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A great wireless keyboard can reduce clutter on your desk and help you type faster and more comfortably—on your computer as well as on your tablet, your phone, or even your TV.
After testing more than 50 wireless and Bluetooth keyboards over the years, we’ve found that the Logitech Pebble Keys 2 K380s—and its nearly identical predecessors, the Logitech K380 and the Logitech K380 for Mac—are the best wireless keyboards because they’re enjoyable to type on, versatile, and inexpensive.
The Logitech K380s is comfortable to type on, compact, and delivers long battery life. Plus, it can pair with and switch between three Bluetooth devices.
The Logitech K380 is nearly identical to the newer K380s; the biggest difference is the shortcut buttons in the top row.
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This model is identical to the K380, but with a macOS-specific layout.
This model has a number pad and a stand for your phone or tablet. Like our top pick, it feels comfortable to type on and offers long battery life.
This keyboard has a traditional full-size layout with well-spaced backlit keys. But it’s large and expensive, and it has shorter battery life.
The Air75 offers a premium typing experience, RGB backlighting, full programmability, and a variety of connection options in a convenient, compact layout.
The Logitech K380s is comfortable to type on, compact, and delivers long battery life. Plus, it can pair with and switch between three Bluetooth devices.
The Logitech K380 is nearly identical to the newer K380s; the biggest difference is the shortcut buttons in the top row.
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This model is identical to the K380, but with a macOS-specific layout.
The Logitech Pebble Keys 2 K380s is comfortable and compact, and it can connect to and switch between three devices. Its battery lasts years, and it’s super portable—sturdy enough to use on your lap, and small and light enough to slip in a bag and take with you. It comes in a variety of cute colors, too. The round keys take some getting used to, its arrow keys are small, and it lacks backlighting. But it’s the best Bluetooth keyboard, especially at its low price.
Its predecessor, the Logitech K380, has been our top pick since 2015. Both models are very similar—the biggest difference is the shortcut buttons in the top row—so we recommend whichever is cheaper. If you prefer a Mac-specific layout, you can get the K380 for Mac, though both models work across operating systems.
This model has a number pad and a stand for your phone or tablet. Like our top pick, it feels comfortable to type on and offers long battery life.
If you want a wireless keyboard with a built-in number pad, we recommend the Logitech K585 Slim Multi-Device Wireless Keyboard, which is more compact than many other models with number pads. Like our top pick, the K585 is inexpensive, offers a comfortable typing experience, and has a battery that will last for years. The K585 also provides a convenient stand for a phone or tablet, a feature that none of our other picks have. But this keyboard lacks a backlight, and it can connect to and swap between only two devices.
This keyboard has a traditional full-size layout with well-spaced backlit keys. But it’s large and expensive, and it has shorter battery life.
If you want a traditional full-size wireless keyboard with a number pad, get the Logitech MX Keys S. It offers a comfortable typing experience thanks to its well-spaced square keys, and it has a backlight, a feature that our top picks lack. The MX Keys S can pair with three devices via Bluetooth or a USB dongle. But it’s huge—it takes up way more desk space than our top picks—its battery life is shorter, and it’s comparatively expensive.
The Air75 offers a premium typing experience, RGB backlighting, full programmability, and a variety of connection options in a convenient, compact layout.
If you want a better typing experience and fun extra features, we recommend the NuPhy Air75 V2. This low-profile mechanical keyboard feels delightful to type on, and it’s available with a variety of switches. We recommend Brown switches if you’re not sure where to start, though you can swap out the switches, too. The Air75 has RGB backlighting and two snazzy light bars, it’s fully programmable with the easy-to-use VIA software, and it comes with extra keycaps for Windows and Mac. In addition to Bluetooth and an included USB dongle, the Air75 can work over a wired connection.
If you want a standalone number pad or Touch ID for your Mac, or if you have another specific need, we have more advice in the Other good Bluetooth keyboards section below.
Kimber Streams has been reviewing keyboards of all shapes and sizes for Wirecutter since 2014. They’ve combed through studies about hand sizes and computer ergonomics, solicited the opinions of panel testers with varying needs and preferences, and lived with our picks for years.
