Keyboard

General

oouf mess

• http://techreport.com/articles.x/23405
• http://www.reddit.com/r/vim/comments/wcgb0/mechanical_keyboards/
• http://keyboardporn.com/mx-switch/kbc-poker/
• http://geekhack.org/

• http://hackaday.com/2016/03/15/the-origin-of-qwerty/ [1]

• https://gist.github.com/willwade/5330474

• http://www.keybr.com/#!practice

• http://mkweb.bcgsc.ca/carpalx/?full_optimization

• http://mathematicalmulticore.wordpress.com/the-keyboard-layout-project/
• http://zackshapiro.com/post/37569825579/im-trying-to-be-less-hyperbolic

• http://xahlee.info/kbd/keyboard_hardware_and_key_choices.html

• https://github.com/plover/plover
  • http://stenoknight.com/wiki/Main_Page

• http://www.openstenoproject.org [2]

• http://www.loper-os.org/?p=861
  • https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8510409

• http://i.imgur.com/FLfT9F1.jpg

• http://www.workmanlayout.com/blog/ [3]

• http://www.robopeak.com/blog/?p=282 - diy laser keyboard

• http://deskthority.net/wiki/ErgoDox

• http://www.davecooper.org/blog/2014/10/15/i-built-a-keyboard/ [4]

• http://samy.pl/keysweeper/ [5]

• https://evoluent.com/products/kb1/

• http://sangaline.com/blog/optimizing_for_swype/ [6]

• https://github.com/JuliusSweetland/OptiKey [7]

• https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11399072

• http://www.loper-os.org/?p=861 [8]

• https://github.com/zevv/bucklespring - Nostalgia bucklespring keyboard sound

• https://github.com/jackrosenthal/threelayout - A better modifier based keyboard layout

• Xah Keyboard Guide

• The 40% keyboard – TBF R&D - [9]

• The Planck Keyboard – OLKB
  • YouTube: What is a Planck Keyboard?
  • https://riomemorias.com.br/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/planck-keymap-v4.pdf

• Mechanical Keyboards Database - custom keyboards photos

• YARH.IO Plastic Planck Keyboard - Hand Wired 4x12 Ortholinear Mechanical Keyboard

Community

• deskthority

• geekhack

• KeebTalk

• https://www.reddit.com/r/mechmarket

• https://www.reddit.com/r/keyboardcirclejerk/top

Keyboards

• IBM PS/2 Keyboard Modification - For operation with some "newer" motherboards

• intro-to-alternative-keyboard-layouts.md

• Keyboard Simulator - Design and test virtual keyboards
  • https://github.com/crsnbrt/keysim

• https://github.com/faithvoid/KeyboardCleaner - A simple cross-platform program that disables your keyboard until you close it! Perfect for cleaning your keyboard while your computer is on.

Firmware

• QMK Configurator+

• https://github.com/ItayGarin/ktrl - A Supercharged Keyboard Programming Daemon keyboard

Misc

• I made a keyboard! – Tony Finch [10]

Split

• https://github.com/diimdeep/awesome-split-keyboards - A collection of ergonomic split keyboards ⌨

• https://www.reddit.com/r/ErgoMechKeyboards

• Raymii.org: Split keyboards, a five year review including the ErgoDox EZ, Matias Ergo Pro and Kinesis Freestyle 2 [11]

• Down the ergonomic keyboard rabbit hole - [12]

• https://github.com/MReavley/Slice36 - 36 key ergo split keyboard, designed around the Seeeduino Xiao platform. Inspired by the Corne, Ferris, Ben Vallack's videos and countless hours of perusing reddit and kbd.news, but ultimately this has been done up from scratch largely as an exercise for myself. The layout was generated through experimentation with scale drawings on my ipad, although emphasis has been placed on aesthetics and compactness.

ErgoDox

• Alpaca Keyboards: ErgoDox 76 "Hot Dox": Hot Swappable Ergonomic Keyboard
• Build Guide: ErgoDox 76 "Hot Dox" - KeyChatter.com - Mechanical Keyboard Reviews, News, Buyer's Guide, and more

• YouTube: Ditch your Shift key

ZSA Moonlander

• ZSA Moonlander
  • https://christine.website/blog/zsa-moonlander-first-impressions-2020-10-27
  • Impressions of the ZSA Moonlander -

• https://github.com/zsa/wally - Flash your ZSA Keyboard the EZ way.

