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Demeter

Oldie but goodie: David Barr's Demeter is a 34-key diodeless split.

KBD.news
Published June 30, 2026

David Philip Barr's 34-key diodless split Demeter has been around for two years now, but it was missing from kbd.news.

It's an open-source low-profile Choc-spaced split keyboard – either wired or wireless.

Another 34 Key Keyboard with no diodes. […] There is a wired version for promicro type controllers and a bluetooth-first version for nice!nano type controllers – David Barr.

Thanks to yyoungs for bringing this project to my attention.

Specs

• 34 keys (5x3+2)
• Choc switches, soldered
• Pro Micro footprint
• diodeless design
• pinky splay

Resources

• https://github.com/davidphilipbarr/demeter

Published on Tue 30th Jun 2026. Featured in KBD #213 (source).

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