Wireless keyboards can help you declutter your desk, allow you to type more comfortably on your phone or tablet, or let you use a computer or a TV streaming device from your couch. Desktops, laptops, tablets, phones, smart TVs, and streaming devices all use Bluetooth, and the best Bluetooth keyboards can switch easily between multiple devices.
This guide focuses on wireless membrane, scissor-switch, and low-profile mechanical keyboards. If you’re looking for a wireless mechanical or ergonomic keyboard, head over to those guides. Most of the picks in this guide aren’t suited for gaming, as their Bluetooth connections introduce a delay, and they’re not designed to register more than a few simultaneous key presses. If you need that, check out our gaming keyboard guide.
We’ve spent thousands of hours typing on keyboards of all kinds to help you find a comfortable, satisfying option that fits your needs and budget.
Following are the features we look for in a great wireless keyboard:
We use each keyboard on Windows and Mac for at least a day of work involving lots (and lots!) of typing, and we test portability and build quality by commuting with the finalists. In previous years, we also solicited the opinion of panel testers with different hand sizes and typing techniques; we’ve applied our comfort findings from previous years’ test panels to our latest round of testing.
The Logitech K380s is comfortable to type on, compact, and delivers long battery life. Plus, it can pair with and switch between three Bluetooth devices.
The Logitech K380 is nearly identical to the newer K380s; the biggest difference is the shortcut buttons in the top row.
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This model is identical to the K380, but with a macOS-specific layout.
The Logitech Pebble Keys 2 K380s is a comfortable, compact, and inexpensive keyboard. And its nearly identical predecessors, the Logitech K380 and the Logitech K380 for Mac, have been our top picks since 2015. All three models offer long battery life, can switch between three paired devices, and come in a variety of cute colors. Their round keys take some getting used to, their arrow keys are small, and they lack backlighting, but they’re the best Bluetooth keyboards, especially at their low prices.
It has a compact, convenient, laptop-like layout. The K380s has all the most frequently used keys, including function, media, and small arrow keys. It lacks a number pad, but as a result it takes up much less room on a desk and is small and light enough to slip in a bag and take with you.
The K380s is comfortable to type on, though its round keys take some getting used to. Its keys don’t feel cramped or too small, but our panel testers and I took about an hour to adjust to the larger gaps between the round keys. The keyboard’s slight slope is comfortable for long typing sessions, and it doesn’t creak or flex under spirited typing like cheaper models we’ve tested.
It can pair with and switch between three devices via Bluetooth. You could use the K380s to start typing an email on your computer, move to your smartphone to send a quick text message, switch to your Apple TV to change your background entertainment, and then swap back to your computer to finish up that email. It doesn’t come with a USB dongle, but the K380s is compatible with Logitech’s Bolt receiver if you want to buy one separately. The older K380 and K380 for Mac are not compatible with Logitech’s Unifying or Bolt receivers.
Our pick’s battery life is measured in years. It runs on two included AAA batteries, and Logitech claims the K380s will last for three years—a year longer than its predecessor—due to the more energy-efficient Bluetooth 5.1 and a new “deep sleep” mode when the keyboard isn’t in use. My K380 is still going strong after two years, and other Wirecutter staffers have seen similarly long battery life from their K380 keyboards. We also like that the batteries are easy to replace when they wear out.
Numerous Wirecutter staffers have used the Logitech K380 for years, since we first made it our top pick in 2015.
Over a year and a half, I typed hundreds of thousands of words on the K380 and traveled with it a few times a month. Aside from shiny spots worn into the most used keys, the K380 looks just as good and works just as well as on the day it arrived. And the battery hasn’t run out in that time.
Wirecutter senior editor Courtney Schley has used the K380 daily for about four and a half years and reports that the keyboard still works great despite periodic abuse from young kids who grab it and use it to “work.” She also noted shiny spots on the keys, and the F5 key popped off, but she said, “I’ve had to replace the battery so rarely, I couldn’t even tell you when I last did it.”
After 18 months of owning the K380, deputy editor Christine Cyr Clisset also praised the long battery life, saying she hadn’t needed to replace the battery in that time. She frequently has to re-pair the K380 to her personal MacBook, although it has no problems with an employer-owned MacBook Pro.
