VIA Macros - A simple tutorial

Here's how to create QMK macros in VIA! We'll use QMK keycodes, and I'll give several example macros.

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[sdeybsb]

You’re more helpful than anything I found from Keychron or VIA. Thank you!

[JoelB-egqv]

Thank you. I spent all day yesterday trying to figure out why my macro was not working. Today I found this video and it solved my issue in 5mins.

[mikes]

Just 2 mins into the vid and already noticed a few things...

You CAN just type the letter(s) for the macro and it will type it out. Might be because you're on an older version of VIA. Use the web version for latest updates. (Edit: looks like you found out/knew/lying about this later on in the vid)

VIA added delays sometime last year. I needed to update the firmware on my keyboard in order for it to work and update your version of VIA too (or just use the web version).

To add a delay, just simply put the milliseconds in {} curly brackets. for example: "Hello {500}World." This will type "Hello " then wait 500 milliseconds before typing "World."

And side note, VIA just released a newer version since this came out (v3 I think?) with new UI. Unfortunate since you just made this video a few weeks ago, but a good opportunity to remake the video with this new info and new interface :)

[floffice]

very few videos regarding VIA on the web. Good stuff, thanks. I'd be happy to see more of these

[am]

You make it seem all so easy... I want to use a DOIO Magaladon for MS Word and PPT. Can you suggest a good source for learning this? I'm not tech-illiterate, but I am growing increasingly frustrated with understanding it.

[yaot.]

just bought a keychron Q3Pro SE - the side M1 button wont work with your help above

[vini_artist]

Is VIA update de keys on the keyboard hardware or is it an interface that translate the press info to Mac/PC? I’m looking for a macro pad to use on pc, Mac and iPad with the same keys input programmed by me. Thanks

[jamesshamburger]

can you do a video on how to increase the amount of macros beyond 16

[korith]

your vid helped me understand more in 10 min then 5 days of me trying to figure this out. now i just gotta figure out why my macro pad isnt showing up

[deanewalpole]

I am here because I get the feeling you will be more helpful that official sources. This website look great, and I ca my K1 to pair but when I hit connect nothing happens, the weird little icon with the bowtie keeps a rockin. What am I doing wrong?

[thedeegee]

Is there a way to make it so the volume increments go by 1 instead of 2 for Windows?

[ArnabGhosh-wipv]

useful video...i am using my keychron k4 for 3 months but wasnt sure how to create the macros through via....thanks for the tutorial

[ixeu]

But can you put in numbers that define the time in ms between each button? That’s what I need!

[abdulbasir]

Thank you brother, just configured my keychron q6 pro keys

[kareemghattas]

how to map TWO keys to another key?

ive searched many times and can find no examples how to map two keys to another key

Something very basic like Left_CTRL + Left_ARROW = HOME

There is no provision to type two keys - just one - on the basic configure tab

Any help much appreciated!

[Dillydallydandy]

This was wicked helpful, thanks for sharing the know-how!

[ENZOSPEED]

Thank you, you have saved so much time for me. Is there anyway to hold shift or control key and release it when pressed again with any key?

[jlong]

So why won't it hit the same buttons I type out and just gives me an error lol

[kenji]

I managed to create homemods with via. I don't have options for setting up the time in ms as you'd expect on other configs for when the key is pressed and released and so on. But I've tested it with the Fn+Space for my space button and it worked nice. To update the config with stuff that the UI won't show you, you have to manually edit the json file that you can save & load.

[RyanCamaratta]

Why are a lot of qmk keycodes not showing as options in via for me? Stuff like capswords and modtap keys etc. just got a k6 pro, first mech, was able to do some cool stuff but seems a little limited without all the qmk parameters available