Mechanical Keyboard and where to find them

This list will help you quickly find your favorite layout and you can start DIY your own custom keyboard.

Quick links

Keyboard:

• Normal Keyboards
• Ergonomics Keyboards
• Ortholinear Keyboards
• Numpad/Macropad
• Others Keyboards

Components:

• Controller
• Case
• Plate
• Keycaps

Links:

• Firmware
• Tools
• Tutorials

Normal Keyboards

Image	Name	Description
	SB-147	A 147-key 3d printed keyboard, along with custom profile keycaps.
	GH80-3000	GH80-3000 is intended to be a replacement PCB of the Cherry Corp.
	SaikouType	Fullsize Custom PCB Filco Compatible.
	Bevi	Inspired by Vortex Vibe and Wyvern, so here is Vibe Southpaw.
	Voyager97	A compact fullsize keyboard.
	Entropy	A 96% Southpaw keyboard, with split space and encoder support.
	HacKeyboard	Using SMK Alps Mount switches and Alps compatible keycaps. Features: internal keylogger, macro recording, internal USB Hub 2.0, internal flash drive, customizable LED colors, customizable LED effects.
	XMMX TKL	Tenkeyless PCB designed to work with MX compatible switches as well as ALPS SKCL/SKCM and their clones. Fit the Cooler Master Quickfire Rapid (not the Rapid-i) and the Filco Majestouch 2 TKL cases and some other commercial TKL cases.
	Mysterium	TKL keyboard that can be entirely assembled using only through hole components, including usb type c.
	Env-KB	A custom mechanical keyboard inspired by the CFTKB Mysterium.
	Yurei	Tenkeyless PCB inspired by Phantom, for customizing Filco Majestouch 2.
	System76 Launch	System76 Launch Configurable Keyboard with open source mechanical and electrical design, open source firmware and associated software, and a large number of user configuration opportunities.
	00Key	Custom 75% Keyboard with through hole components.
	Toad	70% with space between F-row and number row.
	Toad V2	Toad with support for MX and Alps switch.
	WhiteFox
	Flounder	Low-profile Kailh switches keyboard
	68Keys.io
	SiCK-68	3D printed keyboard.
	Discipline	65% keyboard assembled with only through hole components, including usb type-c.
	Bakeneko 65	A simple 65% keyboard
	Pheromone	63-key keyboard supports slide potentiometer, rotary encoder and oled screen.
	Voyager60	A simple MX/Alps 60% board that just works.
	Ultimate hacking keyboard	Split 60% keyboard with trackpoint.
	GH60	The most popular 60% keyboard pcb.
	Tartan	60% keyboard made by through hole components only.
	Grabert
	Infinity 60%
	Plain60-C	This universal 60% PCB is designed to support as little layouts as possible without limiting usability for most users.
	TMK Alps 64	Poker X compatible 60% size PCB supports various Alps switch keyboard layouts like AEK, Omnikey, Dell, V60MTS and Infinity.
	TCKB	60% keyboard using STM32.
	Lot60-BLE	60% BLE keyboard using nRF51822 as the main controller, CH554 as the USB chip.
	Bakeneko 60	A simple 60% keyboard
	hand-wired python keyboard	An open source hand-wired, USB + BLE keyboard powered by python.
	Makerdiary M60	A hot-swappable, USB + BLE keyboard.
	Regack's 59%	A reduced size keyboard, but not quite 60%.
	QOL56	56-key mechanical keyboard for Oyayubi-shift Japanese input.
	iso50
	Treadstone48
	UT47.2
	CPM43
	Regack's 40%
	SteamVan	MiniVan-compatible PCB based on an STM32MCU.
	CW40	RGB underglow 40% keyboard.
	Tanuki	40% keyboard that uses a split spacebar design to comfortably switch between layers.
	Tg4x
	_33 Keyboard
	Stonehenge30
	pain27	Completely and utterly unusable qwerty keyboard with all the letters of the english alphabet, a spacebar, and nothing else.
	Alpha	A 28-key semi-ortholinear mechanical keyboard.
	ANHEDRAL	Symmetrical SemiErgo layout keyboard.
	Unix60	A 60% hhkb-layout keyboard designed by mkdl FR4Boards
	Southpaw75	A southpaw-style layout designed by Kelvin Hall of FR4Boards
	Re Keyboard collection	Split keyboards with rotary encoder.
	onebytwo
	RGB TKL	[THIS HAVE NOT BEEN TESTED YET] TKL keyboard with RGB on each button.
	TS65	[THIS HAVE NOT BEEN TESTED YET] The Split 65% Keyboard.
	BLU60	[THIS HAVE NOT BEEN TESTED YET] Bluetooth 60% keyboard.
	Shoc

