Begin by opening the QMK Toolbox application. You'll want to locate the firmware file in Finder or Explorer. Your keyboard firmware may be in one of two formats- `.hex` or `.bin`. QMK tries to copy the appropriate one for your keyboard into the root `qmk_firmware` directory.
-{% hint style='info' %}
-If you are on Windows or macOS there are commands you can use to easily open the current firmware folder in Explorer or Finder.
+?> If you are on Windows or macOS there are commands you can use to easily open the current firmware folder in Explorer or Finder.
-Windows:
+?> Windows:
start .
-macOS:
+?> macOS:
open .
-{% endhint %}
The firmware file always follows this naming format: