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1# QMK Features
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af37bb2f 3QMK 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.
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6* [Advanced Keycodes](feature_advanced_keycodes.md) - Change layers, type shifted keys, and more. Go beyond typing simple characters.
7* [Audio](feature_audio.md) - Connect a speaker to your keyboard for audio feedback, midi support, and music mode.
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8* [Auto Shift](feature_auto_shift.md) - Tap for the normal key, hold slightly longer for its shifted state.
9* [Backlight](feature_backlight.md) - LED lighting support for your keyboard.
10* [Bootmagic](feature_bootmagic.md) - Adjust the behavior of your keyboard using hotkeys.
67cc5ceb 11* [Dynamic Macros](feature_dynamic_macros.md) - Record and playback macros from the keyboard itself.
12* [Key Lock](feature_key_lock.md) - Lock a key in the "down" state.
13* [Layouts](feature_layouts.md) - Use one keymap with any keyboard that supports your layout.
14* [Leader Key](feature_leader_key.md) - Tap the leader key followed by a sequence to trigger custom behavior.
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15* [Macros](feature_macros.md) - Send multiple key presses when pressing only one physical key.
16* [Mouse keys](feature_mouse_keys.md) - Control your mouse pointer from your keyboard.
67cc5ceb 17* [Pointing Device](feature_pointing_device.md) - Framework for connecting your custom pointing device to your keyboard.
af37bb2f 18* [PS2 Mouse](feature_ps2_mouse.md) - Driver for connecting a PS/2 mouse directly to your keyboard.
49c32021 19* [RGB Light](feature_rgblight.md) - RGB lighting for your keyboard.
7aaef162 20* [Space Cadet](feature_space_cadet.md) - Use your left/right shift keys to type parenthesis and brackets.
67cc5ceb 21* [Stenography](feature_stenography.md) - Put your keyboard into Plover mode for stenography use.
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22* [Tap Dance](feature_tap_dance.md) - Make a single key do as many things as you want.
23* [Terminal](feature_terminal.md) - CLI interface to the internals of your keyboard.
67cc5ceb 24* [Thermal Printer](feature_thermal_printer.md) - Connect a thermal printer to your keyboard to be able to toggle on a printed log of everything you type.
25* [Unicode](feature_unicode.md) - Unicode input support.
49c32021 26* [Userspace](feature_userspace.md) - Share code between different keymaps and keyboards.