between the BoW and developer sets for my new Q5 - have Keychron stepped it up with their PBT quality? heard mixed since some of the dye sub have faded coloring on the sides. would be great if you can share you experience with them if you own one of these sets. thanks!

I've gone through maybe 3 different sets of 3rd party keycaps for my Keychron Q3 key board, and I still have not found anything that feels as good as the stock keycaps that come with the keyboard from Keychron. Anytime I try different keycaps they just don't feel as premium or as nice. From the texture, to to the form factor, to the sound.... Any time I try other keycaps, I always go back to the stock ones.

I'm certainly not an expert, but I've tried to do my best researching the materials, ABS vs PBT, all the different key cap profiles and shapes, etc... I've tried to purchase keycaps that match the specs of the standard keychron caps, and still... I'm left disappointed. IDK if its all in my head or if anyone else knows what i'm talking about, but can anyone recommend keycaps that have exactly the same materials and feel to stock keychron keycaps? Because I always wind up going back to the stock keycaps no matter what style I buy 3rd party.

I'd love to find some keycaps that feel exactly like the stock ones but just have transparent or at least translucent key legends for the RGB.

I promise I'm not a total newb, but I guess this is one area where I'm lacking experience and knowledge, and am left confused despite having done a decent amount of due diligence when buying new keycaps.

Hi o/

I hope everyone is good.

So i just got a K8, tkl with red switches, last week and i really like it. I was interested in looking for some keycaps just cause, maybe some black alphanumeric, and was wondering where you guys get your caps from. Or care to share any maintanence/upkeep tips. The only thing so far is going wireless/bluetooth, pairing to Windows is poopy doodoo.

Much thanks to any who say hi o/

ABS Double shot Hacker Mint Keycap on the Keychron V10

Hi, excuse my ignorance but I'm looking to get my first mechanical keyboard. I saw a Keychron Q9 and V5 on display and really loved the feel of the Q9 (with Gateron Pro Blue switches), but can't afford a Q series keyboard.

I was thinking of getting a V5 backbone with Gateron Pro Blue switches, or a K8 Pro, but someone told me that you can't really buy keycaps that are compatible with Keychron keyboards, as the keys are of a specific size not commonly found in keyboards.

Is this true? I wanted a keyboard that I can switch the switches and keycaps, but is a Keychron not suitable for this? I just wanted to be able to buy pudding keycaps, from say, etsy, but maybe the Keychron isn't the best choice for them?

I hope it's OK with the rules of this sub but I'd like to introduce the new customization service we just launched this week. It is called Yuzu Keycaps and offers custom keycaps made on-demand.

And it's not just any keycap, they are thick Cherry profile dye sub PBT, manufactured by Keyreative.

It took me years to actually offer this service so I hope you enjoy it! Let me know your thoughts, it's the first week so some things may be rough around the edges :)

Here is a direct link to all Keychron keyboards btw

There is also a feature request board if you see anything that you'd like to see added

Hello, I have just bought Keychron K6, the online shop where I bought it offers other keycaps made by Keychron. I have heard that the stock keycaps which come with the keyboard are not that good (thin plastic and easy to leave fingerprints/finger oil). What about those replacement keycaps made by Keychron? Are they any better? I don't know if I can post the link to the shop over here so you guys can see it?

Hello,

I had Q4 before and I quite liked the keycaps on it. After that I got Q1 Pro as it has BT. But the KSA keycaps are trash for me. I don't like them.

Currenty I am looking at OEM Dye-Sub PBT Full Set Keycap Set - Developer.

But maybe there are better alternatives, not even from Keychron. As these cost 50e + Shipping.

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Every few weeks a diffrent keycap breaks like this. At first I thought it was a rare issue so I contacted support and they sent free replacements which was cool. However it ships from china and takes weeks. Others keep breaking and it doesn't feel worth it to keep asking for new keys.

I superglue the cracks and let it dry overnight and thats annoying but mostly works. Though one of my glued keys just broke and a fragment was stuck in the switch so not a great solution either.

I have the Keychron V3, TKL, with K Pro Red Switches.

Should I contact support for a full replacement set? Does anyone have recommendations for replacement keycaps that are nice, durable, and not designer 30 dollar a key ones?

Thanks. I do really like the keyboard, and even the company but getting tired of this and looking for a permanent solution.

I've seen conflicting opinions about how good Keychron's PBT keycap sets are, but they are all pretty old so I don't know if they're any better now. What's the current vibe around these caps? (For reference, I'm looking at these: https://www.keychron.com/collections/all-keycaps/products/cherry-profile-double-shot-pbt-full-set-keycaps-camel)

I've seen the shipping price isn't too bad to get them to me in the UK and they're cheaper than buying a set from a local store (not to mention those sets do NOT have all the caps I need. Buying from Keychron ensures that the odd layout of the K4 will have every key accounted for)

Any feedback appreicated

Hey guys, so my gf bought me the Keychron V2 for my birthday and I'm really excited to start customizing it. Thing is I was never really into customizing keyboards so I'm really lost.

