After countless hours of scouring GitHub repositories, diving deep into Reddit threads, and tirelessly hunting for the ultimate ergonomic mechanical keyboard, we’ve put together a definitive list.
Here are the top 10 open-source ergonomic keyboards, featuring the most popular and innovative designs that the community has to offer.
Whether you’re on the hunt for your endgame keeb or just exploring options, these keyboards are sure to impress.
Let’s dive in!
Most popular open-source ergonomic keyboards
| Keyboard | Github Stars | License | Description | URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corne | 5k+ | MIT | The Corne keyboard is a split keyboard with a columnar layout and 3 thumb keys, based on Helix. | Github☍ |
| Dactyl | 2k+ | AGPL-3.0 | The Dactyl is a parameterized, split-hand, concave, columnar, ergonomic keyboard. | Github☍ |
| Sofle | 1k+ | MIT | A split keyboard based on Lily58, Crkbd and Helix keyboards | Github☍ |
| Redox | 1k+ | MIT | The Redox keyboard is an open-source, QMK-powered, ergonomic split mechanical keyboard. | Github☍ |
| Lily58 | 1k+ | MIT | The Lily58 is, among makers, a popular column-staggered split keyboard. | Github☍ |
| Sweep | 1k+ | Apache-2.0 WITH SHL-2.1 | Sweep is a small promicro-based keyboard inspired by the Ferris keyboard. There are several variations differing in the supported keyswitches and keycaps. | Github☍ |
| Charybdis | 1k+ | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | The Charybdis is a split ergonomic keyboard with an integrated trackball. | Github☍ |
| Helix | 800+ | MIT | Helix is a split ortholinear keyboard. | Github☍ |
| KLOR | 700+ | GPL-3.0 | KLOR is a 36-42 key split keyboard with a columnar layout. There are several layout variations and supports per-key RGB, rotary encoders, OLED displays and more. | Github☍ |
| ErgoDash | 600+ | MIT | The ErgoDash is a split keyboard with a columnar layout powered by the QMK firmware | Github☍ |