# pierrechevalier83/ferris

A low profile split keyboard designed to satisfy one single use case elegantly

Repository: https://github.com/pierrechevalier83/ferris
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ferris
Language: Python
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2024-04-07T20:44:18+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2287, "days_push": 878, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1266, forks 61 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:11.117517+00:00)

## What it is
Ferris is an open-source, 34-key low-profile split keyboard design with KiCad PCB files, firmware contributed to QMK, and build scripts. It is OSHWA-certified hardware available in multiple variants (Choc and MX switches) with a focus on comfort, portability, and minimalism.

## Use cases
- build a compact ergonomic split keyboard
- find open-source keyboard PCB designs to print or fabricate
- customize firmware for a 34-key keyboard with QMK
- assemble a low-cost low-profile mechanical keyboard
- hack on open-source hardware keyboard designs
- choose a portable travel keyboard to build yourself

## When to choose
- you want a minimal 34-key split keyboard with fully open hardware
- you prefer simplicity over features like RGB, OLED, or hot-swap
- you want an OSHWA-certified design with multiple switch variants

## When to avoid
- you need hot-swap sockets, RGB, OLED displays, or encoders
- you want a ready-made keyboard rather than one you assemble yourself
- you need a reversible PCB shared between both hands

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, embedded
- domain: hardware, cross-platform, developer-tools
- platform: embedded, python
- tags: keyboard, split-keyboard, kicad, open-source-hardware, qmk, ergonomics, hardware-design, pcb

## Member repositories
- pierrechevalier83/ferris (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:11.117517+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T05:03:48.649920+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/pierrechevalier83/ferris (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:11.117517+00:00, sha 97aff706f54c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.