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MinimalPad Studio for browser changes your pad’s keys from a Chrome or Edge tab, on Windows, Linux or macOS. There’s nothing to install. It reads what’s stored on the pad, so what you see is your real layout.

Open MinimalPad Studio

studio.minimalmacropad.com, in Chrome or Edge.
It needs Chrome or Edge. Firefox and Safari can’t talk to USB or Bluetooth devices from a web page. On a Mac, Studio for Mac needs no browser at all and does more.

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What you can do

  • Change any key, on any layer, and the dial’s press.
  • Add, rename and remove layers.
  • Put lighting and Bluetooth actions on keys.
  • Use advanced keys: tap for a key and hold for another, sticky keys, caps word.
App profiles, the dial’s turn, the Lights controls, and keys that open an app or a link are Studio for Mac features.

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Connect over USB

This is the most reliable way. You need a USB-C data cable: with a charge-only one, the pad never appears in the browser’s list.
1

Plug in the pad

The lights come on to show it has power.
2

Open Studio in Chrome or Edge

Go to studio.minimalmacropad.com.
3

Click USB / Serial

The browser opens its list of devices.
4

Choose minimalpad and click Connect

The pad’s name is lowercase here.
5

Wait for green

The status bar turns from amber to green and says MinimalPad connected. Your layout loads, and you can start.

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Connect over Bluetooth

Pair the pad with your computer first, then let the browser use it.
1

Pair the pad

In your computer’s Bluetooth settings, the usual way. See Pair a computer.
2

Connect in Studio

Open studio.minimalmacropad.com, click Connect device, then Bluetooth.
3

Choose the pad

The browser opens its own Bluetooth list. Choose the pad you paired. This lets the page talk to it, and doesn’t change the pairing.
4

Wait for green

The status bar says MinimalPad connected.
Bluetooth in the browser works best in Chrome on Windows and macOS. On Linux it may need a Chrome setting turned on. If the Bluetooth option is greyed out or missing, use USB.

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The status bar

There’s no unlock step. As soon as it’s green, you can change keys. Can’t connect? See Studio for browser problems.

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Next

Change a key

Pick an action, assign it, save.

Layers

Give the same 16 keys more than 16 jobs.