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Fiðrildi

Fiðrildi is a monoblock angled keyboard from Rivendell – designed by ButteredBread5255.

Lihis

This open-source split ortho PCB by Cedutus, named after a Finnish dish, is called Lihis.

µ10 keyboard

The µ10 or Micro10 by dj_edit is a small 28-key keyboard with a big spacebar.

Framedeck

Richard Sutherland's framedeck is his take on the slab style computers like the TRS-80 model 100 – using the Framework motherboard.

Wooden Alps keyboard

A wooden keyboard by the5andmany with Alps switches and hand-filed switch plate.

simplyKeeb S60ph

Geaz84's 3D printed simplyKeeb S60ph is a 60-key, hotswappable, handwired split keyboard.

cool640

Telzo2000's cool640, this ortho macropad/split supports controllers with both Pro Micro and Pico footprint.

Elephant42 panda

An update to illness72's original elephant42: palette-system shared elephant42 panda, a new version with an I/O expander.

Yggdrasil

LoyalPotato's open-source Yggdrasil is a 36-key split keyboard with some extreme pinky splay.

Threaded Dactyl Flex

Diitsuku designed and shared a threaded Dactyl Flex with a clever mechanism to adjust the tenting angle.

Wubbo

The cute 34-key Wubbo is an open-source wireless split keyboard by cacheworks.

Reviung_ish

Frederik's keyboard dubbed the Reviung_ish extends the distinctive Reviung layout with a number row.

Toast keyboard

Toast keyboard is an open-source split design by vpz for those with index fingers shorter than ring.

Sparrow62

Atsushi Morimoto's Sparrow62 is a split keyboard sporting a single Pi Pico with KMK.

Melodicade MX

The Melodicade MX is a portable 6+ octave MIDI keyboard by Michael from KOOP Instruments showcasing the Wicki-Hayden layout.

The btrfld

SolidusHal's btrfld is a quite unique foldable, low profile, tenting keyboard.

Slice36

Slice36: a Xiao RP2040 powered 36 key split by MReavley.

EC87

Cipulot's EC87 is an Electrostatic Capacitive (EC) TKL keyboard PCB.

EVEN44

EVEN44 is a split keyboard by fmash16 – 3D printed, handwired, 3x6+4 keys with an encoder.

ErgoTravelXT

Stefak's ErgoTravelXT is a foldable split keyboard with XT60 connectors.

Leeloo

Leeloo, a split keyboard resembling the Lily58 – with a twist!

PICO Chord keyboard

A well-documented chorded keyboard project based on the Raspberry Pi Pico: the PICO Chord.

Custom Reform keyboard

Jacqueline designed a custom ergo keyboard for her Reform laptop – based on the Lily layout.

Peanut Matcha Jade

A 5x6 Dactyl Manuform variation by Mike Pisman – with 5 thumb keys and smooth edges.

1800-ish wooden ortho

An 1800-style ortho board by MetaWhirledPeas, hand made from a solid piece of poplar from Home Depot.

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