About Artkeeb

Artkeeb started the way most keyboard projects start: with a problem that existing products didn't solve.

The problem was simple. Split ergonomic keyboards with trackballs — the kind that let you control your cursor without ever reaching for a mouse — existed as DIY kits and open-source designs. They worked well for people who enjoyed building keyboards. For everyone else, they were a weekend project that turned into a research spiral that turned into a pile of components on a desk.

There was no good prebuilt option. Not one that shipped quickly, used a custom PCB designed specifically for the layout, and came ready to use the day it arrived.

So we built one.

What We Make

Every keyboard at Artkeeb is designed around a custom PCB — not assembled from a generic kit. The trackball integration, firmware, and switch layout are engineered together rather than patched together from separate components. This matters for reliability. A keyboard you're going to use for eight hours a day needs to be built like it.

We make split ergonomic keyboards: keyboards that divide into two halves positioned at shoulder width, with the two halves connected wirelessly. Most people who type for long hours develop wrist or shoulder strain not from typing itself, but from the geometry of a standard keyboard — hands forced together, wrists rotated inward, shoulders rolled forward. A split keyboard removes that geometry. The strain follows.

The trackball takes this further. Your mouse lives six inches to the right of your keyboard, and your arm travels to find it hundreds of times a day. A built-in trackball puts cursor control under your thumb. The arm travel disappears.

How We Build

Each keyboard is custom-built to order and individually tested before it ships. We don't batch-produce and warehouse. When you order, we build your keyboard, run it through a full function test — every key, the trackball, the firmware, the wireless connection — and ship it when it passes.

This takes longer than shipping from a warehouse. We're honest about that: processing time is 2 to 12 business days depending on current volume. What it means in practice is that every keyboard that leaves here has been used by a human before it reaches you.

We offer both wired and wireless versions of our keyboards. Wired keyboards use QMK with VIA or VIAL for graphical key remapping — plug in, open the app, customize. Wireless keyboards use ZMK Bluetooth with ZMK Studio support. Both firmware options are mature and well-documented, and both versions ship with firmware preloaded and configured.

Hot-swap MX sockets are standard across the lineup. Change your switches when you want to without soldering. Color-matched wrist rests and stands are included — the complete setup, not just the keyboard.

Where We Ship From

We ship from Canada and China, routing each order to minimize delivery time based on your location. Free worldwide shipping is included on every order.

The Short Version

We make prebuilt split ergonomic keyboards with trackballs, built on custom PCBs, tested before they ship, with free worldwide shipping. If you've been looking for a trackball split keyboard that arrives ready to use — without a soldering iron, without a weekend build project, without a months-long wait — that's what we make.

If you have questions before ordering, use the contact form. We read every message and respond within one to two business days.

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