The Keychron Q6 HE 8K Wired Magnetic Switch Keyboard features a full size layout with ultra-fast 8000 Hz polling and ultra fast lime magnetic HE switches that enable precise, low-latency input for gaming and fast typing. It offers adjustable actuation points, Dynamic Keystrokes and Analog Mode for controller-like depth control and custom input behaviour on supported keys. Built with a premium aluminium frame, OSA profile double-shot PBT keycaps and screw-in stabilisers, it delivers solid acoustics and durability while USB-C wired connectivity with full N-Key rollover ensures reliable performance across macOS, Windows and Linux systems.
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Features
Keychron Q6 HE 8K Magnetic Switch Keyboard
Meet the Q6 HE 8K Edition—a precision-engineered full size layout custom magnetic switch keyboard. It sets a new standard with a groundbreaking 8K polling rate and Keychron Ultra-Fast Lime Magnetic Switches. This advanced combination provides unrivalled precision and control, allowing you to fully customise your setup to match your individual style and dominate the game.
Beyond its 8000 Hz polling rate and magnetic switch, the Q6 HE 8K Edition is built with a double-gasket design, full-metal body, and double-shot PBT keycaps. Together, these elements enhance comfort, stability, and sound, ensuring a refined and responsive feel across every use.
Full Metal Body
Hot-Swappable
Magnetic Switch
Gasket Mount Design
8K Polling Rate
Mac & Windows
OSA Double-shot PBT
Launcher Web Configurator
Wired connection
Sound Absorbing Foams
Latex Bottom Pad
Bottom Case Acoustic Foam
Bottom Case PET Film
Gateron Double-Rail Magnetic Switch
Adjustable Actuation Point
Rapid Trigger
One Key Multiple Commands
Gamepad Analogue
LKP (Last Keystroke Prioritisation)
MCU 256KB
The Fully Assembled Version Includes:
The keyboard PCB, the plate, the case, and the foams.
Keycaps (included Mac & Windows keycaps).
Adjustable-actuation-point Keychron Ultra-fast Lime Magnetic Switch.
The Q6 HE 8K is compatible exclusively with the Keychron Ultra-fast Lime Magnetic Switch. It does not support other magnetic switches, such as the Gateron Magnetic Jade or Gateron KS-20 Magnetic switches.
Design - A Piece of Metal Art
Colour
Colour Versions
The entire metal body is crafted from 6063 aluminium, a material known for its increased durability, stability, and premium feel. Not only is this aluminium more resistant to physical damage, wear, and tear, but it is also environmentally friendly and recyclable. These qualities ensure both aesthetic appeal and a commitment to sustainability.
Switches - Super Sensitive Fast Response
Keychron Ultra-Fast Lime Magnetic Switch
The Keychron Q6 HE 8K comes with pre-lubed Keychron Ultra-Fast Lime Magnetic Switches for an ultra-stable and ultra-responsive typing experience with an industry-leading, lightning-fast response time, and precise control over the way your keyboard feels and responds. Made from POM material, it delivers an incredibly satisfying, soft, and thicky typing sound, enhancing every keystroke for a more enjoyable typing experience.
Magnetic Switch
Adjustable Actuation Point
Customise each key with precision, adjusting actuation points from 0.1 to 3.35 mm with 0.01 mm sensitivity. Set shallow keypresses for instant actions and deeper ones for deliberate engagement, minimising accidental touches and giving you an edge in both gaming and typing.
Last Key Priority (LKP) & Snap Click
LKP allows seamless directional changes by prioritising the last key pressed, ensuring smoother gameplay in titles like Valorant. With Snap Click, deeper keypresses take precedence when two keys are hit at once, automatically resetting shallower presses.
*They are disabled by default, but you can easily enable them in the Launcher web app when needed.
One Key. Multiple Actions
Thanks to Dynamic Keystrokes (DKS), you can now assign up to 4 distinct actions per key based on press depth. A light press moves your character, a deeper press makes them run, and releasing the key enables additional commands. This layered control lets you execute multiple moves with ease.
Dynamic Rapid Trigger
Activate or deactivate keys based on how far they travel, not predefined points. This means immediate key reactions—press to activate, release to reset—allowing for faster, more precise keystrokes. In rapid gameplay, this translates to executing complex actions in real-time without delay, giving you a serious advantage during fast-paced sequences.
