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No Faff macropad

No Faff is an open-hardware 24-key macropad with cool backplate art – designed by Kfir.

BOB single-key "keyboard"

An open-source single-key USB keyboard by dr2mod called Big Orange Button.

Ferricy

The Ferris Sweep got an industrial makeover: ferricy by Icyphox.

Low profile Dactyl

IncBLB has built a low profile Dactyl designed by omurovex.

KLOTZ

The second keyboard design by _GEIST_: KLOTZ – a 34-key wireless low-pro split.

0xC.pad & 0x33.board

Two exciting projects from s-ol, both with HEX keycaps: the 0xC.pad and 0x33 MIDI controller.

KLOR

A split keyboard with 36-42 keys, RP2040 support, haptic feedback, etc.: KLOR by _GEIST_.

Mercury

Jamie Ding published the files of his Mercury, a wireless split keyboard with classic staggering.

Apple M0110 case

SimonAchton designed, printed and shared a beautiful Apple M0110 case replica for 60% keyboard PCBs.

Tipper-TF

Weteor's 34-key Tipper-TF is a split unibody BLE keyboard with splay and e-ink display.

SatPad

The SatPad (formerly: Cupcake) is an open-source 30% ortholinear keyboard/macropad designed by quirk.

Ghoul keyboard

The Ghoul by tzarc is a Planck-like ortho but also a development board for QMK.

Hand-wired wireless 30%

A pretty unconventional handwired wireless noname 30% perpetrated by frozeninfate.

Zaphod Lite

Pete Johanson published his Zaphod Lite, a hand solderable version of the original Zaphod – a feature-rich low-pro wireless monoblock split.

OpenEx trackball

OpenEx is an open-source QMK-powered trackball by Skribbles4420 – inspired by the Kensington Expert.

LHM keyboard

Max published a video on designing and building his 26-key minimalistic split, the LHM keyboard.

LMN-3 synth

The LMN-3 is an open-source DAW-in-a-box by Fundamental Frequency.

Project Mammoth

A successor to the elephant42, 🦣 by @illness072 is on a whole new level in many ways.

Kebu

Cedutus created Kebu, a new Blackpill ortholinear PCB with multiple layout alternatives including 4 or 5 row options.

Dactyl Sygnus/Cygnus

A Dactyl-inspired sub-40% split keyboard: Dactyl Cygnus by scytile.

Lev's trackpad keywell board

A little bit of Dactyl, a little bit of Corne, and a *lot* of trackpad space: a unibody split prototype by levpopov.

Ortho Bakeneko65

StickersDrgn designed and shared a custom ortholinear-ish PCB to fit a Bakeneko65 case.

Custom unibody split

A custom 3D-printed unibody split keyboard by justsunone – with video tour.

IBM Model Pi

The "IBM Model Pi" by rengarett is simply a Model M converted via a Pi Pico and KMK.

Swept Corne

A wireless-only cross between the Sweep and the Corne: Swept Corne by Additional-Stock3711.

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