Keybow Kit (3-key) – Clicky keys

Keybow MINI is a 3-key version of our wildly-popular Keybow mini mechanical keyboard. Like its older sibling, Keybow MINI has RGB-illuminated, hot-swap, mechanical switches, and clear key caps. It's the perfect way to add a tiny macro pad to your desk, or to use as a little osu! controller.

This kit has everything you need (just add a Raspberry Pi Zero WH and micro-SD card) to build your own mini macro pad. It comes with your choice of clicky (Gold) or linear (Silver) Kailh Speed switches, and clear DSA-profile key caps that look incredible when lit up with the per-key RGB lighting. The fancy hot-swap Kailh sockets mean that there's absolutely no soldering required!

Includes*

• Keybow MINI PCB
• Switch plate
• Three Kailh Speed switches (Gold or Silver)
• Three clear DSA-profile key caps
• Acrylic baseplate
• Fixings and feet
• Micro-USB cable (50cm)
• Comes in a reusable mini kit box

*Just add a Raspberry Pi Zero WH and micro-SD card

It works great for media controls: map the keys to volume down / mute / volume up or previous track / play-pause / next track. You can use it as an osu! controller too. Or why not make some really complex multi-step macros to automate common tasks like opening a new email and pasting in some boilerplate text?

Keybow MINI works great with a Raspberry Pi Zero WH (with pre-soldered header), using the Zero's USB HID gadget mode so that it appears as a real keyboard when plugged into your computer with the included USB cable. We've built a completely custom, stripped-down, RAM-disk-based Keybow OS with a Lua interface to customise the layout and lighting on your Keybow MINI. It's Windows, Mac, and Linux-compatible.

Keybow MINI features

• Per-key RGB LEDs (APA102)
• Kailh hot-swap switch sockets (for Cherry MX-compatible switches)
• 40-pin female header
• I2C and SPI breakout header for add-ons
• Custom Keybow OS
• Compatible with Raspberry Pi 3B+, 3, 2, B+, A+, Zero, and Zero W
• Assembled size: 68.5x31.75x39mm
• Pinout

Construction

The Keybow MINI PCB has a 40-pin female header, like a regular pHAT, that plugs onto the 40-pin male header on the Raspberry Pi Zero W. The Pi is attached to the acrylic baseplate, and the whole thing is rigidly held together by metal standoffs. Rubber feet on the baseplate stop Keybow MINI from slipping around on your desk.