Awesome Kinesis

A curated list of projects, resources and references for Kinesis keyboard enthusiasts (unofficial, not affiliated with Kinesis)

Keyboard Mod Projects

Source code, write-ups and recaps from bold adventurers who have modded their keyboards. In many cases, the details are sufficient for these to serve as walkthroughs.

• Access the on-board drive - Experiment with accessing the FAT12 filesystem

• Adding extra keys to your Kinesis Advantage

• Backlit Kinesis board on YouTube - Kinesis with LEDs in action

• Backlit Kinesis write up - Write up on the abovementioned backlit Kinesis

• Changing the Key Switches in a Kinesis Advantage Keyboard - Brief guide on replacing the switches

• Hacking the Kinesis Keyboard for more Buttons

• Keyboard firmware - Replacement firmware for various keyboard (Kinesis, Ergodox) using an Atmel AVR microcontroller

• Kinesis Advantage Keyboard Case - Get a case for your keyboard

• Kinesis Advantage with Cherry MX Green switches - Great build log and inventory guide

• Kinesis Advantage with DSA keycaps - Great reproducible writeup

• Kinesis Freestyle Keyboard Firmware Hacks

• Kinesis Freestyle 2 Keyboard 'Mod' (to Fix Media Keys)

• Kinesis Keyboard Gallery - Cool gallery including lots of mods and even backlighting

• Kinesis remodeling plan - Translated from Japanese, someone adding a trackpoint to their keyboard

• kinT keyboard controller - The kinT keyboard controller is a replacement for your Kinesis Advantage or Advantage 2 ergonomic keyboards.

• Remapping Keypad on Kinesis Advantage Keyboard - Use foot switch accessory (if you have one) to remap the keypad

• SA Profile Keys on a Kinesis Advantage - Lots of pictures and super cool colorful keycaps

• The Kinesis Contoured Keyboard and Dvorak Layout - Hand painted Kinesis Contoured keyboard

• The Kinesis Conversion - Convert a Kinesis to use Cherry Blue switches

• Hacking your own Kinesis keyboard controller - Make a Kinesis compatible with QMK firmware (https://docs.qmk.fm/#/) AKA “Stapelberg Mod”

• Opinionated pack of layouts (Kinesis Advantage 2 or QMK compatible) - Never go far away from the home row with Alt, Win, Ctrl and Shift mapped to A,S,D,F and J,K,L,;.

• Bluetooth Kinesis Advantage - Convert an Advantage to use bluetooth with USB charging.

• Kinesis Advantage on the awesome-split-keyboards awesome list. Awesome!

References

References for additional information about the Kinesis keyboard

• KinesisCorporation/SmartSetApps - SmartSet apps for keyboards, foots pedals and more
• Keyboard layouts and macros for the Kinesis Advantage 2 keyboard. - Optimizing Kinesis usage for vim, programming, gaming and more!
• Keycap Replacement Charts - by way of Deskthority
• @kinesisergo on Twitter - Kinesis Ergo on Twitter
• Kinesis Advantage - Everything you want to know but are afraid to task! - Detailed geekhack thread
• Kinesis Contoured on Deskthority - Deskthority article
• Kinesis Keyboard Key Remap/Macro/Layout How-To - Detailed guide on switching layouts, remapping keys, setting macros and more.
• Kinesis Keyboard Quick Reference
• Kinesis Reference
• Mechanical Aspects of Kinesis Advantage keys - Details on the physical and mechanical makeup of the keys
• Official Kinesis Manuals (all models) - Manuals for all models of Kinesis keyboards and accessories
• Wikipedia page on Kinesis (keyboard) - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Shopping

• Kinesis Keyboards - Kinesis keyboards website
• Seahorse SE-720 - Waterproof Case - Case that may be used for your keyboard, as recommended above
• Kinesis Advantage PBT keycaps - PBT blank DCS replacement keycaps for the Kinesis Advantage.

Keyboards

• Advantage2
• Freestyle Pro
• Freestyle2
• Advantage360 - Coming Late 2022

See Support for my Device for a list of available products, including models that have been discontinued (Advantage keyboard).

Software

• Linux Driver for Kinesis Freestyle 2
• Kinesis Advantage2 remapping helper - Simple tool to help Kinesis Advantage2 owners with visualization of their remap files. Live version available at kinesis.vercel.app

Support

• Contact a Technician - Submit a ticket for assistance with your Kinesis keyboard.