# 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 <div class="flex-container"> ?> **Basic** [QMK Configurator](newbs_building_firmware_configurator.md) <br> User friendly graphical interfaces, no programming knowledge required. ?> **Advanced** [Use The Source](newbs.md) <br> More powerful, but harder to use. </div> ## 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.md), and changing the [keycodes](keycodes.md). ## Need help? Check out the [support page](support.md) 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/Uq7gcHh) * Contribute to our documentation by clicking "Edit This Page" at the bottom * [Translate our documentation into your language](translating.md) * [Report a bug](https://github.com/qmk/qmk_firmware/issues/new/choose) * [Open a Pull Request](contributing.md)