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Boardloaf

Yuburoll's Boardloaf is an open-source 36-key split keyboard with MX keys.

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Published November 30, 2025
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Along with the modubu, Yuburoll also released another split: the Boardloaf. This one is very similar but has a normal 3x5+3 column-staggered layout. Still 100x100 mm for cheaper manufacturing.

I completed two keyboards from mockups; which have almost same schema, but different design – Yuburoll.

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Features

  • 36 keys (5x3+3)
  • MX switches, hotswap or soldered
  • RP2040-Zero controllers
  • reversible PCB, 100x100 mm
  • TRRS connectors
  • 3D-printed case
  • QMK firmware

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Published on Sun 30th Nov 2025. Featured in KBD #203 (source).

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