Mini Keyboards

11 Jan 2026 · Mini Macro Keyboards

Macro Keyboards
Macro Keyboards

I bought these (I bought Fin one too) ages ago from everyones favourite Chinese marketplace. If I'm being entirely honest, I bought them because they were £3. I forgot I'd bought them, so when they arrived, a week or so later it was a surprise parcel. I opened the pack and the surprises continued.

Sometimes you buy cheap things from ali and they're chintzy junk, sometimes they're epic. This time was the latter. I was so impressed with the mini KBs that I ordered a six key version from the same vendor after having used the three key one for a couple of days. I think the six key one was about £6.

6 Key Version
Six Key Version.


The three key ones are sat on bases 100x35mm, the top of the keys are about 30mm from the surface you put it on and the top of the knob is about 35mm they weigh 62gr.

The six key ones are sat on bases 100x58mm, the keys are about the same 30mm from the surface you put it on and the top of the knob is about 35mm they weigh 99gr. Both sets of key caps are slightly textured black plastic and the knobs are machined aluminium.
Drinkey Red
Drinkey Red Switch.
The real star of the show are the switches, I was expecting the whole KB to feel like chintzy junk but they feel like well finished solid bits of kit. I was expecting the switches to feel like orrible cheese, but they feel decent. They're not keyboards you type on, so I wasn't expecting cherry goodness, but these things are much better than I would've expected. They're quiet, sensitive, and have a smooth action. There's nothing not to like about them.

Both KBs have LEDs in them, I don't have em on, but you can if that's your thing. The connector is the now pretty much ubiquitous (and my favourite) USB C. So connecting them to your PC is a doddle.
Knob & USB C
Knob & USB C.
I've got the buttons on the three key one one configured as Windows Explorer, Command Prompt and Exit. The six key is PowerShell, PhotoShop, Windows Explorer, Command Prompt, VS Code & Exit. The key caps are plain so I've written on mine with white paint! The knob does volume controls on rotation and play pause on press. The knob is machined aluminium, up top is a circular pattern and the edges are ribbed and layered round the edges. The rotary encoders have 20 indents which feel nice as you turn them. I've stopped using the three key one in favour of the six key one.

The only downside to these is the software for configuring the keys. It's awful! You can get it to work, but it's chintzy. Luckily once you configure the buttons, you never need open it again! As everything else about the keyboards is ace, I'm happy to let the software slide. There are alternatives available on GitHub, but because it's one and done I've not bothered.
Awful Software
Awful Software.


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