Ergonomics Keyboards

Image	Name	Description
	Arisu	The layout is inspired by Lyn's EM7 and TGR Alice with some modification. Case PCB
	Basketweave	Through-hole Alice-style keyboard with arrow keys and a rotary encoder.
	fAuxLICE	An 3D printable Alice-like mechanical keyboard.
	Kusuguru	An 3D printable Alice-like JIS-layout TKL mechanical keyboard.
	BMEK	Ergonomic keyboard in the spirit of Lyn's EM7 and TGR Alice. Notable differences are the more HHKB-like layout and the and the more symmetric looks due to the space bars and left key cluster arrangement.
	Sesame	Alice like ergo keyboard using only THT parts
	Cozykeys Bloomer	An 87-key ergonomic mechanical keyboard.
	Atreus	Designed primarily to match the shape of human hands and to be as portable as possible. The case measures 26x12cm and lacks even a number row, relying heavily upon the fn key.
	Atreus62	This version utilizes a Pro Micro for its controller and has a 62 key layout.
	Atreis	Unsplitting the Iris keyboard.
	Fortitude 60	A 60% (12x5) split keyboard with staggerd column layout.
	Darknight	DIY 60% Split Keyboard.
	Manta 60	60% split keyboard.
	ErgoDox	Ergodox is a keyboard project designed with ergonomics in mind, it uses 76-80 Cherry MX style mechanical switches laid out in a columnar stagger (rather than the more conventional row stagger) layout with components that can easily be sourced. The keyboard is completely programmable and can be flashed with several different firmware options.
	Lily58	Lily58 is 6×4+4keys column-staggered split keyboard.
	Infinity ErgoDox	Left handed Right handed
	ErgoDash
	Torn	The split keyboard kit made by through hole components only.
	ErgoDash Mini
	Sofle Keyboard	Sofle is 6×4+5 keys column-staggered split keyboard with encoder support.
	ErgoTravel	A split ergo 4x6 keyboard with 2 or 3 thumb keys and extra inner macro keys.
	Redox	Open-source, ergonomic split mechanical keyboard.
	Oddball	Split mechanical keyboard with an integrated trackball.
	Unsplitted ergo Keyberon
	REVIUNG	The REVIUNG41 is 41-key column staggered keyboard.
	CHOCTOPUS44	44-key column staggered keyboard with a rotary encoder.
	Le-Chiffre	44-key column staggered keyboard with a rotary encoder.
	Dactyl Keyboard	Parameterized, split-hand, concave, columnar, ergonomic keyboard.
	Dactyl-ManuForm	The main change is that the thumb cluster was adapted from the ManuForm keyboard (geekhack).
	Dactyl ManuForm Tight
	DMOTE
	Mitosis	Wireless Split Ergonomic Keyboard.
	Apoptosis
	Interphase	A mitosis clone with more keys!!
	5plit
	Chimera	Split wireless QMK powered keyboards
	Comet46	A split wireless 40% column-staggered keyboard.
	Djinn	64-key split keyboard -- dual 4x7 with a 4-key thumb cluster. It also has a 5-way tactile switch under the thumb.
	Ergoinu	64-key split keyboard -- dual 4x7 with a 4-key thumb cluster. It also has a 5-way tactile switch under the thumb.
	Corne	Corne keyboard, a split keyboard with 3x6 column staggered keys and 3 thumb keys, rgb, based on Helix.
	MiniDox	Pcb Case
	Orbit	A split ergonomic keyboard pcb with usb type c.
	Lil Chonky Bois	MX hotswap, wireless version.
	elephant42
	pteron	An ergonomic keyboard heavily inspired by the Atreus, Iris and Atreis keyboards.
	Taira	A wireless low-profile split mechanical keyboard with 66 keys inspired by the ErgoDash and Corne Chocolate
	sok42	split optical keyboard with 42 keys and rgb

