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A list of mechanical keyboard resources that have helped me on my never-ending journey toward the elusive end game

mechanical-keyboard-resources

A list of mechanical keyboard resources that have helped me on my never-ending journey toward the elusive end game, speaking of which...

Endgame (currently)

Form Factor

Tented, split 42 key in the style of the Smudge

Switches

• hotswap (maybe amoeba pcb or handwirehotswap)
• rgb
• Kailh Box Jade alphas
• Two 5-way switches at both thumbs in the style of the Fulcrum
• Rotary encoder

Keycaps

• Blank XDA/ZDA

Controller/Firmware

TBD

Wishlist

3D Printed, Handwired Split Ergo

• https://github.com/joe-scotto/scottokeebs/tree/main/ScottoErgo
• https://github.com/joe-scotto/scottokeebs/tree/main/ScottoFly
• https://github.com/Bastardkb/Skeletyl
• https://github.com/Sandalmoth/keyboards/tree/master/smudge

Keycaps

• https://keyboardsimulator.xyz/ - Online colorway designer

Build

3D Printing

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQ0q9zLygTY - The Ultimate Creality Ender 3 Quick Start Guide

Soldering

RGB

• https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/ba8zgb/indepth_explanation_of_rgb_lighting_inswitch_vs/

Hand Wiring

• https://sachee.medium.com/building-my-first-keyboard-and-you-can-too-512c0f8a4c5f
• https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=87689.0 - A modern handwiring guide
• https://imgur.com/gallery/9jA3CjJ - Magnet Wire Keyboard Tutorial

Firmware

TMK

• https://www.tmk-kbd.com/tmk_keyboard/editor/unimap/?usb_usb - Online layout editor

QMK

• https://www.reddit.com/r/olkb/comments/awy3y5/stuck_at_the_software_side_of_building_my_custom/

ZMK

• https://zmk.dev/ - ZMK bluetooth-compatible firmware
• https://www.keymapper.dev/ - Online layout editor
• https://nickcoutsos.github.io/keymap-editor/ - Online layout editor

Layout

• http://www.keyboard-layout-editor.com/ - Online layout editor
• https://github.com/manna-harbour/miryoku - 36-key ergonomical orthogonal layout

Mods and Layers

• https://dreymar.colemak.org/ - Dreymar's big bag of tricks

Typing

• https://monkeytype.com/ - Feature-rich, simple to use web app for measuring and improving typing speed and accuracy
• Epistory - Typing Chronicles - Very fun typing game with support for alternative layouts (QWERTY, Colemak, Dvorak)