• YouTube: ErgoDox EZ
• YouTube: (1) My CRAZY 36 Key 5x3 Moonlander Layout (But It Works!)

Dactyl

• Dactyl keyboard

• https://github.com/stingray127/handwirehotswap - A 3D printed, Solderless Hot Swap Socket to build keyswitch matrixes

Keyboardio

• Keyboardio - With a hardwood body, mechanical switches & custom-sculpted keycaps, it's a dream to type on. It comes with source code & a screwdriver.
  • https://bitbucket.org/jamesnvc/keyboardiolayout

SofleKeyboard

• https://github.com/josefadamcik/SofleKeyboard - A split keyboard based on Lily58, Crkbd and Helix keyboards

Dumang DK6

• 超酷科技-产品-毒蟒键盘-模块化键盘-DK6-DUMANG

• https://github.com/mayanez/dumang-keyboard-ctrl - This is an open-source toolset for use with the DuMang DK6 line of keyboards from Beyong Q (www.beyondq.com/).These keyboards are fully programmable and support multiple layers.

• Dumang DK6 Scorpion Venom : MechanicalKeyboards
• Dumang DK6 (2019) review - I couldn't decide on a split keyboard layout so I got a modular keyboard to do them all : MechanicalKeyboards
• DUMANG DK6: This is some next level ergo shit : MechanicalKeyboards
• Dumang DK6 modular keyboard now with a 3D printed tenting case : ErgoMechKeyboards -

Keycaps

• https://www.reddit.com/r/keycapdesigners

• YouTube: ULTIMATE Mechanical Keyboard Keycap Replacement "How To" Guide
  • Ultimate Keycap Replacement Guide - LTT Official - Linus Tech Tips

• YouTube: $200 Keycaps Vs Cheap Keycaps - Why

• YouTube: I Made my Own Keyboard Keycaps!!

• https://github.com/pseudoku/PseudoMakeMeKeyCapProfiles

• kbrenders - Upload your freeform keyboard-layout-editor design, or select a case and keycap profile and modify our provided template. We'll email you a high resolution 3D render of your design in 2 hours or less.

• KeycapLendar - calendar

• Keycaps Info

• https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/wiki/keyboard_fonts

• https://github.com/rsheldiii/KeyV2 - a keycap and keyset construction library for mechanical keyboards, written in openSCAD.

• Where to buy Keyboards/Keycaps/Accessories if you're in the UK - Google Sheets

• KPrepublic Global

• MechaKeys — The Mechanical Keyboard Simulator

• https://github.com/wolfwood/navcaps - 3D printable keycaps and MX-compatible mounts for directional navigation switches, along with trackpoint extension stems

• https://github.com/braindefender/KLP-Lame-Keycaps

Chorded

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chorded_keyboard

• Art of Chording - Teach yourself stenography for free. Use steno with Plover to type faster and more ergonomically than on a keyboard.

• http://cuddlepuddle.org/~adam/pickey/ - ps2

• http://symlink.dk/projects/spiffchorder/

• https://github.com/pib/gkos

• https://github.com/clc/chorder

• http://software-lab.de/penti.html
  • YouTube: PENTI Chorded Keyboard (Touch)

• https://lobste.rs/s/2ulhfw/carpalx_keyboard_layout_optimizer

• https://codekeyboards.com

• https://software-lab.de/penti.html [13]

• https://github.com/kbjunky/Chordie - A chording keyboard you shouldn't be scared of

Piano

• https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19547983

RGB

• https://github.com/dokutan/rgb_keyboard - Controls the RGB lighting on some keyboards. Tested on Linux and FreeBSD, should work on other operating systems.

DIY

• GOLEM - Step by step guides for the beginner keyboard enthusiast about keyboard building.

