Corne keyboard

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Every quote

The 13 most detailed of 15 comments. Each links to the original.

1. I love my Corne but I never use it any more because I have to switch to my laptop keyboard too often.

   Mixed · Jul 2026 · in “I Like Small Keyboards”

2. The small layout and tenting reduce wrist and finger strain significantly

   Recommends · Jul 2026 · in “I Like Small Keyboards”

3. I full time code on a corne and notice only improvements to ergonomics.

   Recommends · Nov 2025 · in “Toucan Wireless Split Keyboard with Touchpad”

4. That's what allows these keyboards to expressively bring the full functionality of the keyboard to within reach of the hands on home row

   Recommends · Dec 2025 · in “My coworker's 36 key Corne open-source keyboard setup”

5. these types of keyboards give you (perhaps counterintuitively) a lot more freedom to experiment

   Recommends · Nov 2025 · in “Toucan Wireless Split Keyboard with Touchpad”

6. if you have tools and access to a 3d printer you can get a board for a few bucks

   Recommends · Nov 2025 · in “One Handed Keyboard”

7. It's easily the best thing I've done for productivity, ever

   Recommends · Feb 2026 · in “A Beginner's Guide to Split Keyboards”

8. i definitely prefer it over conventional keyboards

   Recommends · Nov 2025 · in “Toucan Wireless Split Keyboard with Touchpad”

9. DIY keyboards (like the corne) work just as well.

   Recommends · Feb 2026 · in “A Beginner's Guide to Split Keyboards”

10. I moved to a corne a few years ago and loved it

    Recommends · Jul 2026 · in “My Favorite Keyboards”

11. Have many of them including low profile BT one.

    Recommends · Aug 2026 · in “Ask HN: What's your daily driver keyboard?”

12. I've enjoyed the corne I got from typeractive

    Recommends · Jul 2026 · in “My Favorite Keyboards”

13. the 42-key layout starts feeling like enough

    Recommends · Feb 2026 · in “A Beginner's Guide to Split Keyboards”