Keyboards

tomsaleeba Ergoslab Keyboard

A DIY 52-key split, columnar-staggered keyboard designed by Tom Saleeba, mixing MX-style and Kailh choc switches to provide many thumb keys.

Key specs auto-matched against source pages · Last verified: 2026-10-18

tomsaleeba Ergoslab Keyboard
Image: © tomsaleeba (Manufacturer image)
Key layout
Image: QMK Firmware (Generated from QMK data (GPL-2.0))
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Where to buy

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Pros

  • Hotswap sockets for the MX-style switches
  • Many thumb keys reachable from the normal hand position
  • Supported by QMK firmware
  • Compact and portable at 360 g total

Cons

  • Not sold as a product; PCBs must be ordered and assembled yourself
  • Choc switches are soldered in
  • No tenting

Specs

SplitSplit
StaggerColumnar
TentingNone
KeywellNo
Thumb clusterYes
Keys52
LayoutsUS
SwitchesMechanical
Hot-swapYes
FirmwareQMK
DIY kitYes
ConnectivityUSB
OSwindows, macos, linux
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Sources
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