Keychron, the gaming peripheral creator, has developed a name for itself as a defender of open-source software over the last few years. It has an entire 'Open Source Design Project', where it posts access to files to customise its keyboards, and it even uses ZMK and QMK, which are open-source software for keyboards. Open-source mouse firmware has gone unloved by the company, until now.
Keychron announced on X that it's currently developing ZGM, an open-source gaming mouse software for use with its mice. The company plans to launch it at the start of 2027. Keychron says in the announcement, "Every gaming mouse on the market runs firmware you can't read, can't audit, can't change. So we built it ourselves."
Alongside this, the company has published a new website, explaining the benefits of open-source gaming mouse firmware and how it came about. The new software is built on Zephyr ROTS and designed to be...
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