Tips & Tricks

Nice!view dongle

Chen Zeng created this nice!view dongle for a split keyboard powered by ZMK.

Pelican case

Vladimir's Pelican is a PCB-agnostic O-ring case for 60% keyboards.

Kemove P11 keycap puller

In contrast to classic wire keycap pullers, the Kemove P11 is a novel way to remove caps, four at the same time.

GammaCaps

A modern geometric keycap profile compatible with both Choc and MX switches: GammaCaps by Grigory Pavlichenko.

Ploopy Trackpad

Not a keyboard, but a potential companion to one: Ploopy Trackpad.

Glyphica: Typing Survival

Glyphica: Typing Survival is a roguelite survival game that lets you mow down hordes of enemies in a minimalist arena using your finger dexterity and your choice of weapons.

How to integrate a trackpoint into your keyboard

Based on his trackpoint builds, heyisjambo shares his experiences on how to integrate a trackpoint into your keyboard (ZMK).

Solder Party RP2350 Stamp & Stamp XL

Solder Party is expanding their Stamp line with new controllers: the RP2350 Stamp and Stamp XL are devboards with up to 48 GPIO pins.

Keymap wizardry: Typing out the Harry Potter saga

In this case study I type out the Harry Potter books to demonstrate the power of alternative layouts and keymap customization.

Allium58CAD

Zac Morhous' Allium58CAD has a custom magnetic case snapping to a SpaceMouse.

Kada 0110

Emil shared Kada 0110, a 3D case inspired by the Apple M0110 and Apple II.

Recreating keycaps for the AlphaSmart Neo

A father and son team designed replacement keycaps for the AlphaSmart Neo, bringing an old keyboard back to life with some low-cost modern tech.

Ambients Silent Choc switches

As announced by Lowpro.ca, Ambients Silents, truly quiet Choc switches redesigned from the ground up, are in stock now.

Quantum Painter tutorial

How to add Quantum Painter/color LCD to (almost) any QMK keyboard – a tutorial by Esse Woods aka OakNinja .

Partycrasher Micro & Xiao

Semickolon shared some updates to the FAK firmware, along with Partycrasher Micro, a Pro Micro drop-in replacement.

Kada Spectrum

A 65% keyboard case inspired by the ZX Spectrum: Kada Spectrum by Emil.

The SpaceFN concept

The SpaceFN concept - setting up your space key as a layer switch when held - is probably one of the most useful tweaks in the keyboard hobby. Let me explain it.

KW Choc V1 keycaps

Shared by Kea Workshop's Claude, the KW keycap profile is uniform, spherical, MX-sized, and compatible with Choc V1 switches.

Vixen keycaps

3D printed sculpted and tented keycaps by ze_or.

Corne/crkbd AFA case

EurKoi shared a 3D-printed case for the Corne in the style of Angrymiao's AFA.

HaloPad V2

A 3D printable enclosure for the Adafruit Macropad PCB – designed by Kronocide, inspired by the Nuphy Halo 96 keyboard.

Steam Deck dock

A Crkbd laptop dock by a8ksh4 designed for his Steam Deck.

DDC keycap profile

DDC is a new cylindrical keycap profile for Choc switches – designed by LowproKB.

THT: Tai-Hao low-profile keycaps

Taiwanese keycap manufacturer Tai-Hao is about to roll out a new family of low-pro caps – for both Choc and MX switches.

From switchbody to 3D keywell

Chris Trotter's Fusion360 tutorial details how to design custom parametric keywells, used e.g. for his ArcBoard.