Features
All refurbished units are thoroughly factory tested, inspected, cleaned and disinfected and backed by the same 3 year limited warranty offered with our new models.
NOTE: May have minor cosmetic imperfections.
As the market leader in computer ergonomics, Kinesis has been designing and building premium-grade ergonomic keyboards for more than 25 years. The all-new Advantage 360 features our patented Contoured keyboard design now in a fully split form factor for even more ergonomic adjustability.
Separate the two key modules to shoulder-width and rotate them to reduce painful ulnar deviation. And use the integrated tenting mechanism to choose from one of three heights to reduce forearm pronation.
The Advantage360 Professional features low-force tactile “brown” mechanical key switches and shine-through ABS plastic keycaps to support the optional white backlighting.
The Pro uses open source ZMK firmware so power users can customize their keyboard layout, add additional layers, and customize various settings and share them with the Kinesis community via the 3rd party GitHub platform.
Ergonomic Features
- Concave keywells are scooped into a bowl shape to reduce hand and finger extension and relax muscles.
- Separating the keywells positions the arms at shoulder-width to keep wrists straight and perpendicular to the home row to reduce abduction and ulnar deviation. Learn More
- The keys are arranged in vertical columns (rather than staggered) to better reflect the natural motion of your fingers.
- The two keywells are “tented” to moderately raising the thumb side of the hand. Tenting puts you in a more neutral, “handshake” posture and reduces the stresses caused by forearm pronation. Choose from one of three heights depending on your preferences. Learn More
- The integrated palm supports reduce stressful bending of the wrists and provide a convenient place to rest your hands when you are not actively typing. Add the new premium pads for even more support (AC360PP Sold Separately) . Learn More
- The thumb clusters include frequently-used keys such as Enter, Space, Backspace, and Delete to redistribute the workload away from your relatively weaker and overused little fingers to stronger thumbs.
- The Advantage360 may look big, but it actually has a smaller footprint than most keyboards because we eliminated the numeric 10-key so you can place the mouse closer to your body, reducing painful “over-reach”. Learn More
- Functions keys are located in the number row and accessed via the Fn Key for reduce reach and enhanced portability.
Mechanical Key Switches
The Advantage360 Professional utilizes the Gateron Brown stem low-force tactile key switches. “Tactility” is a slightly elevated force around the midpoint of the stroke of the key which lets you know the switch is about to be activated. A tactile response is preferred by many ergonomists, because it cues your fingers that activation is about to occur and can reduce the frequency of “bottoming out” the switch with a hard impact.
SS or ZMK
Advantage360 SmartSet (USB)
The fully programmable Advantage360 features Kinesis’s new-and-improved SmartSet Programming Engine that allows you to customize the keyboard’s layout without installing any clunky software or special drivers, or accessing the internet. Record macros, remap keys, and much, much more using convenient onboard shortcuts. SmartSet works on all major operating systems and enables users to easily create, view, edit, share, and backup their custom layouts.
- 9 programmable layouts each with 5 programmable layers. Move between layers with a tap or a hold.
- Windows/Mac/PC Switchable (extra keycaps included)
- One-touch, onboard key remapping so you can customize the layout to suit your typing style and preferences
- Heavy-duty, on-the-fly macros up to 300 characters long. Choose from 9 playback speeds and add timing delays to ensure proper playback.
- All settings are saved to the keyboard’s 8MB flash memory.
SmartSet Programming App
Prefer a graphical interface for customizing the Advantage’s layout and settings? Download the SmartSet App from our support page and customize Profiles or Settings on Windows or macOS.

Advantage360 Pro ZMK (Bluetooth)
Unlike the SmartSet model which uses Kinesis’ propreitary SmartSet Engine, the Pro uses open souce ZMK firmware. Program the keyboard using the web-based configurator or simple text syntax. Power users can access the code on GitHub to build and share their own features.
Note: The Advantage360 Professional is designed for power users and is not nearly as easy to program as Advantage360 with SmartSet. ZMK does not support onboard programming so users who rely on that feature may not be satisfied with the Pro.
ZMK Configurator
The Advantage360 Professional GUI leverages an open-source, web-based application designed by Nick Coutsos. Add layers, customize actions, and configure basic macros.

Refer to the Advantage360 Pro Support Page for more information regarding setting up a Github account.
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Tenting
Integrated Tenting
With a press of a button easily switch between 3 tent settings (low, medium, and high) to reduce forearm tension. The low setting replicates the same tenting angle as the original contoured keyboards.

Advantage360 Low “Classic” Tent

Advantage360 Medium Tent

Advantage360 High Tent

Specs
Plug-and-Play compatible with all USB operating systems (no special drivers required)
- Windows 7-11
- macOS
- Linux
- Android
- Chrome
Mechanical Key Switches (Gateron Brown KS-9)
- Peak Force: 55 grams
- Activation Force: 45 grams
- Travel Distance: 4.1 mm
- Advantage360 keycaps are Dye-sublimated PBT
- Advantage360 Pro Keycaps are shine-through ABS plastic to allow for global white LED backlighting when enabled
Advantage360 Dimensions & warranty
- Width (with included 10″ linking cable):
- Min Separation: 15.25 inches; Max Separation: 21.25 inches
- Distance between F & J Keys: Min: 7.25 inches; Max: 13.25 inches
- Width of each module: 7.5 inches
- Depth (front-to-back): 8 inches
- Height: Min 2.75 inches / Max 4 inches
- Weight: 3 lbs 4 oz
- USB A-C Main Cable: Braided, 6 feet
- USB C-C Link Cable: Braided, 10 inches
- Warranty: 3 year limited
- Package Contents (US Version): Keyboard, Main Cable, Link Cable, Quick Start Guide, extra keycaps including 4 Mac modifiers, keycap puller, and Bridge Connector
Advantage360 Pro Multichannel Bluetooth & Rechargeable Batteries
- Wireless Bluetooth Low-Energy (BLE)
- Range: ~30 feet
- Battery: 1500 mAh rechargeable Lithium Ion (Estimated Lifespan: 3 years, we plan to offer replacement batteries for sale)
- Battery life: Backlighting On: 1-5 days / Backlighting Off: 1-3 months
- Multichannel: Switch instantly between 5 Bluetooth-enabled devices
Advantage360 Pro Dimensions & warranty
- Width
- Min Separation: 15.25 inches; Max Separation: Up to the wireless pairing range
- Distance between F & J Keys: Min: 7.25 inches; Max: Up to the wireless pairing range
- Width of each module: 7.5 inches
- Depth (front-to-back): 8 inches
- Height: Min 2.75 inches / Max 4 inches
- Weight: 3 lbs 4.5 oz
- USB C Charging Cables: Braided, 6 feet 3 inches
- Warranty: 3 year limited
- Package Contents: Keyboard, Charging Cable (x2), Quick Start Guide, extra keycaps including 4 Mac modifiers, keycap puller, and Bridge Connector