Keychron C3 Pro QMK/VIA Custom Gaming Keyboard, Programmable 87 Keys Compact TKL Layout Gasket Mount, Red LED Backlight Wired Mechanical Keyboard with Brown Switches for Mac/Windows/Linux
Original price was: $49.99.$39.99Current price is: $39.99.
Price: $49.99 - $39.99
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Product Description
The most accessible QMK/VIA Wired Mechanical Keyboard – Keychron C3 Pro with a classic tenkeyless layout. It is fully programmable on every key and compatible with Mac, Windows, and Linux systems, ideal for gaming and work!
Open Source QMK & VIA 
With full QMK/VIA support, everyone can easily program and remap each key. The open-source firmware means endless possibilities for keyboard layouts, shortcuts, backlight effects, and more. Please download the keymap file (guide in the manual) to use VIA as the code is still not yet auto-recognized.
Gasket Mount Structure & Acoustic Foam Mod 
Flexible and premium typing experience
The C3 Pro uses a gasket mount structure to reduce acoustic resonance while adding more typing flexibility. Along with the sound-absorbing foam and the case foam, it provides you with a quieter and smoother typing experience
An Epic Core Inside The Keyboard 
1000 Hz polling rate
A powerful high- performance ARM architecture MCU with 256KB Flash (MCU) will provide more flexibility for developers. The polling rate is 1000 Hz right out of the box, which makes the latency hardly noticeable even in competitive games.
Dual Compatibility
Switch macOS / Windows
Press the key combo FN + CAPS to instantly change the keyboard working system to Mac / Win. It accommodates universal keycaps compatible with both systems, like function/multimedia keys, alt/command, and win/option, all in one single keycap set.
Shine-Through Double-Shot ABS Keycaps
Durable and beautiful
Made through the ABS double-shot process, the keycaps are durable and wear-resistant. Meanwhile, the shine-through letters lit up by the north-facing LED present a glamorous look at your fingertips. And you can also switch from more than 14 types of red backlights.
Sidelight design
Adjustable feet
Mechanical switch for a linear or tactile typing experience
Convenient cable routes
Spec
Connectivity Wired Dimension 364.6*137.8*41.8 mm Front height 20.6 mm Back height 29.9 mm Angle 4° / 6° / 8.7° Feet height 1.3 mm Weight 912 g Body material ABS Plate material Steel Polling rate 1000 Hz Keycaps Shine-through double-shot ABS MCU High-performance ARM Cortex-M4 32-bit STM32F402RC (256KB Flash) Switch facing North-facing red LED Switches Keychron mechanical switch Backlight 14+ types of red backlight effects N-Key Rollover (NKRO) Yes
QMK/VIA software support: QMK / VIA is open-source software for keyboards that allows anyone to program and remap each key easily and quickly. You can personalize your own keyboard layouts, shortcuts, backlight effects, and more.
Gasket mount design: The C3 Pro uses a gasket mount structure to reduce sound resonance while adding more typing flexibility. Along with the sound-absorbing foam and the case foam, it provides you with a quieter and smoother typing experience.
1000 Hz polling rate & NKRO: Empowered by the high- performance ARM architecture MCU with 256KB Flash, it provides a 1000 Hz polling rate for a fast and responsive typing speed in your working and gaming. The NKRO feature is convenient to help you enter multiple keypresses at a time.
Easy toggle between macOS and Windows: Press the key combo FN + CAPS to instantly change the keyboard working system to Mac / Win. And it accommodates universal keycaps compatible with both systems.
Shine-through double-shot ABS keycaps: Made through the ABS double-shot process, the keycaps are durable and wear-resistant. Meanwhile, the shine-through legends lit up by the north-facing LED present a glamorous look at your fingertips. And you can also switch from more than 14 types of red backlights.
Customers say
Customers find the keyboard offers good value for the price. They appreciate its smooth feel and pleasant sound quality. Many find it a good buy, with comfortable keycaps and a clean typing experience. The brightness, look, and keyboard height are also appreciated. However, opinions differ on the overall functionality.
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8 reviews for Keychron C3 Pro QMK/VIA Custom Gaming Keyboard, Programmable 87 Keys Compact TKL Layout Gasket Mount, Red LED Backlight Wired Mechanical Keyboard with Brown Switches for Mac/Windows/Linux
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Barren Regions –
Great keyboard for typing
I really like this keyboard. I’m not a gamer, but I do like to write a lot. I wanted a keyboard that was more responsive, where the keys physically depress without much effort — the ways keyboards used to be. I’m a horrible typist (I hunt and peck with two fingers), and I find I have a much harder time with the newer keyboards. The keys don’t depress very far, which made my already-numerous typos that much worse.This keyboard is exactly what I was looking for. It has a terrific “feel” as you type. It reminds me of the keyboards from the 1980s and ’90s. It makes a solid “clickety-clack” sound as you type, sort of like a typewriter. Some people may not like that, but I do. I’m not sure if it would be ideal for an office environment with irritable co-workers present, but for personal use, I love it.It works seamlessly with both Mac and Windows operating systems. In fact, there is a light telling you which system the keyboard is set to. You can easily transition between the two. For those who use Macs, the familiar “command” logo is present on the ALT key. There has been absolutely no learning curve for me to adjust to this keyboard. I can still copy and paste seamlessly using keyboard commands.On mine, the keys are black except for the ESC, SPACE and ENTER keys. However, the package comes with black alternatives if you prefer all your keys to be the same color. Personally, I like the aesthetic of having a few of the keys red.Mine also has a red backlight. By pressing two keys, you can change the backlight so that it flashes in various patterns. There are several. One moves back and forth in a wave, and there’s even one that “spirals” among the keys. It’s pretty cool. I’m not sure how often I’ll use it, but it looks neat, especially in the dark. You also can turn off the backlight completely if you don’t want it.Note, there is not a ten-key, but I personally don’t need one. I think there is a model from this company that includes it, though, if you really want one.All in all, this was exactly what I was looking for. The keyboard is responsive with a solid sound and a solid feel. I make few fewer typos, because the keys actually depress when you touch them. My feeling is, if you liked keyboards from the ’80s and ’90s — and even if you liked typewriters — then you’d like this keyboard. I feel like the price is decent for what you get.
