The keyboard. For professionals.
A fully programmable, impeccably built, open source, split mechanical keyboard designed for extreme productivity and ergonomics.
- Increase your productivity by never leaving the home row.
- Improve your posture by typing on two, separate keyboard halves.
- Remap your keys in any way you want.
- Extend the UHK with modules such as a trackball, trackpoint, touchpad, or a key cluster.
- Experience how a keyboard can be different, yet familiar.
Current orders are expected to deliver in January. First come, first served. Delivery status
We ship from Hungary. Customs charges may apply outside the EU.
The Ultimate Hacking Keyboard is a split mechanical keyboard which utilizes Cherry MX-style switches. It's also a fully programmable keyboard which can be vastly customized for your needs. If you need a compact ergonomic keyboard or looking for the programmers' keyboard, look no further!
Increased Ergonomics
As a truly split keyboard, the two keyboard halves of the UHK result in a more natural typing posture – rather than forcing your wrists to adapt to a straight keyboard, you can adjust your keyboard so that your wrists are straight.
The halves are connected by a replacable bridge cable which expands and shrinks as needed, occupying minimal desk space.
The UHK palm rest belongs to a class of its own. It's made of natural beech wood which gets machined, pickled, lacquered, and finally fixated to a powder-coated steel plate. It offers the unique combination of warmth, class, and strength.
The palm rest firmly attaches to your UHK, and it's strongly recommended for maximum ergonomics.
tenting
negative tilting
positive tilting
Unparalleled Extensibility
Key Cluster Module
This module features 3 regular keys, 2 buttons and a mini trackball which can also be pressed – acting as an extra button. This is the only currently available module for the left keyboard half.
Trackball Module
The trackball features excellent precision and usability and is well-suited to be used by a thumb. This module is designed for the right keyboard half.
Trackpoint Module
The trackpoint surely brings back fond memories for those of you who have owned an IBM ThinkPad laptop in the past. With it, you can not only move the pointer, but click by pressing it. This module is designed for the right keyboard half.
Touchpad Module
The touchpad shouldn’t be stranger to anyone these days. This module takes it to another level by placing the touchpad where it’s easier to reach – right at the middle of the keyboard. You can emulate clicking with a tap. This module is designed for the right keyboard half.
We ship from Hungary. Customs charges may apply outside the EU.
Ultimate Configurability
Agent is the configuration application of the UHK.
Unlike other keyboard configurators, Agent allows for easy, yet deep configuration of your UHK. Its user interface was crafted to be powerful, yet intuitive.
Agent provides loads of advanced features, like mouse keys, dual role keys, shortcuts, multiple keymaps, layers, macros, mouse speed settings, and more.
You can save your configuration in a second with a click of a button, and take it with you. Your UHK remembers its configuration without Agent.
Agent runs on Linux, Mac, and Windows.
Check out the web demo of Agent.
The Four Layers of the Factory Keymap
Layers provide a way to map multiple functions to a single key. Think of the Fn key of laptops, but unlike laptops, there is not one but three layer-switcher keys, namely Mod, Fn, and Mouse. These three, in addition to the Base Layer, give you four separate layers.
The Base layer contains regular alphanumeric keys.
The Mod layer contains navigation and function keys.
The Fn layer contains media keys to adjust volume and switch tracks.
The Mouse layer allows you to control the mouse pointer, click and scroll.
Open Hardware, Software, and Firmware
"The Ultimate Hacking Keyboard feels just as sturdy split apart, as it does when it's joined together."
"They’re really serious about not taking your hands off the keyboard."
"[The UHK] is proof positive that even compact, performance-designed, single-purpose gadgets can be designed for repair, from the ground up—complete with repair documentation."
"… there’s been a notable shortage of keyboards that reinvent the concept for people who spend more time working than playing. That’s where the UHK plans to come in."
I #GotMyUHK and I must say… what an amazing piece of hardware. Excellent build quality, and really well thought out Mod and Mouse layers. Still adjusting, but was productive from the get-go. Great job, @UltHackKeyboard! pic.twitter.com/ydTwSm9sTK
— Tomas Lieberkind (@tomaslieberkind) May 11, 2018
Typing station. pic.twitter.com/P9OHJhImOi
— Kafka Fuura (P.N.) (@ZephyrRz) June 3, 2018
#GotMyUHK extra white case! Also thank you @UltHackKeyboard for the quick email reply, I wasn't expecting a response on a Sunday 🌞 pic.twitter.com/jK1sKv6yGZ
— Hayframe (@Hayframe) July 8, 2018
#GotMyUHK @UltHackKeyboard You guys matched my desk almost perfectly. :) Initial impressions: VERY good.
+ Caps and Switches all feel premium.
+ Agent and the setup was painless and well done.
+ Overall feel is outstanding! Great quality and very solid! pic.twitter.com/p0FYWSP24h— Christopher Brummet (@SwordOfStories) May 30, 2018
We ship from Hungary. Customs charges may apply outside the EU.
