daprice/keyswitches.pretty

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1040 stars · 89 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A KiCad footprint library of mechanical keyboard switch footprints for Cherry MX-style and Kailh Choc switches, including direct solder, hot-swap socket, and reversible mounting variants. It is intended for open source hardware keyboard PCB designs.

Use cases

• design a custom mechanical keyboard PCB in KiCad
• add hot-swap Kailh socket footprints for MX switches
• create reversible switch mounts for an Ergodox-style split keyboard
• lay out Kailh Choc low-profile switch footprints
• support both soldered and socketed switch assembly options on one PCB

When to choose

• you are designing a mechanical keyboard PCB in KiCad
• you need MX or Choc switch footprints with hot-swap socket support
• you want reversible or flexible-mount switch footprints

When to avoid

• you use EDA tools other than KiCad
• you need footprints for switches outside the MX/Choc families
• you need a maintained library with a standard license (license is non-standard)

Facets

library · maturity stable

developer-tools hardware developer-tools cross-platform kicad pcb-footprints mechanical-keyboard kailh-choc cherry-mx hot-swap-sockets open-source-hardware

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