Could anyone recommend me a place where I can find good affordable keycaps? Also would any keycap I find online fit the keyboard or should I look for specific ones?

Cheers and thanks in advance

I funded the Keychron K2 keyboard back in the day, I was pretty excited for a board that had built in bluetooth and a condensed layout, even if it didn't use QMK for programming (though I still held out hope that it would one day...)

I've been using the board as my daily since my normal daily board was locked in my company office during lockdown. Things have generally been good, but the keycaps had picked up some grime in all these months, so I decided I would clean them. I did what most mechanical keyboard users would do: I took some tupperware, added some water, added a drop of soap to it, and dunked all my keycaps into it to sit for a while to loosen up the grime. Then I took a really soft toothbrush and scrubbed the grime off, only to find this:

I reached out to support and I was told this:

HI,

I checked with the team, the keycaps were oiled on the surface, which is why the paint fell off after you washed it with soap.If you are interested, perhaps you can take a look our our K2 keycap set that will be back in stock in April, https://www.keychron.com/collections/keychron-keycap/products/keychron-k2-keycap-set-1

We also have K2 PBT keycaps in production.

Thanks

The wording is slightly unclear, but let me get this straight:

1. These keycaps are painted, which is of the lowest quality I have ever seen on ANY keyboard. Dell's free boards have better caps...

2. Either the company applied oil to them, or they are implying my fingers should have abstained from being oily which is absurd.

3. Because the keycaps are affected by oil, from me or them, they should never be cleaned, otherwise they will need replacement.

I knew these weren't the BEST keycaps in the world, I have far better on my other boards, but I didn't expect this.

The construction of these keycaps is absurd, and Keychron should feel bad. They obviously did not design their products for longevity, and this isn't getting into all of my other issues with the way their boards are constructed, and sold.

tl;dr; Keychron paints their keycaps, and never wants them cleaned otherwise the paint comes off. Super low quality, do not buy.

I am ready to pull the trigger on a Q6. The only thing that stops me is that there is no option for shine through keycaps. I already have a set of good quality PBT pudding shine through keycaps, but I like Keychron's round ones. I wish there were round double shot PBT shine through made by Keychron.

Hi,

I like the OSA profile keycaps that are by default on K2 Pro. Are there any with backlit legend/pudding style ones? I tried skimming through various sites like kbdfans, tai hao, divinikey, maxkeyboard..... but did not find good ones. Kinda sad the stocks aren't backlit, coz i really like the black-gray color scheme too.

I've recently purchased the K5 Max RGB and while the typing experience is fantastic on the new oil resistant keycaps, the backlight has been rendered useless. What I miss in those keycaps is the letter shine-through which is rather crucial during night time. Altough I managed to buy a keycap set from Keychron website which has shine-through, the design choice to have non-shine-through caps in K Max is baffling. I had to spend extra money for a compatible keycap set, so ultimately the price for a complete and functional experience was +/- 20 USD higher.

Keychron's keycaps are noticeable sharper but the Chinese doesn't fall far behind.

It feels very similar to the touch but I would give a slight advantage to Keychron's.

Chinese's are thicker.

Keychron sells this set for $40. Cheap one for $7. It's very popular on AliX and there's even another version with orange space bar that looks even better.

In my opinion, I don't think people selling "high quality plastic" deserves more money than who developed a keyboard with metal, electronic components and technology. Meaning keycaps should not cost more than the keyboard.

Keychron's keycaps at $40 is a reasonable price for the quality save I can recommend. Is it 5 times better than the $7 ones? Nah

In conclusion, I think it worth checking cheap keycaps but with cation. I bought 3 sets and in my opinion only this one from the pics worth keeping.

Hello, I bought my first c2 keychron mechanical keyboard for my mac. The main reason I chose C2 is num pad. I would like to replace keycaps with some other ones, but I don't know exactly which ones to choose and where to buy them. I'd like to order something like gray retro style or in the "ice cream" style, but on the black background will probably look poor.

Maybe someone will suggest some stores and sample patterns for the black keyboard?

I found a keyboard schematic but still don't understand which ones will fit.

https://www.keychron.com/pages/keychron-c2-keyboard-keycaps-layout-and-keycap-size-hd-picture

Hello, I am very new to the custom keyboard community, and I wanted to do my first build on a barebones keychron v1. The problem is that I dont know what keycaps to buy. I have tested many switches and know which ones I am going to get but I have zero knowlegde on keycaps and their different profiles (they all look the same to me). Could anybody explain which keycaps would be best for the Keychron v1? I mainly do a lot of gaming.

Can’t find too many Keychron brand options in the colors I’m looking for. Any recommendations?