In 2018, Wirecutter’s Andrew Cunningham said of his K380, “I’ve had it for more than two years, and I still haven’t replaced the original AAA batteries it came with.” As of 2020, he had changed the batteries once and encountered an issue with the spacebar sticking. He fixed the spacebar by removing it, cleaning it, and putting it back on.
It has small arrow keys and lacks a built-in number pad. If you need a full-size number pad or larger arrow keys, consider a separate number pad to use with our pick or check out our full-size or upgrade picks, both of which have standard-size arrow keys.
It also lacks backlit keys. But we think that’s a fair trade-off for long battery life.
It isn’t fully programmable. You can customize a few of the keys using the Logi Options+ software, but it also works just fine without the software.
This model has a number pad and a stand for your phone or tablet. Like our top pick, it feels comfortable to type on and offers long battery life.
If you want a built-in number pad, we recommend the Logitech K585 Slim Multi-Device Wireless Keyboard, which is more compact than many other keyboards with number pads. Like our top pick, the K585 is inexpensive, feels good to type on, and offers long battery life. It also has a convenient stand for a phone or tablet, an unusual feature that our other picks lack. But the K585 doesn’t have a backlight, and it can connect to and swap between only two devices.
It incorporates a number pad but doesn’t crowd your desk. With its compact full-size layout, the K585 takes up more desk space than the K380s but is more than 2 inches narrower than the full-size MX Keys S. The K585’s up and down arrow keys are a bit cramped; if you want standard-size arrow keys, consider the MX Keys S or our upgrade pick instead.
The traditional square keys are responsive and comfortable to type on. The K585’s keys don’t feel as cushy or satisfying as those of more expensive options such as the MX Keys S or our upgrade pick. But the K585 feels solid and reliable, unlike other, cheap-feeling options we’ve tested in this price range. Like our top pick, the K585 has a comfortable, gentle slope.
It can pair with two devices via Bluetooth or a USB dongle. It can’t pair with as many devices as our other picks can, but many people we asked swap between only two devices anyway, so this keyboard should be suitable for most people’s needs. At the top of the K585, you’ll find a convenient cavity to store the USB dongle when you’re not using it.
Like our top pick, the K585 has long battery life. The K585 runs on two easy-to-replace AAA batteries, and Logitech promises two years of battery life for this model. We haven’t been able to test that claim yet, but the company’s battery-life estimates on its other keyboards, including our top pick, have proven accurate in our testing. Like the K380s, the K585 lacks backlit keys.
We like its handy phone and tablet stand. But to take advantage of the stand, you might have to remove your mobile device’s case, if you use one. My phone case is about a half-inch thick, and I found the slot to be a tight fit. None of our other picks have a built-in stand; if you want to use any of those keyboards with a phone or tablet, you need a separate stand. Like our top pick, the K585 allows you to customize some of its keys in the Logi Options+ software, but it isn’t fully programmable.
This keyboard has a traditional full-size layout with well-spaced backlit keys. But it’s large and expensive, and it has shorter battery life.
If you want a traditional full-size wireless keyboard, we recommend the Logitech MX Keys S. It has backlit keys that are well spaced and comfortable to type on, and it can pair with three devices via Bluetooth or a USB dongle. But the MX Keys S takes up much more desk space and has shorter battery life than our other picks, and it’s pricey, too.
This full-size keyboard hogs a lot of desk space. In addition to the core block of keys, the MX Keys S has full-size arrow keys, a navigation cluster, and a number pad. As a result, it’s about 6 inches wider than the K380s and more than 2 inches wider than the K585. The MX Keys S is also heavier and less portable than our other picks.
The keys are satisfying to type on and quiet. Typing on the MX Keys S’s full-size, square keys feels more natural than typing on the K380s’s circular keys. Like our other picks, the MX Keys S has only a slight slope. And it feels sturdy and durable while you’re typing.
It can swap between three devices via Bluetooth or a USB dongle. The MX Keys S comes with a Logi Bolt USB Receiver but lacks a place for you to store the dongle when you’re not using it.
Its battery life is short, and the battery is not replaceable. Logitech estimates five months of battery life with the backlight off but only 10 days with the backlight on—much shorter than the years-long battery life of the K380s and K585. The MX Keys S recharges via an included USB-C cable. And unlike the K380s and K585, the MX Keys S relies on an internal battery that isn’t replaceable, and its battery life will degrade over time.
