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A beautiful split keyboard
with mechanical keys.

Successfully funded! Now available for pre-order right here, with our newErgoDox EZ Wing wrist rest and the exclusive ErgoDox EZ Tilt/Tent Kit!

  • Comes fully assembled (not a kit).
  • Full 2-year manufacturer's warranty.
  • Case made of injection-molded ABS plastic, not 3D printed.
  • Printed keycaps available! Look for the perk on the right.
  • Custom accessories: Tilt/Tent kit and Wing wrist rest
  • Powerful, customizable, open-source firmware (QMK)
  • Supports N-key rollover (NKRO) and mouse keys

Imagine an ergonomic keyboard that’s so great, people would be willing to buy it in bits and pieces and solder it on their own. A mechanical keyboard, fully customizable to your needs. Such a keyboard exists: the ErgoDox. But why should it be so hard to get?


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Those were our thoughts as we drooled over the ErgoDox only a few months ago. Right now, you can only get this keyboard as a kit which you must solder together on your own, and these kits are available only once in a while. We're geeks, but we're not really into soldering tiny components at home.

We looked around and realized we're not alone. The ErgoDox is a proven design. People want this keyboard — and for good reason — but not everyone wants to spend hours, days, even months putting it together. We decided to do something about it.


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Introducing: The ErgoDox EZ! The ErgoDox is an open-source design, the concept belongs to the community. Now, we have the opportunity to make it into a complete product anyone can buy. Take it out of the box, plug it in, and start enjoying an amazing typing experience, warranty included. It’s not a kit: It’s a keyboard.

What makes the ErgoDox great

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  • It’s a tactile, mechanical keyboard. Mechanical key switches offer a satisfying feel and make for a much better typing experience.
  • The ErgoDox comes in two halves, connected by a standard cable (with 3.5mm jacks on each end — not something custom you’re going to lose). This means you can place each half exactly where you want it, for maximum typing comfort.
  • It’s one of the most powerful programmable keyboards on the planet. Powered by a Teensy microcontroller and running open-source firmware, you can customize the ErgoDox's key layout in almost any way you can imagine.
  • Right now, you can choose between two main kinds of assembled mechanical keyboards: You have the compact “retro” ones like the Happy Hacking keyboard, or the large ergonomic ones like the Kinesis Advantage. The ErgoDox is a mechanical keyboard design that is both compact and ergonomic.
  • Just like high-end headphones have an audio jack rather than a fixed cable, so does the ErgoDox: It comes with a USB jack (and a standard cable in the box, of course). This makes it easy to transport, and means you can always replace the cable.

ErgoDox kits are wonderful, and the fact that the design is open and anyone can manufacture it is great. We claim no copyright or any other exclusivity over the ErgoDox: We merely wish to make this keyboard available to anyone who wants it, regardless of their soldering ability.

The ErgoDox EZ comes as you would expect a keyboard to come: Assembled, in a box, with everything you need. It has a comprehensive 2-year warranty, it’s made in Taiwan, and it’s awesome.


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The ErgoDox EZ Wing

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Made of a rigid silicon-like polymer (more expensive than ABS plastic), the Wing is a black and substantial custom-molded wrist rest for the ErgoDox EZ. Carefully contoured to match the signature curve of the ErgoDox EZ, the Wing comes as a separate accessory. This allows you to change the distance between the Wing and the ErgoDox EZ for optimum comfort during your day. We found there is no one perfect distance: Different times of day call for different postures.


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The Wing's polymer has very little give to it. It isn't soft or squishy, and most important, it isn't tacky. It's about as hard as a fully inflated bicycle tire, with a premium, substantial feel to it (just don't bludgeon anyone with it, please). 


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The Wing is only available to customers who order the ErgoDox EZ. 

The ErgoDox EZ Tilt/Tent Kit

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This is something the ErgoDox has never had before: A way to tilt and tent the keyboard in an adjustable angle. Yes -- there are solutions out there that allow you to tilt the ErgoDox at an angle, but it's one angle. Our tilt/tent kit, made up of six metal legs with rubber feet, makes it possible to fully control both the tilt (front-to-back) and tent (side-to-side) angle of your ErgoDox EZ, and change it anytime you like. It will also make it look like a keyboard spider from the future, squatting on your desk.

