Best 2024 Gaming Keyboards for customization options

#1 McHose GX87 Keyboard
4.9

Customization options were a major strength, especially the magnetic or ball-catch quick-disassembly case, hot-swap design, and easy access for mods.

Pros: value for money, customization options

Cons: cable quality, portability

#2 Glorious GMMK 3 Pro HE
4.8

Customization options were the strongest consensus positive, with reviewers repeatedly calling the keyboard deeply, uniquely, or extremely customizable.

Pros: materials quality, customization options

Cons: reliability, actuation consistency

#3 Keychron Q5 HE
4.8

Customization options were a major strength, with reviewers praising actuation tuning, RGB control, macros, layers, and broad remapping.

Pros: cable quality, typing comfort

Cons: portability, switch options

#4 Keychron K2 HE
4.8

Customization was one of the strongest themes, with reviewers praising per-key actuation, remapping, lighting, macros, and Hall effect controls.

Pros: wrist rest quality, onboard memory

Cons: per-key lighting control, switch options

#5 Glorious GMMK 3 HE
4.8

Customization was the strongest consensus attribute, with every review highlighting unusually deep physical, software, or checkout configuration options.

Pros: RGB lighting quality, layout options

Cons: frame rigidity, value for money

#6 Logitech G915 X Lightspeed
4.6

Customization options were a major strength thanks to remapping layers, G-Shift, Keycontrol, lighting controls, and broad key assignment options.

Pros: stabilizer quality, latency

Cons: ease of switch replacement, hot-swappable switches

#7 Keychron Q1 HE
4.6

Customization is widely praised for actuation, keymaps, macros, layers, HE features, and browser-based controls, though one dissenting review argued its practical appeal is narrow.

Pros: key stability, frame rigidity

Cons: profile management, reliability

#8 Keychron Q3 HE
4.6

Customization options were a major strength, spanning actuation tuning, key remapping, macros, lighting, keycaps, and per-key settings.

Pros: build quality, extra gaming features

Cons: switch options, hot-swappable switches

#9 Logitech G515 Lightspeed
4.6

Customization was one of the strongest themes, with reviewers praising broad remapping, profiles, lighting control, and KEYCONTROL depth.

Pros: latency, wireless performance

Cons: rapid trigger support, ease of switch replacement

#10 SteelSeries Apex Pro Gen 3
4.5

Customization was a major strength, with reviewers praising granular actuation, bindings, RGB, and profiles despite occasional complexity.

Pros: key responsiveness, durability

Cons: passthrough features, analog input support

#11 ASUS ROG Azoth Extreme
4.5

Customization options were a defining strength, led by the adjustable gasket, hot-swap design, OLED options, and broad software controls.

Pros: key spacing, reliability

Cons: rapid trigger support, analog input support

#12 NuPhy Air60 HE
4.5

Customization options were strongly praised for remapping, actuation tuning, lighting, layers, and Hall Effect controls.

Pros: frame rigidity, rapid trigger support

Cons: switch options, legend visibility

#13 Corsair K65 Plus
4.4

Customization was strongly praised, especially hot-swap support, onboard shortcuts, iCUE controls, remapping, lighting control, and hardware-level adjustments.

Pros: latency, durability

Cons: legend visibility, rapid trigger support

#14 Logitech G PRO X Keyboard
4.4

Customization is one of the line’s clearest strengths, from hot-swap layouts to Keycontrol, though cost and closed ecosystems limit it on some versions.

Pros: durability, per-key lighting control

Cons: noise level, sound dampening

#15 ASUS ROG Falchion RX
4.3

Customization is generally strong thanks to remapping, profiles, touch-panel options, and RGB controls, though software quality varies.

Pros: reliability, typing comfort

Cons: cable quality, wrist rest quality

#16 Alienware Pro Wireless Gaming Keyboard
4.3

Customization options were good for switches, lighting, and key behavior, but reviewers noted the lack of Hall effect-style advanced actuation.

Pros: key stability, backlight brightness

Cons: rapid trigger support, wrist rest quality

#17 HyperX Alloy Rise
4.2

Customization options are a core strength, with broad praise for plates, badges, switches, RGB, and profiles, though some reviewers felt the ecosystem was premature or overpriced.

Pros: compatibility, legend visibility

Cons: wrist rest quality, cable quality

#18 Corsair K70 PRO
3.5

Customization options were strong overall, especially on Hall-effect TKL models and iCUE, but some reviews saw limits from mixed switch coverage or brand software.

Pros: per-key lighting control, key responsiveness

Cons: ease of switch replacement, battery life

#19 Varmilo Muse65 HE Magnetic Keyboard
2.9

Customization options were mixed: the board offers layers and actuation control, but reviewers criticized the software workflow and sliders.

Pros: durability, key responsiveness

Cons: reliability, RGB customization