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Keychron V8 Max (Alice Layout) QMK Custom Mechanical Keyboard

SKU: V8M-D1
$99.00

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The fully assembled version includes:
  • ABS plastic housing
  • The keyboard PCB, screw-in stabs, and the PC plate
  • Double-shot OSA PBT keycaps (including Mac & Windows keycaps)
  • Gateron Jupiter switches

The barebone version does not include the keycaps and switches.
No discount codes can be used for V8 Max.

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Keychron V8 Max

The V8 Max is a QMK custom mechanical keyboard with 2.4 GHz wireless and Bluetooth 5.1 connection. Coming in a 65% Alice layout, it offers a gasket mount design, sound-absorbing foam, double-shot PBT keycaps, and more to take your typing experience to a new level, delivering enhanced comfort and productivity.

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Customize Your V8 Max

Choose the keycaps, switches and more accessories for your V8 Max

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All-around customizable keyboard

To build a fully customizable keyboard, we designed every component to be easily assembled so you can customize and adjust any or every parts the way you want.

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2.4 GHz & Bluetooth Connection

Experience peak gaming performance on the fly with the 2.4 GHz wireless connection boasting a rapid 1000 Hz polling rate. For seamless multitasking across your computer, phone, and tablet, you can effortlessly connect the V8 Max via Bluetooth 5.1 to three devices.

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Dual Receivers

For a better 2.4 GHz wireless experience, the V8 Max comes with Type-C and Type-A receivers. Enjoy the quick plug-and-play time. Or, put them away in the keyboard magnetic storage slot at the top right corner.

Type-A and Type-C receivers for the V5 Max keyboard
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An Epic Core Inside The Keyboard

A powerful ARM architecture MCU equipped with 256K Flash will provide more flexibility for developers. The polling rate is 1000 Hz right out of the box, which makes the latency hardly noticeable even in competitive games.

OSA Profile Double-shot PBT Keycaps

These double-shot PBT keycaps have a similar height to the OEM profile and has an SA-like shape. We named it the OSA (OEM spherical angled) keycap. The PBT keycaps will provide excellent oil resistance, enhance the type feel, and prevent the legends from fading out.

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Switch Layouts Between macOS & Windows

Built with the Mac users’ experience in mind while still retaining compatibility for Windows devices, the Keychron V8 Max comes with a system toggle and an additional set of customized keycaps for both Windows and macOS systems. You can now save two different layouts on the keyboard, one for each system.

Gasket Mount Design

By adopting a gasket mount design along with a PC (Polycarbonate) plate, the V8 Max reduces acoustic resonance, delivering a softer and quieter typing experience with enhanced flexibility.

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Keychron Launcher

Program with QMK & Launcher.

The open-source QMK firmware means endless possibilities for key remapping, macros, shortcuts, and more. Now you can easily customize each key with the Keychron Launcher web app.

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Click here to use Keychron Launcher

* Please use the latest version of Chrome / Opera / Edge browser to open the Launcher and connect the keyboard to your device via wired mode.

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Hot-swappable

The hot-swappable sockets are mounted on the PCB, so you can install or change the switches without soldering. The PCB supports both 3-pin and 5-pin MX mechanical switches.

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South-facing RGB LED Lights

The south-facing RGB LED is designed to better illuminate the keyboard backlight from the typist’s angle with the premium non-shine-through PBT keycaps installed. The south-facing RGB is also free from interference when the users install OEM or Cherry-profile alternative keycaps on the keyboard.

Gateron Jupiter Switch

Our exclusive Gateron Jupiter mechanical switch (for the Fully Assembled version only) comes with a 3-pin design, its pre-lubed with a reliable Gateron quality standard with up to 80 million keystrokes lifespan. While their unique LED diffuser design offers high RGB backlight transmittance and softer backlight effect.
The banana switch provides an early tactile bump at the top with a uniquely smooth experience like those Panda switches on the market.

Gateron Jupiter Switch Features of Keychron V5 Max Custom Mechanical Keyboard
All New Screw In PCB Stabilizers of Keychron V5 Max Custom Mechanical Keyboard

Screw-In PCB Stabilizers

Even small part matters for your fingertip feel. We’ve integrated the PCB-mounted screw-in stabilizers for a smoother typing experience with less wobbliness on the big keys such as space bar, shift, enter, and delete. The Keychron V8 Max also supports third-party screw-in PCB stabilizers.

