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product_id: 556538982
title: "C3 Pro QMK/VIA Custom Gaming Keyboard, Programmable 87 Keys Compact TKL Layout Gasket Mount, Red LED Backlight Wired Mechanical Keyboard with Red Switches for Mac/Windows/Linux"
brand: "keychron"
price: "€ 136.46"
currency: EUR
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category: "Keychron"
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# 1000 Hz ultra-responsive polling rate Gasket mount for whisper-quiet typing Fully programmable QMK/VIA software C3 Pro QMK/VIA Custom Gaming Keyboard, Programmable 87 Keys Compact TKL Layout Gasket Mount, Red LED Backlight Wired Mechanical Keyboard with Red Switches for Mac/Windows/Linux

**Brand:** keychron
**Price:** € 136.46
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> ⌨️ Elevate your desk game with the Keychron C3 Pro — where speed meets silence and style.

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** C3 Pro QMK/VIA Custom Gaming Keyboard, Programmable 87 Keys Compact TKL Layout Gasket Mount, Red LED Backlight Wired Mechanical Keyboard with Red Switches for Mac/Windows/Linux by keychron
- **How much does it cost?** € 136.46 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.at](https://www.desertcart.at/products/556538982-c3-pro-qmk-via-custom-gaming-keyboard-programmable-87-keys)

## Best For

- keychron enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted keychron brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Dual OS Compatibility at a Tap:** Switch instantly between Mac and Windows layouts with a simple key combo—no hassle, just flow.
- • **Lightning-Fast 1000 Hz Polling:** Experience near-instant key response for seamless gaming and productivity.
- • **Total Customization with QMK/VIA:** Remap every key and create personalized macros effortlessly to match your workflow.
- • **Whisper-Quiet Gasket Mount Design:** Enjoy a smooth, noise-reduced typing experience that keeps your focus intact.
- • **Durable Shine-Through Double-Shot Keycaps:** Show off your style with vibrant red LED backlighting and wear-resistant keycaps built to last.

## Overview

The Keychron C3 Pro is a compact 87-key TKL mechanical keyboard featuring red linear switches, a gasket mount design for reduced noise, and a blazing 1000 Hz polling rate. Fully programmable via open-source QMK/VIA software, it supports seamless toggling between Mac and Windows layouts. Its durable double-shot ABS keycaps with red LED backlighting deliver both longevity and a sleek aesthetic, making it a top choice for professionals and gamers seeking performance and customization.

## Description

desertcart.com: Keychron C3 Pro QMK/VIA Custom Gaming Keyboard, Programmable 87 Keys Compact TKL Layout Gasket Mount, Red LED Backlight Wired Mechanical Keyboard with Red Switches for Mac/Windows/Linux : Video Games

