# ZSA Moonlander

27 Hacker News commenters recommended ZSA Moonlander and 12 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 6 of 13 months; owners who said how long report a median of 5 years (3 owners). It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** A programmable ortholinear split keyboard that people praise for easy customization, comfort and solid build; the most common caveat is the lack of function keys.

## Why people recommend it

- Easy to customize and program (4 comments): "the added benefit of being able to customise it specifically to my own taste has been a total game changer" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47086235)) "My layouts are heavily customized so no standard painted keycaps would do me any good anyway." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49413180)) "I adore it! I love how easy it is to program it without any software installed" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47569371))
- Comfortable and easy on wrists (3 comments): "bought a zsa moonlander and it cured me" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47086145)) "Their boards are very comfortable" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49402471)) "doesn't destroy my wrists" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45956808))
- Well built and stable (3 comments): "They're both excellent, well built, offer integrated training, and you won't have to worry about anything else." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47085762)) "incredibly stable and, to me, is worth every penny" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48763373)) "it feels so qualoty and the ideas are awsome" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49112524))
- Worth the price (2 comments): "The Moonlander is a very nice keyboard, it's worth its BOM" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49108797)) "incredibly stable and, to me, is worth every penny" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48763373))

## What people warn about

- Lacks function keys (3 comments): "I like everything about the Moonlander (ortholinear, split) except for the lack of F keys." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48765240)) "The Moonlander and the Ergodox both lack Function keys." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48764010)) "I still miss the additional keys of a normal keyboard." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47086484))
- Hard to adjust to (3 comments): "I could never get used to it, even when remapping some keys" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48758676)) "I use a Moonlander and regret it entirely for this reason." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48765197)) "switched to Moonlander but didn’t like it" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48759438))
- Plastic housing, poor build quality (2 comments): "the housing being out of plastic, it creaked, wobbled and just was not satisfying to type on" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48759155)) "Moonlander's build quality leaves a lot to be desired for IMO" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48765573))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [MoErgo Glove80](https://hackerapproved.com/p/glove80.md): 29 recommend
- [Kinesis Advantage](https://hackerapproved.com/p/kinesis-advantage-keyboard.md): 29 recommend
- [ZSA Voyager](https://hackerapproved.com/p/zsa-voyager.md): 17 recommend
- [ErgoDox EZ](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ergodox-ez.md): 17 recommend
- [Ultimate Hacking Keyboard](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ultimate-hacking-keyboard.md): 15 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=ZSA+Moonlander+keyboard&tag=YOURTAG-20) (affiliate link)
- [Official site](https://www.zsa.io/moonlander)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "ZSA Moonlander", https://hackerapproved.com/p/zsa-moonlander/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).