r/olkb↗
r/olkb
Hardware and software maker community based around ortholinear or ergonomic keyboards and QMK firmware. This started as a help & update subreddit for Jack Humbert's company, OLKB (originally Ortholinear Keyboards), but quickly turned into a larger maker community that is DIY in nature, exploring what's possible with hardware, software, and firmware.
67k subscribers53 posts / mo in Sep 202645 authors / mosince 2015
r/olkb has 67k members (+6.2% over the last 12 months). It gets about 53 posts a month from 45 people. Top topics: QMK Firmware & Split Keyboards, Planck Builds & Mods and Ortholinear Keyboards.
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Top topics
Share of the subreddit's posts
- QMK Firmware & Split Keyboards13%
- Planck Builds & Mods13%
- Ortholinear Keyboards8.5%
- Custom Keyboard Builds2.2%
- Macropads & Numpads1.5%
Brands people mention
Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- QMK Firmware
- Keebio
- Aliexpress
- Vial
- Chosfox
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