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Crowkb_46

CrackerBot's Crowkb is a split 3x6 with low placed thumb clusters.

KBD.news
Published July 24, 2024

The Crowkb_46, designed and shared by CrackerBot/c-botz, is a 3x6 split keyboard with some splay and thumb clusters set below the main level of other keys.

The crowkb is a split 3x6 staggered and splayed keyboard with 5 low placed thumbkeys. I designed it because I felt a lot of the keyboards in this space have an uncomfortable thumb placement for my size of hands – c-botz.

The PCB is reversible and wireless-ready.

Specs

• 46 keys (6x3+5 per half)
• low-pro Choc V1, soldered or hotswap
• reversible PCB
• wired or wireless (on/off switch + battery leads)
• tested with Pro Micro (QMK), nice!nano (ZMK), RP2040 (KMK)

Resources

• https://github.com/c-botz/crowkb

Published on Wed 24th Jul 2024. Featured in KBD #170 (source).

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