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r/keyboards on Reddit: Custom keyboard with optical switches
November 27, 2023 -
Hello! So I’m new in custom keyboards and don’t really know a lot about all that stuff but I was wondering if I can get a custom keyboard with optical switches because I didn’t find any. I was wondering if I can get a custom keyboard with variable actuation point. Thanks for the help
P.S: I know about apex pro from steelseries but I really don’t love their keyboard and I want a 65% but they only have a 60%.
P.S 2: I actually have a xtrfy k5 with gateron switches. But as I said I want to try some optical with variable actuation point.
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Give a try to Wooting keyboard. They use either optical and and/or hall effect switches from Gateron. Both have adjustable actuation point.
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You can buy a keychron q pro and replace it with cherry optical switches + 1000 hz polling rate and custom Keycaps for your style is dream. Or just get the corsair k100 optical
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Reddit
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r/MechanicalKeyboards on Reddit: Is there anyway to build a custom keyboard with optical switches?
October 6, 2018 - You could possible get a Gk61 optical, then get a tray mount case, a new plate, and it would probably work. ... Full custom, no.
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r/ErgoMechKeyboards on Reddit: DIY optical keyboard with QMK
August 31, 2021 -
Here is my pcb for building optical keyboard (Gateron optical switches): https://github.com/girishji/optical-keyboard
QMK changes: https://github.com/girishji/qmk_firmware/tree/giri-optical-matrix/keyboards/opticalkb
Amoeba single switch pcb: https://github.com/girishji/optical-amoeba
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Very cool!
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Have you tried the Keychron Banana low profile optical switch? Best tactile low profile switch I've ever tried, it'll hold its own even compared to full blown tactiles like pandas
edit: Correct me if Im wrong but this is the first DIY optical board I've seen, am I right?
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The Best Optical Keyboards [2025] | Switch and Click
March 31, 2025 - Synapse software allows you to program hotkeys, macros, set your custom RGB lighting, and even sync lighting across all of your Razer devices. The software itself though is quite bloated and can be a bit buggy, but is quite powerful. ... The Hunstman TE is a good choice if you’re a fan of Razer’s products and need a convenient TKL that is fast and widely available. ... Epomaker’s SK68XS is the optical version of their popular GK68XS board.
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sk71 70% custom mechanical keyboard rgb optical switch leds hot swappi – KPrepublic
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November 2, 2023 - Starting a place to discuss if anyone has opinions or questions. I own over 300 custom mechanical keyboards, but not a single one is optical. Weird, right? (also, no hall effect switch boards in the collection, fyi). Personally looking for an opinion on something like this: https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256801762138523.html or this: From that second product page and from the random YouTube videos I’ve seen, it appears to have the standard gh60 mounting points.
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Self-Customize RGB Animation Customize freely 3 types of RGB Animation modes with 16.8 million color options, making your own unique "Self-Customize" RGB. Preloaded 6 RGB Lighting Effects 6 Types of lighting effects are preloaded in the keyboard by default. Adjust the lighting effects by pressing the "FN" keys with "F12" keys to rotate without driver. Adjustable Backlights Press Fn + F12 to adjust the lighting effects. Press Fn +“↑ / ↓” to adjust the light brightness ... Innovative LK optical switch technology uses optical detection that removes all input lag which is able to obtain zero digital latency reacting with a speed of 0.2ms key response.
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