chkb
chkb turns a regular keyboard into a fully programmable keyboard. It is a cheap programmable keyboard (by MetalBlueberry)
kmonad-contrib
A repository of community configurations, as well as other bits and bobs (by kmonad)
| chkb | kmonad-contrib | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | |
| 41 | 45 | |
| - | - | |
| 1.8 | 4.6 | |
| about 3 years ago | 4 months ago | |
| Go | Emacs Lisp | |
| MIT License | MIT License |
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chkb
Posts with mentions or reviews of chkb.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-10-29.
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[Linux] remapping keys on kernel level; got an "Insert" and a "SysRq" key.
So, for this usecase kmonad, chkb, evremap and similars are not a solution that seems acceptable to me.
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Cheap Programmable Keyboard makes any keyboard programmable. with Go
I wanted a programmable keyboard but I'm poor and I also wanted to keep improving my Go coding skills. So I implemented https://github.com/MetalBlueberry/chkb
kmonad-contrib
Posts with mentions or reviews of kmonad-contrib.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-10-29.
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[Linux] remapping keys on kernel level; got an "Insert" and a "SysRq" key.
I've been using kmonad on a bunch of devices for years now without any issues. I've also shared (slightly outdated) versions of my kmonad keymaps for some GPD devices (including the MicroPC) in their contrib repo.
What are some alternatives?
When comparing chkb and kmonad-contrib you can also consider the following projects:
sys76-kb - RGB keyboard controller for System76 laptops
qmk_firmware - Open-source keyboard firmware for Atmel AVR and Arm USB families
go-qmk-keymap - This is a utility that can format your keymap array of layers as well as generating ascii-art diagrams of those layouts.
evremap - A keyboard input remapper for Linux/Wayland systems, written by @wez
wally - The Flash(ing tool)
kmonad - An advanced keyboard manager
mouseable - 'Mouseable' is intended to replace a mouse or trackpad.