> 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](https://gist.github.com/nicholasknight/181375ee15f9cb89d3c69f4cc2b63df9) - Experiment with accessing the FAT12 filesystem
- [Adding extra keys to your Kinesis Advantage](https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=26579.0)
- [Changing the Key Switches in a Kinesis Advantage Keyboard](http://www.gilesorr.com/misc/keyboards/kinesiskeys.html) - Brief guide on replacing the switches
- [Keyboard firmware](https://github.com/chrisandreae/keyboard-firmware) - Replacement firmware for various keyboard (Kinesis, Ergodox) using an Atmel AVR microcontroller
- [Kinesis remodeling plan](https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&ie=UTF8&prev=_t&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=ja&tl=en&twu=1&u=http://d.hatena.ne.jp/satromi/20081012/1223800934) - Translated from Japanese, someone adding a trackpoint to their keyboard
- [kinT keyboard controller](https://github.com/kinx-project/kint) - The kinT keyboard controller is a replacement for your Kinesis Advantage or Advantage 2 ergonomic keyboards.
- [Remapping Keypad on Kinesis Advantage Keyboard](http://geoff.evason.name/2015/04/30/remapping-keypad-on-a-kinesis-advantage-keyboard) - Use foot switch accessory (if you have one) to remap the keypad
- [SA Profile Keys on a Kinesis Advantage](https://adereth.github.io/blog/2015/02/17/sa-profile-keys-on-a-kinesis-advantage/) - Lots of pictures and super cool colorful keycaps
- [The Kinesis Contoured Keyboard and Dvorak Layout](http://joshcarter.com/productivity/kinesis_contoured_keyboard) - Hand painted Kinesis Contoured keyboard
- [The Kinesis Conversion](http://tech.skryl.org/post/60613686455/the-kinesis-conversion) - Convert a Kinesis to use Cherry Blue switches
- [Hacking your own Kinesis keyboard controller](https://michael.stapelberg.ch/posts/2013-03-21-kinesis_custom_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)](https://github.com/vlnn/kinesis-advantage-2) - Never go far away from the home row with Alt, Win, Ctrl and Shift mapped to A,S,D,F and J,K,L,;.
- [Kinesis Advantage](https://github.com/diimdeep/awesome-split-keyboards#kinesis-advantage) on the [awesome-split-keyboards](https://github.com/diimdeep/awesome-split-keyboards) awesome list. Awesome!
- [Keyboard layouts and macros for the Kinesis Advantage 2 keyboard.](https://github.com/farmergreg/kinesis-advantage-2) - Optimizing Kinesis usage for vim, programming, gaming and more!
- [Mechanical Aspects of Kinesis Advantage keys](https://www.fysh.org/~zefram/keyboard/advantage_keys_mech.txt) - Details on the physical and mechanical makeup of the keys
- [Official Kinesis Manuals (all models)](https://www.kinesis-ergo.com/support/technical-support/manuals-drivers/) - Manuals for all models of Kinesis keyboards and accessories
- [Seahorse SE-720 - Waterproof Case](http://www.seahorsecases.net/seahorse-se-720.html) - Case that may be used for your keyboard, as recommended above
- [Advantage360](https://kinesis-ergo.com/keyboards/advantage360/) - Coming Late 2022
See [Support for my Device](https://kinesis-ergo.com/support/#support-for-my-device) for a list of available products, including models that have been discontinued (Advantage keyboard).
- [Kinesis Advantage2 remapping helper](https://github.com/kijowski/kinesis) - Simple tool to help Kinesis Advantage2 owners with visualization of their remap files. Live version available at [kinesis.vercel.app](https://kinesis.vercel.app/)
