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- # 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.
- :::
- ::: warning Advanced
- [Use The Source](newbs)
- More powerful, but harder to use.
- :::
- ## 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)