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Tips & Tricks

FK custom

The revamped keycap customization service by FKcaps has now an intuitive online interface offering an impressive set of options.

SLK keycap profile

SLK Dessau by Kema/FKcaps is the first keyset with the uniform spherical SLK keycap profile.

Splinktegrated controller

Splinktegrated, released by Fmcraft, is an open-source controller board for Dactyls.

Brand new Model F keyboards

Model F Labs, offering remakes of capacitive buckling spring and beamspring IBM keyboards, added new models to the line-up.

Ergogen tutorials

FlatFootFox published a comprehensive series of tutorials on how to use Ergogen V4.

KLARIS keycap night light

Sneakbox designed a decorative keycap-shaped night light: KLARIS.

Dyeing Keycaps in 2023

Fellow redditor amphiboi put together a detailed guide on dyeing keycaps, based on the groundwork laid by CrowningKnight.

Phase One 65 numpad

A 3D-printed numpad case by keynoted, matching his daily driver Phase One 65.

Totem with trackpad mod

A case for the Totem with trackpad – shared by wing_kong_exch.

inQAZtro case

A case with pen holder for the QAZ keyboard: inQAZtro by errr000r.

DaoShield

DaoShield by Mposiblee – an aluminum case for the Dao keyboard.

Magnetic tenting system

Fmcraft presented a magnetic tenting system using mainly off-the-shelf components.

Touch Type Tale

A completely typing-controlled real-time strategy game: Touch Type Tale by Pumpernickel Studio.

Gasket mount Draculad case

A custom gasked mount Draculad case shared by chewiedies.

BLOCK by HIBI

After last week's post, Kate of HIBI got back to me with more info on her uniform BLOCK keycap profile.

Typing Tempo

A typing rhythm game by charitea12: Typing Tempo.

Doys & BLOCK caps

Two uniform keycap profiles with a retro square base: Doys by Deadline.Studio and BLOCKs by HIBI.

URSA keycap profile

URSA is a new keycap profile designed for Topre keyboards – a collab between 23_Andreas and FKcaps.

Pi5 case with cover

The angled ortho Pi5 keyboard by ihihbs has no a MCU cover and a case.

XVX Cube keycaps

XVX is planning on releasing their transparent Cube keycaps with detachable legends.

ffkb low profile trackball case

Sadek Baroudi published the files of this ffkb low profile trackball case.

Nydas Amoeba

Another single-key PCB for keyboards: Nydas Amoeba by Andy Sawyer.

Rectangular ffkb case

A rectangular case for the ffkb shared by Sadek Baroudi.

Humla laptop adapter

A laptop adapter plate for the Wee Humla by Lenbok.

QMK RGB Matrix configuration

The focus of Sadek Baroudi's tutorial is how to properly configure RGB Matrix especially for non-trivial ergo keyboards with angles and column stagger.

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