mechanical-keyboard
DIY mechanical keyboard and where to find them (by help-14)
zmk-config
Config for my hummingbird (and related) keyboards (by jcmkk3)
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Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
mechanical-keyboard
Posts with mentions or reviews of mechanical-keyboard.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-02-12.
- Soldering advice
- Any places to get a second hand olkb?
- PCB design KiCad
- Is there a 90 % / 96 % ortholinear with Nordic layout?
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Where can I get/build an ortho keyboard with low-profile switches?
have you checked https://mechdb.net/ or https://github.com/help-14/mechanical-keyboard also you need to see what lp you want... since for some keycaps are scarce
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Piezas de teclados mecánicos en ARG
pcb hay una banda open source la podes mandar a fabricar aca tranquilamente
- Microcontroller recommendation for first macro pad?
- Megalodon Dual Layer Knob Macro Pad
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recommendation for low budget pcb
I have found two different GitHub repos that have a database of open-source mech keyboards. Most have plate files available as well, I’d start there.
- I'm making a detailed database of all prebuilt mechanical keybords out there
zmk-config
Posts with mentions or reviews of zmk-config.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-01-01.
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32 Keys or less; anyone proficient with them? Do you prefer this to boards with more keys? Which board(s) do you like?
I‘ve mained various 30 key boards for over a year now. I find it to be the optimal size to have all keys within easy reach, but without too much combo/layer jumping. You can see my config here: https://github.com/jcmkk3/zmk-config
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Fit Colemak-DH on a 26+4 key hummingbird-like layout
No analyzer can really model these things at this point, but I think that you can feel when things are bad. I don't use colemak, but feel free to look at my config/layout. https://github.com/jcmkk3/zmk-config
- 34-key keyboard with emacs
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Ergonomic Keyboards
I feel like any programmable keyboard should be able to be configured to work well with emacs. I personally like having very few keys so that my hands need to move less when typing/navigating. Because I use powerful firmware (ZMK), I still have access to all of the keys that I need. You can take a look at how I configure my keyboard (along with some of my keyboards) here: https://github.com/jcmkk3/zmk-config
What are some alternatives?
When comparing mechanical-keyboard and zmk-config you can also consider the following projects:
kbsim - Mechanical keyboard simulator website w/ a typing test. Offers 10+ unique switch sounds, layouts, and keyboard colors for an oddly satisfying typing experience.
dactyl-manuform
arisu-case - Case design files for Arisu Keyboard
Skeleton-Dactyl-Mini
The_Uni - A uni-board split ortholinear made for stenography. Uses QMK Firmware's Gemini Protocol. This is the pro micro version (aka Uni v2)
Sweep - Sweep - a small promicro based keyboard inspired by the Ferris.
discipline - 65% keyboard assembled with only through hole components, including usb type-c
nice-nano-holder
2-milk-build-guide - Build guide for the 2% Milk 2-Key Macropad
TBK-Mini
awesome-mechanical-keyboard - ⌨️ A curated list of Open Source Mechanical Keyboard resources.
keyboard-lab - A test space for split keyboard layouts
mechanical-keyboard vs kbsim
zmk-config vs dactyl-manuform
mechanical-keyboard vs arisu-case
zmk-config vs Skeleton-Dactyl-Mini
mechanical-keyboard vs The_Uni
zmk-config vs Sweep
mechanical-keyboard vs discipline
zmk-config vs nice-nano-holder
mechanical-keyboard vs 2-milk-build-guide
zmk-config vs TBK-Mini
mechanical-keyboard vs awesome-mechanical-keyboard
zmk-config vs keyboard-lab