A curated list of projects, resources and references for Kinesis keyboard enthusiasts (unofficial, not affiliated with Kinesis)
Source code, write-ups and recaps from bold adventurers who have modded their keyboards. In many cases, the details are sufficient for these to serve as walkthroughs.
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Access the on-board drive - Experiment with accessing the FAT12 filesystem
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Backlit Kinesis board on YouTube - Kinesis with LEDs in action
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Backlit Kinesis write up - Write up on the abovementioned backlit Kinesis
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Changing the Key Switches in a Kinesis Advantage Keyboard - Brief guide on replacing the switches
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Keyboard firmware - Replacement firmware for various keyboard (Kinesis, Ergodox) using an Atmel AVR microcontroller
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Kinesis Advantage Keyboard Case - Get a case for your keyboard
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Kinesis Advantage with Cherry MX Green switches - Great build log and inventory guide
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Kinesis Advantage with DSA keycaps - Great reproducible writeup
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Kinesis Keyboard Gallery - Cool gallery including lots of mods and even backlighting
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Kinesis remodeling plan - Translated from Japanese, someone adding a trackpoint to their keyboard
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kinT keyboard controller - The kinT keyboard controller is a replacement for your Kinesis Advantage or Advantage 2 ergonomic keyboards.
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Remapping Keypad on Kinesis Advantage Keyboard - Use foot switch accessory (if you have one) to remap the keypad
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SA Profile Keys on a Kinesis Advantage - Lots of pictures and super cool colorful keycaps
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The Kinesis Contoured Keyboard and Dvorak Layout - Hand painted Kinesis Contoured keyboard
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The Kinesis Conversion - Convert a Kinesis to use Cherry Blue switches
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Hacking your own Kinesis keyboard controller - Make a Kinesis compatible with QMK firmware (https://docs.qmk.fm/#/) AKA “Stapelberg Mod”
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Opinionated pack of layouts (Kinesis Advantage 2 or QMK compatible) - Never go far away from the home row with Alt, Win, Ctrl and Shift mapped to A,S,D,F and J,K,L,;.
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Bluetooth Kinesis Advantage - Convert an Advantage to use bluetooth with USB charging.
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Kinesis Advantage on the awesome-split-keyboards awesome list. Awesome!
References for additional information about the Kinesis keyboard
- KinesisCorporation/SmartSetApps - SmartSet apps for keyboards, foots pedals and more
- Keyboard layouts and macros for the Kinesis Advantage 2 keyboard. - Optimizing Kinesis usage for vim, programming, gaming and more!
- Keycap Replacement Charts - by way of Deskthority
- @kinesisergo on Twitter - Kinesis Ergo on Twitter
- Kinesis Advantage - Everything you want to know but are afraid to task! - Detailed geekhack thread
- Kinesis Contoured on Deskthority - Deskthority article
- Kinesis Keyboard Key Remap/Macro/Layout How-To - Detailed guide on switching layouts, remapping keys, setting macros and more.
- Kinesis Keyboard Quick Reference
- Kinesis Reference
- Mechanical Aspects of Kinesis Advantage keys - Details on the physical and mechanical makeup of the keys
- Official Kinesis Manuals (all models) - Manuals for all models of Kinesis keyboards and accessories
- Wikipedia page on Kinesis (keyboard) - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Kinesis Keyboards - Kinesis keyboards website
- Seahorse SE-720 - Waterproof Case - Case that may be used for your keyboard, as recommended above
- Kinesis Advantage PBT keycaps - PBT blank DCS replacement keycaps for the Kinesis Advantage.
- Advantage2
- Freestyle Pro
- Freestyle2
- Advantage360 - Coming Late 2022
See Support for my Device for a list of available products, including models that have been discontinued (Advantage keyboard).
- Linux Driver for Kinesis Freestyle 2
- Kinesis Advantage2 remapping helper - Simple tool to help Kinesis Advantage2 owners with visualization of their remap files. Live version available at kinesis.vercel.app
- Contact a Technician - Submit a ticket for assistance with your Kinesis keyboard.