Awesome Mechanical Keyboard

Table of Contents

• Keyboards
• Ortholinear-Keyboards
• Handwired
• Numpad/Macropad
• Case
• Tools
• Firmware
• Tutorials
• Miscellaneous

Keyboards

Name	Available Files	Tags	Image
5plit	pcb, case	4x5, plate, pro micro, kailh choc
ANHEDRAL	pcb, case	pro micro
Akihabara	pcb, case	40%, 3d print
Alpha	pcb, case	<30%
Apoptosis	pcb	3x6, vertically staggered, thumb keys
Arisu Keyboard PCB	pcb, case
Atreus	pcb, case	40%
Atreus62	pcb, case	60%
CozyKeys Bloomer	pcb, case	75%, underglow
Chimera Ergo/Ergo Mini/Ergo 42	pcb	split, wireless, vertically staggered
CPM43	pcb	40%, 4x12, underglow, atmega32U4, usb-c, esd
Crkbd	pcb, case	split, oled, 3x6, vertically staggered, thumb keys, kailh choc
Crkbd x jian	pcb, case	split, oled, 3x6, vertically staggered, thumb keys, kailh choc
ErgoDash	pcb, case	5x7, plate, led, split, thumb key
ErgoDash Mini	pcb, case	4x7, plate, led, split, thumb key
ErgoMac	pcb	split, vertically staggered, thumb keys
ErgoTravel	pcb, case	split, vertically staggered, thumb keys
Ergoinu	pcb, case	split, plate, mx, pro micro
Fortitude60	pcb, case	60%, 4x6, split, vertically staggered
Fourier	pcb	split, staggered
Gameboy Keyboard case	case, pcb	3d print, pcb
GH60	pcb	60%, atmega32U4
HacKeyboard	pcb, case
MiniDox pcb	pcb	split, 3x5, vertically staggered, thumb keys
Mitosis	pcb, case	split, wireless
Orbit	pcb	split, 5x7, thumb keys, usb-c
Plain60-c	pcb	60%, usb-c, atmega32U4
pteron	case	3x5, 3x6, 4x6, handwiring, pro micro
Redox	case	split, thumb keys, opensCad, 3d print
SB-147	case	3d print, handwiring
Tanuki	pcb, case	40%, underglow
Tg4x	pcb, case	pro micro, 40%
Ultimate Hacking Keyboard	pcb	split, display, 31FL3731
Voyager	pcb	60%, ansi, iso, rgb, led
XMMX TKL	pcb

Ortholinear-Keyboards

Name	Available Files	Tags	Image
Alpsie	pcb, case	4x12, pro micro, alps, plate
Chimera Ortho	pcb	split, wireless
Contra	pcb	4x12
Dactyl	pcb, case	split, thumb keys, 5x6, 60%, 3d print
Dactyl-ManuForm	pcb, case	split, thumb keys, 4x5, 5x6, 40%, 60%, 3d print
DIY Low-Profile Ortholinear (PCB File)	pcb	14x6, low profile, teensy
DMOTE	case	concave, thumb keys, split, alps, mx
ErgoDox official	pcb, acryl case, 3d printable case	split, thumb keys, 5x7, 3d print
Ergo42	pcb, case	split, 4x7
Gherkin	pcb	30%, 3x10
Helix	pcb, case	split, oled
Koda	pcb, case	4x12, pro micro, kailh choc
Lily58	pcb, case	split, oled, 4x6
Let's Split	pcb, case	split
Manta 60	pcb, case	5x14, split, pro micro
Medusa	pcb, case	5x7, split, plate, bluetooth, nrf51822
Minisplit	pcb, case	split, 4x6
Plaid	pcb	4x12, atmega328p
Planck THK	pcb, case	4x12, rotary encoder
QOL56	pcb, case	4x14, pro micro, underglow, rgb
Science	pcb	split, arduino, 5x5
SharkPCB	pcb, case	4x12, rotary encoder, STM32, underglow, 3d print
Split Infinitive	pcb	split, 5x6, pro micro
Zen (RGBKB) Build Guide	pcb, case	split, ergo, ortho, thumb keys, rgb led

Handwired

Name	Available Files	Tags	Image
Arke	case	3d print, split, pro micro
Atreis	case	handwiring
Atreus Split Keyboard	case	3d print, split, pro micro
Ergo-Warped	case	3d print, split, ergo
Keyberon	case, firmware	3d print, handwiring, blue pill, ortholinear
Mechanical Gamepad	case	3d print, handwiring, pro micro, ortholinear
Redox Manuform	case	3d print, split, pro micro, underglow
SiCK-68	case	staggered, tkl, 3d print, handwiring, teensy
Tada68	case	3d print, handwiring, teensy, tkl, staggered

