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# Quantum Mechanical Keyboard Firmware
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## What is QMK Firmware?
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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.
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## Get Started
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Totally new to QMK? There are two ways to get started:
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* Basic: [QMK Configurator ](https://config.qmk.fm )
* Just select your keyboard from the dropdown and program your keyboard.
* We have an [introductory video ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-imgglzDMdY ) you can watch.
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* There is also an overview [document you can read ](newbs_building_firmware_configurator.md ).
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* Advanced: [Use The Source ](newbs.md )
* More powerful, but harder to use
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## Make It Yours
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QMK has lots of [features ](features.md ) 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 ).
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## Need help?
Check out the [support page ](getting_started_getting_help.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 )