• Keyboard Builders' Digest - a blog and weekly newsletter on DIY mechanical keyboards. A hand-picked selection of features from a keyboard enthusiast's perspective

• https://github.com/ruiqimao/keyboard-pcb-guide

• https://mechkey.org
  • https://github.com/help-14/mechanical-keyboard - This list will help you quickly find your favorite layout and you can start DIY your own custom keyboard.

• Ergogen - a generator utility for ergonomic keyboard layouts, including plates, cases, and even PCBs. Everything's configured in a text-based (YAML, JSON, or JS code) input file, which you can then convert to DXF drawings for outlines, OpenJSCAD scripts for 3D-printable cases, and kicad_pcb files for (unrouted) PCB templates. You just paste your config into the textbox on the left, click the button, and your results will show up on the right. Piece of cake.
  • https://github.com/XTLS/Xray-core

Layouts

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyboard_layout - any specific physical, visual or functional arrangement of the keys, legends, or key-meaning associations (respectively) of a computer keyboard, mobile phone, or other computer-controlled typographic keyboard.

• Keyboard Layout Companion – Apps on Google Play - Keyboard Layout Companion
  • https://github.com/stevep99/keyboard-layout-companion - An Android app for visualizing and generating images of alternative keyboard layouts and designs.

• https://old.reddit.com/r/KeyboardLayouts

• YouTube: My 34 key keymap... (and how you can create your own)

• A guide to home row mods

• Ban Key Chords

Dvorak

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dvorak_keyboard_layout - a keyboard layout for English patented in 1936 by August Dvorak and his brother-in-law, William Dealey, as a faster and more ergonomic alternative to the QWERTY layout (the de facto standard keyboard layout).

Colemak

• Colemak - modern alternative to the QWERTY and Dvorak layouts, designed for efficient and ergonomic touch typing in English.

• Using Colemak for a year -

• Colemak Mod-DH - introduces a minor modification to the Colemak keyboard layout, designed to make typing more comfortable. The resulting layout is commonly known as Colemak-DH.

• https://github.com/manna-harbour/miryoku

Tarmak

• Tarmak - provide stepping stones from the standard QWERTY layout to Colemak[eD] by moving only 3-4 keys per step. Each step brings at least one important key to the home row (notably, E-T-R-O-I) and only the rare J key is misplaced in the process. If you're brave and impatient, you may of course skip steps to customize your progress.

Carpalx

• http://mkweb.bcgsc.ca/carpalx - Save your carpals and reach typing guru status with your own keyboard layout, such as the fully optimized QGMLWB layout. Alternatively, use your power for evil and create a carpal-breaking TNWMLC layout to embarass office prima donnas and punish sluggish workers. And TNWMLC is the only layout with its own line of Brazilian clothing.

RSTHD

• Topic: Introducing the RSTHD layout

BEAKL

• BEAKL - Balanced Effortless Advanced Keyboard Layout, is a radical, evolving theory and observations that strives to find the optimal efficient, ergonomic keyboard layout. The result is a series of progressively improved layouts as new discoveries and models are continually updated into the theory.

Engram

• https://github.com/binarybottle/engram - a key layout optimized for comfortable and efficient touch typing in English created by Arno Klein, with open source code to create other optimized key layouts. Soon you will be able to install the Engram layout on Windows, macOS, and Linux or try it out online -- currently a pull request is under review by the Keyman community. An article is under review (see the preprint for an earlier description and preliminary layout).

Soul

• The Symmetric Typing Project: Soul Layout - The Soul layout is heavily influenced by Colemak. It attempts to keep as many of the good design features of Colemak as possible, while making use of opportunities afforded by using the symmetric typing system.

Training

• NotGate’s SFB Minimized Layout
  • https://github.com/NotGate/layout*

Training / practice

• Monkeytype - The most customizable typing website with a minimalistic design and a ton of features. Test yourself in various modes, track your progress and improve your speed.
  • https://github.com/Miodec/monkeytype

• Colemak.academy
  • https://github.com/gnusenpai/colemakclub
  • https://github.com/SillyDuck/sillyduck.github.io - code stolen from https://colemak.academy

• https://github.com/p-society/typeracer-cli - Learn how to touch type from the comfort of your terminal and challenge your friends for a match .

• https://github.com/balzss/cli-typer - Practice touch typing in the commandline and measure your skills.