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Q6 HE
Keychron's full-size aluminium wireless keyboard with Gateron magnetic (Hall effect) switches, adjustable actuation, Rapid Trigger, a knob and a double-gasket mount, suited to enthusiasts who want a number pad on a heavy magnetic-switch keyboard.
- Layout
- Full size
- Switches
- Magnetic (Hall effect)
- Backlight
- RGB
- Battery
- 100 hours
- Connects by
- Bluetooth, USB receiver and Cable
- Weight
- 2178 g
Specifications
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- Layout
- Full size
- Switches
- Magnetic (Hall effect)
- Backlight
- RGB
- Keys labelled for
- Mac, Windows and more
- Touch ID
- No
- Switches
- Gateron Double-Rail Magnetic Nebula switches; hot-swappable with Gateron double-rail magnetic switches only; actuation adjustable from 0.2 to 3.8 mm with 0.1 mm sensitivity; screw-in PCB stabilisers
- Keycaps
- OSA-profile double-shot PBT, not shine-through
- Layouts
- 100% with a knob; ANSI (keychron.com); UK ISO (keychron.uk)
- Backlight
- South-facing RGB LEDs
- Special keys
- Programmable rotary knob; Rapid Trigger; four-in-one Dynamic Keystrokes; N-key rollover wireless and wired
Connections and battery
- Connects by
- Bluetooth, USB receiver and Cable
- Devices it switches between
- 3
- Power
- Rechargeable
- Battery life (maker's claim)
- Up to 100 hours
- Receiver
- 2.4 GHz USB receiver at 1,000 Hz polling; Bluetooth 5.2 at 90 Hz to up to three devices; USB-C wired at 1,000 Hz
- Battery life detail
- 4,000 mAh lithium-polymer battery; up to 100 hours with the backlight off
- Charging
- USB-C; 1.8 m Type-C cable with a Type-A to Type-C adapter
- Works with
- macOS, Windows and Linux
- Software
- QMK firmware; Keychron Launcher web app for actuation, Rapid Trigger, key remapping and macros
Design
- Weight
- 2178 g
- Size
- 446.01 × 137.00 mm; 20.6 mm high at the front and 31.09 mm at the back without keycaps; 2.4 mm feet; 5.3° typing angle; 2,178 g ± 10 g fully assembled
- Materials
- Aluminium body and plate; double-gasket design; acoustic foams
- Colours
- Carbon Black, Shell White (keychron.com); Carbon Black (keychron.uk UK ISO)
Pros and cons
Pros
- Actuation point adjustable per key from 0.2 to 3.8 mm in 0.1 mm steps, with Rapid Trigger and four-in-one Dynamic Keystrokes
- Full-size layout with a number pad; aluminium body and plate; programmable knob
- Connects by 2.4 GHz receiver (1,000 Hz), Bluetooth to three devices, or USB-C cable (1,000 Hz)
Cons
- Weighs 2,178 g fully assembled
- Up to 100 hours per charge with the backlight off
- Hot-swappable with Gateron double-rail magnetic switches only
Closest rivals
Model | Layout | Switches | Backlight | Battery | Connects by | Weight | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full size | Mechanical | RGB | 180 hours | Bluetooth, USB receiver and Cable | 2184 g | Jan 2024 | |
| Full size | Magnetic (Hall effect) | RGB | 120 hours | Bluetooth, USB receiver and Cable | 1320 g | May 2025 | |
| Full size | Magnetic (Hall effect) | RGB | 110 hours | Bluetooth, USB receiver and Cable | 1090 g | Mar 2025 |
Sources
- keychron.uk/products/keychron-q6-he-qmk-wireless-custom-keyboard-iso-layout-col…
- keychron.com/products/keychron-q6-he-qmk-wireless-custom-keyboard
Photo: cdn.shopify.com
- Keychron Q6 HE, Carbon Black ANSI with sample Nebula magnetic switch and alternative operating-system keycaps: Keychron; exact global Q6 HE page/gallery asset Keychron-Q6-HE-QMK-Wireless-Custom-Keyboard-Full-Aluminum-Carbon-Black-Frame-Double-Rail-Magnetic-Nebula-Switch1.jpg; native photographed hardware RGB retained, plain exterior alpha-only.