The Air75 offers a premium typing experience, RGB backlighting, full programmability, and a variety of connection options in a convenient, compact layout.
If you want a better typing experience and fun extra features, we recommend the low-profile mechanical NuPhy Air75 V2. It’s available with Gateron low-profile switches; we recommend Brown switches if you’re not sure which type you like best. Our upgrade pick also comes with convenient extra features, offering RGB backlighting, hot-swappable switches, full programmability in the easy-to-use VIA software, extra keycaps for Windows and Mac, and a useful wired connection.
It’s absolutely delightful to type on. The keys on this low-profile mechanical keyboard feel more satisfying to type on than the shallow scissor-switch keys of our other picks. And in contrast to other low-profile mechanical keyboards we’ve tested, its smooth switches don’t feel scritchy. The Air75 V2 has a comfortable, gentle slope, as our top pick does.
You can choose how your keyboard feels. NuPhy offers several switch options: tactile Brown switches with a satisfying bump, clicky Blue switches that issue a crisp clicking sound, and linear Red switches that offer less feedback but feel smoother. The Air75 V2 supports hot-swap, which means that you can remove the included switches and put in any other low-profile switch without having to replace the whole keyboard. (You can read more about switches in our introductory guide to mechanical keyboards.)
The Air75 V2 has fun RGB backlighting and two snazzy light bars. It also comes with extra keycaps for both Mac and Windows layouts, and has a convenient switch on the back to swap between operating systems. The Air75 V2 is fully programmable through the easy-to-use VIA software. At the time of our testing, the software didn’t automatically recognize the Air75 V2, but Nuphy provides accurate step-by-step instructions to get it working.
It has a convenient, compact layout similar to our top pick. The Air75 V2’s layout is similar to the K380s’, but our upgrade pick has full-size arrow and top-row keys. Our upgrade pick is compact and light enough to bring to a coffee shop or on a plane, and we also like the stylish NuFolio V3 carrying case that Nuphy sells for the purpose.
The Air75 V2 offers convenient wireless and wired connection options. It can connect to three devices via Bluetooth and a fourth device via a USB dongle. The Air75 V2 can also connect and charge through an included USB-C–to–A cable.
Our upgrade pick has shorter battery life but can also work in wired mode. NuPhy doubled the battery capacity for the Air75 V2 over its predecessor, and the company claims the V2 will last between 35 and 57 hours with the lights on and up to 220 hours with its lights off. We like that it also works in wired mode when the battery runs low or dies.
If you want another great compact option: The Logitech MX Keys Mini and Logitech MX Keys Mini for Mac are compact keyboards very similar to the MX Keys S—they have square, backlit keys, and they can pair with three devices via Bluetooth. But these models don’t feel as satisfying to type on and don’t have as many extra features as our upgrade pick.
If you spot a sale: The Logitech MX Keys and Logitech MX Keys for Mac are the previous versions of our current full-size pick, the MX Keys S. These older models are largely identical to our new pick, with two minor differences: They use Logitech’s Unifying receiver rather than the company’s newer Bolt receiver, and Logitech changed a couple of function-row shortcuts on the new model. If you don’t care about those features, get whichever one is cheaper.
If you need fingerprint log-in for your Mac: The Apple Magic Keyboard with Touch ID and its full-size counterpart are very expensive and don’t feel as nice to type on as our upgrade pick. But they’re still decent keyboards, and they are the only Bluetooth keyboards that support fingerprint log-in on macOS.
If you’re looking for the best number pad: The Satechi Bluetooth Extended Keypad and the Satechi Aluminum Slim Wireless Keypad both feel sturdy and work on Windows and Mac, but they can pair with only one device at a time. Satechi claims that the Extended Keypad will last for up to 50 hours of use on a charge, and you can recharge its built-in battery with the included USB-C cable. The Aluminum Slim version “lasts up to 2 weeks” on a charge, according to Satechi, but that model uses an older Micro-USB connection to charge.
We’re currently testing the larger version of our upgrade pick, the $130 NuPhy Air96 V2, for our next update.
