Hi, guys.
By any chance, has anyone used, or is anyone using one of those mini keypads with knobs and a XP Pen graphics tablet with Krita (+Windows)?
If so, does it work well?
My idea was to use this mini keypad to leave my mouse and keyboard aside, as the space I have on my desk is very small.
Thank you in the advance.
Cheers.
If you want to use it on Windows then they should be fine, as there are no Linux drivers for them and there were users complaining that they couldn’t even get these “extra buttons” to work with alternative drivers on Linux. On Windows, most users were happy with them, but a few reported that these “extra buttons” were not very durable and fell apart after 6 to 12 months of intensive daily use. If that is true? Time will tell! 
I had looked into these models some time ago and decided against buying them because of the lack of Linux support.
Michelist
I used a similar device (Huion keydial mini) and it was good, but the device I strongly recommend is the Tourbox!
The only downside is that it’s expensive ($80 to $300).
The image shows how I’ve customized it for Krita. It soon gets second nature to use the different knobs, etc.
For example, I use the scroll wheel for undo and redo. Let’s say I’ve drawn 50 individual hairs in an eyebrow but don’t like how it looks. I can quickly scroll them away with with the scroll bar.
You can also assign operations for double-clicking or combining the different buttons.
It’s one of the neatest devices I’ve ever purchased.
Here’s a video about it:
I bought this one and I’m waiting for it to arrive. As soon as it arrives I will post my impressions of it here.
It was the cheapest I found. Even looking on Temu and AliExpress.
What interested me most were the 3 knobs, which I intend to use to rotate the image, zoom in and out and change the size of the brush tips.
I bought one of these on Amazon for $13 (at the time) and changed the most used keyboard shortcuts to accommodate all the keys except “prt scr”, “num lock” and the calculator. If it ever breaks, your normal computers keyboard would be able to use the same shortcuts until you can get another. And with this, it can be used outside of a drawing software as its original intention, a keypad.
Back here to answer my own question: yes, it works, and well.
I purchased the mini keyboard on March 24, 2025 and it was delivered on March 27, 2025. I have been using it regularly.
I made a review video about it for anyone who wants to know more about it.
Now, let’s see how long it lasts. 
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