Keyboard Builders' Digest / Projects
Koumori
Dane Lipscombe's Koumori is a low-profile unibody split keyboard with trackpad.
Published February 24, 2026
Supported by readers like RGBKeys, Trey Causey, and splitkb.com. Join them now to keep kbd.news free.
Designed by Dane Lipscombe (aka dlip/fata1err0r81) to be minimalistic and portable, the monoblock split Koumori is a low-profile open-soure keyboard with Cirque trackpad.
Name means the animal "bat" in Japanese – fata1err0r81.
Features
- unibody split
- 28 keys (4x3+2 using Engram)
- low-pro Choc switches, hotswap sockets
- RP2040-Zero MCU
- Cirque 40mm trackpad with glass overlay
- case with handle and magnetic lid
- QMK firmware
The PCB and case was designed in Ergogen.
Regarding the glass overlay:
The glass screen protector makes it feel a lot more premium, it's similar to a mobile phone. Also the stock vinyl overlay that it comes with wears down after about 6 months of full time use and starts getting sticky. I tried a Thinkpad trackpad replacement overlay in the past, it was okay for about a month but it wore down too. The vinyl sheet is just a craft adhesive one, it's mainly to give it some color since it doesn't feel great on it's own. You could stick the glass on the stock overlay, or directly on the cirque PCB if you like the red color – fata1err0r81.
Resources
Published on Tue 24th Feb 2026. Featured in KBD #207 (source).
Related
Ashwing64
The wireless Ashwing64 by Flexyjerkov is a 64-key monoblock keyboard with exposed diodes.
GRIN Quern
Policium announced his GRIN Quern – an ergonomic keyboard with GRIN/Sagittarius layout and center trackpad.
The Chaotist
Tschibo's idea manifested as an astonishing open-source PCB: Chaotist is an ergoish 40% keyboard.
Phaethon prototype
Phaethon is a through-hole keyboard with a solar panel – designed by u/mrninhvn.