We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Building your first custom mechanical keyboard can be intimidating. Between all the parts and terminology involved, it's hard to know where to ...

Welcome back to the Switch and Click. Today, I talk about all the different parts you need to start building your own ...

Before the 1990s, mechanical keyboards were the norm, and it wasn’t until after companies discovered membrane keyboards were cheaper to make that they became the new standard. Although cheaper, ...

In this guide, we'll show you how to make a custom keyboard. Rather than relying on a pre-built design, if you build your own DIY gaming keyboard you get an an endless amount of choice and ...

ExtremeTech's Ryan Whitwam started with a number pad kit, made some layout tweaks, added some smooth linear switches, and ended up with a rather adorable little mechanical gamepad. Here's how he did ...

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The CSTM65 lives up to its name, being extremely easy to disassemble and customize. It’s a solid middle ground between a full custom keyboard build and a regular retail design. One of the first ...

Discover highly customizable gaming keyboards built for performance and optimization. Published by PCWorld on July 14, 2026. Don’t fall into the trap of thinking custom gaming keyboards are all about ...

The original Bakeneko60 from Cannon Keys hit the market two years ago and helped spur on the wave of affordable custom mechanical keyboards. Now, the company is back with its latest release, the ...

It will be to my eternal shame that I never learned to play a musical instrument. It wasn’t for the want of trying. I attempted to learn the violin at the age of seven, but the neighbors mistook my ...

So you bought your first mechanical keyboard, started modding it, and realized that you'd like to take the next step of your mechanical keyboard journey: building your own custom keyboard. First of ...