ferricy
a 34-key split keyboard based on the Ferris Sweep (by icyphox)
hillside
Family of split ergonomic keyboards with three rows of five or six keys, aggressive column stagger, generous thumb arc and optional bottom utility keys (by mmccoyd)
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ferricy
Posts with mentions or reviews of ferricy.
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and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-01-03.
- What is the cheapest split ergo with a decent thumb cluster ?
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Ferricy
The [Ferricy](https://github.com/icyphox/ferricy) is a fork of the Ferris Sweep MX Bling. Deets:
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ferricy: the ferris sweep gets an industrial makeover
source files available here: https://github.com/icyphox/ferricy
hillside
Posts with mentions or reviews of hillside.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-09-05.
- Hotswap sockets for hillside
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ZSA Voyager: Low profile split keyboard
Only two thumb keys seems like it could be a pain. I don't love trying to figure out the timing delays for tap vs hold. After a long search I settled on the Hillside 46 [1][2] which has 4 thumb keys and a splayed layout. Also choc spacing, as I didn't love the gaps between choc keycaps with mx spacing. Not sure why, as the macbook pro keyboard doesn't seem to give me any problems.
I like the all the case options and mods available to the ZSA keyboards. The biggest problem with building your own I feel is the cost of getting a nice, solid feeling case.
[1] https://github.com/mmccoyd/hillside/tree/main/hillside46
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Corne, but with a wider thumb cluster and stronger column stagger?
There are a few things that are close: * The Cantor/Piantor: more aggressive stagger and slightly changed thumb cluster. * The Swept Corne: essentially a big sweep. * The Hillside 46/48: This comes in many forms which are very similar to what you are looking for. Essentially an extra aggressive stagger (and perhaps splayed) Corne with a bigger thumb cluster.
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How do I go about acquiring a pre-built Swept Corne?
I don’t have personal experience no. If you want to compare, here is a image of the key location: https://github.com/mmccoyd/hillside/blob/main/hillside46/doc/image/hill46_keys.png others exist for the other sizes in similar places. You can print this out, making sure you size so that the keys are properly spaced, and then compare that way
- Looking at Kyria or Hillside as a developer. Any suggestions?
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Which open source split keyboard do you suggest for Colemak Mod-DH?
hillside
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Split low profile with ctrl key
the first thing that pops into my head is something like the Hillside 52/56?
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[request] Looking for Ortho-split-kbd somewhere between an ergodox and a corne.
I'd recommend a Hillside. If you're not into the splay, there's the 48 and the 56. https://github.com/mmccoyd/hillside
- My Kyria with Robins and my wireless Hillside with Burnt Oranges
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Any reccomendations for corne-like board with another key in thumb cluster? Also here is bongocat
Hillside ? https://github.com/mmccoyd/hillside
What are some alternatives?
When comparing ferricy and hillside you can also consider the following projects:
battoota - Keyboards
nyx-kb - Nyx low-profile split ergonomic keyboard
void_ergo - A handwired split keyboard, running QMK firmware
Dactyl-It-Yourself-Editor - Design your dream keyboard
ergogen - Ergonomic keyboard layout generator
elephant42 - hardware of elephant42 keyboard
chocofi - Split 36-key keyboard
crkbd - Corne keyboard, a split keyboard with 3x6 column staggered keys and 3 thumb keys.
qmk-crkbd-vscode-builder - Build scripts for crkbd keymap + vscode macros