Issue 195 / Week 28 / 2025
This is a hand-picked selection of last week's content from a keyboard enthusiast's perspective. Posts that may teach you something, make you think and contribute to the common knowledge of the DIY builder community.
There are 11+26 entries in this issue:
Editorial
Behind the scenes #195
Keyboard projects, tips, quick news, keyboard art, in the mailbox, meetups, vendors, discounts.
Review
NPKC RO75 review
The NPKC RO75, NPKClub's first self-developed model, is a bang-for-your-buck 75% wireless keyboard in a hefty alu case, with cool matching keycaps.
Projects
YADS dongle screen
Introduced by Jan-Philipp Fischer, YADS is a dongle screen for ZMK.
Key-Ripper
Brian Schwind released his key-ripper keyboard, with custom Rust firmware.
Mikecinq
Mike Hölscher released the files of his mikecinq, a ULP monoblock split featuring PG1316S switches.
Harite v3
Dane Lipscombe's Harite v3 is another iteration on his directional keyboard, now with 4-way joysticks.
Raven
The Raven is a 42-key wireless split by ohemaag.
Gamma Omega TC36k
A diodeless version of the original, using graph theory this time: Gamma Omega TC36k.
Alcatel100
A rarely seen open-source fullsize keyboard: Alcatel100 shared by nearestexit.
Tips & Tricks
HedgeHog keycaps
HedgeHog is a new low-pro keycap profile by turtle-bazon. Uniform, spherical, supporting Choc and MX stems and spacings.
Subliminal Contradiction keycaps
New sculpted low-profile keycaps by pseudoku: Subliminal Contradiction.
Quick news
Tip
Another week, another bunch of typing practice projects: Typing Practice Chrome browser extension by maximcus – to practice typing on any website. The idea is that you practice typing on the real text you want to read.
TypingGym is a clean a simple app by FroyoAbject, focusing on accuracy over speed. I liked this one.
TypeQuicker Code, as the name implies, helps you practice typing in your favorite programming language. Haven't tried this, it badly needs a login-free demo.
Vial 0.7.4 released. Chordal Hold, Flow Tap, Repeat Key, Caps Word. Layer lock, etc. Shared by pgetreuer.
Closed-source, commercial, WIP, etc.
A mikefive alternative by Additional-Stock. With ultra low-pro PG switches, Cirque trackpad and display.
Dactyl Lynx by David H. Bronke. A reinplementation of the Dactyl with larger, more vertical thumb clusters.
A handwired HDMI Corne build by QuackTheMan. Single controller with HDMI cable to bridge the matrix, plus floral engravings.
A keyboard with built-in DAC by androidbrick.
Joe Scotto's Scotto34 on steroids – with solenoid.
baucts designed and made a nice 60% board with XT-ish layout.
a_l_k_0's Cornedeon is a modified Corne: handwired 3 extra keys to the PCB.
Petal by AmPi Studio. A prebuilt unibody split with ULP Kailh PG1316S switches.
WoodenCod's WIP wireless split Xavient Keeb.
A handwired keyboard with trackball. Some progress photos by salavatme.
Soleil – a solar powered wireless TKL. Posted by CannonKeys.
HellSplit – a bit asymmetric 40% handwired split by RunRunAndyRun.
Gamma Omega ULP. Wow. The Cherry MX ULP version, without diodes.
K:03 v4 and wireless editions available from ergohaven. Reduced spacing, 5% smaller case.
Type with your toes as Sergei Silnov aka Pinya does it with his Toepad.
History/Discovery
INCOMM Scientology Keyboard – Cherry G80-1165HAU – posted by Ibassett_21.
Keyboard art
Lovely curves of a Parabolica 60 – by Sterlingandcophoto.
Cool paint job on this Dactyl by V-Z-xianyu.
I like these renders of the TAIKO-01 concept – by dailytadpole.
3D-printed Menura case by PyntieHet.
Personalitysphere's modular cyberdeck project belongs in the art column too. Another set of photos.
I've already mentined the Soleil above, but I like this angle and the wooden accents. A lot to be honest.
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