Vial
Vial is an open-source cross-platform (Windows, Linux and Mac) GUI and a QMK fork for configuring your keyboard in real time. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
72/100
- Activity 84
- Release rhythm 41
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 20
- age_days: 2149
- days_rel: 396
- days_push: 100
- n_releases_24m: 4
Adoption not part of the score
1405 stars · 304 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Vial is an open-source cross-platform GUI application (with a web version) and a QMK firmware fork for configuring mechanical keyboards in real time, including key remapping, macros, layers, RGB lighting, encoders, and MIDI. It also provides porting tools and documentation for keyboard designers to add Vial support to their firmware.
Use cases
- remap keys on my qmk keyboard without reflashing
- configure rgb lighting on my mechanical keyboard
- set up rotary encoder actions per layer
- add vial support to my custom keyboard firmware
- edit macros and tap-hold settings live on my keyboard
- port a via keyboard definition to vial
When to choose
- you have a QMK or VIA-compatible keyboard and want live configuration without flashing
- you are a keyboard designer porting a board to dynamic keymap configuration
- you want per-key RGB, encoder, or MIDI configuration through a GUI
When to avoid
- your keyboard runs firmware that is not QMK/VIA/Vial compatible
- you need to reverse-engineer or flash non-open firmware
- you only need one-time static keymap compilation without live editing
Facets
application · maturity active
gui configuration-management embedded hardware developer-tools cross-platform windows cross-platform python keyboard qmk firmware keymap rgb-lighting rotary-encoder via mechanical-keyboard linux macos
10 sources
- readme: https://github.com/vial-kb/vial-gui · fetched 2026-08-28 · b00d0532a73f
- homepage: https://get.vial.today · fetched 2026-08-29 · cb5112b65cb9
- site_page: https://get.vial.today/docs · fetched 2026-08-29 · 5ccd075f3463
- site_page: https://get.vial.today/docs/porting-to-via.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · cf28243948ff
- site_page: https://get.vial.today/docs/porting-to-vial.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · be166790d0ff
- site_page: https://get.vial.today/docs/encoders.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 075eff81faf8
- site_page: https://get.vial.today/docs/lighting.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 652373e25dd3
- site_page: https://get.vial.today/docs/firmware-size.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · e60b2adca896
- site_page: https://get.vial.today/docs/midi.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 94d97672d224
- site_page: https://get.vial.today/docs/custom_keycode.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 686b3f2e4460
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| vial-kb/vial-gui | main | 72 |
| vial-kb/vial-qmk | backend | 75 |
For agents
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Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00 · Report a problem