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1 # Quantum Mechanical Keyboard Firmware 2 3 ## What is QMK Firmware? 4 5 QMK (*Quantum Mechanical Keyboard*) is an open source community centered around developing computer input devices. The community encompasses all sorts of input devices, such as keyboards, mice, and MIDI devices. A core group of collaborators maintains [QMK Firmware](https://github.com/qmk/qmk_firmware), [QMK Configurator](https://config.qmk.fm), [QMK Toolbox](https://github.com/qmk/qmk_toolbox), [qmk.fm](https://qmk.fm), and this documentation with the help of community members like you. 6 7 ## Get Started 8 9 ::: tip Basic 10 [QMK Configurator](newbs_building_firmware_configurator) 11 12 User friendly graphical interfaces, no programming knowledge required. 13 ::: 14 15 ::: warning Advanced 16 [Use The Source](newbs) 17 18 More powerful, but harder to use. 19 ::: 20 21 ## Make It Yours 22 23 QMK has lots of features to explore, and a good deal of reference documentation to dig through. Most features are taken advantage of by modifying your [keymap](keymap), and changing the [keycodes](keycodes). 24 25 ## Need help? 26 27 Check out the [support page](support) to see how you can get help using QMK. 28 29 ## Give Back 30 31 There are a lot of ways you can contribute to the QMK Community. The easiest way to get started is to use it and spread the word to your friends. 32 33 * Help people out on our forums and chat rooms: 34 * [/r/olkb](https://www.reddit.com/r/olkb/) 35 * [Discord Server](https://discord.gg/qmk) 36 * Contribute to our documentation by clicking "Edit This Page" at the bottom 37 * [Report a bug](https://github.com/qmk/qmk_firmware/issues/new/choose) 38 * [Open a Pull Request](contributing)