Split Keyboards
Dev tools
keyboard gallery
SHOW HN2021
How HN took it
22 positive, 28 neutral or asking, 10 mixed, 6 critical, out of 66 comments about the project. Thread score +0.21.
Design: 12 for, 5 againstIdea: 1 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Useful, wide selection of split keyboards.
From 3 comments
Cool site. I didn't notice this much selection last year. I just ended buying a Kinesis Advantage 2. I'm very happy with the advantage 2. I'm curious about boards with smaller…
srcreigh on HNThis is a neat gallery! I'm personally thinking of getting a split keyboard soon, but I'm so split on what I want. Currently using a Preonic and find the ortholinear/compact…
avolcano on HNI really enjoyed the aesthetics on some of these. Thanks for sharing -- this seriously puts my $19 Amazon Logitech keyboard to shame.
Killakwinn on HN
Objections
Most listed keyboards are shown in QWERTY layout.
From 1 comment
So sad all of those are qwerty.
eimrine on HN
Gallery is a fork of an existing list and may miss keyboards.
From 1 comment
This is a fork of this gallery on github: https://github.com/diimdeep/awesome-split-keyboards It was also featured in HN here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25922698 It…
alexvoda on HN
Requests
Load data from a JSON file so the UI can be open sourced and reused.
From 1 comment
I know this is super off-topic but I’ve needed to design this web experience myself over the past few years (and ended up making visitors use Google Sheets with filters they…
alpb on HN
Add missing keyboards such as the Redox Manuform and Alice.
From 2 comments
This is super cool! I definitely could have used this when I found a photo of a split keyboard on aliexpress and it turned out to be the redox manuform. Relatedly, this site is…
mewse-hn on HNNo love for the Alice and it's loving clones?
kylepdm on HN
Questions
Which split keyboard is good for ergonomics and comfort?
From 2 comments
I realize I'm a little late to this party, but I thought I would try to ask anyway. As someone who has used what is probably considered a mass market ergo split keyboard for a…
checkyoursudo on HNI have the ez ergodox but it is slightly big for my hands. I end up making typos once in a while. What is a good keyset for tiny hands? Or a smaller split keyboard.
urmish on HN
Alternatives named
Kinesis Advantage 2 and Freestyle
From 2 comments
Cool site. I didn't notice this much selection last year. I just ended buying a Kinesis Advantage 2. I'm very happy with the advantage 2. I'm curious about boards with smaller…
srcreigh on HNI switched to using a Kinesis Freestyle 2 with the tenting kit. It has made a big difference for me, a lot of the pain I was feeling when using other keyboards has gone away. I…
regus on HN
Ergodox and Moonlander
From 1 comment
Anybody have the moonlander and enjoy it? I currently have an ergodox infinity, and want something I can swap to Kailh Choc White switches. The layout and programming seems…
mholm on HN
Goldtouch and Microsoft Sculpt
From 1 comment
I am up past my bedtime typing on hacker news just to mega-disagree about the goldtouch keyboard, of which I own multiple and have used exclusively for over 10 years to manage…
sequoia on HN