Keyboard-Design.com - Best Computer Keyboard Layouts Interactive Explorer

Using finger-based metrics as determined by Keyboard Layout Analyzer, using two different scoring models.

31 December 2017

Please see the Tests page for details of the tests used below.

Please see the Internet Letter Layouts Database (ILLDB) for the various layouts tested.

Previous versions:

Scoring model

Keyboard Layout Analyzer original scoring. High scores are better.
Den's scoring version 1. Low effort is better.

Form factor

ANSI
ISO

ErgoDox / Kinesis
Matrix

Ergolinear

Criteria

Change shift pairs (eg ,< ⇒ ,;)
Yes No Any

Move non-character keys (Enter, Shift, etc) on ANSI/ISO
Yes No Any

Change top row on ANSI/ISO
Yes No Any

Letters on thumbs
Yes No Any

Use AltGr for standard ANSI characters
Yes No Any

Uppercase on different key to lowercase
Yes No Any

Inputs

Results

Effort / Score
Distance
SameFinger
Efficiency
Average Efficiency

Results will appear below.
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