Jess –
Quality at a great price, great first mechanical keyboard, can’t stop typing in it!
35 dollars! The price to quality is insane, if you’re thinking about getting one either for you or as a gift this one here is a serious contender.I’ve never typed on a mechanical keyboard, I thought it wasn’t worth paying a little or a lot extra for a mechanical one, I’ve always used membrane keyboards, the typical office mushy feeling typing experience and one kinda gets used to it. But there’s a ton to like here!-This brown switches are a dream to type on: Soft and quiet enough with a nice feeling that you’ll be familiar with but new enough to keep you interested in using it.-The keyboard in itself is hefty: I was expecting the typical cheap lightweight plastic but no, this keychron one is quite heavy for the size, feels like it’s worth much more.-The red LEDs are a nice touch: It has effects and you can turn it off completely, however the legends of they keys are not very visible with the LEDs turned off, if you want a stealthy keyboard then good!.You can decrease the brightness, so if you want a gamer look or just enough to see the letters it has you covered.-You can customize it: You can program and remap the keys if you’re into making this keyboard unique for you (I have yet to use this feature)Okay so enough praise, the stuff that could improve, taken into account this is a cheap keyboard!-The layout: It takes a bit getting used to it, I’m personally not a fan of the TKL layout, I sometimes need the full numpad, I think having a numpad version would improve the full size market, not a lot of good budget and quality 90% keyboards.- The height of the keyboard itself: It’s chonky if you’re used to thinner low profile office style keyboards this one may result uncomfortable for a while, get a wrist rest that has some padding so it can elevate them for a more natural typing experience. Wished this one came with a detachable wrist rest.-A wireless version of this keyboard would be amazing, sure at this budget price imposible but they really got something here if they choose to improve it.-A white version with RGB! It would look amazing and not so gamery.-A version with hot swappable switches, the modding community would really appreciate a keyboard this cheap and good with a gasket mount with a hot swap featureThis are more like suggestions if Keychron does decide to improve this keyboard. If you do choose to buy it you won’t regret it, seriously is that good.EDIT: Unfortunately the letter “G” it’s now presenting some fails intermitently, can’t change the switch without disasembling and soldering another one so that’s unfortunate, hopefully it does’t get worse over time.
D. Giller –
Fantastic keyboard for the price
I think the price on these C3 Pro keyboards has been creeping up. I bought mine on sale, but even if it were a bit more than what I paid it’s really hard not to like this keyboard.(The full-size hot-swappable C2 Pro seems to be climbing to nearly twice the price of this keyboard… at that price you should be looking at the K10 Pro or K10 Max, which come with much nicer keycaps. But for TKL-size keyboards, this C3 Pro is a great deal).The keyboard is all plastic, but it feels solid. No creaky plastic sounds, and it doesn’t feel flimsy. I think it has sound absorbing foam inside because it doesn’t feel or sound hollow.The hot-swap sockets work well. The included keycaps are just OK, but any better keycap set I have cost far more than this entire keyboard.If you don’t know what QMK/VIA is, and you want to reprogram the keyboard, you should know this: With QMK/VIA you can do any programming you want, on a PC or Mac, and you don’t need to keep any crappy software running to keep your programming. You actually change the programming inside the keyboard. It’s fantastic. This is the way programmable keyboards should be done. The software is also easy to use and runs in your browser (not Safari, but works in Chrome) so there isn’t anything to install.
JC Toronto –
Keychron is known for high-end gaming and productivity keyboards. The C3 Pro delivers! But for less than $80 CDN with shipping. I was looking at increasing my words per minute performance; flat membrane keys just won’t work for me (too many typos). I had to go back to the days of IBM Selectric when I typed 80-100 wpm. Now, with this Keychron, I am BACK typing with the same mechanical, concave, spaced out keys as my old faithful IBM! Faster and with less mistakes. The click clack offers good feedback without being noisy. The keyboard weight around 2-3 lbs, it has very little flex. Keychron afforded us high quality typing with less “options”; its only color is red light or none. It still has the VIA keys remapping (software needs a download) which is great for gamers. Love it very dearly!
Ivan –
Por sus materiales se siente como si fuera un jueguete o una cubeta.Sin embargo, se trabaja muy bien en él.Es un muy buen teclado a un muy buen precio.Yo lo uso en mac y tras personalizar un par de teclas estoy pudiendo trabajar en él a la perfección.Eso sÃ, no es un teclado en español; y como tal hay que acostumbrarse a tener el acento junto a la tecla enter y a que la tecla enter sea horizontal y que no abarque las 2 lÃneas de los teclados en español.
Jesus Contreras –
El nuevo Keychron C3 Pro es un teclado gamer de switches rojos (silenciosos) de luz roja (única), además de las diferentes animaciones iluminación soporta programación de teclas. TKL es un acrónimo de “ten keyless” para teclados sin pad numérico, lo que me encantó es la distribución común de las teclas PgUp, PgDn, Home, End a diferencia del K2 que los trae en linea. Su sensación al presionar las teclas es suave y sumamente silencioso. Definitivamente una muy buena compra para un teclado con el prestigio de Keychron
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Rory –
My only complaint is that it doesnât have RGB but for the price it makes sense.