a couple of other "methods" shown to no avail. Your's is succinct and most importantly works easily.

[@NickDiVona]

Thanks dude, glad it's working for you!

[@rudomayor]

It took me weeks to find this information. Very helpful video. Thanks!

[@NickDiVona]

Glad it helped!

[@richardhernandezvolquez]

Thank you so much!! most useful video on YT so far.

[@NickDiVona]

That is high praise. I'm glad this helped you out!

[@juliaheide5573]

Nick, thank you very much! It is the first tutorial which really worked.

[@NickDiVona]

Glad you found it helpful! Thank you for watching. :)

[@ZAMORAlicious]

Just got my Ducky keyboard and did this straight away. Big thank you man :)

[@NickDiVona]

Glad it helped you out! Enjoy your board!

[@PAM_leaf]

THANK YOU, my dip switches were some reason broken or smth, this worked the best :)

[@NickDiVona]

Happy to help! Enjoy your board!

[@OCDonut6139]

thank you so much man. I just bought the aura and your video still helped me out.

[@andrewpersaud4144]

bruhhh thanks you saved me. this is officially the best computer accessory i have ever owned now lol

[@NickDiVona]

I'm glad it helped you out! Enjoy your keeb.

[@andrewpersaud4144]

@@NickDiVona haha had to come back and make another profile where right shift stays as right shift. Use the right side of the board extensively when coding. Thanks again bro

[@colocho_]

Nice keyboard ! I have the same one. Missed the arrow keys and so I found your video and followed your instructions, thanks for the tutorial :)

[@brazil80]

This was the only video that helped me, indeed. Thank you very much!!

[@NickDiVona]

Glad it helped!

[@itsn0face]

Thanks, It works wonderfully

[@NickDiVona]

thank you so much!

[@Mike-wc3jo]

Thanks this helped me today. Other videos were telling me some complete other shit with the little thing in the back.

[@85dancho]

Thank you so much, for me DK1861ST needed the 1st DIP as ON, other than that just followed your instructions

[@JBone-od1ou]

Thanks. I have the 2061 and it worked great. I had no luck with other videos. I think the dipswitches for the 2061 have different mappings than the one 2 mini or other mecha models. I just switch profiles now to use arrows and it’s great.

[@NickDiVona]

I think that is the case as well. There are little things Ducky changes from gen to gen that don't look any different which leads to some pretty difficult problems. Most notably, people updating their boards with the wrong version of the firmware and bricking their keyboards.

[@CDubbsW0rld]

Thanks for this. Worked on my Mecha Mini

[@NickDiVona]

I'm glad it helped you out!

[@sake1550]

only video that helped me haha, thanks a lot!!

[@NickDiVona]

Glad it helped you out!

[@CodersGyan]

Thank you! It works :)

[@AllucardR6]

Thanks, this was straight forward and great.

[@skall95]

This is amazing thank you!!! who needs a 65% when you can do this :D

[@NickDiVona]

Thank you for your kind comment, but I must confess... This is my girlfriend's board. I actually use a 75% :P

[@altrock17]

This helped a lot, thanks man

[@NickDiVona]

I'm glad it helped you out! Thank you response.

[@david-ud8fb]

hey quick question, do you know if this would work on Mac? If not I’ll have to return my one 2 mini and get a one 2 sf instead lol

[@NickDiVona]

The profile is saved to the board so it should work. This is similar (albeit worse) to something like QMK, which I would highly recommend. Sadly, I don't think ducky will be implementing QMK on any of their boards.

[@hmg7892]

Thanks you very much bro !!!

[@NickDiVona]

I'm glad it helped you!

[@hampusjansson2971]

What a great video! Thanks!

[@LifeofMain]

Thank you so much!

[@olivermadsen8093]

Is there a way to set the keybord by default to start with profile 2 on startup? I always have to switch to my second profile in order to use my arrows.

[@appusajeev]

This is what works for one 2 mini pure white. The dip switch method doesn't work on it.

[@NickDiVona]

Thanks for letting me know! Glad it works on different versions!

[@aidablaka]

thanks a lot, super helpful

[@beastlymazzy]

thank you so much man this helped heaps

[@91aikidoka]

Hi, great vid, thanks. However, it doesn't work for me since I'm French and I use AZERTY layout. Therefore, I NEED my RightAlt key because I wouldn't be able to use "@" or "#" otherwise. Any tips ??? Something like "magic touch" maybe (like arrow on 'tap', default function on 'hold' ?) thanks for the help

[@NickDiVona]

You can use this method to rebind any key to any other key, even if you need the other alt. I have moved on to using keyboards powered by QMK and VIA which have slightly more elegant mapping tech than the onboard mapping found in Ducky keyboards. Magic tap functionality sounds promising though. Best of luck!

[@Lapinoire]

Re-Thanking you a year later after doing it the first time after factory resetting

[@RoccooRaccoon]

dude you are a God

[@elstev0]

Worked great thank you so much!!

[@Chris-od5wj]

Hi, when the arrow keys are mapped using macros, are you able to then use them with LShift and LCtrl? Often I need to "jump" back a few words to fix a typo or increase my text selection by a few chars or a couple of extra words. Thanks!

[@NickDiVona]

This method only rebinds the keys on the right side. You can use it to rebind any keys you'd like. So to answer your question, you will still have full access to your lower left cluster of keys, and they will do what they normally do, unless you remap those too. Hope this helps!