Ortholinear Keyboards

Image	Name	Description
	Punk75	Ortholinear keyboard with 75 keys and all components through hole.
	Planck	A thumb-chorded 47-key keyboard
	Planck Through Hole Kit
	Plaid	The 4x12 ortholinear keyboard kit made by through hole components only.
	Drunk Planck	The PCB fits in the Planck formed bottom, and in theory it should fit into the Planck milled bottom
	Alpsie	An alps-only blocked 4x12 (44 key) ortho with piezo support.
	Contra	Extremely low cost ortholinear keyboard.
	Cheap_Boi
	Low Profile Ortho	DIY low-profile ortholinear, with custom PCB, Kailh Choc Browns, and vintage Plum keycaps.
	Gherkin	3x10 keyboard.
	Koda	4x12 keyboard using pro micro and kailh choc.
	Keebee
	Ergo42	7x4 ortho linear split keyboard.
	Helix	A compact split ortholinear keyboard with screen.
	Let's Split	Split ortholinear keyboard with rgb underglow. PCB Case
	Rhymestone
	SharkPCB
	keyberon-grid
	Split Infinitive	The goal of this project is to build a Let's Split keyboard clone with a number of alternative features.
	Minisplit	6×4 +1keys Split Keyboard.
	For Science	For Science is a 46 key ortholinear split keyboard PCB with a 3 key thumb cluster.
	Zen Keyboard	PCB Build Guide
	Nack	The nack has 52-keys for ISO friendliness plus all the bells & whistles QMK has to offer.
	PouetPouet	60 keys with visible SMD components and a Rust firmware.
	mlego/m65 v1	65 keys nothing fancy qmk firmware stmf103
	Lumberjack	Split 5x12 ortholinear keyboard PCB using through-hole components only.
	Ukiha	Small key pitch 5x12 ortholinear keyboard.
	QOL56
	7c8 framework	5x12 ortholinear keyboard.
	Dorsch 48k	A low-profile 40% mechanical keyboard with a Planck layout, programmed with CircuitPython.
	Dorsch 40k
	prkl30
	mlego/m48	48 keys 4x12, encoder and led strip (optionally) qmk firmware stm32f401
	mlego/m60	60 keys 5x12, encoder and led strip (optionally) qmk firmware stm32f401
	mlego/m60_split	60 keys 5x12, split, encoders and led strips (optionally) qmk firmware stm32f401
	mlego/m65 v4	65 keys 5x13, encoder and led strip (optionally) qmk firmware stm32f401
	mlego/m65 rev 5	65 keys 5x13, oled, encoder and led strip (optionally) qmk firmware rp2040

Numpad/Macropad

Image	Name	Description
	SAMPad	This is a custom numeric pad that is designed to be usable on the right side of the keyboard or on the left (With a mirrored layout if required). There is a gap in the top row and the second row of 1.25U. The top row can be broken off by simply scoring the two brifges and snapping. The bottom 5 rows can then be used in conjunction with a 60%/65% keyboard.
	yampad	Hot-swappable, RGB-backlighted, OLED featured, mechanical numpad.
	Discipad	17-key numpad assembled with only through hole components, including usb type-c.
	Soyuz	A single-PCB numpad kit.
	QazPad	It's a separate 10 key with some extra keys to allow it to stand alone for number crunching or gaming.
	Dumbpad	Simple 4x4 numpad with a rotary encoder.
	Kbord	kbord is a programmable keypad with 15 mechanical keys, each of which can be set to execute a script when pressed.
	Lysergic25
	Logomorph Macro Keyboard
	Zesty25
	Medusa
	LFK17	5x4 numpad.
	Hub16
	Staryu	An Open-source 5-key Keypad.
	Croaky4
	Env-MCRO	Pi Pico powered Macro board.
	Voyager4	A tiny, fully featured 4-key macropad PCB.
	Cookpad	A six keys macro pad made by Cookpad.
	I-S-hOle	A small board with space for 4 ISO enter keys with PCB mount Cherry stabilizers. Powered by a Pro Micro.
	Cherry MX Keypad	1x4 keypad with led.
	2% Milk keyboard
	mlego/m20	20 keys 5x4, oled, encoder and led strip (optionally) qmk firmware rp2040

