Logitech’s MX Keys Mini is my favorite compact keyboard for good reasons. It’s small enough to use at my desk or while traveling, yet sturdy enough to handle daily use, and it has all the features I want. It’s easily my favorite keyboard of all time, and I don’t see that changing anytime soon.
It’s so good that I have no problem recommending the Keys Mini over Apple’s equivalent offering any day of the week. While it’s usually $100, it’s on sale for $80 during Black Friday and well worth the price. Right now, you can get it at a 20% discount, which is pretty modest savings, but even a slight discount makes it well worth grabbing.
If you’re not a keyboard snob and just need a keyboard for casual use, I’d still recommend the MX Keys Mini. Typing on it is a great experience, especially if you like a minimal and compact layout.
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Why I like the Logitech MX Keys Mini keyboard
The MX Keys Mini has a lot going for it. The backlit keys automatically turn off when I’m not using the keyboard and turn on as my hands approach it. Its ambient light sensor automatically adjusts the brightness of the keys to my current lighting conditions, though I can also manually adjust this as well. The surface of the keys themselves are slightly concave, so typing on them feels great. I love this keyboard so much that I have two of them.
I also love the battery life. Logitech’s website says the Keys Mini will last up to 10 days on a single charge or up to five months with the backlighting turned off. That seems to undersell it. Even with daily use, I don’t find myself having to charge the keyboard more than once a month.
The top row of keys comes with some standard and not-so-standard abilities. The expected multimedia, volume, Esc and Del keys are present, along with the three easy switch buttons to change the Bluetooth connection to another device I’ve already paired to and the backlight intensity keys.
The keyboard has a useful and dedicated dictation key, a mic mute/unmute key and an emoji key to open the emoji window for supported apps. While I can’t say I’ve ever used the emoji key, I love the idea that enough typists want something like this and that Logitech included it.
The MX Keys Mini is about two-thirds the size of MX Keys.
Available in both Windows and MacOS options, the Logitech MX Keys Mini is easily my go-to recommendation for someone who wants a solid typing experience in a compact and competent package. It still tops our list for best keyboard in 2025. If you prefer the full keyboard experience, Logitech offers the MX Keys S with a dedicated number pad. And if you’re looking for a compact mouse to go with your MX Keys Mini, the MX Anywhere 3S will fit right in.
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