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
• Tutorials
• Tools

Normal Keyboards

Image	Name	Size	Description
	SB-147	136%, 147 key	A 147-key 3d printed keyboard, along with custom profile keycaps.
	GH80-3000	100%, Full size	GH80-3000 is intended to be a replacement PCB of the Cherry Corp.
	SaikouType	100%, Full size	Fullsize Custom PCB Filco Compatible.
	Voyager97	97%, Full size	A compact fullsize keyboard.
	Entropy	96%	A 96% Southpaw keyboard, with split space and encoder support.
	HacKeyboard	87%, TKL	HacKeyboard is a mechanical keyboard built from scratch using SMK Alps Mount switches from an old Monterey K108 keyboard and Alps compatible keycaps from an old NGS keyboard. Features: internal keylogger, macro recording, internal USB Hub 2.0, internal flash drive, customizable LED colors, customizable LED effects;
	XMMX TKL	87%, TKL	Tenkeyless PCB designed to work with MX compatible switches as well as ALPS SKCL/SKCM and their clones. This PCB is inteded to fit the Cooler Master Quickfire Rapid (not the Rapid-i) and the Filco Majestouch 2 TKL cases, although it could fit some other commercial TKL cases.
	Mysterium	87%, TKL	TKL keyboard that can be entirely assembled using only through hole components, including usb type c.
	Yurei	87%, TKL	A Tenkeyless PCB inspired by Phantom, for customizing Filco Majestouch 2.
	System76 Launch	75%	System76 Launch Configurable Keyboard is designed to provide the ultimate user controlled keyboard experience, with open source mechanical and electrical design, open source firmware and associated software, and a large number of user configuration opportunities.
	Toad	70%	70% with space between F-row and number row.
	Toad V2	70%	Toad with support for MX and Alps switch.
	WhiteFox	68%
	68Keys.io	68%
	SiCK-68	68%	3D printed keyboard.
	Discipline	65%	65% keyboard assembled with only through hole components, including usb type-c.
	Bakeneko 65	65%	A simple 65% keyboard
	Pheromone	63%	63-key keyboard supports slide potentiometer, rotary encoder and oled screen.
	Voyager60	60%	A simple MX/Alps 60% board that just works.
	Ultimate hacking keyboard	60%	Split 60% keyboard with trackpoint.
	GH60	60%	The most popular 60% keyboard pcb.
	Infinity 60%	60%
	Plain60-C	60%	This universal 60% PCB is designed to support as little layouts as possible without limiting usability for most users.
	TMK Alps 64	60%	Poker X compatible 60% size PCB supports various Alps switch keyboard layouts like AEK, Omnikey, Dell, V60MTS and Infinity.
	TCKB	60%	60% keyboard using STM32.
	Lot60-BLE	60%	60% BLE keyboard using nRF51822 as the main controller, CH554 as the USB chip.
	Bakeneko 60	60%	A simple 60% keyboard
	hand-wired python keyboard	60%	An open source hand-wired, USB + BLE keyboard powered by python.
	Makerdiary M60	60%	A hot-swappable, USB + BLE keyboard.
	Regack's 59%	59%	A reduced size keyboard, but not quite 60%.
	QOL56	56%	56-key mechanical keyboard for Oyayubi-shift Japanese input.
	iso50	50%
	Treadstone48	48%
	UT47.2	47.2%
	CPM43	43%
	Regack's 40%	40%
	SteamVan	40%	MiniVan-compatible PCB based on an STM32MCU.
	CW40	40%	RGB underglow 40% keyboard.
	Tanuki	40%	Tanuki is a 40% keyboard that uses a split spacebar design to comfortably switch between layers.
	Tg4x	40%
	Stonehenge30	30%
	pain27	27%	The pain27 is an open source keyboard project to make an easily usable, yet completely and utterly unusable qwerty keyboard with all the letters of the english alphabet, a spacebar, and nothing else.
	Alpha	<30%	A 28-key semi-ortholinear mechanical keyboard.
	ANHEDRAL		Symmetrical SemiErgo layout keyboard.
	Re Keyboard collection	Split keyboards with rotary encoder.
	RGB TKL	87%, TKL	[THIS HAVE NOT BEEN TESTED YET] TKL keyboard with RGB on each button.
	TS65	68%	[THIS HAVE NOT BEEN TESTED YET] The Split 65% Keyboard.
	BLU60	60%	[THIS HAVE NOT BEEN TESTED YET] Bluetooth 60% keyboard.

