Our pick
The Logitech K380 is comfortable to type on, compact, and blessed with long battery life. Plus, it can pair with and switch between up to three Bluetooth devices.
This version of the K380 has a macOS-specific layout, so the Fn, Control, Option, and Command keys are where Mac users expect. It’s otherwise identical to the standard K380.
| Size: | 11 by 4.9 by 0.6 inches | Connection: | Bluetooth (three devices) |
| Weight: | 14.9 ounces | Estimated battery life: | 24 months |
We’ve recommended the Logitech K380 for more than six years (and, more recently, the K380 for Mac) because it’s comfortable, compact, and inexpensive. It lets you switch between up to three paired devices, and its battery has lasted more than two years for multiple Wirecutter staffers. Plus, it’s sturdy enough to use on your lap and small and light enough to slip in a bag and take with you. Our testers needed an afternoon to get used to the K380’s round keys; in addition, its arrow keys are small, and it lacks backlighting. Despite those flaws, we think the K380 is the best Bluetooth keyboard you can buy—especially at its low price.
Upgrade pick
The MX Keys Mini’s backlit keys are particularly comfortable to type on and don’t require an adjustment period. It’s nearly as compact as the K380, but it has much shorter battery life, and it’s pricey.
This version of the MX Keys Mini has a layout tailored to Mac users but is otherwise identical to the standard MX Keys Mini.
| Size: | 11.7 by 5.2 by 0.8 inches | Connection: | Bluetooth (three devices) |
| Weight: | 17.9 ounces | Estimated battery life: | five months with backlight off |
If you’re willing to spend more than twice as much for a better typing experience, we recommend the Logitech MX Keys Mini and MX Keys Mini for Mac. The backlit keys are a more traditional size and square shape compared with the K380’s round keys, and they’re well spaced and comfortable to type on. And like our top pick, the MX Keys Mini can pair with and switch between three devices via Bluetooth. But it takes up a bit more desk space than the K380, and its rechargeable battery doesn’t last as long—up to five months with the backlight off or just 10 days with the backlight on, rather than the K380’s two years.
Also great
The MX Keys offers the best typing experience of the full-size keyboards we’ve tested, and it can connect via Bluetooth or USB dongle.
Aside from its Mac-specific layout, this model is identical to the standard MX Keys.
| Size: | 16.9 by 5.2 by 0.8 inches | Connection: | Bluetooth (three devices) and USB dongle |
| Weight: | 28.6 ounces | Estimated battery life: | five months with backlight off |
If you want a full-size keyboard with a number pad, we recommend the Logitech MX Keys and MX Keys for Mac. The MX Keys has the same comfortable, backlit, and square keys as on the MX Keys Mini. It can pair with and switch between three devices via Bluetooth—like the other Logitech keyboards we recommend—and it can also connect via Logitech’s included Unifying USB wireless dongle. But it takes up much more desk space, and as with the MX Keys Mini, you’ll need to recharge the battery every week or two if you use the backlight (or a couple of times a year if you don’t). Next to basic keyboards, it’s pricey, but no other full-size keyboard we tested offers the same versatility and typing experience as the MX Keys.
Also great
The K780 is less expensive, more compact, and equipped with longer battery life than the MX Keys, but it lacks backlighting, and Logitech doesn’t offer a Mac-layout version.
| Size: | 15 by 12.3 inches; from 0.3 to 0.9 inch tall | Connection: | Bluetooth (three devices) and USB dongle |
| Weight: | 30.9 ounces | Estimated battery life: | 24 months |
The Logitech K780 Multi-Device Wireless Keyboard is the best choice if you want a keyboard with a number pad that’s more compact than a traditional full-size model like the MX Keys. Overall, the K780 is very similar to the K380—it has round keys, it can pair with and switch between up to three devices via Bluetooth, and it has the same long battery life, software, and warranty. The K780 also adds a built-in stand for smartphones and tablets, and it comes with a Unifying USB wireless dongle. But the K780 lacks backlighting, and there’s no Mac-layout version.
If you don’t use a number pad frequently but do need one sometimes, we recommend using the K380 or MX Keys Mini with a standalone number pad. The Microsoft Number Pad is sturdy and enjoyable to type on, and it’s the only model we tested that can pair with up to three Bluetooth devices and switch between them. If you want a number pad with full-size arrow keys and a navigation cluster, get the Satechi Bluetooth Extended Keypad. It’s flat and well built, but it costs more and can pair with only a single device at a time.
