Cleave Keyboard

By Xah Lee. Date: 2018-08-01. Last updated: 2022-02-02.

The Truly Ergonomic Keyboard “cleave” is announced around 2018-08-01. It began shipping around 2021-03.

Cleave keyboard 20210408 855-2-s1100 — Cleave Keyboard
[photos by MathCube 2021-04] 4032×3024

Total number of keys: 93 keys. (38 for each hand, plus 17 keys on top.)

Optical Key Switch
100% Anti‑Ghosting and Full N‑Key Rollover.
White LED Backlight, with 10 Brightness levels, and 8 Customizable Backlight profiles.

Is it better than the old? For the physical design, yes, absolutely. The optical key switch is fantastic, and the new arrangement, with more keys, and more thumb keys, is a major plus.

However, as of 2021-04-18, apparently only 10 keys or so near the center is programable. This is a major problem. Not sure if it will be fixed in the future.