Others Keyboards

Image	Name	Description
	Penkesu Computer	A Homebrew Retro-style Handheld PC
	SIK Keyboard	An ergonomic, compact, mechanical keyboard
	Some other collection of mechkey kicad pcb
	SU120
	Amoeba Single-Switch PCB	Make handwiring keyboard easier.
	Cherry-Mx-LED-Bitboard
	Usb Adapter	For customize keyboard connector and pcb.
	Unified Daughterboard Project

Controller

Image	Name	Description
	KeyPlus	ATXmega controller that have awesome support for wireless, can use with Logitech receiver, with usb type c. Support keyplus firmware.
	Goldfish	Arduino pro micro clone with usb type c. Support TMK, QMK.
	BLE Micro Pro	It is a breakout board of BL654 (nrf 52840 module) which is conscious of compatibility with Pro Micro, and it can correspond to both USB / Bluetooth Low Energy. Support BlueMicro, QMK firmware.
	nrfmicro	Arduino Pro Micro-sized breakout board for E73-2G4M08S1C (nRF52840) modules.
	Adafruit Feather 32u4 Bluefruit LE	Support QMK with bluetooth out of the box.
	Adafruit Feather Bluefruit nRF52	Support BlueMicro firmware.
	USB to USB keyboard converter	With this you can change keymap and use functions TMK firmware offers on your USB keyboard.
	Teensy Soarer	Convert old keyboard socket to usb.
	Beamspring USB controller

Case

Image	Name	Description
	TEK-80 TKL	Compatibility: Phantom, Universal TKL Plate, Filco TKL, Winkeyless, Gon
	TKL acrylic case	Compatibility: Phantom, Universal TKL Plate, QFR, Filco TKL
	Classic 87	Compatibility: Unknown
	XD87 mica case	Compatibility: XD87 PCB
	60% acrylic case by MOZ	Compatibility: GH60, Poker, Poker 2, Pure, Pure Pro
	Infinity 60% case	Compatibility: Standard 60% case, hhkb
	Whitefox case	Compatibility: Whitefox
	Lubrigante	Compatibility: TGR Alice and compatible pcb
	Yutsky's TGR Alice	Compatibility: TGR Alice and compatible pcb
	Arisu custom case	Compatibility: Arisu
	Infinity ergodox case	Compatibility: Infinity ergodo
	Redox case	3d printed case for Redox keyboard.
	Travel Numpad	A 4x4 custom numpad.
	RNG3nius's Krotepad

Plate

Image	Name	Description
	60% Alps Plates	Compatibility: Infinity, HHKB, Tai-Hao, ...
	Plates Collection	Collection of various plates ...

Keycaps

Image	Name	Description
	SA profile 1	3D model of SA profile keycaps
	SA profile 2	Another 3D model of SA profile keycaps
	Cherry profile 1	3D model of Cherry profile keycaps
	Cherry profile 2	Another 3D model of Cherry profile keycaps
	DSA profile	3D model of DSA keycaps
	XDA profile	3D model of XDA keycaps
	Kailh low profile	3D model of kailh low profile keycaps

