Keychron C1 Pro

Keychron · TKL · standard height

Keychron C1 Pro mechanical keyboard
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The Keychron C1 Pro is a budget wired-only tenkeyless keyboard with full QMK/VIA support, sold in white-backlight, RGB, and RGB hot-swap trims; the white and standard RGB models ship with soldered switches while only the top trim adds hot-swap sockets.

Best for: budget, programming, office.

Keychron C1 Pro specs

Layout TKL
Height Standard
Connectivity Wired
Hot-swap Yes
Stock switches Keychron K Pro Red, Keychron K Pro Brown
Keycaps double-shot PBT, OEM profile
Case ABS plastic
Mount Tray
Backlight RGB
QMK / VIA Yes
Battery n/a
Typical price $40
Sound (stock) clacky stock
Released 2023

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Stock switches in the database

The Keychron C1 Pro is offered with these switches. Open a switch page for force, travel, materials, and similar alternatives.

Keychron K Pro Red linear · 45g actuation The Keychron K Pro Red is Keychron's factory pre-lubed stock linear rated at 45g with 4 mm travel, shipping across the V series and normal-profile K Pro boards such as the V1 and K2 Pro. Keychron K Pro Brown tactile · 50g actuation The Keychron K Pro Brown is Keychron's factory pre-lubed stock tactile rated at 50g with a bump at 2 mm, shipping across the V series and normal-profile K Pro boards such as the V1 and K2 Pro.

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Alternatives to the Keychron C1 Pro

Keychron C1 TKL · $40 The Keychron C1 is a budget wired-only tenkeyless keyboard sold in non-backlit, white-backlight, and RGB trims, with hot-swap sockets only on the hot-swappable variants.
Keychron C3 Pro TKL · $35 The Keychron C3 Pro is a $35 wired tenkeyless keyboard that brings gasket mounting, sound-dampening foam, and full QMK/VIA support to the entry level, with a red-only backlight and soldered switches on the base model (the newer 8K revision adds RGB and hot-swap).
Keychron V3 TKL · $60 The Keychron V3 is a wired tenkeyless QMK/VIA custom keyboard with a hot-swappable PCB and double-shot OSA PBT keycaps, serving as the budget plastic counterpart to the aluminum Q3.

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