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V6 Max
Keychron's lower-priced full-size wireless mechanical keyboard with a plastic body, gasket mount, knob and hot-swappable switches, suited to people who want a custom-style keyboard without the Q series' aluminium price.
- Layout
- Full size
- Switches
- Mechanical
- Backlight
- RGB
- Battery
- 190 hours
- Connects by
- Bluetooth, USB receiver and Cable
- Weight
- 1110 g
What reviewers say
Reviewers praise the comfortable, responsive typing feel, the range of connections and the easy customisation, and find it suits both work and casual gaming. GamesRadar+ found the case cheaper than on other Keychron models and missed dedicated media controls, while TechRadar found it heavy and expensive against rivals.
From gamesradar.com and techradar.com
Specifications
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- Layout
- Full size
- Switches
- Mechanical
- Backlight
- RGB
- Keys labelled for
- Mac, Windows and more
- Touch ID
- No
- Switches
- Gateron Jupiter switches (Red, Brown or Banana); hot-swappable with most 3-pin and 5-pin MX-style switches; screw-in PCB stabilisers
- Keycaps
- OSA-profile double-shot PBT, not shine-through; keycaps for Windows and macOS
- Layouts
- 100% with a knob; ANSI (keychron.com); UK ISO (keychron.uk)
- Backlight
- South-facing RGB LEDs
- Special keys
- Programmable rotary knob; Mac/Windows system toggle that keeps a separate layout for each; 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 190 hours
- Receiver
- 2.4 GHz USB receiver at 1,000 Hz polling; Bluetooth 5.1 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 190 hours with the backlight off and up to 100 hours with RGB at its lowest brightness (Keychron's lab tests)
- Charging
- USB-C; around 5 hours to charge; Type-C cable with a Type-A to Type-C adapter
- Works with
- Windows, macOS and Linux
- Software
- QMK firmware with VIA and the Keychron Launcher web app
Design
- Weight
- 1110 g
- Size
- 447.9 × 149 mm; 23.6 mm high at the front and 32.5 mm at the back without keycaps; 2 mm feet; typing angles of 3.5°, 8° and 10°; 1,110 g ± 10 g fully assembled
- Materials
- ABS plastic body; PC plate; gasket mount; sound-absorbing foam
- Colours
- Carbon Black
Pros and cons
Pros
- Connects by 2.4 GHz receiver (1,000 Hz), Bluetooth to three devices, or USB-C cable (1,000 Hz)
- Hot-swappable with most 3-pin and 5-pin MX-style switches; screw-in PCB stabilisers
- QMK/VIA firmware and a programmable knob; Mac and Windows keycaps included
Cons
- ABS plastic body rather than aluminium
- Around 100 hours per charge with the RGB backlight on at its lowest brightness
- 90 Hz polling over Bluetooth
Closest rivals
Model | Layout | Switches | Backlight | Battery | Connects by | Weight | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full size | Low-profile mechanical | RGB | 800 hours | Bluetooth, USB receiver and Cable | 1080 g | Sept 2024 | |
| Full size | Mechanical | RGB | 190 hours | Bluetooth, USB receiver and Cable | 1530 g | Sept 2024 | |
| Full size | Magnetic (Hall effect) | RGB | 110 hours | Bluetooth, USB receiver and Cable | 1090 g | Mar 2025 |
Sources
- keychron.uk/products/keychron-v6-max-qmk-wireless-custom-mechanical-keyboard-is…
- keychron.com/products/keychron-v6-max-qmk-via-wireless-custom-mechanical-keyboa…
Photo: cdn.shopify.com
- Keychron V6 Max QMK Wireless Custom Mechanical Keyboard full-size Layout Fully Assembled Knob for Mac Windows Linux Gateron Jupiter Red: Keychron official global product gallery — exact published filename Keychron-V6-Max-QMK-Wireless-Custom-Mechanical-Keyboard-full-size-Layout-Fully-Assembled-Knob-for-Mac-Windows-Linux-Gateron-Jupiter-Red.jpg
- Keychron V6 Max QMK Wireless Custom Mechanical Keyboard full-size Layout Fully Assembled Knob for Mac Windows Linux Gateron Jupiter Brown: Keychron official global product gallery — exact published filename Keychron-V6-Max-QMK-Wireless-Custom-Mechanical-Keyboard-full-size-Layout-Fully-Assembled-Knob-for-Mac-Windows-Linux-Gateron-Jupiter-Brown.jpg
- Keychron V6 Max QMK Wireless Custom Mechanical Keyboard full-size Layout Fully Assembled Knob for Mac Windows Linux Gateron Jupiter Banana: Keychron official global product gallery — exact published filename Keychron-V6-Max-QMK-Wireless-Custom-Mechanical-Keyboard-full-size-Layout-Fully-Assembled-Knob-for-Mac-Windows-Linux-Gateron-Jupiter-Banana.jpg
- Keychron V6 Max QMK/VIA Wireless Custom Mechanical Keyboard full-size Layout for Mac Windows Linux Barebone: Keychron official global product gallery — exact published filename Keychron-V6-Max-QMK-VIA-Wireless-Custom-Mechanical-Keyboard-full-size-Layout-for-Mac-Windows-Linux-Barebone.jpg
- Keychron V6 Max UK ISO Carbon Black Gateron Jupiter Brown keyboard with alternate keycaps: Keychron official UK ISO product page — exact published filename Keychron-V6-Max-QMK-Wireless-Custom-Mechanical-Keyboard-full-size-Layout-Fully-Assembled-Knob-for-Mac-Windows-Linux-Gateron-Jupiter-Brown-ISO-UK-layout.jpg
- Keychron V6 Max UK ISO Carbon Black Gateron Jupiter Banana keyboard with alternate keycaps: Keychron official UK ISO product page — exact published filename Keychron-V6-Max-QMK-Wireless-Custom-Mechanical-Keyboard-full-size-Layout-Fully-Assembled-Knob-for-Mac-Windows-Linux-Gateron-Jupiter-Banana-ISO-UK-layout.jpg
- v6-max-iso-uk-keycaps: Keychron official UK ISO product page — exact published filename V6-Max-ISO-UK-Keycaps.jpg
- v6-max-iso-de-keycaps: Keychron official UK ISO product page — exact published filename V6-Max-ISO-DE-Keycaps.jpg
- v6-max-iso-swiss-keycaps: Keychron official UK ISO product page — exact published filename V6-Max-ISO-Swiss-Keycaps.jpg
- v6-max-iso-nordic-keycaps: Keychron official UK ISO product page — exact published filename V6-Max-ISO-Nordic-Keycaps.jpg
- Keychron-V6-Max-ISO-French-layout.png: Keychron official UK ISO product page — exact published filename Keychron-V6-Max-ISO-French-layout.png
- Keychron-V6-Max-ISO-Spanish-layout.png: Keychron official UK ISO product page — exact published filename Keychron-V6-Max-ISO-Spanish-layout.png
- Keychron-V6-Max-ISO-Italian-layout.png: Keychron official UK ISO product page — exact published filename Keychron-V6-Max-ISO-Italian-layout.png
- Keychron V6 Max supplied shared-family USB-A and USB-C wireless receivers (maker caption: Wireless Receiver): Keychron official UK ISO product page — exact published filename type-A-and-type-C-receiver-for-the-V5-Max-wireless-mechanical-keyboard_b5e639c1-5224-4e3c-a9c8-8a92b976b467.jpg
- Keychron V6 Max ISO physical Gateron Jupiter Red switches, sockets and navy keycaps close-up: Keychron official UK V6 Max ISO product page — V6-Max-ISO-hot-swappable.jpg