Several companies announced new wireless low-profile mechanical keyboards at CES 2024. I spent some time with the following promising models on the show floor, and we look forward to testing them against our upgrade pick as soon as they’re available: the Asus ROG Falchion RX Low Profile, the $200 Monokei Systems, and the $100 Satechi SM1 Slim Mechanical Backlit Bluetooth Keyboard.
The Lenovo ThinkPad TrackPoint Keyboard II feels great to type on and includes a TrackPoint nub as well as left- and right-click buttons. But it can pair with only a single device and doesn’t have a Mac-layout option.
Apple’s Magic Keyboard offers a solid typing experience, but it’s expensive and lacks device switching, and Apple doesn’t make a Windows version.
The Cherry KW7100 Mini BT isn’t as compact as our top pick, it flexes under pressure, and it has sharp, uncomfortable edges.
The Cherry KW 9200 Mini, the Microsoft Designer Compact Keyboard, the Satechi Slim X1, and the Zagg Pro Keyboard 12 are expensive in comparison with our top pick and have limited layouts.
The Logitech Keys-To-Go can pair with only one device at a time and is coated in a Cronenbergian texture that Logitech calls FabricSkin. Typing on it felt like poking a person’s clothed thigh or pressing into a Band-Aid on someone’s arm.
The JLab Go Wireless Keyboard and JLab JBuds Wireless Keyboard flexed under normal typing pressure, and their keys felt cheap and rattly.
The Logitech K480 Bluetooth Multi-Device Keyboard is huge and heavy, and in our tests its large, clacky, plasticky keys made it feel like a Fisher-Price toy.
The Arteck HB030B has small, cramped keys. The keys on the Omoton Ultra-Slim Bluetooth Keyboard are strangely spaced, and it doesn’t come with batteries.
The Logitech K780 Multi-Device Wireless Keyboard is wider, heavier, and typically more expensive than the K585.
The Logitech Craft is expensive in comparison with the MX Keys S and isn’t as nice to type on or as feature-rich as our upgrade pick.
Both the Satechi Aluminum Bluetooth Keyboard and the Satechi Slim X3 Bluetooth Backlit Keyboard lack a Windows layout and a USB dongle.
Apple’s Magic Keyboard with Numeric Keypad is expensive and Mac-only, and it can pair with just one device at a time.
Microsoft’s Surface Keyboard is available only with a Windows layout and can’t pair with multiple devices.
The Cherry DW 9500 Slim, the Dell Premier Collaboration Keyboard KB900, the JLab Epic Wireless Keyboard, the Zagg Pro Keyboard 15, and the Zagg Pro Keyboard 17 don’t feel as nice to type on as our picks.
The Targus Energy Harvesting EcoSmart Keyboard dropped keystrokes during our testing, an issue we didn’t experience on other, less expensive models.
The Logitech MK850 Performance and the Logitech K375s Multi-Device Wireless Keyboard both felt cheap and unsatisfying to type on.
The Lofree Flow feels lovely to type on, but compared to our upgrade pick, Lofree offers fewer switch options and the Flow’s hot-swap sockets are not compatible with as many switch types. The Flow also has shorter battery life, lacks full programmability with VIA, lacks an RGB backlight, and costs more than our upgrade pick.
The Keychron K3 Max doesn’t feel as nice to type on as our upgrade pick. It also has shorter battery life, and the edge of its spacebar sits at an uncomfortable angle
Keychron’s K Pro lineup—including the K1 Pro, K3 Pro, K5 Pro, K7 Pro, and K13 Pro—is fully programmable in the VIA software utility and offers more layout options. But these models don’t feel as smooth and satisfying to type on, and you have to pay extra for RGB and hot-swap.
The Logitech MX Mechanical Mini and the Logitech MX Mechanical are low-profile mechanical keyboards, like our upgrade pick. But they cost more, don’t feel as nice to type on, and lack fun extra features.
The Foloda Wireless Number Pad flexes and creaks under normal typing pressure, and its keys rattle.
This article was edited by Signe Brewster and Caitlin McGarry.
Kimber Streams is a senior staff writer and has been covering laptops, gaming gear, keyboards, storage, and more for Wirecutter since 2014. In that time they’ve tested hundreds of laptops and thousands of peripherals, and built way too many mechanical keyboards for their personal collection.
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