Review: I Absolutely Love This Keyboard - This keyboard is fantastic. It's my first mechanical keyboard and I couldn't be happier with it. I spend hours scrolling and looking for the perfect one, and it's this one. I have a black and red theme going on in my life, so that's a plus. But what's awesome is the backlight. I wanted a keyboard purely for functionality and this delivers that (with added style points due to the red space bar, esc, and enter.) I am sensitive to light and I have my whole house on lockdown at night with purely red light to minimize the disruption of night vision. Red backlight is all I really need, and it's all this keyboard has. This keyboard was made for me. It's not for everybody, but it is, squarely, for me. The software is intuitive and easy to use and connect to. I am on MacOS. I was bummed the keyboard didn't have a number pad at first until I realized that I never used any of the buttons above the arrow keys ever, and that I could fashion my own number pad by hacking the keyboard with Keychron Launcher. Now I have the function keys functioning as a number pad on the right, along with many other tweaks to the keycap layout and key binding that make my day to day life smoother. The sound of the keys is awesome. I used membrane my whole life and I didn't even know it. I knew nothing about keyboards before getting this. I got the red switch version because not getting red with the red theme felt wrong. They were super weird at first but now I can't go without them. They're super smooth, and they don't have much resistance. The keyboard begs you to type faster. It isn't satisfied. It is never satisfied. No matter how fast you type, it won't be fast enough. The keyboard is a taskmaster. It wants more and more and more from you. It breathes red light, red fire. It is frustrated, it is angry, like a dragon. It wants you to type faster. That's not fast enough. You'd better not make any mistakes. So yeah that's how this keyboard feels to type on and a taste of its personality. I have a GravaStar keyboard when I want to be more laid back but when all that matters is raw speed and performance, the C3 Pro is my go to. Also a note on the switches for those new to Mechanical Keyboard World. They're really cool though it may take you a while to appreciate the difference from membrane or cheap keyboards. These press down very smoothly and vividly and when they hit the floor, they stop. That's something I noticed last night, how hard the floor of the keyboard is. Once a key is pressed, it is on the ground. Bedrock, there's no flex. It's awesome. Subtle but really nice. Oh and in the video I'm pressing the keys hard at first to exaggerate the sound but then I show the keys actually activate before the cap hits the floor so the keyboard can also be used much more gently and quietly. Like I said though, this thing is speed demon and it will start to complain if you're too gentle with it. It doesn't want to be abused, but it wants to be at its limit at all times, constantly pressing that limit harder and harder until the limit is demolished. It kind of looks like the hot coals, the embers under a fireplace smoldering. It is the spirit of rage in a keyboard. If you have rage inside and you channel it through this keyboard, this keyboard will be very very happy with you.
Review: Fantastic for the price. - This mechanical keyboard is fantastic for the price! I had a Logitech G413 that was starting to jitter and repeat keypresses and I needed a decent replacement at a cheap price until I could get around to cleaning the contacts on my G413 switches. This keyboard turned out to be perfect for that. I love it so much more than the G413 and I paid nearly 3 times as much for that keyboard when I first bought it! Got it same-day delivery as well, thanks desertcart! I bought the Red Switch version (doesn't refer to the color of the keyboard, but the kind of switches the keys have; all models are black and red keycaps). The red switch version is supposed to be the quieter version compared to the brown. I don't have the brown switch version to compare to so I can't speak for it, but if you prefer your keys have more of a "clickty-clack" sound and that they require a bit more pressure to push, then you should buy the brown switch version, so I'm told. I like the Red Switch version a lot and it's supposed to be quieter, but I will admit that the keys are super easy to press which makes accidental presses more likely. Probably makes typing a bit faster though. The switches in the keyboard are not hot-swappable (board is fully soldered), but there should be no surprise there, given the price. The keycaps are fine, the (only) red backlighting looks nice, and the build quality feels great. The backlighting has 14 different modes you can toggle, using Fn+Q or Fn+PauseBreak keys, or you can turn the back light off entirely with Fn+TAB. I did get the VIA software working with this keyboard, but it does take extra work. This model keyboard hasn't been merged into VIA upstream yet, so you have to turn the "Design" tab on in VIA settings, download a json file from KeyChron's website, and load that into the VIA software in the Design tab on your browser tab. Once I did that, the keyboard was fully programmable. I programmed the right-hand side of the keyboard to function as a num-pad when layer 3 is on (which was nice because this keyboard is TKL, meaning no num-pad). Keyboard Layers 0 and 1 are for Mac and Layers 2 and 3 are for windows. VIA takes some getting used to as I hadn't used it before, but after some experimenting, it worked and I was able to program macros, swap caps-lock for the control key, do the num-pad programming I mentioned, etc. I did get myself stuck one time and some Googling showed me that the keyboard could be reset by holding ESC down while plugging the keyboard in, releasing ESC, and unplugging and replugging the keyboard. That reset all of my keys to defaults. The manual also mentions using Fn+J+Z to reset, but I haven't tried that myself. Having so much programmability in the keyboard is great! I just wish there were more indicators, like something which showed which layer was currently active. You can make your keyboard pretty unusable if you're not careful with the programming, so for novices it's probably best to watch a few YouTube videos. Of course, the programmability is completely optional. You can simply use it stock if you prefer. For the price, it's practically impossible to go wrong, as the cost of so-called midrange mechanical keyboards is 3-4x the price of this. It's worth getting just to have a backup mechanical keyboard around the house. I think it's better than my G413 and that keyboard still goes for more than $90 last I checked!

