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Reduced Height Dactyl Split Keyboard

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April 22, 2026

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The Dactyl Manuform is one of the most ergonomic keyboards but they tend to sit pretty tall on the desk. In this video I walk through my reduced-height variant: same signature keywell curve, but brought down as low as MX switches physically allow. The key spacing is also more evenly distributed than the original, which I find both more comfortable and cleaner looking. It's handwired, split, and runs on Pro Micros.

 

GitHub (STL files + BOM + wiring diagram): https://github.com/multifex/prototypes/tree/main/reduced-height-dactyl-split-keyboard 

 

STL Review Video: 

 

Build process video: 

 

Credits: Case geometry based on the Dactyl Keyboard by Matt Adereth and Dactyl-ManuForm by Tom Short, initially generated with Ryan Neff's Dactyl Configurator and modified in CAD by me.

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MakerWorld Exclusive License

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