[@mrearz4053]

Man I need this in my life but I use that shift key to often! Might have to settle for left and right

[@TheSeeker720]

awesome video man!

[@terrellkjohnson]

Still referencing this video every 6 months or when these little bastards somehow decide to reset themselves. Thank you!

[@ColByte]

Can you press and hold the new 'arrow keys' for example to play a platformer or scan faster in text? Thanks

[@NickDiVona]

They function the same as if you did fn + the alternative arrow keys

[@yevheniishyshkin3032]

Liked! Thanks a lot!

[@degeneratelearner9358]

Thanks for this video!

[@NickDiVona]

I'm glad it helped you. :)

[@roctrongo]

nice, thanks!

[@tyler_sandack]

is there a way to turn just the I, K, J, L keys as functioning arrow keys? i have ducky 2 mini in white but same model number

[@NickDiVona]

This method of rebinding works for any keys, you just select the key and then the key you want to replace it with, as shown in the vid.

[@Frytsz]

youre a lifesaver

[@obix1632]

with this configuration it means that the right shift is now only usable as an up arrow key. Is there a way to allow it to shift other keys while still being used as an up arrow key?

[@NickDiVona]

You could remap fn + right shift to give you that, but you wouldn't be able to use it as quickly as just pressing the key down. On a 60% there are compromises, you either lose your arrow cluster, or you lose that right shift when remapping via my method. If you really need both, I think the best solution is to get a 65% or 75% so you have the dedicated arrows plus your lower right controls.

[@d3rstubenhocker]

better late than never. there is a way: kzbin.info/www/bejne/joWVi6Crd8ejfKc

[@cso_zezo..2843]

OMG THANK YOUUUU

[@NickDiVona]

You are very welcome!

[@bepreme.]

Can I still buy it per preorder? So if I would buy would I really get or isn’t there a "restock"

[@NickDiVona]

If you're in the USA you can buy on mechanicalKeyboards.com however I don't know their stock situation... I think they just process orders and ship out the boards in order of who ordered. We had almost no wait time for this one.

[@reignrr]

Nick Di Vona how long did it take and what switch and what release like 3rd drop?

[@NickDiVona]

@@reignrr The mecha mini in this video shipped in around a week. As far as lead times with current stock, no idea. I don't work for them I just check their twitter. I was early preordering the one2 SF as well so that shipped out almost instantly, but I had a friend order the same board a week later and it took almost 2 months.

[@reignrr]

Nick Di Vona ok I got ordered mine in July so idk what’s happen

[@NickDiVona]

@@reignrr Shoot them a message. Either that or check their order status thing, seems to be pretty accurate. :)

[@nebsys]

Thank you!

[@ansellgou8824]

Great Work!

[@ytuser0110]

helped me, thanks

[@BashGaminng]

won't lie it works on newer ducky also, I have a mini pro 2 or 1 I think, did the key adjustment for gta RP and game changer

[@adamoalvarezalvarez8687]

we have to do the arrow key configuration or is just a option?

[@NickDiVona]

I am a little confused as to what you're asking. The entire purpose of this video is to show you how to rebind the arrow keys normally accessed by holding fn and then pressing either i, j, k, or l. However, the lessons in this video can be applied to remap any key anywhere.

[@Rexbl]

Omg u are so fk amazing so great , ty sir^^

[@flipotv2022]

thank you so mutch

[@GulshanKumar-re6dn]

thank you :)

[@arvidbergengren5911]

How do i set the FN key?

[@EgenRanetFTW]

How do you get @ symbol working?

[@jimbink1892]

Im using this keyboard to play dota 2 , how to press F1 and tab in game? pls help

[@NickDiVona]

In order to use F1 + tab, you would press and hold the Fn key, then press 1. If you need to press both in the order you posted I would hold the FN key, then the 1 key, then the tab key. This might generate unexpected results if the keyboard registers it as Fn Tab but nothing bad should happen. Also, if you need f keys I recommend getting either a TKL or a 75% board. For Starcraft 2 (the only game I play where I need to access F-key functionality quickly) I use a TKL.

[@neongreen1480]

would this trick work with ducky 1/3 mini?

[@NickDiVona]

If it has the same configuration then it should. Otherwise, their website might have an updated guide. Personally, I have moved to QMK based boards for the customization aspect, though there is a little bit more learning that comes with that.

[@TheDanielSalinas]

goated

[@MultiSneakerLover]

thank you g

[@baopham1784]

its good but now i cant use r-shift / for question mark

[@NickDiVona]

You can use the method described here to map any key to any other key. If this orientation doesn’t suit you, you can set your own!

[@gillyongfuel1933]

Thanks

[@Freudonegin]

thank you so much for this Video, it helped me tremendously!

[@NickDiVona]

happy to help!

[@eribourne3953]

thanks.

[@kintoki2376]

i love you

[@momspaghetti3599]

This didn’t work for me it actually made my keyboard really bad I couldn’t type or do anythig

[@NickDiVona]

This works on any one2 mini with the matching model number I have given, as per ducky’s docs. The issue is either you have a different version of the board, or messed up the steps.

[@squirtlesmells8174]

clean ur table pls

[@NickDiVona]

no u

[@f1scord]

+

[@styn5754]

jaja

[@salteh22]

Thank you so much for this

[@NickDiVona]

Glad to hear this vid is still helping people :)

[@syrusel]

Thank you!!

[@deepaksundar721]

Thanks a ton