Firmware

• EasyAVR - EasyAVR is a keyboard firmware and keymapper GUI for custom keyboards based on USB AVRs. It is powerful but also really easy to use.
• TMK - A very popular firmware that support Atmega32u4 powered keyboard.
• QMK - Base on TMK but support a lot of controller, support RGB, easy to use.
• The VIA - QMK based firmware for the view app.
• KMK - Clackety Keyboards Powered by Python
• ZMK - Modern, open source keyboard firmware
• BlueMicro - A Keyboard Firmware for nRF52832 Boards with a pinout compatible with the Arduino Pro Micro.
• Keyplus - An easy to use, wired and wireless modular keyboard firmware, for both ATXmega family and atmega32u4.
• T-vK/ESP32-BLE-Keyboard - This library allows you to make the ESP32 act as a Bluetooth Keyboard and control what it does.
• MK32 - BLE keyboard firmware for ESP32 microcontrollers,designed to be relativley easily customizable.
• Bluetosis - Bluetooth firmware for the Mitosis keyboard.
• Kaleidoscope - Flexible firmware for Arduino-powered keyboards.
• Anne Key - Firmware for Anne Pro Keyboard written in Rust.
• Lotlab/nrf52-keyboard - TMK based keyboard firmware for nRF52 series, now support both nRF52810 and nRF52832.
• Lotlab/nrf51822-keyboard - This is a firmware based on nrf51822 Bluetooth keyboard, which uses nRF SDK 10.0 as the underlying hardware driver, and uses TMK keyboard library as the upper part of the keyboard function.
• Keyberon - Keyboard firmware written in Rust.
• Key To Key - Rust libary for building keyboard firmwares.
• Polymer firmware - Polymer keyboard firmware.
• Pipit keyboard - Firmware and config tools for chording keyboards.
• rusty-c - QMK in rust.
• python-keyboard - A highly extensible firmware written in Python, based on CircuitPython, with RGB, USB and Bluetooth. similar to TMK/QMK.
• QMK-VIA-Hex - Precompile via firmware for qmk supported keyboard.

Tools

• Keyboard Layout Editor: This is a web application that enables the editing of keyboard-layouts, i.e., the position and appearance of each physical key.
• Keyboard Layout 3D Viewer: Render 3D keyboard from KLE json.
• Keycap Renders: Render 3D keycap set.
• Plate & Case Builder: keyboard top plate CAD files generator, for keyboard-layout-editor generated layouts.
• ai03 Plate Generator: An advanced plate generator which doesn't result in 13.99999mm cutouts. Also fillets the cutouts so you don't have to waste hours later
• ai03 Plate Generator - An advanced plate generator which doesn't result in 13.99999mm cutouts.
• Keyboard Layouter Plugin - Keyboard Layouter is a plugin for KiCad(pcbnew). This plugin places switch footprints in the location specified by JSON of Keyboard Layout Editor.
• mrkeebs Pcb Generator - Quickly create PCB from KLE json.
• Kalerator - pcb generator for keyboard-layout-editor generated layouts.
• Keyboard Firmware Builder - online QMK Firmware Builder. (2+ years behind QMK firmware master).
• QMK Configurator - an open source configurator for QMK Firmware.
• TMK Firmware Builder - online TMK Firmware Builder.
• Parametric Mechanical Keycap Library - is a keycap and keyset construction library for mechanical keyboards, written in openSCAD.
• KiCad Parts by Ai03 - KiCad Library of custom MX-Alps footprints
• KiCad Parts by Daprice - KiCAD footprint library for kailh choc and MX-style mechanical switches
• KiCad Parts by Keebio - Various KiCAD footprints for mechanical keyboard parts
• KiCAD Parts by TMK - KiCad modules for keyboard design
• Keyswitch Datasheets
• QMK Proton C symbol/footprint for KiCad, Eagle
• ESP32-kiCAD-Footprints

Tutorials

• PCB Designer Guide by ai03
• Keyboard PCB Guide by ruiqimao
• A modern handwiring guide
• Hand wiring a let's split (pro micro)
• How to integrate a trackpoint in a mechanical keyboard (TMK, Teensy)
• lets-split-guide - This guide covers building a Let's Split v2.
• the 1-Key-Keyboard project - One key keyboard using Attiny85.
• 4-key-keyboard - Four key keyboard using Attiny85.

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Contributing

Contributions welcome!