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Dumbpad build

A low budget build by cucumbermemes: impchipwood's dumbpad (git).

Grandiceps with black pill

The Grandiceps is a black pill based split by vattern78 (git).

Trackball companion for split keyboards

Ploopy: a ball-only trackball companion for split keyboards by crop_octagon (docs).

Dactylria: a Dactyl ManuForm fork

Dactylria - a Dactyl ManuForm fork with thumbs inspired by Kyria and Keyboardio Model 01 by jchendy with source (git).

trochee - a 8x8 keyboard

The trochee is a 8x8 keyboard designed by porkostomus for one-handed use (git).

Left-handed Minidox with case STL

A handwired Minidox for gaming by useallthewasabi. With pics and destiniboy3's case.

A Preonic clone with custom PCB

A 3D printed backlit Preonic clone by squeezeonein with open source PCB.

LEGO supported PCB-mount board

A PCB-mount board with LEGO as frame and support by alinelena. (Open source PCB.)

Inkkeys: an e-ink macropad

The inkkeys is a dynamically assignable macropad project with e-ink screen by DiConX (video, docs, git).

64-key split

This 64-key split by SKZBadHabit features a pointing stick/trackball (gallery).

3D-printed gasket-mount case

A 3D-printed gasket-mount case for the YC66 by RogerArbogast (STLs).

Travel case for Sofle

Travel case for Sofle by gianni777 with STL files.

Handwired Planck

A handwired Planck by tux268_ with photolog.

System76 Launch

The System76 Launch is a keyboard project with open source case and PCB (git). Posted by jackpot51.

Dormouse

The Dormouse is a 3D printed, handwired 40% by dapperrogue (gallery & git).

The naked split strikes back

The naked split ortho 40% by onebigdoor is back with fully addressable rgb backlighting (gallery). Still without plate, case and PCB.

QAZ-Simple

QAZ-Simple: a simple, drop-in style open source case by dingusxmcgee_ for the QAZ keyboard kit.

FnRow v1: a single function-row

FnRow: A QMK & VIA compatible macropad with a single function-row layout by dinofizz (pics, blog & git).

Kinesis Advantage trackball mod

A trackball hack for Kinesis Advantage2 with build log by rhinestoneBones.

The orch

The orch is a mostly ortho, GMK-friendly layout and PCB by oldoverholt with open source design (git & gallery).

Dactyl Manu-tide

Smeeba posted Kravchenko32's Dactyl Manu-tide featuring an extreme keywell (git).

Self-contained trackball

All the electronics is hidden inside this trackball by Jacek Fedoryński (video, git, blog post). (Posted by deekue.)

TB42: low profile wireless 40%

The Tiny Blue 42 (TB42) is a low-profile, Bluetooth, 40% mechanical keyboard by FauxLearningMachine running ZMK.

J73K: a through-hole ortho

The J73K by peeweejedi is an open source through-hole 15*5 ortholinear keyboard using an Atmega32a (git & glamour shots).

Spacey: for keyset compatibility

The Spacey by Fightmeintheshower is an ortho built to utilize standard keysets.

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