Looking for ISO Layout?

The V1 ISO collection comes with fully assembled keyboards with 🇬🇧UK, 🇩🇪German, 🇩🇰🇫🇮🇮🇸🇳🇴🇸🇪Nordic, 🇨🇭Swiss, 🇫🇷French, and 🇪🇸 Spanish layout.

Check The V1 ISO Layout Collection

What's in the box?

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Specs

Width138 mm
Length359.5 mm
Front Height22 mm  (without keycaps)
Back Height29.5 mm (without keycaps)
Feet Height2 mm
Angle4° / 9° / 10.5°
Weight745 ± 10g (Fully Assembled Version)
Body MaterialABS Plastic
Plate MaterialPC
Polling Rate1000 Hz (2.4 GHz and wired) / 90 Hz (Bluetooth mode)
Mount StyleGasket Mount Design
Bluetooth Device NameKeychron V8 Max
Battery4000 mAh Rechargeable li-polymer battery
Wireless Working Time (Backlit off) Up to 225 hours (Lab test result may vary by actual use)
Wireless Working Time (RGB) Up to 100 hours (Lowest brightness)
Charging Time Around 5 hours
Bluetooth Version 5.1
Compatible System Windows/macOS/Linux
N-Key Rollover (NKRO) Yes for both wireless and wired modes
Hot-swappable Yes. Compatible with most of the 3 pin & 5 pin MX mechanical switches such as Gateron, Cherry MX, Kailh, etc.
Keycaps (Fully Assembled Version)Double-shot PBT keycaps, not shine-through, OSA Profile (OEM height, SA shape)
MCUARM Cortex-M4 32-bit STM32F402 (256KB Flash)
SwitchesGateron Jupiter (Fully Assembled Version)
BacklightSouth-facing RGB LED
StabilizerScrew-in PCB stabs
Charging PortUSB Type-C
CableType-C cable + Type-A to Type-C adapter
Operating Environment-10℃ to 50℃
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Keychron V8 Max User Guide

Learn more about the Keychron V8 Max such as the V8 Max shortcuts, assembling the V8 Max, factory reset, and more in the FAQ section.

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Juho Kettunen
Awesome middle ground between familiar and exotic

I've had this board board like a year now, and I like it. The stock keycaps are good enough, and hotswap sockets allowed me to experiment with different switches: now I use Kailh Midnight Pros in the office at work. For me this board is a great middle ground between the familiar 75% staggered keyboards I had prior (Q1 and V1), and ortholinear split keyboards like ZSA Moonlander, which I also own.

I really enjoy the space bar layout here! I only need one of them anyway, so I can use the right one as an AltGr to get the european accented characters out more easily. And I've taken preference to having the function keys be under the thumbs, between the space bars. This makes it easy to access two additional layers easily, and have enough mobility to use almost every key on every layer without unreasonable finger acrobatics.

What I miss most is the function row. I have gotten good mileage out of them in the past as a software developer and a gamer, and find myself still wanting them on my board. I've not yet found the next best board that implements those function keys while keeping at least two function keys under the thumbs. If Keychron releases the V11 split keyboard after Q11, I will immediately buy it. Nevertheless, V8 is my regular workhorse keyboard at work now.

Keychron V8 Max QMK Wireless Custom Mechanical Keyboard 65 Percent Alice Layout Fully Assembled Knob for Mac Windows Linux Gateron Jupiter Red
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Keychron V8 Max (Alice Layout) QMK Custom Mechanical Keyboard

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The fully assembled version includes:

The barebone version does not include the keycaps and switches.
No discount codes can be used for V8 Max.

Please drop your email on "Notify Me When Available" if the product model is out of stock.



Type

  • Fully Assembled Knob
  • Barebone Knob

Color

  • Carbon Black

Switches

  • Gateron Jupiter Red
  • Gateron Jupiter Brown
  • Gateron Jupiter Banana
  • Barebone
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