## Features

- QMK/VIA software support: QMK / VIA is open-source software for keyboards that allows anyone to program and remap each key easily and quickly. You can personalize your own keyboard layouts, shortcuts, backlight effects, and more.
- Gasket mount design: The C3 Pro uses a gasket mount structure to reduce sound resonance while adding more typing flexibility. Along with the sound-absorbing foam and the case foam, it provides you with a quieter and smoother typing experience.
- 1000 Hz polling rate & NKRO: Empowered by the high- performance ARM architecture MCU with 256KB Flash, it provides a 1000 Hz polling rate for a fast and responsive typing speed in your working and gaming. The NKRO feature is convenient to help you enter multiple keypresses at a time.
- Easy toggle between macOS and Windows: Press the key combo FN + CAPS to instantly change the keyboard working system to Mac / Win. And it accommodates universal keycaps compatible with both systems.
- Shine-through double-shot ABS keycaps: Made through the ABS double-shot process, the keycaps are durable and wear-resistant. Meanwhile, the shine-through legends lit up by the north-facing LED present a glamorous look at your fingertips. And you can also switch from more than 14 types of red backlights.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B0CBWH8VPN |
| Additional Features | QMK & VIA |
| Antenna Location | Gaming |
| Best Sellers Rank | #4,307 in Video Games ( See Top 100 in Video Games ) #361 in PC Gaming Keyboards |
| Brand | Keychron |
| Built-In Media | Keycap Puller |
| Button Quantity | 87 |
| Color | Red Switch |
| Compatible Devices | Gaming Console |
| Compatible Operating System Family | Windows |
| Connectivity Technology | USB-C |
| Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 468 Reviews |
| Enclosure Material | Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene |
| Hand Orientation | Ambidextrous |
| Item Dimensions L x W x H | 14.35"L x 5.43"W x 1.25"H |
| Keyboard Backlighting Color Support | Single Color |
| Keyboard Description | Gaming |
| Keyboard Layout | QWERTY |
| Manufacturer | Keychron |
| Mfr Part Number | P-C3P |
| Model Name | C3P-A1 |
| Model Number | C3P-A1 |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Number of Keys | 87 |
| Number of Packs | 1 |
| Number of Sections | 87 |
| Power Source | Corded Electric |
| Processor Count | 1 |
| Recommended Uses For Product | Gaming |
| Special Feature | QMK & VIA |
| Style Name | Contemporary |
| Switch Type | Linear |
| Theme | gaming |
| Unit Count | 1 Count |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Keychron
- **Color:** Red Switch
- **Compatible Devices:** Gaming Console
- **Connectivity Technology:** USB-C
- **Keyboard Description:** Gaming
- **Keyboard backlighting color support:** Single Color
- **Product Dimensions:** 14.35"L x 5.43"W x 1.25"H
- **Recommended Uses For Product:** Gaming
- **Special Feature:** QMK & VIA
- **Style:** Contemporary

## Images

![C3 Pro QMK/VIA Custom Gaming Keyboard, Programmable 87 Keys Compact TKL Layout Gasket Mount, Red LED Backlight Wired Mechanical Keyboard with Red Switches for Mac/Windows/Linux - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61FB-87wo+L.jpg)

## Available Options

This product comes in different **Color** options.

## Questions & Answers

**Q: How long is the cable?**
A: The cable is 1.5 meter long (59 inches), thanks.

**Q: Cheap, and hence not hot-swappable, right?**
A: indeed, this keyboard is not hot-swappable.

**Q: Can I use a usb to connect?**
A: yes, the keyboard comes with a usb-c to usb-a cord. this means that the usb-c end plugs into the keyboard, and the usb-a end plugs into a usb port on a computer, laptop, etc. you don't have to use the cord that comes with the keyboard.
hope this helps!

**Q: Are the switches hot-swappable?**
A: Not hot-swappable

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I Absolutely Love This Keyboard
*by J***N on February 15, 2026*

