QMK

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QMK
Repository https://github.com/qmk/qmk_firmware
Written in C
Platform Atmel AVR, ARM
Type Input device firmware
License Mostly GPLv2, but has code under MIT, Modified BSD License, Apache License, and GPLv3 [1]
Website qmk.fm

QMK (Quantum Mechanical Keyboard [2] ) is open-source firmware for microcontrollers that control computer keyboards. [3] [4] [5] The QMK Configurator is freely available software which facilitates designing keyboard layouts and then turning them into firmware files. The QMK Toolkit is freely available software which facilitates the flashing or application of firmware onto programmable keyboards.

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Description

VIA is a software program that can be used to configure keyboards that run QMK. It can swap keys and implement macros into the keyboard. [6]

References

  1. "License". QMK Firmware. Archived from the original on 2023-12-27. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
  2. "QMK Firmware Docs". docs.qmk.fm. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
  3. Panos, Kristina (2020-05-05). "The ABCs Of Adding QMK To A WASD Keyboard". Hackaday . Retrieved 2023-03-06.
  4. Panos, Kristina (2021-08-05). "Kinesis + Teensy = QMK Advantage Over Your Keyboard". Hackaday . Retrieved 2023-03-06.
  5. Nardi, Tom (2020-06-19). "Vintage Keyboard Gets The QMK Treatment". Hackaday . Retrieved 2023-03-06.
  6. Porter, Jon (2022-10-05). "The best mechanical 7LUCP to buy right now". The Verge . Retrieved 2023-03-06.