# help-14/mechanical-keyboard

DIY mechanical keyboard and where to find them

Repository: https://github.com/help-14/mechanical-keyboard
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/mechanical-keyboard
Homepage: https://mechanical-keyboard.pages.dev
License Family: other
Topics: ergodox, custom-keyboard, atreus, pcb, planck, mechkeys, rgb, keyboard, mechanical-keyboard, tkl, tenkeyless, mechanical
Last push: 2026-08-18T02:06:27+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 76/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3551, "days_push": 16, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3410, forks 188 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:03.306163+00:00)

## What it is
A curated list of DIY mechanical keyboard resources, covering layouts, PCBs, controllers, cases, plates, keycaps, firmware, tools, and tutorials. It is maintained as a GitHub repository with a companion website to help hobbyists build their own custom keyboards.

## Use cases
- find a custom mechanical keyboard layout to build
- learn how to DIY a mechanical keyboard
- find open-source keyboard PCB designs
- compare ergonomic and ortholinear keyboard options
- find keyboard firmware and build tutorials
- source keycaps, cases, plates, and controllers for a custom build

## When to choose
- you want a curated starting point for building a custom keyboard
- you are browsing for open-source keyboard PCB or case designs
- you need links to firmware, tools, and tutorials in one place

## When to avoid
- you want ready-to-buy commercial keyboards rather than DIY projects
- you need actual firmware code or PCB design files - this list only links to them
- you need a maintained software library or tool

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: documentation, developer-tools
- domain: hardware, awesome-lists, tutorials
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: mechanical-keyboard, diy, custom-keyboard, pcb, keycaps, ergodox, firmware, curated-list

## Member repositories
- help-14/mechanical-keyboard (main) score 76

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:03.306163+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 2026-08-29T18:38:31.842354+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/help-14/mechanical-keyboard (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:03.306163+00:00, sha a233cb5638ce)
  - homepage: https://mechanical-keyboard.pages.dev (fetched 2026-08-29T09:32:46.968745+00:00, sha 5e8cf8bbb3a3)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.