qmk_firmware VS qmkbuilder

Compare qmk_firmware vs qmkbuilder and see what are their differences.

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qmk_firmware qmkbuilder
1,587 107
17,079 374
2.1% -
10.0 2.3
1 day ago 8 months ago
C C
GNU General Public License v3.0 only GNU General Public License v3.0 only
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qmk_firmware

Posts with mentions or reviews of qmk_firmware. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-01-14.

qmkbuilder

Posts with mentions or reviews of qmkbuilder. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-12-02.
  • HP 200 LX Keyboard Adapter
    2 projects | /r/cyberDeck | 2 Dec 2023
    I'm working on a project at the moment, basically sticking a raspberry pi into the case of an old 200LX palmtop computer that broke on me. The start of this project is to adapt the old keyboard so that it can be used as a standard USB keyboard. I used an old Teensy 2.0 microcontroller and kbfirmware.com (very old i know) to so this, along with a custom interposer PCB to adapt the very weird pad spacing on the keyboard connector to the Teensy.
  • Keyboard Firmware
    1 project | /r/keyboards | 2 Jun 2023
    I have created the firmware here
  • Custom QMK firmware help
    1 project | /r/olkb | 27 May 2023
    In general you search the qmk repo for your mcu, then pick similar keyboard to your own, then hand edit the layout.h file and keymap.c. a macropad should be easy to figure out. for complex layouts such as a fullsize you could use a broken code generator such as https://kbfirmware.com/
  • Which keyboard would you recommend for a beginner
    2 projects | /r/ErgoMechKeyboards | 5 May 2023
    Idk man, I binge watched more hours of keyboard content, than I'd ever like to admit with how little I've done with that. I guess, I get obsessive easily.Check out Joe Scotto for amazingly clean and tidy handwired boards, Ben Vallack for insane minimalistic crazy designs and layout content.There's Keyboard Layout Editor that works nicely with plate generator and QMK firmware generator so there's one workflow. Also check out ergogen, it's amazing, although I didn't learn KiCAD yet, so never used it to create anything more than a quick visualisation. There's lots of great materials on how keyboards are build and how they work. QMK docs have very insightful handwiring guide.
  • I printed an ortho 41 Key and named it after my dog
    2 projects | /r/HandwiredKeyboards | 16 Apr 2023
    This is Stardust, named after my dog Ziggy. It's a 41 Key Ortho. My goal with this keyboard was to be able to see if I could fully realize it without ordering anything besides switches. I used an old blank ABS keycap set, some stabs I had laying around, and a Elite C controller. Then I 3D printed the case, and added M2 bolts and threaded inserts to hold it together. I ordered Kiwi switches and designed everything myself using Keyboard Layout Editor, ai03 Plate Generator, KBFirmware and Fusion 360. It was printed on an Ender 3.
  • Want to build a 60% Keyboard
    2 projects | /r/olkb | 4 Apr 2023
    I tried to wire everything up in rows and columns and followed that through kbfirmware.com
  • Update: I almost got it working
    1 project | /r/olkb | 29 Jan 2023
    I used this site https://kbfirmware.com. I’ll have to check the idea with the reset pin. Thanks. But I thought the MCU resets if the pin is connected to ground.
  • wanted to build this board but i dont have the time to do the pcb..anybody knows a similiar board?
    1 project | /r/MechanicalKeyboardsUK | 4 Jan 2023
  • I'm getting this while trying to reflash my pro micro, I have no idea what to do here. The solutions for the butterfly error didn't work out.
    1 project | /r/ErgoMechKeyboards | 3 Jan 2023
    I didn't actually write the code, it was a hardwire I designed. I used kbfirmware.com, all I have is a file.
  • 3D Printed, Hand Soldered
    1 project | /r/MechanicalKeyboards | 13 Dec 2022
    All the firm ware was created using keyboard-layout-editor.com And https://kbfirmware.com/

What are some alternatives?

When comparing qmk_firmware and qmkbuilder you can also consider the following projects:

zmk - ZMK Firmware Repository

Custom-Keyboard-Firmware - Custom QMK firmware for some mechanical keyboards

kmk_firmware - Clackety Keyboards Powered by Python

sea-micro - Arduino Pro Micro, with a USB Type-C Connector

vial-qmk - QMK fork with Vial-specific features.

isometria-75 - Minimalist 75% ISO keyboard

kmonad - An advanced keyboard manager

keyboard-layout-editor - Web application to enable the design & editing of keyboard layouts

pico-examples

qmk_toolbox - A Toolbox companion for QMK Firmware

zmk-config - ZMK Configuration

capsicain - Powerful low-level keyboard remapping tool for Windows