Introducing Keychron K3 Pro Ultra-slim Low Profile QMK Custom Keyboard

[@Wvk5zc]

wish the characters on that PBT keycaps were transparent instead of solid white

[@Soupie62]

Wish they offered custom keycaps. Assigning macros to key layers is "nice" but common functions could be printed on the front face of keycaps. Or, at least keycaps with such printing SHOULD be available.

[@vinicius18103]

Really nice merchandising. The speaker has a wonderful voice.

[@eplazai]

as a Keychron K2 2-year old owner (blue-switch) I just can say it was the best choice that I've ever made.

[@iamsheep]

I wish there were custom keycaps for keychron keyboards like I have for my POK3R. It would greatly help my post-production workflow.

[@RichAesthetic]

I'm pretty sure I've seen some on etsy, though never looked into that or ordered any

[@phojie6868]

THE ONLY PROBLEM WITH K3 IS THAT THERE ARE NO CUSTOMABLE KEYCAPS THAT ARE AVAILABLE IN THE MARKET.

[@theguywhoiscoding9912]

this needs an ISO layout pls!

[@RazZ569]

YES!

[@keshudioo]

@@RazZ569 double yes

[@atlasa4536]

Fr

[@KeychronKeyboard]

ISO Version will launch after the campaign one or two monthes

[@worldworldworld1009]

@@KeychronKeyboard I'm happy to hear this, as I live in the UK. If it's so close to the Kickstarter fulfillment would you not considered adding this to the campaign?

[@Pamven]

Just got the Kickstarter notification... tempting!! I'm still satisfied with my K3 V2 though, I love the optical switches sadly this one only supports gateron🤕

[@rachelcheung2247]

This is eerily similar to the intro video on the plane before take off. New competitor for the Nufy Air75.

[@JokoJMC]

1:41 appreciate this RGB, so people who don't like it can turn it off and still see letters clearly

[@DavideMaiolo]

But the real question that i have... why are those chars not shine through ? What is the benefit of only backlight ?

[@GudieveNing]

I hope you are wrong! We ordered one of these last week or so and it's vital the backlighting is through the characters. Anyone know?

[@MKitson]

@@GudieveNing The keycaps on the K3 pro do not have shine through. Absolutely no idea why, seems ridiculous to me to have all that RGB with no shine through

[@Zanbatoss]

To look cool

[@mikeenslin3009]

@@MKitson well if you want the coolest rgb experience no keychron product will be a good choice. Its a keyboard focused on typing experience and most pbt keycaps are not shine through. Its impressive for the budget that they even include pbt keycaps imo. and there is still plenty of light so you can see it in the dark

[@domantlen6231]

@@mikeenslin3009 As a person who often work/play at night its a dealbreaker feature for me. I had many keyboards with different kinds of backlight - letters, sides, whole keycaps backlighted and definetly light from the caps sides and monitor will never be as good as light FROM the letters. Its a thing which will bother A LOT anyone who already is used to shine-through letters.

[@daniloimparato]

Please just make a version with shine-through keycaps 😔

[@fretboardrunner]

If you ever do a ISO-DE layout of this, I'll instantly buy it. It's like a custom, high quality version of the MX Mechanical Mini. Love it.

[@hmars_t]

I can only confirm that. I would also buy them immediately.

[@fretboardrunner]

@@hmars_t There's already 5 of us lmao

[@semikolondev]

ISO Azerty is something that we so need x) I'm a dev and i' used to the > < near the W

[@fretboardrunner]

@@semikolondev I just hope the PBT keycaps are not too difficult to mold. I get that it's hard to do all these different versions, but I'm too lazy to learn a US layout. I'm also a dev, but I also type a lot of german.

[@hmars_t]

I'm not sure yet whether I would take the K3 Pro or the S1. I actually only use it with a cable and don't know whether the battery will suffer. And whether the writing feel is better with the S1.

[@aarasvoinc]

hope keychron got this k3 pro with non backlit version so it can stand for a month + hotswap + double shot pbt + all white (k3 v2 style) + wireless (3 conn). should be perfect

[@beatalls]

Would have been an instant buy with PBT shine-through keycaps 😏

[@strifej1333]

Same! I have a K3 v2 and I was thinking of upgrading, but losing the transparent keycaps is the big thing holding me back. I want to swap the home/end/pg keys... (not using sharpkeys/etc cuz I have 2 keyboards attached).

[@ilyapro2815]

@@strifej1333 I have K3 v1 and bought the additional PBT keycaps from Keychron. I like feeling and how it looks, but I almost stop to use backlight. I prefer to have PBT with shine-through keycaps. Original keycaps made from ABS plastic and space button got a some polished effect.

