This is a curated list of dactyl-like keyboards for those who think concave keyboards are the best.
TL;DR: It's a curated list of links to help you build beautiful keyboards like these 😍
This list split all dactyl-like keyboads by their inspiration. Most (if not all) of them have an inspiration on the origial dactyl, but there are many forks adapting it to use parts from other keyboards as well. They a secondary inspiration is found, we will use it as a priority (since this repository is already about dactyl 😛)
- dactyl-keyboard: the original and father of all dactyl-keyboads
- dactyl-ez2print: Easy-to-print ortholinear dactyl-like keyboard
- dactyl-flatpacked: A reimagined dactyl using slotted rib pieces to create the countoured surface instead of a solid 3D printed part.
- dactyl-deskmount: A variant of the dactyl-keyboard that doesn't impose significant extra height above my desk surface.
- dactyl-lynx-keyboard: A variant of the Dactyl ported to Python, with more aggressive tenting, almost-vertical thumb clusters, and adjustable feet.
- dactyl-manuform: A fork of the Dactyl, a parameterized, split-hand, concave, columnar, ergonomic keyboard.
- dactyl-mini-thumb: Reduces thumb keys to three on each hand.
- dactyl-manuform-mini-keyborad: Dactyl ManuForm Mini Keyboard with buildlog
- dactyl-manuform-micro: a fork of dactyl-mini with some improvements
- dactyl-manudox: A combination of the Dactyl, the Manuform and the ErgoDox keyboards
- dmote: The Dactyl-ManuForm keyboard: Opposable Thumb Edition
- 3mk (3D Mini Keyboard): a very modular Dactyl
- dactyl-manuform: manuform with some extra flags for mini parts (
lein generateneeded) - smaller-dactyl: A fork of the Dactyl-Manuform-Mini
- custom-bluetooth-dactyl-manuform: not parametric and highly customized
- dactyl-keyboard-python: a fork of manuform mixed with Ergodox done with SolidPython
- dactyl-simplethumb: a fork of the dactyl manuform with 3 keys on the thumb cluster
- ferro-dactyl: A BluePill (STM32F103) based Dactyl-Manuform build with keyberon powered firmware written in Rust
- tracer: a mix of manuform and dactyl-cc mini
- Dactyl manuform high-profile: re-implementation of the Dactyl Manuform Tight in python, with a few changes
- Dactyl manuform gimbal: A dactyl manuform merged with an RC controller
- dactyl-cc: a keyboard that takes a different approach to code and is more similar the Kinesis Advantage 2
- STONER: a fork of dactyl-cc with some adjustments
These do not fit in any section above, but are still worth mentioning
- Skeletyl: Compact and silent Dactyl-like keyboard for ergo lovers
- Dactyl Chimera: Designed for 3D printing, tinkering, and experimentation
A list of build logs from various people around the internet. Different from the list above, it will focus on the keyboard name instead of the insperation model.
- Dactyl manuform with LEDs and printed wrist rest
- Series of videos on building the dactyl manuform from scratch 1, 2, 3, 4
- 20lives build of dactyl manuform with links to all parts
- Dactyl manuform "mini"
- Dactyl manuform tight (photos)
- Track beast: A trackball Dactyl-manuform
A list of dactyl-like keyboards that are nice but there's not much information about them. They are included here as a showcase of what your dactyl-like keyboard can look like.
- Vintage dactyl
- Dactyl with gel pads for wrist rest
- Bluetooth enabled Dactyl Manuform Mini
- Redox manuform
- Dactyl manuform R-track - reddit thread
Still not impressed? Here is a list of pictures of some good looking (according to the repo's owner taste, of course) dactyl keyboards for your appreciation.
