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KEYCHRON NAPE PRO

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Compact programmable wireless trackball designed below/beside your keyboard, keeping control within reach.

£84.99

Limited first UK stock expected Wednesday 16 September 2026

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25MM TRACKBALL

A 25mm ball you roll with your thumb to move the cursor.

6 CUSTOMISABLE BUTTONS

Six buttons you can remap to the shortcuts you use most.

8-ANGLE SUPPORT

The stand holds the device at eight fixed angles.

1K POLLING

Reports its position to the computer 1,000 times a second.

UP TO 50 HOURS

Up to 50 hours of use per charge, backlight off.

FROM DIY IDEA TO KEYCHRON PRODUCT

FROM DIY PROJECT TO NAPE PRO

THE ORIGINAL IDEA

The Nape Pro started as a maker's own project in Japan — a personal build, not a company brief. Someone wanted a keyboard that fit the way they actually worked, and built it themselves to find out whether the idea held up. What began as a one-off experiment is the version of the Nape Pro you can buy today.

DEVELOPMENT

The DIY idea was refined over a development period into something that could be made properly and repeatedly. Each round of work moved it further from a single handmade unit and closer to a finished product with consistent parts and a consistent feel. By the end of that path, the concept was ready to be built at scale rather than one at a time.

THE GIZMODO JAPAN COLLABORATION

Gizmodo Japan picked up the project and worked on it with the original maker, which is what turned a personal build into a Keychron product. That collaboration is the step where the idea stopped being one person's project and became something a wider audience could actually get hold of. Everything after it follows from that partnership.

THE KEYCHRON PRODUCT

The result is the Nape Pro as it ships today — the same idea that started as a DIY project, now made and supported by Keychron. Nothing about the origin was smoothed over to get it here; the path from a maker's own build to a production keyboard is the point. What you're looking at is where that path ended up.

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KEYBOARD-FIRST CONTROL

WHY MOVE AWAY FROM THE KEYBOARD?

Pointing, scrolling, clicking and shortcuts all happen from where your hands already are, so the hand travels less between keyboard and mouse. The Nape Pro keeps every one of those actions within reach of the typing position.

Cursor movement, scroll, click and shortcut stay close to the keys instead of pulling you across the desk. You keep your place in the flow and pick up the next action without resetting your hands.

SEE IT IN ACTION

CONTROL THAT STAYS WITHIN REACH

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CUSTOM CONTROL

TRACKBALL, BUTTONS AND DIAL

Every input on the Nape Pro is yours to set up — the ball, the buttons, the dial and the click feel — and every change saves straight to the device.

POINT WITHOUT MOVING YOUR WRIST

The 25mm trackball rolls under your thumb, so the cursor travels while your arm stays put.

PUT SIX SHORTCUTS UNDER YOUR FINGERS

Assign all six buttons to the commands you reach for most and skip the trips back to the keyboard.

ADJUST THE FEEL AS YOU WORK

Turn the control dial to fine-tune the setting you use most without leaving the app you are in.

CLICK WITHOUT ANNOUNCING IT

Silent clicks keep shared rooms and late-night desks quiet while you keep the same tactile response.

REMAP EVERYTHING IN ONE PLACE

Keychron Launcher runs in your browser, so you can remap keys, buttons and the dial and save the profile in seconds.

KEEP YOUR SETUP ON THE DEVICE

ZMK firmware stores your mappings on the mouse itself, so they follow you to any computer you plug into.

EIGHT WAYS TO WORK

ONE DEVICE. EIGHT POSITIONS.

The device sits wherever your desk allows — directly below the keyboard, or off to one side beside it. That call is yours, not ours: the eight-position mount rotates through every angle so you can match it to your hand and your workspace instead of rebuilding your setup around it.

BELOW THE KEYBOARD — the classic centred position, tucked under the front edge of the keyboard.
BESIDE THE KEYBOARD — swung out to the side when the desk in front of you is already full.
LEFT-HANDED USE — the same eight angles mirrored for a left hand, no separate model.
RIGHT-HANDED USE — the standard orientation, set and re-set in seconds.
NARROW DESK — folds in tight when there is no room to spread out.
SHARED DESK — swings between two people without unclamping anything.
KEYBOARD TRAY — sits low enough to clear a pull-out tray above it.
STANDING SETUP — holds its angle when the desk moves up or down.

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MADE FOR MORE THAN POINTING

BUILT AROUND HOW YOU WORK

WRITERS

Keep both hands on the keys and let the words keep flowing.

DEVELOPERS

Jump between editor, terminal and browser without reaching for a mouse.

SPREADSHEET USERS

Move cell to cell and enter figures faster with a hand on the dial.

CREATIVES

Nudge, zoom and scrub your canvas without breaking your rhythm.

LEFT-HANDED USERS

Set the dial up for your left hand and work the way that feels natural.

SPLIT-KEYBOARD USERS

Place the dial between your halves and keep a compact desk clear and usable.

CAN NAPE PRO REPLACE A MOUSE?

For some workflows, yes — if you spend most of your day in text, code or spreadsheets, the dial can take over the pointing and scrolling you would otherwise do with a mouse. For others, it works best as a companion: keep your mouse for precision work and use the dial for the moves you repeat all day.

Either way, expect an adjustment period. The first few days will feel slower while your hand learns the dial, and most people settle into a mix of both that suits how they actually work.

What is the Nape Pro?

It is a compact programmable wireless trackball designed to sit below or beside a keyboard, so your hand stays off the mouse and closer to the keys. You point with the ball under your thumb or fingers instead of sliding a mouse across the desk.

Can it be used left-handed?

Yes. The eight-angle support accommodates both left- and right-handed use, so you can set the angle that suits the hand you work with.

How do I customise the buttons and dial?

Through Keychron Launcher and ZMK. Both let you remap the buttons and the dial, and you can also store mappings on the device itself so your setup travels with the trackball.

What connectivity does it use?

Tri-mode: 2.4 GHz, Bluetooth and USB-C wired. You can pair over 2.4 GHz or Bluetooth for wireless use, or plug in over USB-C when you want a wired connection.

Can I replace my mouse with it?

It may, for some workflows — and for others it works better as a companion to your mouse rather than a replacement. Either way, expect an adjustment period while your hand learns the trackball; that learning curve is real, not a reason the device is faulty.

When is UK stock available?

Limited first UK stock is expected Wednesday 16 September 2026. Please note this is an expected stock arrival date, not a guaranteed dispatch or delivery date — the date can shift, and it does not promise when an order will ship or arrive.

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