
Best-selling keyboard switches of January, 2025
In this month's overview of community-favorite mechanical switches, here are January's top picks, based on real sales data provided by vendors and manufacturers.
Kivipallur
Kivipallur is an ergo split keyboard with a 25 mm thumb trackball – designed by dr3san.
Lexicon review
The Lexicon by WeirdLittleKeebs is a 65% "writing keyboard" designed for wordsmiths – with a layer full of words.
LoremIpsum36
The unibody split LoremIpsum36 is a no-frills Gateron LP keyboard by Penk Chen.
StackOverChonk
A 54-key wireless split with nice lighting: StackOverChonk by Aditya.
Aurora keyboard
Aurora is a 65% open-source ortholinear split keyboard, shared by Musab Hassan.
Raveniung
FearlessSpiff's Raveniung is a Reviung-derivative unibody split with oak plate.
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Keyboard projects, reviews, quick news, in the mailbox, meetups, vendors, discounts.
GravaStar Mercury X Pro mouse review
With its sci-fi/alien design, ultra-light magnesium frame, and fancy RGB light, the wireless Gravastar Mercury X Pro mouse is a cutting-edge precision tool for competitive gamers.
Lio46 V2
Lio46 is a wireless, 46-key split keyboard – designed by Liolaeus.
Red Cedar split
The Red Cedar is a well-documented Dactyl-like split by Tim Wenger – with PS2 buttons.
n36tsu
N36tsu by n1tsu. A low-profile split with PG1316S switches.
TKLish
Designed by Ming Gih-Lam, TKLish is a series of PCBs that mimic the style of a TKL keyboard.
Crosses
Crosses is a modular ergonomic keyboard with trackball – shared by Vinnie Franco.
Banchan
A clever 3D-printed case for Keebio's BDN9: Banchan from Capsule Deluxe.
Haori36-MX
Designed by Penk Chen, the Haori36-MX is a unibody ortho split keyboard.
Mantaray
A Voyager-inspired budget unibody split: Mantaray by Colton Hawkins.
Behind the scenes #184
Keyboard projects, reviews, quick news, in the mailbox, meetups, vendors, discounts.
Kemove TMKB T68-C review
The TMKB T68-C is the first Hall-effect keyboard offered by Kemove. An entry-level 65% magnetic keyboard designed for budget-conscious gamers.
Anymak - the compatible ergonomic keyboard layout
In part two of his series about increasing typing comfort, Peter introduces Anymak, the next step in balancing layout compatibility and ergonomics.
Wilson26
A 26-key semi-handwired split with lots of magnets: Wilson26 by Stephan Møller.
Bonk
A classy 40% keyboard open sourced by Arko: Bonk.
Hacktrick
A '70s-style gasket-mounted monoblock split featuring Selectric I keycaps: Hacktrick by Tschibo00.
Endgame
Well, the humble Endgame is the name of this cool unibody split keyboard designed by OldMan6955.
Harite v2
Dane Lipscombe's Harite v2 is a directional keyboard with 5-way switches.
Fragaria-27
A 27-key macropad fitting iPhone cases: Fragaria-27 by Flexyjerkov.
Menura
A modular 30-36 key split to mimic various physical layouts: Menura by Ryan Muraglia.
Jolt2
David Brown released his Jolt2, an open-source split keyboard with variable-height columns.
Anywhy Flake L v1.0
Max officially released v1.0 of his Anywhy Flake family. Now with a 58-key variant.
Vozvan
A handwired monoblock 40% keyboard in a stacked acrylic case: Vozvan by El Kinoflop.