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The metal legs connect to metal inserts built into the body of the ErgoDox EZ. Both sides of this metal-to-metal connection have knurles or teeth, which means that once you have the tilt/tent legs in position, they won't be going anywhere. Just put the legs in the exact angle you like, tighten the included thumb screws, and you're done -- these will withstand a lot of pressure. Finally, you can have your ErgoDox EZ at exactly the right angle.

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Below are some photos of our early prototypes for this stretch goal. We've been working on this for a while and ran through some wildly different ideas until we ended up with this design. One of the legs directly supports the thumb area, allowing for very sturdy tenting:

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The other two legs support the back part of the assembly, and each is individually adjustable of course:

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And here's an example of a pretty extreme tilt (front-to-back angle), just one of many ways you could use the kit:

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And here is the final tilt/tent kit, as manufactured:

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And one of the keyboard with the kit assembled:

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Picking your key switches

One of the most important aspects of a mechanical keyboard is the key switches, and we're offering seven different types for you to choose from.

Each key on a mechanical keyboard hides an actual physical switch under it, rather than a squishy rubber membrane like on most keyboards. Typing on a mechanical keyboard is a very different experience from typing on a regular one.The keys have more travel, and everything is more tactile. Mechanical keyboards have their own unique sound, and you don't have to press the keys all the way down to get a reaction, which makes typing easier on the fingers.

The ErgoDox EZ comes with Gateron Brown key switches by default, but you can choose a different type of switch when ordering. If you’d like to choose a different type of key switch, there are several things you should consider:

  • How much noise do you want your keyboard to make? Do you want a clicky switch or non-clicky switch?
  • Do you prefer a smoother typing experience, or do you want to feel a slight bump when the key is actuated? Do you want a linear or a tactile switch?
  • How much force do you want to use when typing on your keyboard?

Here's a summary of the Gateron key switches we currently offer:

SwitchForce(±15gf)Pre-Travel(±0.6mm)FeelNotes
Brown55g2.0mmTactileQuiet, great for office use. Most people go for this. Corresponds to Cherry MX Brown.
Blue60g2.3mmClickyThe most popular "clicky" key. Corresponds to Cherry MX Blue.
White35g2.0mmLinearThink Cherry MX Red, but lighter.
Red45g2.0mmLinearA gamer favorite. Corresponds to Cherry MX Red.
Yellow50g2.0mmLinear… think Cherry MX Red, but heavier. :)
Black60g2.0mmLinearCorresponds to Cherry MX Black.
Green80g2.3mmClickyA very heavy clicky switch, corresponds to Cherry MX Green.

Default firmware keymap

The ErgoDox EZ is open-source, but the firmware it ships with is already very advanced. When you take your ErgoDox EZ out of the box and plug it in, this is what you get:


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Some of the fun features:

  • A coder-friendly symbol layer.
  • Media keys on your right hand.
  • Mouse keys.
  • Hyper key, as described by Brett Terpstra.
  • meh key, which is a less-hyper version of the Hyper key (sends Alt+Ctrl+Shift, without Cmd/Ctrl).
  • A bilingual-friendly key for sending Alt+Shift in a single keystroke.
  • Easily accessible Ctrl keys on your pinkeys, right next to Shift. Tap to send the usual keypress, hold to send Ctrl.
  • A Ctrl key on the thumb cluster that also doubles as Esc when you tap it.
  • An Alt key on the thumb cluster that also works as an Apps (right-click) key when you tap it.
  • Shift, of course, still works as you'd expect it to. so Shift+8 sends * for instance.

Customizing your ErgoDox EZ

Out of the box, your ErgoDox EZ comes with the default ErgoDox EZ firmware (QMK, or Quantum Mechanical Keyboard) and QWERTY keyboard layout as shown above. You can, however, completely transform it. Decide what each key does, and even create entirely new layers of keys. The default firmware has a dedicated layer for numbers and coder-friendly symbols, and a layer with media keys and mouse keys. It also supports N-key rollover out of the box. Then again, you can customize it any way you like.

To make these changes, you have three options:

Use the Massdrop Graphical Configurator

Massdrop, the innovative startup behind the ErgoDox kits, has an online graphical configuration utility which you can use to easily create your own layout. Layouts you create using this configurator are fully compatible with the ErgoDox EZ, as it’s simply an ErgoDox.

This method doesn’t require any programming knowledge, and allows you to share your layouts with others.

Use a community-created version of the firmware

The ErgoDox EZ is all about choice and customization, so we love it when people take the firmware and run with it.

