| Brand | Keychron |
| Compatible Devices | Laptop, PC, Mac |
| Connectivity Technology | USB-C |
| Keyboard Description | Gaming |
| Recommended Uses For Product | Office |
| Special Feature | QMK/VIA, Fully Customizable, Full Aluminum, Hot-swappable |
| Color | Hot-swap Gateron G Pro Brown Switch |
| Number of Keys | 97 |
| Keyboard backlighting color support | RGB |
| Style | Modern |
- 97 Keys Full Aluminum Keyboard: Setting the best example for efficient space usage, the Q5 Knob Version has a 96% layout design while retaining all the essential functions and number keys. With its full metal CNC machined body, double-gasket design, and QMK/VIA support, the Q5 is the ultimate choice for an almost full-size keyboard.
- Fully Customizable From the Inside Out: To build a fully customizable keyboard, we designed every component easily assembled, including keycaps, switches, gasket, plate, and case foam if you want. With QMK and VIA support, you can easily program and remap each key on the keyboard. The open-source firmware means endless possibilities for keyboard layouts, shortcuts, backlight effects, even the knob, and more.
- Hot-swappable Support: With the pre-lubed Gateron G Pro mechanical tactile brown switch providing unrivaled tactile responsiveness with up to 50 million keystroke lifespan. You can also hot-swap the Q5 with almost all of the 3pin and 5pin MX mechanical switches on the market (including Cherry, Gateron, Kailh, Panda, etc.) without soldering required. The PCB-mounted screw-in stabilizer for “big keys” such as space bar, shift, enter, and delete are designed for less wobbliness.
- nnovative Double Gasket: This Double-Gasket Structure allows the keyboard to maintain the flexibility of the gasket structure and improves the overall typing sound. We added silicone pads between the top and bottom cases to significantly reduce the sound resonance between the metals and reduce the noise of the impacted metals.
- Double-shot PBT Keycaps & South-facing Backlight: The Q5 comes with our unique OSA profile and double-shot PBT keycaps that aim to provide a more comfortable and subtle fingertip feel with excellent oil resistance for long-term use. The south-facing RGB is designed to better illuminate the keyboard backlight from the typist’s angle and free from interference when the user installs Cherry- profile alternative keycaps on the Q5.














Mike Bravo Verified Buyer –
This is an amazing keyboard right out of the box. First thing I noticed was how heavy this keyboard is; it feels SOLID. Gateron G Pro Brown keys come factory lubed and feel leaps and bounds better than regular Gateron Browns and Cherry MX Browns. Typing feel is very smooth and keys are fairly quiet for a tactile key switch. Stock keycaps feel very nice. Extra keycaps for Windows (one 1u alt key, one 1.25u alt key, and one 1.25u windows key) were easy to swap out.
The only issue I have is the space bar has a noticeable “pop” when bottoming out, but that’s nothing that modifying or swapping the stabilizer can’t fix. Also, the 1u alt key did not work at first, though removing and reseating the switch for this key resolved that issue.
This is a great choice if you’re looking for a high-quality keyboard with an impressive out-of-box experience.
Eric Cahoon Verified Buyer –
This keyboard sounds pleasant and feels nice to type with immediately.
I’m sure you can make a better one, but as I wanted a nice keyboard I could use without going into the rabbit hole of.building mechanical keyboards, this worked perfectly.
Joshua C Verified Buyer –
Good heft to the board. The pro Reds on mine feel smooth. The case does strike hollow sometimes. A layer of auto sound deadener and the tape mod for the back of the board really helps. The stabs are a bit noisy, but manageable and I can always work on them later. All in all an excellent keyboard for the price so 5 stars.
Nate Verified Buyer –
I am an older millennial, so I grew up taking “keyboarding” classes in elementary and middle school. I have typed on a wide variety of keyboards in my life, and there’s never been a point where I’ve averaged less than 70 words per minute. That is, until I got this keyboard. Maybe my hands are just too large, but I manage to make more mistakes on this keyboard than I have on any other (including the infamous Macbook butterfly keyboards.) This seems to be designed for gamers, not typers. So this is likely great if you’re looking for a colorful board to game with. If you’re looking for an amazing mechanical keyboard—for typing—this ain’t it.
Also, this is “hot-swappable” which in my experience has translated to the ESC key and others just popping off at any given point in time. This is a very heavy, seemingly solid keyboard, but no matter what I do the key caps pop off. Often.
WDR Verified Buyer –
Ordered a different high end keyboard before this one. Sent it back and kept this one. As others have said, this is an amazing keyboard. The other had brown keys as well, but not nearly as smooth. And the weight of this keyboard keeps in in place. I also like having the smaller layout, smaller foot print, but with the full size numbers keypad. I do a lot of spreadsheet work, so the numbers keypad is essential – I’m old, not a gamer. I use the Knob to zoom in and out on the screen – a great help for reading smaller print. The best keyboard I’ve ever used – what more can I say?
nick Verified Buyer –
I absolutely love typing on this thing. It’s heavy and feels premium. After my wife tried it she had to have one for herself.
ram Verified Buyer –
I upgraded from a Max Keyboard to some gamer-y Corsair keyboard that was almost as expensive as this one. Never really liked that Corsair and finally decided to do something about it. This keyboard is on a completely different level. I was expecting it to be an upgrade and I am not at all disappointed. These newer pre-built boards are really something.
It also works great with Linux
Vineet Kumar Verified Buyer –
I had to return it as the layout was not suitable for typing by a working journalist like me. The keyboard is in fact the best money can buy. The refund by seller, Peach Imports was prompt – full marks to them.