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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.
penguin
Posts with mentions or reviews of penguin.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-12-20.
- Redox wireless choc version teaser
- Will Kailh low profile switches fit in the Redox case?
- Help me find the one please.
- Finally done with my first build
- Low profile ergo mech keyboard?
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Looking for a low-profile split kb, compatible for german layouts
thx...I already found https://github.com/gorbit99/penguin which is a LP redox variant and would come close to the 7 keys, however it misses the modifier keys on the right, for enter and shift.
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First revision - 3D printed case
Also it looks like you built the same board that this guy did: https://github.com/gorbit99/penguin
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Does anyone know what keyboard this is?
Omg I think I found it https://github.com/gorbit99/penguin
- My Redox inspired low-profile RGB keyboard is now open source!
- My Redox Inspired low-profile rgb keyboard is now open source
ergogen
Posts with mentions or reviews of ergogen.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-12-09.
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Exist a PBC generator friendly for MS Ergo-like keyboards?
ergogen online
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PCB design and production for a 1-off?
If you decide to go down this rabbit hole (which is a totally doable thing, by the way, as the others have already noted), then you might want to look into Ergogen. To be fair, it won't save you from KiCAD, but it could make the journey a bit easier.
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How to get a PCB designed for an Ergo Mech?
Contractual PSA: if you're willing to get your hands dirty, you could try Ergogen (tool, Discord). There might already be a pretty close starting point that you only need to modify a bit if you ask around. Alternatively, there might be people in the server who'd be willing to do a commission - some are fucking machines when it comes to curning out great designs one after the other...
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Let's Design A Keyboard With Ergogen v4: A Beginner's Guide To Designing Custom Ergonomic Keyboard PCBs
Howdy y'all! 👋 Ergogen, the ergonomic keyboard layout generator app, recently hit v4! I've been enjoying using this tool for a while now, so I decided to collect everything I've learned into a series of step-by-step articles outlining the basics of Ergonomic keyboard PCB creation.
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I made an ergogen based corne clone
Hey thanks! Ergogen made this entire project super approachable. Also thanks for being so quick to fix #86
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I chased the endgame to the point where I designed and built my own custom split columnar staggered keeb - or Spleeb!
Doing more research I couldn't find anything that really fit what I was looking for. At this point I decided to build my own keyboard, from the design of the PCB to the 3D model of the chassis. I used Ergogen to get the layout and outline of the plate, KiCad for the PCB, Fusion 360 for the chassis, and QMK for the firmware. All in all it took me probably 2 to 3 months of work in my spare time (I had next to no "Electronic Engineering" experience and had hardly used CAD before) from the idea to having the thing to type on. I learned a lot, and already have a list of things I wish I had done differently for V2 😅.
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What is the cheapest split ergo with a decent thumb cluster ?
If you can't find one you like you can also design your own. I don't advice for your first build though. Perhaps your second. Ergogen and Kicad are vital tools for this. https://ergogen.xyz/
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How do I get started with KiCad for customizing an existing, open source layout?
Sorry, forgot the link.
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Looking for a low-profile split kb, compatible for german layouts
Another option would be designing the layout yourself with http://www.keyboard-layout-editor.com/ and https://kbplate.ai03.com/ or maybe https://ergogen.xyz/
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im trying to make a split keyboard pcb please see of i got anything wrong in my schematic.
I tried to PCB design and it's a harsh learning curve without electronics knowledge. I'm trying to do mine with Ergogen
What are some alternatives?
When comparing penguin and ergogen you can also consider the following projects:
pteron36-split-keyboard - A 36 key variation of pteron-pcb from Kraken-Jokes, based on pteron keyboard from FSund. Feel free to contribute under GPL V3
keyseebee - KeySeeBee is a split ergo keyboard. It is only 2 PCB (so the name) with (almost) only SMD components on it. It's only a keyboard, no LED, no display, nothing more than keys and USB.
keyboard-layout-editor - Web application to enable the design & editing of keyboard layouts
ErgoWarp - Design Log and OpenSCAD code repo for Custom Split Keyboard
kad - Keyboard Automated Design (KAD) is a Golang library for designing mechanical keyboards
qmk_configurator - The QMK Configurator
36keys - Keyboard pcbs with 36key or less?
chocofly - Ergonomic monosplit keyboard on kailh choc switches
fifi_split_keeb - Fifi Keyboard 🐶 ⌨️
cephalopoda - Low profile split ergonomic mechanical keyboards
VColChoc44
thorne-keyboard