  • Seth Herr created a GitHub repository with firmware files and clear, simple documentation showing how to use them. A great resource for getting started.
  • Stephan Bösebeck created lovely writeup documenting his experiences with the ErgoDox EZ and customizing it for German. Useful even if you use the keyboard in English or any other language.

Done anything cool with firmware for the ErgoDox EZ? Let us know — we'd love to feature you!

Compile the firmware on your own

If you happen to know C, you can customize and compile the actual firmware the ErgoDox is running. This firmware has been created by Jack Humbert of OLKB fame, and is available on GitHub -- that's a direct link to the ErgoDox EZ keymap C file, which you can modify to your liking. And yes, we will fully respect your warranty if you flash your own version (or any other firmware for that matter).

Project schedule and timeline

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May, 2015: We will spend the month of May doing two things: placing orders for parts (with special emphasis on the key switches) and perfecting the enclosure design. We might do 2-3 more prototypes (what you see in the photos on the page is a 3D-printed prototype). Done.

June-August, 2015: The making of the molds ("tooling") will take around five months. In a typical mold-making cycle, the first three months are spent on the straightforward implementation of whatever we designed. This is where our 3D models come to life.

By the end of August we will have some crude shells that came off that new mold. These usually have problems that require solving. A little warping, perhaps, or one or two parting lines which are too obvious to ignore. This too, is done.

September, 2015: Now it's time to perfect the mold. This process is the reason mold makers are considered to be craftsmen of sorts - nothing that will be done in this phase is in the original 3D files. It's all in the mold maker's experience and skills. Our contractor is very expensive and very skilled.

By the end of September, the mold is expected to reach a "really done" state, and the mold maker will proceed with adding surface texture (the parts have a smooth oily feel before the texture is added).

While the mold maker is at it, we will be busy preparing for production. Apart from purchasing components, we will be busy creating "fixtures." These are props needed for industrial-scale assembly and testing of the product.

The plan, at least for now, is to use a robot for the insertion of the key switches and keycaps, as well as for the testing of the finished keyboard. It's not enough to just purchase the right robotic arm. We have to choreograph the whole robotic routine — every movement, every test step, all with vision guidance (cameras that help us make sense of things).

In addition, we will be spending time on making the packaging, as well as going through the CE and FCC certification for the product. All of this is done. Go to the Updates tab to look at our CE and FCC certificates.

October, 2015: We will spend this month fine-tuning the outer surfaces and also experimenting with the color mix in order to get the best possible look and feel for the shells. When this is all finished, the "tooling" phase will finally be done. Done.

November, 2015: Production! For this we will need to have all parts in stock, the tooling ready, the robot waiting, and certificates received. Done! Production is ongoing.

Now you know why people say that "hardware is hard".

Frequently asked questions

What color does the keyboard come in?

We've done a backer-only survey, and right now we're offering the ErgoDox EZ in black.

What is the key profile? What keycaps are included?

For blank keyboards, we are including sculptured PBT DCS keycaps. Keyboards that come with printed keycap come with DSA (non-sculptured) keycaps. The reason for this is so you can still move your key caps around even if you have printed keys, maintaining maximum flexibility.

What about shipping?

If you ordered in the beginning of the campaign, you must have added the Shipping perk to your original ErgoDox order. $30 is a flat international shipping rate we chose for this campaign, to make things simple for everyone. It does not include any customs or taxes you may need to pay in your country. Keyboards will be shipping from Taiwan.

All current orders don't need to add any extra for shipping! IndieGogo tacks on the $30 as you back the keyboard, you do not need the standalone shipping perkif you're ordering a keyboard right now. This is only for old orders who still need to pay for shipping separately.

When do I specify my choice of key switches?

IndieGogo's checkout process does not allow for such customization. Personal contact to the rescue! We'll email you to ask for your choice of key switches as soon as you order.

How should I use the six little red washers that come with the keyboard?

Those washers are a little extra we didn't mention elsewhere. :) The tilt/tent kit meshes with the body of the keyboard using knurled metal surfaces. This means itclicks when you move it, and there are positive stops along the way. If you happen to want to set your tilt/tent kit in some very specific angle that is just between two positive stops (a fraction of a degree), you can use those washers. Stick the washers between the body of the keyboard and the tilt/tent leg, and the leg becomes infinitely adjustable.

Who created your awesome video?

Why, we're glad you asked! The video was shot by the incredibly talented (and fun to work with) crew of Mikooka Productions, at Design Terminal Bat Yam. We're very grateful to all involved.

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