Numpad/Macropad

Name	Available Files	Tags	Image
4x5-wireless-keypad-pcb	pcb	4x5, bluetooth
Amoeba Single-Switch PCB	pcb	single-switch, handwiring
Cherry-Mx-Bitboard-Re	pcb	single-switch, handwiring, hotswap
Cherry MX Keypad	pcb	1x4, led
Cookpad Pad	pcb, case	2x3, pro micro, ws2812b, underglow
Game cart macropad	pcb, case	4x4, 3d print
GeekPad	pcb, case	3x3, 3d print
Kbord	pcb, case	5x3, oled, rgb, sd-card
LFK17	pcb	5x4, numpad, hotswap, rgb
Lysergic 25	pcb, plate	5x5, pro micro, plate, underglow, ws2812b, esd, usb-c
Meishi2	pcb	1x4, pro micro
SAMD21 Bridge Module Cherry Board	pcb, case	plate
Zesty 25	pcb, case	5x5, pro micro, plate, underglow, ws2812b

Case

Name	Tags	Image
60% (Poker II, Pok3r) Keyboard Case 2.0	3d print
Arisu Keyboard Case	plate
Atreus62 High Profile Keyboard Case	3d print
Chimera Egro 42 Tenting Case	3d print, tenting, split
Cospad Case	3d print, numpad
Cospad Diamond Case	3d print, numpad
Dactyl extended bottom case with gel wrist rests	3d print, split
ErgoDash Tenting Case	3d printing, split, tenting
ErgoDox-Case	split, thumb keys, 7x5
Ergodox Case	3d print
Ergodox Case PrintDox	3d print, split
Fourier - Split 40% Keybaord	3d print, split
Iris Case	3d print, split
Iris Case V2	3d print, split
Iris Ice Project	3d print, acrylic, white, led
Iris Tenting Cases (High & Low Profile)	3d print, tenting, split
Let's Split Keyboard Angled Case	3d print, split, ortholinear
Let's Split Keyboard Case	3d print, split, ortholinear
Let's Split Keyboard Plate & Case	3d print, split, ortholinear
Minidox Case	split, 3x6, vertically staggered, thumb keys
Minidox Tenting Case	3d print, tenting, split
Miuni32-Case	3d print, ortholinear, 3x11
Nyquist Plate + Case	3d print, split, ortholinear
OLKB (Planck, Preonic & Atomic)	3d print, plate
Redox-Case	split, thumb keys, opensCad, 3d print

Tools

• ai03 Plate Generator - An advanced plate generator which doesn't result in 13.99999mm cutouts. GitHub Repo
• Kalerator - Pcb generator for keyboard-layout-editor generated layouts. GitHub Site, Eagle Parts Library
• kbpcb - Create KiCad PCB files from KLE json files. GitHub page
• Keyboard Firmware Builder - Online QMK Firmware Builder (2+ years behind QMK firmware master).
• keyboard-layout-editor - Is a web application that enables the editing of keyboard-layouts, i.e., the position and appearance of each physical key. GitHub Site
• Keyboard Layout 3D Viewer - 3D render keyboard-layout-editor.com layouts.
• kle_render - Get prettier images of Keyboard Layout Editor designs.
• Parametric Mechanical Keycap Library - Is a keycap and keyset construction library for mechanical keyboards, written in openSCAD.
• Plate & Case Builder - Keyboard top plate CAD files generator, for keyboard-layout-editor generated layouts.
• Q2K - A python based utility for parsing QMK Firmware keymaps to various outputs.
• QMK Configurator - An open source configurator for QMK Firmware.
• kbd-prettier - Automatically format your keyboard layout.

Firmware

• BlueMicro_BLE - A Bluetooth Firmware for the NRF52832.
• Bluetosis - Bluetooth firmware for the Mitosis keyboard.
• Kaleidoscope
• Keyplus
• QMK
• TMK

Tutorials

• A modern handwiring guide
• Hand wiring a let's split - Guide using a pro micro, covering everything from soldering to programming a split keyboard.
• How to integrate a trackpoint in a mechanical keyboard (TMK, Teensy)
• Keyboard PCB Guide
• lets-split-guide - This guide covers building a Let's Split v2.
• The Keyboard Matrix - How a keyboard matrix work, explained in depth.
• The Keyboard Matrix 2 - Another explanation how a keyboard matrix work and why it needs diodes.

Miscellaneous

• BLE Micro Pro - Breakout board of BL654(nrf52840 module) which is almost compatible with Pro Micro. This board is designed for wireless split DIY keyboards.
• Cherry Popper - 3D printable Mechanical Keyboard Switch Opening Tool.
• Keyrigami - Keycaps made from paper.
• Kailh-Low-Profile-Keycap - Kailh Low Profile Keycap 3D files.
• 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
• List of split keyboards
• QMK Proton C symbol/footprint for KiCad, Eagle
• XDA Keycap 3D Models

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Contributing

Contributions welcome!

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