- Keychron Q6 HE, Shell White ANSI with sample Nebula magnetic switch and alternative operating-system keycaps: Keychron; exact global Q6 HE page/gallery asset Keychron-Q6-HE-QMK-Wireless-Custom-Keyboard-Full-Aluminum-Shell-White-Frame-Double-Rail-Magnetic-Nebula-Switch1.jpg; native photographed hardware RGB retained, plain exterior alpha-only.
- Keychron Q6 HE, Carbon Black UK ISO with alternative operating-system and punctuation keycaps: Keychron; exact global Q6 HE page/gallery asset Q6-HE-UK.png; native photographed hardware RGB retained, plain exterior alpha-only.
- Keychron Q6 HE, Carbon Black German ISO with alternative operating-system keycaps: Keychron; exact uk Q6 HE page/gallery asset Q6-HE-DE.png; native photographed hardware RGB retained, plain exterior alpha-only.
- Keychron Q6 HE, Carbon Black Swiss ISO with alternative operating-system keycaps: Keychron; exact uk Q6 HE page/gallery asset Q6-HE-Swiss.png; native photographed hardware RGB retained, plain exterior alpha-only.
- Keychron Q6 HE, Carbon Black Nordic ISO with alternative operating-system and punctuation keycaps: Keychron; exact uk Q6 HE page/gallery asset Q6-HE-Nordic.png; native photographed hardware RGB retained, plain exterior alpha-only.
- Keychron Q6 HE, Carbon Black ANSI front angled: Keychron; exact global Q6 HE page/gallery asset Q6-HE-Iconic-Features.jpg; keyboard-only extraction above detached feature icons.
- Keychron Q6 HE, Carbon Black UK ISO front angled: Keychron; exact uk Q6 HE page/gallery asset Q6H-M1-UK-features.jpg; keyboard-only extraction above detached feature icons.
- Keychron Q6 HE, Carbon Black and Shell White ANSI case detail pairing: Keychron; exact global Q6 HE page/gallery asset Q6-HE-Triple-Connection-Modes.jpg; hardware-only extraction between detached title and connection-icon row.
- Keychron Q6 HE, Carbon Black UK ISO front and underside case detail pairing: Keychron; exact uk Q6 HE page/gallery asset Q6H-M1-UK-tri-connection.jpg; hardware-only extraction between detached title and connection-icon row.
- Keychron Q6 HE, Carbon Black ANSI Nebula magnetic switch and upper-left keycaps detail: Keychron; exact global Q6 HE page/gallery photograph Q6-HE-Magnetic-Switch-Features.jpg; hardware-only photograph extracted below detached text, exterior cleared alpha-only.
- Keychron Q6 HE, Carbon Black ISO Nebula magnetic switch and upper-left keycaps detail: Keychron; exact uk Q6 HE page/gallery photograph Q6H-M1-UK-Switch-features.jpg; hardware-only photograph extracted below detached text, exterior cleared alpha-only.
- Keychron Q6 HE, Carbon Black ANSI keycap undersides detail: Keychron; exact global Q6 HE page/gallery photograph Keychron-Q6-HE-OSA-Double-shot-keycaps.jpg; proven exterior floor corner removed using reviewed native case boundary, RGB unchanged.
- Keychron Q6 HE, Carbon Black ANSI hot-swap sockets and three Nebula magnetic switches detail: Keychron; exact global Q6 HE page/gallery photograph Q6-HE-Hot-swappable.jpg; proven exterior floor corner removed using reviewed native case boundary, RGB unchanged.
- Keychron Q6 HE, Carbon Black ANSI upper-left case and keycaps detail: Keychron; exact global Q6 HE gallery Q6-HE-Full-Metal-Body.jpg; hardware-only upper-right panel extracted from detached CNC body featurecard, native RGB preserved and gray studio exterior alpha-only.
- Keychron Q6 HE, Carbon Black ISO upper-left case and keycaps detail: Keychron; exact uk Q6 HE gallery Q6H-M1-UK-full-metal-body.jpg; hardware-only upper-right panel extracted from detached CNC body featurecard, native RGB preserved and gray studio exterior alpha-only.
