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English => News => Topic started by: Redaktion on April 08, 2026, 19:49:43

Title: Keychron announces open-source initiative, publishes free 3D models for all keyboard and mouse products
Post by: Redaktion on April 08, 2026, 19:49:43
Keychron has officially made all of its keyboard and mouse designs open-source, including all of the wireless gaming keyboards and mice, making it significantly easier to design custom enclosures, mods, and add-ons for the relevant products. While these designs are not available for commercial use, the STEP files are free to download, and the community can suggest improvements in GitHub pull requests.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Keychron-announces-open-source-initiative-publishes-free-3D-models-for-all-keyboard-and-mouse-products.1269317.0.html
Title: Re: Keychron announces open-source initiative, publishes free 3D models for all keyboard and mouse p
Post by: Pedro Ferreira on April 09, 2026, 07:55:02
While this is a step in the right direction, they've released the files under a Source-Available license. That's not Open Source. I would correct the article, as otherwise it looks like open-washing.
Title: Re: Keychron announces open-source initiative, publishes free 3D models for all keyboard and mouse p
Post by: Sergey on April 13, 2026, 12:44:09
Oops, you are most certainly right, Pedro
Title: Re: Keychron announces open-source initiative, publishes free 3D models for all keyboard and mouse p
Post by: davidm on April 13, 2026, 12:55:27
Does this mean we'll finally see good options for a trackpoint keyboard? The Thinkpad Bluetooth keyboard is ok, but there are a lot of directions it could go, for example, a snap-on with a proper hinge for a tablet.
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