Tag: tool (84 entries)
Create you own Planck/Preonic keymap with this tool by BXO511.
A blog post by jhelvy, author of the split comparison tool, on his journey down the path of building keyboards.
The 3D-printable hotswap PCB generator by 50an6xy06r6n is now open-source.
A simple tool by MartasSan to help you solder cheep USB-C ports to a PCB.
A cute typing game for anyone who needs another excuse to use a custom keyboard. Posted by hey_its_me_ur.
EZ MX switch opener. No more sore fingers? Posted by fnu_lnu_.
Ideas and tools by Battle(non)sense to test input lag. Posted by _ChickenRun.
Nonsense, a typing app by lifow generates random texts according to real word frequencies.
Open source force curve meter for MX-style switches by GreenPylons (repo, curves).
3D printed open source switch stem holder by ABlueSpork (gallery, STLs).
The Rune is a modular controller by Ziptyze (pics).
Switches.mx website update by switchesmx (announcement).
Remap is a VIA client clone to customize key mapping, LEDs and other features from your browser.
SyndromSnake released keebmap.xyz, a website to help people find vendors in their region (source, keebtalk).
A documentation for the 3D printed hot-swap sockets by stingray127 (thing, source).
A review of the Handheld Sci. BT-500 by desantisbr. This tool with a sick terminal interface makes any keyboard wireless and programmable.
A cyberpunk themed typing app by EspressoJS (source).
A once popular tool has been shut down due to the lack of users. RIP, kbfirmware.com: 9 January 2017 - 13 March 2021 (git). Sent by -George- (source).
The QMK Heatmap Generator is a web-tool to generate _accurate_ heatmaps of QMK keyboards. A project by modtap.
The KLE PCB Generator by jeroen94704 is a Python tool generating a KiCAD schematic and PCB layout with the KLE RAW json as an input.
A custom PCB by bigbrobewatching (pics). What's more interesting though, is the workflow: KLE, KLE PCB generator I wasn't aware of & the firmware builder by Ruiqi Mao.
A Python module by electrocamel to control RGB on QMK keyboards using raw HID.
SpeedTyper.dev. A TypeRacer equivalent for programmers (posted by pumpkin_link).
Thoughts on the Raspberry Pi Pico, a review, plus the Sparkfun and Adafruit boards using the same RP2040 chip.
This firmware generator by jack-of-some outputs Arduino code based on layout and pin maps (repo).
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