Peridot An open-source and easy-to-build steno keyboard for use with Plover: Peridot by Ewen Cluney .
KBD.news Published June 23, 2023
Creators! Feel free to
tip me off about your keyboard related projects to bring them to 100K readers.
The Peridot is an open-source steno keyboard for use with Plover, designed by Ewen Cluney from Weirdlittlekeebs , meant to be easy to build with standard DIY mechanical keyboard components.
There are now several steno keyboard designs, but I wanted to make one that was simple and open source, both to fill that particular niche and to give something back to the Plover community – nekoewen.
If you’re not familiar with stenography, check out the Open Steno Project for links to the free software, learning resources, and other info to help you get started.
Features
Pro Micro compatible
supports both MX and Choc switches
through-hole components
has the option to add an LED strip for underglow
Resources
The design is open-source: GitHub repo
PCBs available on Etsy , where Ewen will periodically put pre-built ones up for sale as well.
Published on Fri 23rd Jun 2023. Featured in KBD #125 .
Related Not the usual monoblock split:
the Velotype Pro is actually a chorded keyboard.
A 3D printed
stenography keyboard by
kazimchi .
A well-documented chorded keyboard project based on the Raspberry Pi Pico: the
PICO Chord .
The StenoWord is a Japanese chorded keyboard for professionals doing subtitles for live broadcasts.
A steno keyboard,
proto2 , designed and shared by
u/d3zd3z .
The first(?)
steno machine patented by
Miles M. Bartholomew in 1879.
About KBD.news is a blog and newsletter on DIY mechanical keyboards. A hand-picked selection of posts from a keyboard enthusiast's perspective (more + contact ).
Support this project
MK Advent Calendar 2023
Meetups in your area
Discount codes for ya
Subscribe now!
Join the 3,000+ readers who get news and useful links delivered to their inboxes once a week.
Check the latest newsletters→
Latest issue
Check the archive→
Supporters splitkb.com , MoErgo Glove80 , Ashkeebs , ZSA Technology Labs , Aiksplace , @keebio , Upgrade Keyboards , Cyboard , Sean Grady , Jason Hazel , Jacob Mikesell , @kaleid1990 , kiyejoco , Mechboards , KEEBD , littlemer-the-second , ghsear.ch , u/motfalcon , TurtleKeebs , Bob Cotton , FFKeebs , Joel Simpson , Richard Sutherland , @therick0996 , Christian Mladenov , Lev Popov , Daniel Nikolov , Schnoor Typography , u/eighty58five , Caleb Rand , Skyler Thuss , Yuan Liu , James McCleese , Benjamin Bell , Ben M , zzeneg , Micah A., TALPKEYBOARD , Anatolii Smolianinov , Spencer Dabell , Matthias Goffette , Penk Chen , Hating TheFruit , Felicitas R. , Vitali Haravy , Clacky , Davidjohn Gerena , anonymous , Stefan S. , Alex Miller , Brendan P. , Shnobble , Trey Causey , Jens Woyke, Dylan Ingham , keeb.it ., Cloyce , Gordon Diggs , Mario S. , koolkeys , s_p_l_o_d_e .
Toolkit
Keyboard Layout Editor , Plate Builder / Plate Generator , QMK / kbfirmware.com (to QMK ), Pro Micro pinout & upgrade
Community
r/mk , ErgoMech , r/mechmarket , geekhack.org , deskthority.net , keebtalk.com/ , lemmy/mk/ , lemmy/ergomech/ , kbin/mk/
Production
PCB design guide , another one , PCB price comparison , lasergist , laserboost , hubs.com