[@RicardoJunqueira]

Gorgeous keyboard.

[@tomkoefod]

Wiith those non-shine through keycaps I just dont understand the value of the leds myself.

[@metalllus]

I wish there was a TKL version, something like K8 pro but low profile, I would get that instantly

[@goobths7781]

i think k1v4 has tkl?

[@michaeljemery]

Waaaait a minute... all the keys have RGB "effects", but *no* backlight illumination? Please tell me I'm wrong about that.

[@MKitson]

You are not wrong sadly

[@qwertimus]

I’d need to know what the average battery life would be 🤔 Hopefully they offer Doubleshot PBT shine-through caps as well

[@SHEEPeros]

I’ve owned for few months Keychron - K3 Ultra-Slim V2. The battery life is decent. Gets me roughly through the week of programming. Charges in about 2 hrs.

[@beatalls]

Yes! What's the point of backlight without shine-through...

[@89_Frames]

I agree with this. I've owned Keychron K3, and I feel its battery time is too short. much shorter than K2.

[@Denouermont]

What the heck is that thicc knob? An audio interface/amp?

[@therim1714]

No white version? 🥲

[@pauguti]

An ISO-ES version would be great!

[@combatwombat160]

ISO DE Pls!!! 😍😍😍

[@MKitson]

I can see below in the comments there are plans to make a UK version which is great news, are there any plans to include shine-through keycaps? It would be the only thing stopping me from ordering the UK version when available

[@KeychronKeyboard]

Hi, shine-through keycaps can be purchased as an add-on.

[@MKitson]

@@KeychronKeyboard great to know, thank you for the fast reply!

[@g1ggzy]

when is this available to the market?

[@Rashidun313]

Very good...waiting for this k3 pro

[@ChrisHalden007]

Ordered one 👍

[@momosbreath9713]

The keycaps alone is worth it. I just wish there's a version with protected edge and without any led lights. And call it "K3 Pro Essentials" or "K3 Pure".

[@the.dorgas]

Do the light shine through the keys?

[@MKitson]

They don't 😭

[@VaskoGame]

Please make new keyboards with lower latency.

[@Zanbatoss]

I tried K8 pro to test out keychron products, didn't dissapoint so next one might be this low profile beauty

[@mehutolkki3232]

Please create K1 pro / TKL version of this with iso layout, we've been waiting for years already 😢

[@Utrechterr]

Look at the K8 pro

[@mehutolkki3232]

@@Utrechterr the only problem with that is, that its not low profile, otherwise I would've bought it already probably.

[@shayan_ecksdee]

@@mehutolkki3232 doesn't low profile feel worse to type on?

[@mehutolkki3232]

Well I guess it depends on who you ask from. Not really imho

[@aurelienhiron2863]

Please, do an ISO FR version of it !!!

[@hellnuggets]

I need this, desperately

[@domantlen6231]

I pulled off my finger from BUY button when i saw that caps are not shine-through. I often work/play at night, all my previous kboards had backlighted letters. So its a dealbreaker to me. K3 (basic) has them but it is not supported by VIA :(

[@ariellemarasigan5140]

If ever, this will be my 4rth keychron keyboard. K10, K4V2 and my latest one is Q5. But I'm hoping that they will consider to release soon a K5 pro like which is compact, PbtDS, and more programmable.

[@phoenix212]

I would be curious of how good is the bluetooth of this keyboard.

[@michaeltownsend1206]

Bought the black pbt caps for the k3 v2 with mint switches. I prefer the cap legends to be highlighted, and they made the keyboard feel mushy to me. The stock caps feel better to me, so I switched them back. I like the idea of being able to program this version though.

[@Lishtenbird]

Womier makes low-profile shine-through PBT keycaps now. Though you won't be able to change some stabilized keys on K3 because of how they positioned them.

[@Aviqu]

you can program the pro veraion of the k3@@Lishtenbird

[@trantuong789]

As a satisfied K3v2 owner, this is tempting. Also, please make a low-profile numpad. I want a seperate numpad on the left hand side but unfortunately all Q0 keyboards are not low-profile.

[@KeychronKeyboard]

Thank you for your feedback, we will forward it to our designers.

[@victorlazaro6331]

Gorgeous! Are the RGB led controllable via QMK?

[@KeychronKeyboard]

yes. But not per-key RGB on VIA.

[@tsoruu]

Please add an optical switch option to this keyboard...

