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If you handwire keyboards, this is the place for you!

6.8k subscribers35 posts / mo in Sep 202628 authors / mosince 2022

r/HandwiredKeyboards has 6.8k members. It gets about 35 posts a month from 28 people. Top topics: QMK Firmware & Split Keyboards, Custom Keyboard Builds and Macropads & Numpads.

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+18%since May 2026
Oct 20266.8k
Growing6.8k subscribers
  • no data — drawn from 0 at creation (Oct 2022)
Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−19%vs Sep 2025 · +36% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 202635
QuieterPeaked at 45 in Dec 2022
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/HandwiredKeyboards

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. QMK Firmware & Split Keyboards13%
  2. Custom Keyboard Builds11%
  3. Macropads & Numpads5.9%
  4. Ortholinear Keyboards4.4%
  5. Hotswap Keyboards & PCBs2.5%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. MakerWorld
  2. Printables
  3. Keyboard Builders' Digest
  4. QMK Firmware
  5. Adafruit Industries

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