ZSA Moonlander

What hackers pick instead

• MoErgo Glove80Split, contoured keyboard with a large thumb cluster that people find comfortable and ergonomic, especially with tenting and mounting. Most common caveat: a difficult learning curve.29recommend
• Kinesis AdvantageOwners praise its contoured, split layout for easing wrist and hand strain and keeping typing speed; critics say it is bulky, expensive and hard to travel with.29recommend
• ZSA VoyagerWell built, comfortable split keyboard with integrated training, praised for long coding sessions and easing wrist pain. One critic says it is not very ergonomic.17recommend
• ErgoDox EZErgonomic split keyboard praised for long-term comfort, custom layouts and open firmware. Critics say newer boards beat it and it is often too large.17recommend
• Ultimate Hacking KeyboardPeople recommend it for its split layout, built-in trackpoint and mouse layer, and easy programmability, and report it as reliable.15recommend

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The 39 most detailed of 42 comments. Each links to the original.

1. They're both excellent, well built, offer integrated training, and you won't have to worry about anything else.

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

2. the added benefit of being able to customise it specifically to my own taste has been a total game changer

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

3. My layouts are heavily customized so no standard painted keycaps would do me any good anyway.

   Recommends · Aug 2026 · in “typ.ing”

4. I like everything about the Moonlander (ortholinear, split) except for the lack of F keys.

   Mixed · Jul 2026 · in “My Favorite Keyboards”

5. I adore it! I love how easy it is to program it without any software installed

   Recommends · Mar 2026 · in “Typing and Keyboards”

6. I love how easy it is to program it without any software installed

   Recommends · Mar 2026 · in “Typing and Keyboards”

7. The Moonlander is a very nice keyboard, it's worth its BOM

   Recommends · Jul 2026 · in “Keychron announces first open-source firmware for gaming mice”

8. The Moonlander and the Ergodox both lack Function keys.

   Mixed · Jul 2026 · in “My Favorite Keyboards”

9. I still miss the additional keys of a normal keyboard.

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

10. incredibly stable and, to me, is worth every penny

    Recommends · Jul 2026 · in “My Favorite Keyboards”

11. it feels so qualoty and the ideas are awsome

    Mixed · Jul 2026 · in “Keychron announces first open-source firmware for gaming mice”

12. bought a zsa moonlander and it cured me

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

13. Their boards are very comfortable

    Recommends · Aug 2026 · in “typ.ing”

14. doesn't destroy my wrists

    Recommends · Nov 2025 · in “People are using iPad OS features on their iPhones”

15. the housing being out of plastic, it creaked, wobbled and just was not satisfying to type on

    Criticizes · Jul 2026 · in “My Favorite Keyboards”

16. Moonlander's build quality leaves a lot to be desired for IMO

    Criticizes · Jul 2026 · in “My Favorite Keyboards”

17. I could never get used to it, even when remapping some keys

    Criticizes · Jul 2026 · in “My Favorite Keyboards”

18. I use a Moonlander and regret it entirely for this reason.

    Criticizes · Jul 2026 · in “My Favorite Keyboards”

19. switched to Moonlander but didn’t like it

    Criticizes · Jul 2026 · in “My Favorite Keyboards”

20. It might also be that you just don't want or need an ortholinear layout, plenty of people don't.

    Mixed · Jul 2026 · in “My Favorite Keyboards”

21. The moonlander is a great portable option. Just slip it in your laptop bag.

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

22. I've had my ZSA Moonlander Mark I for a few years and really enjoy it.

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

23. it got unwieldy with desk space taking notes on my laptop as well

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

24. My personal search ended with the ZSA Moonlander.

    Recommends · Nov 2025 · in “One Handed Keyboard”

25. I have a moonlander and love it for typing.

    Recommends · Jul 2026 · in “My Favorite Keyboards”

26. I went full blanks and yeah didn't work out

    Mixed · Aug 2026 · in “typ.ing”

27. ZSA is still a company paving ways though!

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

28. poor on-and-off-again relationship with it

    Mixed · Apr 2026 · in “MNT Reform is an open hardware laptop, designed and assembled in Germany”

29. I love my moonlander, don't get me wrong

    Recommends · Jul 2026 · in “My Favorite Keyboards”

30. they're both so darn excellent

    Recommends · Aug 2026 · in “typ.ing”

31. I'm super happy with them

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

32. I wanted things to be simple and small which UHK and ZSA Moonlander aren't

    Criticizes · May 2026 · in “Ploopy Bean: a trackpoint for every computer”

33. same Moonlander gathering dust that I keep meaning to do something with

    Criticizes · Jul 2026 · in “Keychron announces first open-source firmware for gaming mice”

34. Glove80/Advantage vs Moonlander threads which all say the same thing

    Criticizes · Jul 2026 · in “My Favorite Keyboards”

35. I never found either of the latter boards particularly comfortable.

    Criticizes · Aug 2026 · in “typ.ing”

36. settle for Ergodox, Moonlander and other halfway there solutions

    Criticizes · Jul 2026 · in “My Favorite Keyboards”

37. the ZSA Moonlander sells for $360 USD and still uses a TRRS

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

38. Bought it 3 years ago, used for a week.

    Criticizes · Jul 2026 · in “Keychron announces first open-source firmware for gaming mice”

39. split/tilt wasn't right for my wrists

    Criticizes · Jul 2026 · in “My Favorite Keyboards”