What is SpaceFN and why you should give it a try
The SpaceFN concept - setting up your space key as a layer switch when held - is probably one of the most useful tweaks in the keyboard hobby. Let me explain how it works. My SpaceFN article on kbd.news made some rounds recently - quite surprisingly given the age of this concept. This piece you're reading is a condensed version of the full post. If you're left with unanswered questions, you'll most likely find the info you're looking for in the original write-up. On my imaginary top list of the most useful keyboard features, tweaks and hacks, SpaceFN would deserve a podium finish for sure. But what makes it so special? In short: SpaceFN is easy to implement, easy to learn, costs nothing, can be used with any keyboard, and can improve your productivity instantly. I will list its benefits below, but can state right at this point that the SpaceFN concept, setting up your space key as a layer switch when held, is clearly one of the most useful tweaks in the keyboard hobby....
Apr 30, 2024
for anyone planning on buying this RGB model to mod in cherry switches/cherry clones i really don't recommend it. Cherry switchs (real ones) don't fit 4 pin LED's and have to be modded (can be done by de-liding and using a Dremel tool to remove material), and if you don't have a de-Soldering station its so F-ing hard to not ruin the pads on the LED solders. I ruined one of these boards that i tried to mod by doing it with a soldering pen and solder sucker, it was awful, bought a de-soldering station it was significantly less awful.
I've bought 3 of these boards, one of the Blue led ones, and two of the RGB, had no problems with any of them, I've only used the black switches, I've not used a real Cherry black, so i cant comment on that. Others below have said that the space bar feels mushy, i sort of agree, if your used to using a high end keyboard (i swapped from a full sized WASD Code with MX Greens) it will not feel nearly as good, but you do get used to it. The problem with it, is it just uses two stabilizers on the sides that don't have the tightest tolerance, so if you tap the space bar over the stabilizer rather than near the switch itself it will depress and not activate the switch (it doesn't have the metal bar between the stabilizers)
Note i couldn't get the software for this to work with Win10, but you don't need it to control the LED lighting modes (there's quite a few) it can be done with the FN+F8 keys, as well as brightness and color change( for single color mode) being tied to FN+arrow keys
i had been thinking about writing out a full review and/or a mod log for this board, if anyone would like to see that let me know i could find time to write it out and take pic's. if you have any questions you feel i might be able to answer feel free to reply to this
But the software is not English in case you didn't know.