The Best Gaming Keyboards for Mac

It pairs with three Bluetooth devices and has a 4000mAh battery. Its Keychron switches are rated for 50 million presses, and an inclined frame improves typing comfort. A 75% (84 keys) layout is unique to it among these picks, while the KN85 uses a 75% layout.

You get keychron Super Brown switches here, which sets it apart from the MK-Box and its red linear switches. Use the K2's dongle or cable for games; Bluetooth suits a laptop or tablet. It was priced above the K3 and below the K2 HE at the time of writing. There is no published polling rate figure, whereas the EK60 HE offers 8,000Hz.

It supports macOS and Windows. It shares a 75% layout with the KN85; the MK-Box goes with a 65% (68 keys) layout. You get gateron Hall effect magnetic switches here, which sets it apart from the MK-Box and its red linear switches.

You also get acoustic foam. Use the K2 HE's dongle or cable for games; Bluetooth suits a laptop or tablet. Adjusting actuation needs the maker's software or web tool on Windows.

Another plus: PBT keycaps resist shine. Only the K2 came close to it on price at the time of writing; it cost the most of the 6 picks.

It pairs with three devices. Its ultra-slim 75% layout pairs with up to three devices over Bluetooth 5.1, and it also works wired. It suits a laptop user who wants mechanical keys without a tall board.

It ships with keycaps for both Mac and Windows, and QMK firmware allows full key remapping. The aluminium top keeps it thin and light. You get low-profile mechanical switches here, which sets it apart from the MK-Box and its red linear switches.

Use the K3's dongle or cable for games; Bluetooth suits a laptop or tablet. It was priced above the KN85 and below the K2 at the time of writing. There is no published polling rate figure, whereas the EK60 HE offers 8,000Hz.

It switches between Windows and Mac modes. Its 75% layout keeps the F-row and arrows in 85 keys, and it connects over USB-C, 2.4GHz or Bluetooth to three devices. The gasket mount softens typing noise.

It uses pre-lubed Bsun linear switches at 45-50gf, and the hot-swap sockets take 3-pin and 5-pin switches. PBT keycaps resist shine. Warm RGB lighting glows around the keys and case edges, and every key is programmable.

It shares a 75% layout with the K2 HE; the K2 goes with a 75% (84 keys) layout. Use the KN85's dongle or cable for games; Bluetooth suits a laptop or tablet. When we checked, only the EK60 HE and cheaper picks cost less, and the K3 cost more.

It is priced near $35 at the time of writing. A 60% layout is unique to it among these picks, while the K2 HE uses a 75% layout. You get hall effect magnetic switches here, which sets it apart from the MK-Box and its red linear switches.

You also get adjustable rapid trigger. The EK60 HE needs a free USB port, so check cable length to your case or monitor hub. High polling rates use more CPU time; drop to 1,000Hz if an older system stutters.

Small layouts move keys to a function layer, so check the legend for arrows and F-keys. Adjusting actuation needs the maker's software or web tool on Windows. It was priced above the MK-Box and below the KN85 at the time of writing.

It has plug-and-play support for Windows, Linux and Mac. Its 68-key layout keeps separate arrow keys and Fn-accessible F1-F12, so little is lost against a larger board. The red switches are linear and light, and blue LED backlighting offers about 16 modes set from the keyboard.

You get a 65% (68 keys) layout here, which sets it apart from the EK60 HE and its a 60% layout. Red linear switches is unique to it among these picks, while the K2 HE uses gateron Hall effect magnetic switches. You also get full anti-ghosting.

The MK-Box needs a free USB port, so check cable length to your case or monitor hub. Small layouts move keys to a function layer, so check the legend for arrows and F-keys. No other pick here cost less at our last price check, and the EK60 HE was closest.