Awesome Mechanical Keyboard

Table of Contents

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

Keyboards

Name	Available Files	Tags	Image
5plit	pcb, case	4x5, plate, pro micro, kailh choc
Akihabara	pcb, case	40%, 3d print
Alpha	pcb, case	<30%
Atreis	case	handwiring
Atreus	pcb, case	40%
Atreus62	pcb, case	60%
Chimera Ergo/Ergo Mini/Ergo 42	pcb	split, wireless, vertically staggered
Crkbd	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
ErgoTravel	pcb, case	split, vertically staggerd, thumb keys
Gameboy Keyboard case	case, pcb	3d print, pcb
HacKeyboard	pcb, case
Minidox case	case	split, 3x6, vertically staggered, thumb keys
MiniDox pcb	pcb	split, 3x6, vertically staggered, thumb keys
Mitosis	pcb, case	split, wireless
Orbit	pcb	split, 5x7, thumb keys, usb-c
pteron	case	3x5, 3x6, 4x6, handwiring, pro micro
Redox-Case	case	split, thumb keys, opensCad, 3d print
Redox	case	split, thumb keys, opensCad, 3d print
SB-147	case	3d print, handwiring
Tanuki	pcb, case	40%, underglow
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
ErgoDox official	pcb, acryl case, 3d printable case	split, thumb keys, 5x7, 3d print
Ergo42	pcb, case	split, 4x7
ErgoDox-Case	case	split, thumb keys, 7x5
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
Minisplit	pcb, case	split, 4x6
OLKB (Planck, Preonic & Atomic)	case	3d print, plate
Plain	pcb	4x12, atmega328p
Planck THK	pcb, case	4x12, rotary encoder
Science	pcb	split, arduino, 5x5
Split Infinitive	pcb	split, 5x6, pro micro
Zen (RGBKB) Build Guide	pcb, case	split, ergo, ortho, thumb keys, rgb led

Numpad/Macropad

Name	Available Files	Tags	Image
Amoeba Single-Switch PCB	pcb	single-switch, handwiring
Cherry MX Keypad	pcb	1x4, led
Game cart macropad	pcb, case	4x4, 3d print
Hayabusa	pcb	5x5, rgb, ws2812b, pro micro
Kbord	pcb, case	5x3, oled, rgb, sd-card
LFK17	pcb	5x4, numpad, hotswap, rgb

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
• 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
• 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
• QMK Configurator - an open source configurator for QMK Firmware
• TMK Firmware Builder - online TMK Firmware Builder

Firmware

• Bluetosis - Bluetooth firmware for the Mitosis keyboard
• Kaleidoscope
• QMK
• TMK

Tutorials

• A modern handwiring guide
• Hand wiring a let's split (pro micro)
• 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

Miscellaneous

• BLE Micro Pro - is a breakout board of BL654(nrf52840 module) which is almost compatible with Pro Micro. This board is designed for wireless split DIY keyboards
• 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

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Contributing

Contributions welcome!

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