Mech Keys How-To - Table of Contents August 19, 2025 20:07 Updated Mechanical KeyboardsIntroductory TopicsMechanical vs MembraneSizes and Layouts of Mechanical Keyboards Short Intro Into Split Keyboards Staggered and Ortholinear LayoutsLow-Profile vs High-Profile Keyboard DesignsBuild Materials and Other Case Design Considerations Selecting Your First Mechanical Keyboard Keyboard Layouts Support for Alternate Layouts What is SpaceFN and why you should give it a try Keymap Layout Analysis (Keymap wizardry: Typing out the Harry Potter saga) How Good/Bad is QWERTY? Seriously. Layout Optimization Best Practices: The Corpus (Part 1) Layout Optimization Best Practices: Sources of Your Personal Corpus (Part 2) Leveraging Layers Keymap Optimization: Language Statistics and Important Indicators KeycapsKeycap MaterialsKeycap ProfilesDCX vs DCD vs DCL In Defense of MT3 How To Design a GMK Keycap Set The GMK Color Matching Process SA Keycap Profile in 2024 Switches Introduction to Mechanical Keyboard Switches The Three Main Types of Switches Clicky Switch Mechanisms: A Starter Switch Marketing Terms Spring Weights 3-Pin vs 5-Pin Switches The Who's Who of Switch Manufacturers The Three Categories of Prebuilt Keyboard Switches The Secret Beginner's Guide to Switch Lube Do I Need to Lube My Keyboard Switches? If I Had to Start Frankenswitching Switch Myths That Aren't Actually True We Know Nothing About Switch Materials About That List of Every Switch Ever... What are "OEM" Switches? An Introduction to Force Curves The Vintage Switch Conundrum Not All Linears Are The Same! Hall Effect: The Biggest Old Update to Mechanical Switches Long Pole Switches There Will Never Be Another Project Zealio A Few Obscure Keyboard Switch Modifications Where Force Curves Don't Quite Measure Up Keyboard Building Best Practices When Building A Keyboard Stabilizer Shake Down - Modern MX Stabilizers Identifying Stabilizer Tuning Issues How to Ask for Help When Buying a Keyboard Build-A-Board Workshop Using Your KeyboardUsing VIAL to Program Your Macro PadUsing a Mechanical Keyboard on Mac Miscellaneous Keyboard Meetups: It's More than the Boards! Balancing Act: Crafting Authentic Deskscapes Keyboards at Work: A Rationale for Returning Mechanical Keyboards to the Office Environment State of the Hobby 2024 Mechanical Keyboard Sound Isn't That Simple Building Tribute Boards: The Art of Imitation Legends, Part One: A Journey to the Past (Classic Keyboards) Fink Different: Keyboards as Counter-Culture Guest writers: @ThereminGoatMK, @The_Manic_Geek, @GMK_Andy, @dovenyi, @storyboardtech, @cobertt, @dvorcol Related articles Mechanical Keyboards - Quick Solutions for Common Problems Massdrop CTRL Mechanical Keyboard - Default Hot Keys Audiophile - Quick Solutions for Common Problems Welcome to Drop $10 off Who chooses the products that appear on Drop?