This keyboard is fantastic. It's my first mechanical keyboard and I couldn't be happier with it. I spend hours scrolling and looking for the perfect one, and it's this one. I have a black and red theme going on in my life, so that's a plus. But what's awesome is the backlight. I wanted a keyboard purely for functionality and this delivers that (with added style points due to the red space bar, esc, and enter.) I am sensitive to light and I have my whole house on lockdown at night with purely red light to minimize the disruption of night vision. Red backlight is all I really need, and it's all this keyboard has. This keyboard was made for me. It's not for everybody, but it is, squarely, for me. The software is intuitive and easy to use and connect to. I am on MacOS. I was bummed the keyboard didn't have a number pad at first until I realized that I never used any of the buttons above the arrow keys ever, and that I could fashion my own number pad by hacking the keyboard with Keychron Launcher. Now I have the function keys functioning as a number pad on the right, along with many other tweaks to the keycap layout and key binding that make my day to day life smoother. The sound of the keys is awesome. I used membrane my whole life and I didn't even know it. I knew nothing about keyboards before getting this. I got the red switch version because not getting red with the red theme felt wrong. They were super weird at first but now I can't go without them. They're super smooth, and they don't have much resistance. The keyboard begs you to type faster. It isn't satisfied. It is never satisfied. No matter how fast you type, it won't be fast enough. The keyboard is a taskmaster. It wants more and more and more from you. It breathes red light, red fire. It is frustrated, it is angry, like a dragon. It wants you to type faster. That's not fast enough. You'd better not make any mistakes. So yeah that's how this keyboard feels to type on and a taste of its personality. I have a GravaStar keyboard when I want to be more laid back but when all that matters is raw speed and performance, the C3 Pro is my go to. Also a note on the switches for those new to Mechanical Keyboard World. They're really cool though it may take you a while to appreciate the difference from membrane or cheap keyboards. These press down very smoothly and vividly and when they hit the floor, they stop. That's something I noticed last night, how hard the floor of the keyboard is. Once a key is pressed, it is on the ground. Bedrock, there's no flex. It's awesome. Subtle but really nice. Oh and in the video I'm pressing the keys hard at first to exaggerate the sound but then I show the keys actually activate before the cap hits the floor so the keyboard can also be used much more gently and quietly. Like I said though, this thing is speed demon and it will start to complain if you're too gentle with it. It doesn't want to be abused, but it wants to be at its limit at all times, constantly pressing that limit harder and harder until the limit is demolished. It kind of looks like the hot coals, the embers under a fireplace smoldering. It is the spirit of rage in a keyboard. If you have rage inside and you channel it through this keyboard, this keyboard will be very very happy with you.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fantastic for the price.
*by M***T on March 4, 2024*

This mechanical keyboard is fantastic for the price! I had a Logitech G413 that was starting to jitter and repeat keypresses and I needed a decent replacement at a cheap price until I could get around to cleaning the contacts on my G413 switches. This keyboard turned out to be perfect for that. I love it so much more than the G413 and I paid nearly 3 times as much for that keyboard when I first bought it! Got it same-day delivery as well, thanks Amazon! I bought the Red Switch version (doesn't refer to the color of the keyboard, but the kind of switches the keys have; all models are black and red keycaps). The red switch version is supposed to be the quieter version compared to the brown. I don't have the brown switch version to compare to so I can't speak for it, but if you prefer your keys have more of a "clickty-clack" sound and that they require a bit more pressure to push, then you should buy the brown switch version, so I'm told. I like the Red Switch version a lot and it's supposed to be quieter, but I will admit that the keys are super easy to press which makes accidental presses more likely. Probably makes typing a bit faster though. The switches in the keyboard are not hot-swappable (board is fully soldered), but there should be no surprise there, given the price. The keycaps are fine, the (only) red backlighting looks nice, and the build quality feels great. The backlighting has 14 different modes you can toggle, using Fn+Q or Fn+PauseBreak keys, or you can turn the back light off entirely with Fn+TAB. I did get the VIA software working with this keyboard, but it does take extra work. This model keyboard hasn't been merged into VIA upstream yet, so you have to turn the "Design" tab on in VIA settings, download a json file from KeyChron's website, and load that into the VIA software in the Design tab on your browser tab. Once I did that, the keyboard was fully programmable. I programmed the right-hand side of the keyboard to function as a num-pad when layer 3 is on (which was nice because this keyboard is TKL, meaning no num-pad). Keyboard Layers 0 and 1 are for Mac and Layers 2 and 3 are for windows. VIA takes some getting used to as I hadn't used it before, but after some experimenting, it worked and I was able to program macros, swap caps-lock for the control key, do the num-pad programming I mentioned, etc. I did get myself stuck one time and some Googling showed me that the keyboard could be reset by holding ESC down while plugging the keyboard in, releasing ESC, and unplugging and replugging the keyboard. That reset all of my keys to defaults. The manual also mentions using Fn+J+Z to reset, but I haven't tried that myself. Having so much programmability in the keyboard is great! I just wish there were more indicators, like something which showed which layer was currently active. You can make your keyboard pretty unusable if you're not careful with the programming, so for novices it's probably best to watch a few YouTube videos. Of course, the programmability is completely optional. You can simply use it stock if you prefer. For the price, it's practically impossible to go wrong, as the cost of so-called midrange mechanical keyboards is 3-4x the price of this. It's worth getting just to have a backup mechanical keyboard around the house. I think it's better than my G413 and that keyboard still goes for more than $90 last I checked!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great typing vs cost compromise. Moving the hobby forward
*by T***E on September 27, 2023*