[@GudieveNing]

We ordered one of these from your website about a week ago and get very strange tracking info by some bizarre 'Shop' app. It shows the keyboard is in England somewhere having arrived from China, then the next step of the tracking process shows it back in China.

[@adequatequality]

Honestly, considering I already have the K3, I'd love to get those low profile keycaps cuz I really like this colorway. Any chance to purchase those separately?

[@jonathancasanova3029]

I second this. I have the k7 and I wish we had more colorways for low profile keycaps

[@adequatequality]

@@jonathancasanova3029 That's been honestly my main concern. Keychron has about 8 different low profile keyboard variations on their website and they have only 1 set of keycaps (black/white). We need more customizability if they want people to buy them.

[@JimIBobIJones]

They have black and white doubleshot PBT low profile keycaps for the original K3, however I don't think the K3 colourway is available yet. I would also be wary of buying it aftermarket for your existing K3 if they ever do introduce it. The original K3 has non-standard stab positions for the "big" keys like the space and enter, whereas the K3 pro is standard layout. That said, as an existing K3 owner, Keychron's doubleshot PBT low profiles are very nice (especially for the price) and are definitely a must have upgrade from the original cheap painted ABS keycaps the board came with.

[@KeychronKeyboard]

Hi Sorry, K3 is not compatible with these keycaps.

[@oleung330]

@@KeychronKeyboard interesting. These don't appear to look any different from the low profile double shot PBT keycaps you currently sell, aside from colorway.

[@sauce5430]

Ide love to test one out!

[@george8920]

is this had shipping to South Africa available - Instant buy

[@dongogucci]

K1 Pro wen?

[@TheRCNetwork]

What a scam company!! Bought K3 Pro directly from them for $119 on 3/21/23 - it won't stay charged longer than 2 days. No warning or anything and shuts off. The RGB lights have stopped working now too. I contact them and they say "Oh, you must ship back to Hong Kong, it will be expensive, plus you lose initial shipping". They didn't want to deal with it. They wanted to send me a battery - sorry, no..this is a brand new keyboard. Now, they say to ship it to this scam place in Portland, OR and they'll refund me. Yeah, just ship it to ChenYaoQiang...Seriously? Do NOT buy from this scam company. There's no warranty or after purchase support. They're scammers!

[@tacomanetwork]

I've had the same issue with them. Terrible people to deal with

[@themtbnetwork2699]

Never trust Chinese fly-by-night companies....

[@richm4840]

Garbage

[@tskjr1]

I just bought one from Amazon. It will be delivered tomorrow. Your experience doesn’t make me feel good.

[@TheRCNetwork]

@@tskjr1 well, if it works, it’s okay…..but if it doesn’t, good luck getting anything back. I had to open a case with PayPal to try and get my money back….it took over a month because they were fighting it

[@catttttie]

no way bro can I will definally buy it

[@VMiXEZ]

Finally PBT keycaps 🎉

[@tolaut]

Be aware, the iso version of this board has ABS instead of PBT keycaps 🙁

[@w.ridiansyah]

typing with this amazing keyboard. but we need more custom keycaps.

[@Ace_v120]

can you guys please make different color way pbt keycaps for the regular k3? It would be amazing

[@theSUBVERSIVE]

I just wanted a 75% low-profile keyboard with the Keychron Q1 formfactor!!!

[@wardon_wr]

Excellent tool

[@azkavan1]

Are you guys going to make more after the kickstarter date to order these closes? I would like to watch KZbin reviews on this before I make an order.

[@TheKotulsky]

Perfect!

[@j0seant]

I like this keyboard, I was going to buy it, I have seen many videos to see if the keycaps were translucent, but I see that no, the keycaps are opaque, so I do not understand what sense has the backlighting on a keyboard with opaque keys... it is something strange for a PRO product. I will try for the moment the K3-E3-ESP, although it's a pity that there is no SDK/DLL that allows to program the LEDs..

[@PhoenixKeebs]

Is it prelubed?

[@SilverSheild]

The mx stems will likely have its stabs lubed but not the other keys

[@zenmaster24]

no white led + hotswap tier? what about those who dont care about rgb but value hotswap???

[@BenRogersWPG]

Impressive

[@hemat_energi]

I need this keycaps for my k3 v2 🙂

[@louisfifteen]

Is it backlit?

[@doanh6499]

i hope they sell the keycaps alone. but it even hopeless to get a normal low profile keycaps for K3, and now these pbt keys

[@gimoon0125]

Would there be a white version as well?

[@amielmanresa]

The awesomeness

[@maxtan777]

Need to hear the sound.

