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9 Best Keyboards (2025), Tested and Reviewed
Keyboards are important. Regardless of whether you think about it, you probably use one every day. A keyboard that’s comfortable and easy to use is indispensable and helps you not only do good work but enjoy doing it as well.
Because we already have a separate guide focused on mechanical keyboards, this list instead places more focus on lower-profile keyboards and other nonmechanical options aimed at a more casual typist. There’s a greater focus on typing comfort and efficiency, instead of typing feel, and less emphasis on customization options like hot-swap sockets or keycap accessibility.
Be sure to check out our other peripheral guides for more, like the Best Mechanical Keyboards, Best Hall Effect Keyboards, Best Mouse, Best Ergonomic Mouse, and Best Computer Monitors.
Updated July 2026: We've overhauled this guide with completely new recommendations and helpful advice.
One of the highlights of Keychron’s current lineup is its selection of mid-century inspired keyboards with clean, simple designs and wood highlights. Instead of the standard gamer-y aesthetic, these keyboards offer a more refined style that looks at home on a professional’s desk. The K3 is the first low-profile keyboard in this series, offering a slimmer and more portable typing experience with the same fantastic design language. While this isn’t necessarily the best keyboard on this list by any one metric, I think it’s the most practical option for the largest number of users.
There are two versions of the K3: The typing-focused Ultra, and the gaming-focused HE. The Ultra uses standard low-profile mechanical switches, with options for either linear Red switches, or tactile Brown or Banana switches. These switches can be swapped out without any soldering thanks to the hot-swap sockets on the PCB. The switches and stabilizers come lubed from the factory, resulting in typing that feels smooth and offers a consistent, rattle-free sound when typing.
The HE offers only linear Hall Effect switches, but these allow for more advanced software customization, such as adjustable actuation distances (how far you press the switch before it registers an input) and Rapid Trigger (allows for more rapid keypresses by detecting the direction of the switch’s movement). While the enhanced customization of a Hall Effect switch is great for gaming, the adjustability won’t be worth the added cost and loss of switch customization for the average user.
The only tradeoff of this keyboard is that, compared with a full-size mechanical keyboard, it does lose some travel distance; a low-profile switch is 3.1mm total, compared with a standard switch’s 4.0mm. This can be preferable for users who prefer a snappier typing experience, or who prioritize a compact form factor.
Both models share the same compact form factor, stylish design, and open-source QMK software for customization, along with the ability to use Keychron’s web-based Launcher for adjusting key mapping and RGB lighting colors.
Keychron’s B2 Pro is one of the best scissor-switch keyboards available, mainly because of the customization it allows. This keyboard uses Keychron’s Launcher, an in-browser software that provides extensive and intuitive customization options for its keyboards, with everything from remapping and macros to multiple function layers. For any type of productivity work, this level of customization can be a great way to optimize an already-good keyboard to one that's perfect for your regular tasks, whether that’s mapping multimedia controls to a function layer or having specific key combinations ready at a moment’s notice.