# daprice/keyswitches.pretty

KiCAD footprint library for kailh choc and MX-style mechanical switches and their associated sockets

Repository: https://github.com/daprice/keyswitches.pretty
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/keyswitchespretty
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2021-10-20T22:38:20+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": 3088, "days_push": 1778, "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 1040, forks 89 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:20.389661+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: library
- maturity: stable
- function: developer-tools
- domain: hardware, developer-tools
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: kicad, pcb-footprints, mechanical-keyboard, kailh-choc, cherry-mx, hot-swap-sockets, open-source-hardware

## Member repositories
- daprice/keyswitches.pretty (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:20.389661+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 2026-08-30T07:03:29.195574+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/daprice/keyswitches.pretty (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:20.389661+00:00, sha b0972d791119)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.