ZSA Voyager
Hacker ApprovedShares rank 4 of 13 split keyboards by recommenders
Well built, comfortable split keyboard with integrated training, praised for long coding sessions and easing wrist pain. One critic says it is not very ergonomic.
Well built, comfortable split keyboard with integrated training, praised for long coding sessions and easing wrist pain. One critic says it is not very ergonomic.
18 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 17
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 94%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 17 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 17 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Comfortable, well-built design
“They're both excellent, well built, offer integrated training, and you won't have to worry about anything else.”
Comment from 20 Feb 2026 in “A Beginner's Guide to Split Keyboards” “Their boards are very comfortable”
Comment from 22 Aug 2026 in “typ.ing” “they're both so darn excellent”
Comment from 22 Aug 2026 in “typ.ing” Owners are very happy
“I really enjoy my Voyager”
Comment from 30 Jul 2026 in “Keychron announces first open-source firmware for gaming mice” “I'm super happy with them”
Comment from 19 Feb 2026 in “A Beginner's Guide to Split Keyboards” Top pick over alternatives
“I think I would just buy a voyager at this point”
Comment from 20 Feb 2026 in “A Beginner's Guide to Split Keyboards” “I think the Voyager is the best option”
Comment from 20 Feb 2026 in “A Beginner's Guide to Split Keyboards” Home-row mods and adjustable tenting
“Access to arbitrary tenting angles has been a big plus.”
Comment from 12 Jan 2026 in “Keychron's Nape Pro turns your keyboard into a laptop‑style trackball rig” “Huge fan of the Voyager with home-row-mods.”
Comment from 2 Jul 2026 in “My Favorite Keyboards”
Other split keyboards people recommend
The four most recommended other split keyboards, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MoErgo Glove80 | 29 | 3 | 91% | 9 | — | Approved |
| Kinesis Advantage | 29 | 6 | 83% | 8 | 18 yrs5 owners | Approved |
| ZSA Moonlander | 27 | 12 | 69% | 6 | 5 yrs3 owners | Approved |
| ZSA VoyagerThis page | 17 | 1 | 94% | 5 | — | Approved |
| ErgoDox EZ | 17 | 13 | 57% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
20 of the 22 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I have both of these keyboards (as well as the Moonlander, Voyager and Go60).”
“after getting into the split keyboard space and having wrist/finger issues”
“I switched when I was suffering from a lot of wrist pain, and it's never come back.”
“they're both so darn excellent”
“Their boards are very comfortable”
“I really enjoy my Voyager”
“It feels wonderful rolling across home row to type sequences of numbers”
“Huge fan of the Voyager with home-row-mods.”
“sticks to these pretty nicely”
“Voyager is not even a very ergonomic keyboard, but it’s good enough for me”
“I don't have any experience with competitors like the ZSA Voyager”
“I think I would just buy a voyager at this point”
“I think the Voyager is the best option”
“They're both excellent, well built, offer integrated training, and you won't have to worry about anything else.”
“I included ZSA's other boards (Moonlander and Voyager) since they seemed to have superseded the Ergodox in popularity.”
“I'm super happy with them”
“I love the the Voyager when I want to really focus or if I'm going to code for a long time”
“Access to arbitrary tenting angles has been a big plus.”
“I'm enjoying my ZSA Voyager and Navigator (trackball) combo.”
“their new keyboard the Voyager from a year or two ago also still uses TRRS”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.