Analogue Mode
Experience the power of Analogue Mode on your Q6 HE 8K, bringing game controller-like precision to your keyboard. This mode enables variable inputs instead of the usual on/off signals, letting you achieve more fluid and dynamic control.
With each keypress, the Q6 HE 8K detects how far you press, translating it into different speeds and intensities. Enjoy nuanced control and heightened responsiveness in racing games, sports simulations, and more.
Launcher Web App
Program with Launcher
With the Keychron Launcher web app, you can effortlessly remap keys, adjust actuation points, set the magnetic switches, and customise any macro command, shortcuts, or key combinations to enhance gaming or work efficiency. Take control and optimise your productivity like never before.
HE Mode
Keymap
Backlight
Firmware
* Please use the latest version of Chrome / Opera / Edge browser to open the Launcher and connect the keyboard to your device via wired mode.
Precision
Wired for 8K Speed
The Q6 HE 8K achieves an 8K polling rate in wired mode, ensuring the lowest possible input lag and ultra-responsive performance. The stable, high-bandwidth wired connection is essential for reliably maintaining this high 8K data transmission speed.
Powerful Arm Core
An Epic Core Inside the Keyboard
Engineered with a powerful chip (MCU) with 1MB flash, Q6 HE 8K offers extensive flexibility for customisation and advanced functionality. It achieves an ultra-responsive 8K polling rate and up to 256KHz single-key scanning rate, ensuring every keystroke is registered with near-zero latency and exceptional accuracy for the most demanding gaming and professional tasks.
Experience - Smoother, Faster, More Satisfying
Customise
Customise Every Part
To build a fully customisable keyboard, Keychron designed every component to be able to assemble easily. Therefore, you can customise and adjust each component as you wish.
Keycap
Double-shot PBT keycaps of the Q6 HE 8K provide excellent oil resistance and prevent the legends from fading out.
Top Case
A solid, premium aluminium body for a quieter, vibration-free typing experience.
Switch
Powered by TMR technology, it allows you to fully personalise the actuation point through contactless sensing.
Plate
The soft mounts can help reduce vibration and noise and give a cushioned typing feel.
Sound Absorbing Foam
By absorbing echo and noise, the sound absorbing foam produces a cleaner typing sound.
PCB
The circuit board that registers keystrokes; hot-swappable versions allow easy switch changes.
Latex Bottom Foams
The soft foams that can help reduce vibration and noise and give a cushioned typing feel.
Bottom Case Acoustic Foam
Designed to dampen internal acoustic reverberations and absorb noise for a cleaner typing sound.
Bottom Case
A solid, premium aluminium body for a quieter, vibration-free typing experience.
OSA Profile Double-Shot PBT Keycaps
It has a similar height to that of the OEM profile and has an SA-like shape. Keychron 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.
Hot-Swappable
Unlike mechanical switches, which depend on physical contact, magnetic switches use magnets to detect key presses. It is effortless to swap out the switch with compatible magnetic switches.
*The Q6 HE 8K currently isn't compatible with Gateron, Jade, or other magnetic switches.
Double-Gasket Design
The Double Gasket Design is a new innovative structure in the industry. In addition to the gaskets on the plates, Keychron added silicone pads between the top and bottom cases to significantly reduce the acoustic resonance between the metals and reduce the noise of the impacted metals, ultimately delivering a superior typing experience.
Stability
Suitable for All Devices
Built with the Mac users’ experience in mind while still retaining compatibility for Windows devices, the Q6 HE 8K comes with a system toggle and an additional set of customised keycaps for both Windows and macOS systems. You can now save two different layouts on the keyboard, one for each system.
All New Screw-In PCB Stabilisers
The screw-in design increases stability and makes it easier for changes and upgrades. Precise craftsmanship makes the stabilisers more stable and less wobbly. The big keys’ (space bar, shift, enter, delete) typing experience is now more stable and smoother.
Backlight
South-Facing RGB LED Lights
The south-facing RGB 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 user installs Cherry-profile alternative keycaps on their keyboard.
RGB Backlight
Per-Key RGB
With Per-key RGB, every single key is a digital brushstroke. This feature lets you individually customise the colour of each key, transforming your keyboard into a vibrant canvas.
Mix RGB
With Mix RGB, you can split your keyboard into two custom lighting zones, each with unique effects. Create creative, high-contrast combinations to make your entire setup pop with vibrant style.
Backed by a 1 year Keychron warranty.
