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QMK

QMK is open-source firmware for microcontrollers that control computer keyboards. The QMK Configurator is freely available software which facilitates designing keyboard layouts and then turning them into firmware files. QMK keyboard firmware is an open-source keyboard firmware for Atmel AVR and Arm USB series controllers .The QMK Toolkit is freely available software which facilitates the flashing or application of firmware onto programmable keyboards.

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QMK
Written inC
PlatformAtmel AVR, ARM
TypeInput device firmware
LicenseMostly GPLv2, but has code under MIT, Modified BSD License, Apache License, and GPLv31
Websiteqmk.fm
Repositoryhttps://github.com/qmk/qmk_firmware

QMK (Quantum Mechanical Keyboard2) is open-source firmware for microcontrollers that control computer keyboards.345 The QMK Configurator is freely available software which facilitates designing keyboard layouts and then turning them into firmware files. QMK keyboard firmware is an open-source keyboard firmware for Atmel AVR and Arm USB series controllers 67 .The QMK Toolkit is freely available software which facilitates the flashing or application of firmware onto programmable keyboards.

Tools

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.8

References

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. Panos, Kristina (2021-08-05). "Kinesis + Teensy = QMK Advantage Over Your Keyboard". Hackaday. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
  7. "QMK technology application".
  8. Porter, Jon (2022-10-05). "The best mechanical 7LUCP to buy right now". The Verge. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
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