Keychron K5

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Keychron K5 mechanical keyboard
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The Keychron K5 is an ultra-slim full-size (104-key) low-profile wireless keyboard with an aluminum body, sold with soldered Gateron low-profile mechanical switches or hot-swappable Keychron low-profile optical switches.

Best for: office, mac users.

Keychron K5 specs

Layout full
Height Low profile
Connectivity Bluetooth, Wired
Hot-swap Yes
Stock switches Gateron Low Profile Red, Gateron Low Profile Brown, Gateron Low Profile Blue, Keychron Low Profile Optical Red, Keychron Low Profile Optical Brown
Keycaps ABS shine-through, low-profile
Case Aluminum body with ABS bottom
Mount Tray
Backlight RGB
QMK / VIA No
Battery 4000 mAh
Typical price $75
Sound (stock) light clack
Released 2021

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Stock switches in the database

The Keychron K5 is offered with these switches. Open a switch page for force, travel, materials, and similar alternatives.

Gateron Low Profile Red linear · 45g actuation The Gateron Low Profile Red (KS-33) is a 45g slim linear with 2.5mm total travel used in low-profile boards like the Keychron K-series and NuPhy Air line. Gateron Low Profile Brown tactile · 50g actuation The Gateron Low Profile Brown (KS-33) adds a light tactile bump to Gateron's slim 2.5mm-travel platform for people who want laptop-height keys with feedback. Gateron Low Profile Blue clicky · 65g actuation The Gateron Low Profile Blue is the original KS-27 low-profile clicky that shipped in Keychron's K3 V2, K5, and K7 keyboards.

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Alternatives to the Keychron K5

Keychron K3 (V2) 75% · $85 The Keychron K3 (V2) is an ultra-slim 75% low-profile wireless keyboard offered with soldered Gateron low-profile mechanical switches or hot-swappable Keychron low-profile optical switches, in white or RGB backlight. Compare: Keychron K5 vs Keychron K3 (V2) · popular
Keychron K10 full · $60 The Keychron K10 is a full-size 104-key wireless mechanical keyboard with white or RGB backlight, currently sold with Keychron Super switches (earlier runs used Gateron G Pro) and hot-swap sockets only on select trims. Compare: Keychron K5 vs Keychron K10 · popular
Keychron B6 Pro full · $45 The Keychron B6 Pro is the full-size sibling of the B1 Pro: a non-backlit ultra-slim scissor-switch (not mechanical) wireless keyboard with 2.4 GHz, Bluetooth, and wired modes, roughly 1200-hour battery life, and ZMK-based remapping via Keychron Launcher. Compare: Keychron K5 vs Keychron B6 Pro

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