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Best-selling keyboard switches of May 2026

Here are May’s top mechanical switches, the community’s favorites based on vendor sales data.


Space Mission 30

Ergohaven's Space Mission 30 is now fully open-source.


Tiwaz

Timo's Tiwaz is an ortho split gaming keyboard with joysticks and gaskets.


Epomaker Glyph review

The retro, mid-century modern Epomaker Glyph is a typewriter-style tri-mode wireless keyboard with huge displays.


Omega Point 36

Ergohaven's wireless split Omega Point 36 is now open source.


Direct03xD

A 42-key diodeless wireless split: Direct03xD by lander03xD.


Pling!

Binit's Pling! is a wireless split keyboard featuring soldered KS27 switches.


Etzee B11

Nikola Secerovski's etzee B11 is an open-source ortho split (or monoblock) keyboard.


Behind the scenes #211

Behind the scenes with the April switch top list, Epomaker HE68 Lite and KiiBOOM Phantom 98 Lite reviews, open-source and commercial projects, keyboard art, meetups, new shops and discounts, etc.


Hawk / Verzweiflungstat

The handwired split Hawk by VBNC8 features latching pushbuttons and molded weights.


Tucky Two Times

Tucky Two Times is a low-pro split keyboard with funny placement of the thumb keys – by Stephan Møller.


Willis

A wireless version of Bruce the Keyboard: Willis by Alexander Krikun.


KiiBOOM Phantom 98 Lite review

I reviewed KiiBOOM's Phantom 98 Lite, a cute wireless keyboard with 1800-ish layout and the silly froggy keycap design.


Vanguard Keyboard Outsider

DreaM117er's Vanguard Keyboard Outsider is a modular ortholinear board, supporting various trackpads and encoders.


Best-selling keyboard switches of April 2026

Here are April’s top mechanical switches, the community’s favorites based on vendor sales data.


Levels54

The Levels54, a dual-trackball wireless split keyboard sold by ergokeyboards.com, is now fully open source.


Epomaker HE68 Lite review

A very affordable magnetic board punching above its weight: Epomaker HE68 Lite review.


Behind the scenes #210

Behind the scenes with the IQUNIX EV63 review, open-source and commercial projects, keyboard art, meetups, new shops and discounts, etc.


PISIC

The PISIC is a 42-44 key split keyboard by Youngmin Lee, with GRIN-inspired layout.


Lemonshark

A wireless split keyboard with per-key RGB and nice!view displays: Lemonshark by lu.


IQUNIX EV63 HE review

IQUNIX's flagship magnetic EV63 HE is a high-end gamer keyboard full of aluminum and some forged carbon.


Leonardo KeycapRio

Stephan Møller's Leonardo KeycapRio is a single-PCB tented unibody keyboard.


Krteq

An open-source ortholinear keyboard featuring Gateron low-pro switches: Krteq by Jan Bláha.


Alatus

A 38-key split keyboard with trackpoint: Alatus by DoomishGuy.


MMOrtho

SKZBadHabit's MMOrtho is a handwired unibody split build with a custom configurator.


Laika

A 45%-ish v4n4g0n-inspired open-source keyboard: Laika by kapee1.


Behind the scenes #209

Behind the scenes with March's top switches, KiiBOOM Phantom 98 and Dareu Cool68 reviews, open-source and commercial projects, keyboard art, meetups, new shops and discounts, etc.


Best-selling keyboard switches of March 2026

Here are March’s top mechanical switches, the community’s favorites based on vendor sales data.


Tom's 3x6 board

A Piantor-derivative by Tom Strowger. 36-key low-pro alu split keyboard driven by wireless XIAOs.


Hector36

The Hector36 is a compact wireless split keyboard by ezxzeng – with splay.


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