How to change your keyboard backlight colors and effects using VIA. I demonstrate using a Keychron Q2 Max but this works for any keyboard that can run open-source QMK firmware (quite a few can).

Popular brands that ship with QMK installed include Keychron, NuPhy and KBDFans. Using VIA is much quicker than manually reflashing your keyboard every time you want to make a backlight change.

📋 Table of Contents:

Intro: 00:00
What is QMK?: 00:17
What is VIA?: 00:27
Compatibility: 01:00
Connecting to VIA: 01:12
JSON definitions: 01:38
Adjusting backlights: 02:15

🔗 Links Mentioned:

VIA:
https://usevia.app/

QMK:
https://qmk.fm/

Keychron Firmware:
https://www.keychron.com/pages/firmware

Keychron Backlight Shortcuts (Q2):
https://www.keychron.com/blogs/news/q...

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