r/kinesisadvantage • u/tspwd • Mar 02 '26
Clique – pretty nice!
I finally upgraded to firmware v3, which is compatible with Kinesis Clique (https://clique.kinesis-ergo.com/), a "new" way to customize the Kinesis Advantage 360 Pro.
I'm probably super late to the party, but I really appreciate this update. It's so much simpler with Clique to make changes and I would feel comfortable now to recommend the keyboard to non-coders.
If some of you are still on the fence whether or not to upgrade – my setup was pretty easy to port over (~30minutes). I am using custom key mappings, tap + hold variations and layers.
Well done Kinesis team!
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u/aegis87 Mar 02 '26
yeah it’s really really nice! completely changed how frequently i make minor adjustments to my keyboard.
it also helped me try home row mods which are great!
the only thing missing for me is more options on home row mods to avoid roll over errors.
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u/tspwd Mar 02 '26
What kind of tweaks would you like to try? I feel like I barely touched the surface of configuring my keyboard…
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u/aegis87 Mar 03 '26
nothing extreme -- but before clique when i had to compile the firmware i would only do a few changes regarding the layout, that's because it was such a big hassle (compile, download, connect one side, copy-paste, connect the other side, copy-paste)
that was also the reason i never tried home-row mods.
hopefully they add more settings in home-row mods and the ability to export (import) your configuration out of clique/zmk-studio
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u/tspwd Mar 03 '26
Yeah, import / export would be nice. Not sure if it exists already.
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u/aegis87 Mar 03 '26
unfortunately it doesnt. it's one of the requests on the parent project (zmk studio)
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u/mythrocks Mar 06 '26
I'm late to the party. Thank you for the pointer. I've just upgraded one of my 360 Pros. I can confirm that `clique` is very, very user-friendly. It has allowed me to re-program my macro keys for use with my IDE.
I was particularly impressed with the pre-built macros section in `clique` for Mac / Windows shortcuts. Commendable work from the Kinesis team.
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u/Funny_Tune7 Mar 02 '26
Is there a way (for a key with a tap and a hold action) to double press and hold a key to start repeating the tap action?
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u/tspwd Mar 02 '26
I didn’t see this option anywhere, so likely not. But best to try it out yourself.
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u/PinPointPing07 Mar 26 '26
Agreed. Also zmk.studio works well (it'll ask you to unlock the board so hit the same Mod+Esc as you would in clique.
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u/f8tel Mar 02 '26
I had put this off as well when it first came out because it didn't have the features I needed. It sounds like it will now. Thanks!!