@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ firmware built on the [Zephyr™ Project](https://zephyrproject.org/) Real Time
## Features ## Features
At this point, ZMK is still missing many features compared to popular firmware such as QMK. Here is a table comparing supported ZMK, BlueMicro, and QMK features: ZMK is currently missing some features found in other popular firmware. This table compares the features supported by ZMK, BlueMicro and QMK:
| **Feature** | ZMK | BlueMicro | QMK | | **Feature** | ZMK | BlueMicro | QMK |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|:-----------:|:------------:|:-----------:| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|:-----------:|:------------:|:-----------:|
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| User Configuration Repositories | ✅ | | | | User Configuration Repositories | ✅ | | |
| Split Keyboard Support | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | | Split Keyboard Support | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| [Keymaps and Layers ](behavior/layers ) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | | [Keymaps and Layers ](behavior/layers ) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| [Hold-Tap ](behavior/hold-tap ) (Which I ncludes [Mod-Tap ](behavior/mod-tap ) and [Layer-Tap ](behavior/layers/#layer-tap )) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | | [Hold-Tap ](behavior/hold-tap ) (which i ncludes [Mod-Tap ](behavior/mod-tap ) and [Layer-Tap ](behavior/layers/#layer-tap )) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| [Basic Keycodes ](behavior/key-press ) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | | [Basic Keycodes ](behavior/key-press ) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| [Basic consumer (Media) Keycodes ](behavior/key-press#consumer-key-press ) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | | [Basic consumer (Media) Keycodes ](behavior/key-press#consumer-key-press ) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| [Encoders ](feature/encoders )[^1] | ✅ | | ✅ | | [Encoders ](feature/encoders )[^1] | ✅ | | ✅ |
| [OLED Display Support ](feature/displays )[^2] | In Dev | In Dev | ✅ | | [OLED Display Support ](feature/displays )[^2] | 🚧 | 🚧 | ✅ |
| [RGB Underglow ](feature/underglow ) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | | [RGB Underglow ](feature/underglow ) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| One Shot Keys | In Dev | ✅ | ✅ | | One Shot Keys | 🚧 | ✅ | ✅ |
| Combo Keys | In Dev | | ✅ | | Combo Keys | 🚧 | | ✅ |
| Macros | In Dev | ✅ | ✅ | | Macros | 🚧 | ✅ | ✅ |
| Mouse Keys | | ✅ | ✅ | | Mouse Keys | | ✅ | ✅ |
| Low Active Power Usage | ✅ | | | | Low Active Power Usage | ✅ | | |
| Low Power Sleep States | In Dev | ✅ | | | Low Power Sleep States | 🚧 | ✅ | |
| Low Power Mode (VCC Shutoff) | In Dev | | | | Low Power Mode (VCC Shutoff) | 🚧 | | |
| Battery Reporting | In Dev | ✅ | | | Battery Reporting | 🚧 | ✅ | |
| Shell over BLE | | | | | Shell over BLE | | | |
| Realtime Keymap Updating | Planned | | ✅ | | Realtime Keymap Updating | 💡 | | ✅ |
| AVR/8 Bit | | | ✅ | | AVR/8 Bit | | | ✅ |
| Wide Range of ARM Chips Supported | ✅ | | | | Wide Range of ARM Chips Supported | ✅ | | |
[^2]: Encoders are not currently supported on peripheral side splits. [^2]: Encoders are not currently supported on peripheral side splits.
[^1]: OLEDs are currently proof of concept in ZMK. [^1]: OLEDs are currently proof of concept in ZMK.
Caleb Lightfoot
4 years ago