FROM THE MANUFACTURER

The K8 Pro is the world’s first out-of-the-box QMK/VIA wireless mechanical keyboard paving the way for a new era for mechanical keyboards.

Anyone can master any keys or macro commands through VIA on the K8 Pro. Together with our signature features and upgraded typing sound, the K8 Pro is advancing the typing experience to an entirely new level with endless possibilities.

*The Black – Fully Assembled version is NOT hot-swappable and it doesn’t include sound-absorbing foam, silicone pad. The stabilizers are mounted on the plate.

Wireless and Wired

An excellent solution for multitasking. You can connect the K8 Pro with up to 3 devices wirelessly via its stable Broadcom Bluetooth 5.1 for seamless multitasking across your laptop, phone, and tablet. Switch among them swiftly, and it’s fully compatible with both Mac and Windows.

A reliable USB Type-C wired connection is also available when you need it.

Check out the video above demonstrating how to remap the Light Effect key (located on the K8 Pro’s top right corner) to an Eject key with the VIA software, so you can get a shortcut to put your Mac to sleep (Command-Option-Eject), or even remap the fn key in a breeze. It’s never been so intuitive and flexible to personalize your own keymap.

**The Black – Fully Assembled version is NOT hot-swappable and it doesn’t include sound-absorbing foam, silicone pad. The stabilizers are mounted on the plate.

Hot-swappable (Optional)

We also provide a hot-swappable version for your choice, which means you can customize your typing experience without soldering, pop them in and it’s done.
Every detail matters for a personalized typing experience, that’s why we give you the power. You can hot-swap every switch on the K8 Pro with almost all of the 3pin and 5pin MX style mechanical switches on the market (including Cherry, Gateron, Kailh, Panda, etc.) without soldering. You can customize your own typing experience in seconds.

The Barebone version (without switch and keycap) is also available at your choice.

Pre-lubed Gateron G Pro Switch

By optimizing the switch mold, the G Pro switch wobbles less than a standard mechanical switch and feels smoother on each hit. Plus, the factory pre-lubed process on all the G Pro switches (exclude the clicky ones), no doubt this will ensure the best smoothness at your fingertips when typing.

OSA Profile Double-shot PBT Keycaps

To further fine-tune your typing experience, the K8 Pro comes with our unique OSA profile (OEM profile with spherical-angle) and double-shot PBT keycaps that aim to provide a more comfortable fingertip feel with excellent oil resistance for long-term use on the timeless tenkeyless layout.

South-facing RGB Lights

The south-facing RGB is designed to better illuminate the keyboard backlight from the typist’s angle. The south-facing RGB is also free from interference when the user installs Cherry-profile alternative keycaps on their keyboard.

Comes with more than 22 types of RGB backlight settings as well as a static white backlight option. You can further fine-tune the RGB hue, saturation, brightness, effect speed with ease.

Check The K8 Pro ISO Layout Collection

What’s in the box?

Keychron

K5 Pro

The Keychron K5 Pro is a full-size low profile wireless mechanical keyboard with QMK/VIA enabled for endless possibilities.

Wireless and Wired

An excellent solution for multitasking. Connects the K5 Pro with up to 3 devices wirelessly via its stable Broadcom Bluetooth 5.1 for seamless multitasking across your laptop, phone, and tablet. Switch among them swiftly, and it’s fully compatible with both Mac and Windows.

You can also enjoy a USB Type-C wired connection with 1000 Hz polling rate which is engineered for the competitive game.

Ultra-Slim

The innovative low-profile Gateron switch is 31% slimmer than conventional normal profile switches makes the aluminum body K5 Pro one of the thinnest wireless mechanical keyboards in the world. While still delivering a distinguished tactile response.

Check out the video above demonstrating how to remap the F16 key (located on the K5 Pro’s top right corner) to an Eject key with the VIA software, so you can get a shortcut to put your Mac to sleep (Command-Option-Eject), or even remap the fn key in a breeze. It’s never been so intuitive and flexible to personalize your own keymap.

Get the keymap working on VIA

Since the VIA code for the K5 Pro is still awaiting approval from Github, it is not yet automatically recognized, so you will need to manually download and import the K5 Pro keymap.

Please download the keymap JSON file below. Connect your keyboard and device with the provided cable, and toggle the switch to cable mode. Open VIA, click on the “Show Design tab” on the “Settings” tab, and drag the JSON file into the “Design” tab on VIA to get the K5 Pro keymap working on VIA.

K5 Pro Keymap JSON Files

Hot-swappable Option

We also provide a hot-swappable version for your choice, which means you can customize your typing experience without soldering, pop them in and it’s done.

We all have our unique typing preferences, that’s why we are offering hot-swappable option on the K5 Pro, so you can easily hot-swap every low-profile Gateron mechanical switch in a few seconds to customize the typing experience without soldering.

*The K5 Pro is currently compatible with Gateron low-profile mechanical switches only, as QMK does NOT support low-profile optical switches.

Low-Profile Gateron Switch

The Gateron low-profile MX 2.0 Mechanical switch is designed to enhance reliability. Gateron’s reputable switches are your best choice for a precise, smooth, and reliable fingertip feel whether you prefer linear (red), clicky (blue), or something in between (brown).

Low-Profile Double-shot PBT Keycaps

Designed for premium type feeling, the K5 Pro comes with our unique double-shot PBT keycaps that made of durable non-backlight shine through PBT material with excellent oil resistance for long-term use.

RGB Backlights

Comes with more than 22 types of RGB backlight settings (as well as a static white backlight option), and 14 types of backlight settings on the White Backlight version. You can further fine-tune the RGB hue, saturation, brightness, effect speed with ease.