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Tobias V. Langhoff 16f367348a [Docs] Fix Space Cadet link (#5825) 
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QMK Features

QMK has a staggering number of features for building your keyboard. It can take some time to understand all of them and determine which one will achieve your goal.

  • Advanced Keycodes - Change layers, dual-action keys, and more. Go beyond typing simple characters.
  • Audio - Connect a speaker to your keyboard for audio feedback, midi support, and music mode.
  • Auto Shift - Tap for the normal key, hold slightly longer for its shifted state.
  • Backlight - LED lighting support for your keyboard.
  • Bootmagic - Adjust the behavior of your keyboard using hotkeys.
  • Combos - Custom actions for multiple key holds.
  • Command - Runtime version of bootmagic (Formerly known as "Magic").
  • Dynamic Macros - Record and playback macros from the keyboard itself.
  • Encoders - Rotary encoders!
  • Grave Escape - Lets you use a single key for Esc and Grave.
  • HD44780 LCD Display - Support for LCD character displays using the HD44780 standard.
  • Key Lock - Lock a key in the "down" state.
  • Layouts - Use one keymap with any keyboard that supports your layout.
  • Leader Key - Tap the leader key followed by a sequence to trigger custom behavior.
  • LED Matrix - LED Matrix single color lights for per key lighting (Single Color, not RGB).
  • Macros - Send multiple key presses when pressing only one physical key.
  • Mouse keys - Control your mouse pointer from your keyboard.
  • One Shot Keys - Sticky Keys, lets hit a key rather than holding it.
  • Pointing Device - Framework for connecting your custom pointing device to your keyboard.
  • PS2 Mouse - Driver for connecting a PS/2 mouse directly to your keyboard.
  • RGB Light - RGB lighting for your keyboard.
  • RGB Matrix - RGB Matrix lights for per key lighting.
  • Space Cadet - Use your left/right shift keys to type parenthesis and brackets.
  • Stenography - Put your keyboard into Plover mode for stenography use.
  • Swap Hands - Mirror your keyboard for one handed usage.
  • Tap Dance - Make a single key do as many things as you want.
  • Terminal - CLI interface to the internals of your keyboard.
  • Thermal Printer - Connect a thermal printer to your keyboard to be able to toggle on a printed log of everything you type.
  • Unicode - Unicode input support.
  • Userspace - Share code between different keymaps and keyboards.