[@sauce5430]

Nice

[@ЙосипДачук]

Hey, I know how I should use the keyboard, show me how it sounds

[@Torrico97]

Folding laptop styled keyboard ????🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@SeanP2]

What's the battery life??

[@monopolybreaks2785]

I wonder when that mouse is coming

[@gdsantos2002]

Does the K3 Pro version has an Portuguese Layout?

[@ryanleemartin7758]

goin after the nuphy i see. i literally just bought a k3. I'm sure i'll buy this one too since I can't stop myself from buying keyboards

[@magic_toaster8510]

Any plans for ISO with numpad?

[@digitalfxuk]

Yes please! I'd go for one of those in a heartbeat.

[@JezzLundkvist]

Nordic layout when? :)

[@abitzsong1]

Why the Del key is not at the upper right corner!

[@KeychronKeyboard]

The keymap is customizable. If you want it at the upper right corner, you can do it.

[@AIO-z1s]

can we get k3 pro optical?

[@vladkilll]

Looks poggy

[@wouerner]

AND BATTERY? IS bETTER?PLZ

[@Capitan_Cavernicola_1]

Are the keycaps bygger than the K3? I see no gaps between letter/Keys.

[@devon14774]

whhat is the actuation point?

[@Tux256ND]

I could even sell one of my brothers to buy it if you guys had an ABNT2 version! 👀

[@pedro-vitor1901]

uashusahuashusahuashuashusahu melhor comentário, eu comprei esse aí do vídeo na Ali hoje, saiu por R$ 476,00, vou ter que me acostumar com o formato US mesmo, pra programar não deve dificultar muito

[@Tux256ND]

@@pedro-vitor1901 sim. Porque o padrão dos nomes de funções e variáveis são em inglês. Então, pra codar, não deve ser problema, por causa da convenção, mas eu gostaria de ter a opção ABNT2.

[@jonwide6689]

ISO, pretty please!

[@SilverSheild]

I was about to buy the K3 V2. I still probably going to

[@Okay-cd6be]

Don’t support this company; they’re not bringing VIA and QMK support to the V2 even though the K3 Pro and K3v2 are the same internally. Scum company. Buy an MX Mechanical Mini

[@alisahin3166]

@@Okay-cd6be But the MX Mechanical mini is made mainly for MacOS, I guess. This seems to be the better alternative in terms of having both worlds, including windows.

[@MrItsChris]

Would buy this if it had Uk layout

[@KeychronKeyboard]

UK layout will come out soom

[@HinaAmon]

only new keycaps？ i think we need larger battery ，usb-c port on the left side，

[@theweightofarms]

What’s the mouse in this video lol

Now please bring to life a K7 Pro, that would be a great travel keyboard! If possible please replace the Fn2 key with a CTRL key and use Fn + CTRL combination to get Fn2 :)

[@vjames6041]

Think it'll happen?

[@crushfire2004]

if it's support QMK you can remap key as you like

[@trandung7108]

Can we just buy the keycap of this K3 Pro to apply on K3v2?

[@rrcoura]

Does the all Air75 keycaps fits the Keychron K3 Pro?

[@2timesloveequalslove]

I don't know if I missed it, but what's the main difference between this and the K3?

[@MultiBiggie007]

QMK/VIA support, I believe.

[@ariellemarasigan5140]

Keycaps as well. K3 is Abs while k3 pro is Pbt, Double shot I think.

[@akhileshshivade562]

Is the white backlight version hotswappable?! The website does not mention anything that its not. What confuses me is when one selects the RGB variant you can see hotswap written in brackets !

[@treffermedia9202]

I wish they added a USB Receiver, waiting for the keyboard to wake up each time with bluetooth was really putting me of, only use cable now!!!

[@_ExTitus]

so what's the stabilizer looking thing on the capslock? Could it be for toggling the caps lock?

[@Agnibhabasu]

Can we have this in india please…

[@jeairanaisangsree410]

K7 Pro please..

[@surajarora1739]

What is the max typing speed we can get on keychrons on Bluetooth mode?

[@hypnotie]

wym max typing speed? it doesn't depend on a keyboard

[@georget10i]

If only that "fn" key had been on the left side between "ctrl" and "option" and it had 2.4GHz connection

[@kimtae858]

Really wish you could switch light and delete. This has been a pain point for all the keychron low-profile 75% keyboards.

[@KeychronKeyboard]

you can switch the position, because the key map can be customized.

[@iflyimpilot]

What is that knob/dial thing that's shown throughout the video? Is that a Keychron product? Anybody know?