# ijprest/keyboard-layout-editor

Web application to enable the design & editing of keyboard layouts

Repository: https://github.com/ijprest/keyboard-layout-editor
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/keyboard-layout-editor
Homepage: http://www.keyboard-layout-editor.com/
Language: JavaScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2024-09-17T01:15:06+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": 4725, "days_push": 716, "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 1513, forks 273 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:56.237892+00:00)

## What it is
A web application for designing and editing keyboard layouts, letting users position and style each physical key and keycap legend visually. It renders custom keycap sets in HTML/CSS and can export layouts as JSON, SVG, PNG, or JPG.

## Use cases
- design a custom mechanical keyboard layout
- visualize keycap set colorways and legends
- experiment with different key positions and sizes before building a keyboard
- export a keyboard layout as JSON for firmware or CAD tools
- share keyboard layout designs with the community

## When to choose
- you are designing a custom keyboard and need quick visual iteration
- you want to mock up keycap legends and colors for a group buy
- you need a browser-based tool with no installation

## When to avoid
- you need programmatic batch generation of layouts (use kle-serial instead)
- you need full PCB or case CAD design capabilities
- you need an actively developed tool with modern framework support

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: gui, editor, data-visualization
- domain: web-development, hardware, developer-tools
- platform: browser
- tags: keyboard-layouts, keycaps, mechanical-keyboards, angularjs, design-tool, web-server

## Member repositories
- ijprest/keyboard-layout-editor (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:56.237892+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 2026-08-30T04:32:16.216886+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ijprest/keyboard-layout-editor (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:56.237892+00:00, sha 376132830617)
  - homepage: http://www.keyboard-layout-editor.com/ (fetched 2026-08-29T11:36:18.051633+00:00, sha 48ad964e32ae)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.