I've been doing the mechanical keyboard thing for a few years now. Always on a budget, never the super expensive stuff. At this point I was wanting to try a gasket mount keyboard. That's right around when this board was revealed. The typing experience is great. I got the linear reds. They feel as smooth as it gets compared to the different boards and switches I have tried. The stabilizers all sound decent, no rattle. I wasn't sure how a gasket mount would feel in person. It doesn't really flex or bounce much unless you sit there and press down hard just to watch it move. But it does soften everything when typing and reduce some of the noise; the force of your keystrokes are no longer being trasmitted through solid mounting points or screws and into the rest of the keyboard and outer case. The foam gaskets around the edge are absorbing everything. It is very satisfying to type on. These gaskets DO move at least, there are other boards out there that are gasket mounted yet the end result is still very stiff with little movement. You can squish these keys down and watch the gasket work. I've seen a video where someone disassembled the board and showed how the PCB (circuit board) has flex cuts in it which would allow for further flex and typing feel, but it is mated to a steel switch plate. This kind of defeats the purpose, I wish this board had a polycarbonate plate. You can point to the limitations of the price point and say perhaps a steel plate is cheaper, but it seems like the flex cuts in the PCB would be an extra step/expense, so I don't know why those are present, only to have a steel plate. We could have taken the typing feel even further if those flex cuts were allowed to work. The keycaps are a bit of a weak spot, thin and slippery, but it's understandable. This is something easy to customize anyway with a set of keycaps that you enjoy. At least they included a few extra accent keys. The only other issues I have come down to personal preference. I wish the one color choice wasn't red. Blue, green, white, I'd rather be stuck with just about any other color if I can't have RGB. A budget board limited to the red color choice is something already done by certain other brands, it would have been nice to have a different color represented here as a different brand identity. I will probably leave the backlight off most of the time, but then it is hard to read the keys. I also prefer smaller form factor keyboards like 65%, so although I am enjoying this board, it is larger on my desk than I prefer. It has the function row that I don't need, and the extra keys on the right side taking up 2 inches more space. Obviously I knew this going in, not really counting this as a fault, I just hope they take this "Keychron Basic" branding even further, and we get different board sizes and colors. Ultimately I think this board is important for what it will hopefully do to the overall market and hobby, more than just how it stands as a keyboard alone. This is a nice leap forward and a shortcut for people entering the hobby, you can get a gasket mount keyboard with incredible sound and typing feel at this price now. That's crazy to think about. As long as you are ok with the TKL layout this is a pretty great option to start with. Although, at the last second, it occurs to me some of the compromises are pretty severe. A big thing about the keyboard hobby is customization. Without hot swap sockets for the switches, you won't be trying different switches on this board (unless you want to solder one by one). You won't be performing common mods on the stabilizers to make them quieter because the soldered switches won't allow you to remove them. And then you have the one backlight color limiting what you might do in terms of keycap color or overall theme. So in the end you are kind of giving up a lot just to get a gasket mount keyboard at this price. There are similarly priced budget boards that will have all those other features, but with a standard mounting style, so you have to decide what you'd rather have. If you don't care about changing switches or RGB colors, then I would say get some nicer keycaps and this is still a good buy. All we need now is for competition to push this even further, and to get more features added back in at lower price points. Overall I think this is a pretty unique idea that they had and I'm glad they did it. I mostly wish it had a PC plate and a different color.

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