# Quantum Mechanical Keyboard Firmware

## What is QMK Firmware?

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.

## Get Started

::: tip Basic
[QMK Configurator](newbs_building_firmware_configurator)

User friendly graphical interfaces, no programming knowledge required.
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::: warning Advanced
[Use The Source](newbs)

More powerful, but harder to use.
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## Make It Yours

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).

## Need help?

Check out the [support page](support) to see how you can get help using QMK.

## Give Back

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.

* Help people out on our forums and chat rooms:
    * [/r/olkb](https://www.reddit.com/r/olkb/)
    * [Discord Server](https://discord.gg/qmk)
* Contribute to our documentation by clicking "Edit This Page" at the bottom
* [Report a bug](https://github.com/qmk/qmk_firmware/issues/new/choose)
* [Open a Pull Request](contributing)