Ergonomics Keyboards

Image	Name	Description
	Arisu	The layout is inspired by Lyn's EM7 and TGR Alice with some modification. Case PCB
	fAuxLICE	An 3D printable Alice-like mechanical keyboard.
	Kusuguru	An 3D printable Alice-like JIS-layout TKL mechanical keyboard.
	BMEK	BMEK is an 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
	Atreus	The Atreus is a mechanical keyboard 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	The Redox project is an open-source, ergonomic split mechanical keyboard. This repository will be used to share information about the project and instruction on how to use and assembly the Redox keyboard.
	Oddball	Split mechanical keyboard with an integrated trackball.
	Unsplitted ergo Keyberon
	REVIUNG	The REVIUNG41 is 41-key column staggered keyboard.
	Dactyl Keyboard	The Dactyl is a parameterized, split-hand, concave, columnar, ergonomic keyboard.
	Dactyl-ManuForm	The main change is that the thumb cluster was adapted from the ManuForm keyboard (geekhack). The walls were changed to just drop to the floor.
	Mitosis	Wireless Split Ergonomic Keyboard.
	Apoptosis
	Interphase	A mitosis clone with more keys!!
	5plit
	Chimera	Split wireless QMK powered keyboards
	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.
	elephant42
	pteron	An ergonomic keyboard heavily inspired by the Atreus, Iris and Atreis keyboards.

Ortholinear Keyboards

Image	Name	Description
	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.
	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	40%
	keyberon-grid	40%
	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.

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.
	Dumpad	Simple 4x4 numpad with a rotary encoder.
	Travel Numpad	A 4x4 custom numpad.
	Kbord	kbord is a programmable keypad with 15 mechanical keys, each of which can be set to execute a script when pressed.
	Lysergic25
	Zesty25
	Medusa
	LFK17	5x4 numpad.
	Staryu	An Open-source 5-key Keypad.
	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

Others Keyboards

Image	Name	Description
	SIK Keyboard	An ergonomic, compact, mechanical keyboard
	Some other collection of mechkey kicad pcb
	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	Size	Description
	TEK-80 TKL	87%, TKL	Compatibility: Phantom, Universal TKL Plate, Filco TKL, Winkeyless, Gon
	TKL acrylic case	87%, TKL	Compatibility: Phantom, Universal TKL Plate, QFR, Filco TKL
	Classic 87	87%, TKL	Compatibility: Unknown
	XD87 mica case	87%, TKL	Compatibility: XD87 PCB
	60% acrylic case by MOZ	60%	Compatibility: GH60, Poker, Poker 2, Pure, Pure Pro
	Infinity 60% case	60%	Compatibility: Standard 60% case, hhkb
	Whitefox case	68%	Compatibility: Whitefox
	Lubrigante	68%	Compatibility: TGR Alice and compatible pcb
	Yutsky's TGR Alice	68%	Compatibility: TGR Alice and compatible pcb
	Arisu custom case	68%	Compatibility: Arisu
	Infinity ergodox case		Compatibility: Infinity ergodo
	Redox case		3d printed case for Redox keyboard.

Plate

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

Keycaps

• 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.
• Keyplus - An easy to use, wired and wireless modular keyboard firmware, for both ATXmega family and atmega32u4.
• BlueMicro - A Keyboard Firmware for nRF52832 Boards with a pinout compatible with the Arduino Pro Micro.
• 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.

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.

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

Contributing

Contributions welcome!