# Model 01 Layouts **URL:** https://community.keyboard.io/c/layouts/5.md [Latest](https://community.keyboard.io/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.keyboard.io/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.keyboard.io/tags.md) --- ## [About the Model 01 Layouts category](https://community.keyboard.io/t/about-the-model-01-layouts-category/11)
**Author:** [@jesse](https://community.keyboard.io/u/jesse)\ **Replies:** 0
--- ## [French Drovak layout : BÉPO](https://community.keyboard.io/t/french-drovak-layout-bepo/223)
**Author:** [@Celtic](https://community.keyboard.io/u/Celtic)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2025, 2:46pm UTC](https://community.keyboard.io/t/french-drovak-layout-bepo/223 "2025-12-16T14:46:50Z")
Hi everyone, The french Drovak layout is called BÉPO. it is managed by a community (bepo.fr). I work with this community to adapt it to the Keyboardio. Here is the result : \[image\] --- ## [Keyboardio UK Layout](https://community.keyboard.io/t/keyboardio-uk-layout/13558)
**Author:** [@MengelBrenden](https://community.keyboard.io/u/MengelBrenden)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2025, 4:33am UTC](https://community.keyboard.io/t/keyboardio-uk-layout/13558 "2025-06-16T04:33:36Z")
--- ## [Help with Model01 spanish custom firmware](https://community.keyboard.io/t/help-with-model01-spanish-custom-firmware/6517)
**Author:** [@smantik](https://community.keyboard.io/u/smantik)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2024, 2:23pm UTC](https://community.keyboard.io/t/help-with-model01-spanish-custom-firmware/6517 "2024-01-11T14:23:41Z")
Hi. I am having lots of problems with an spanish layout that jordihs sent me long time ago. When I try to use it, it says that MACRODOWN is deprecated. I have no programming idea to fix it. Could someone help me, please… --- ## [Model 100 layout BEAKL 15](https://community.keyboard.io/t/model-100-layout-beakl-15/6233)
**Author:** [@keebfan](https://community.keyboard.io/u/keebfan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2023, 3:50pm UTC](https://community.keyboard.io/t/model-100-layout-beakl-15/6233 "2023-04-02T15:50:21Z")
Sharing my BEAKL 15 inspired model 100 layout. The alpha keys are a BEAKL 15 derivative which moves the h and r letters to the home row on the little fingers. Layers are accessed via one-shot keys on the outer rows. I … --- ## [What layout do you use?](https://community.keyboard.io/t/what-layout-do-you-use/913)
**Author:** [@acasajus](https://community.keyboard.io/u/acasajus)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2021, 2:35pm UTC](https://community.keyboard.io/t/what-layout-do-you-use/913 "2021-08-24T14:35:57Z")
What’s your current layout (or planning to use…)? Qwerty or any local variant Dvorak or any of its variations Colemak or any of its variations Workman or any of its variations Other 0 voters Show results --- ## [How to use custom layout on keyboard.io and laptop keyboard (hardware vs software layout)](https://community.keyboard.io/t/how-to-use-custom-layout-on-keyboard-io-and-laptop-keyboard-hardware-vs-software-layout/3556)
**Author:** [@hook](https://community.keyboard.io/u/hook)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2022, 6:33pm UTC](https://community.keyboard.io/t/how-to-use-custom-layout-on-keyboard-io-and-laptop-keyboard-hardware-vs-software-layout/3556 "2022-11-30T18:33:12Z")
Just got my Model 01 and so far it has great potential of becoming my main – dare I say endgame? – keyboard! (still getting used to it, which is why typing this is taking more effort) Where it gets hairy and where I am … --- ## [My new Model 100 layout - inspired by my Atreus layout, with dedicated arrow keys](https://community.keyboard.io/t/my-new-model-100-layout-inspired-by-my-atreus-layout-with-dedicated-arrow-keys/5859)
**Author:** [@fire](https://community.keyboard.io/u/fire)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2022, 10:49am UTC](https://community.keyboard.io/t/my-new-model-100-layout-inspired-by-my-atreus-layout-with-dedicated-arrow-keys/5859 "2022-10-28T10:49:30Z")
So now that my new Model 100 is here, I am trying to figure out what layout to use. I really liked having all the keys so close on the Atreus, so I am replicating that on the Model 100 by not using the outer columns and … --- ## [Programmer dvorak](https://community.keyboard.io/t/programmer-dvorak/707)
**Author:** [@Benji](https://community.keyboard.io/u/Benji)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2022, 9:42pm UTC](https://community.keyboard.io/t/programmer-dvorak/707 "2022-10-11T21:42:25Z")
The cool thing about programmer dvorak is that it uses un-shifted number keys for punctuation, which is perfect because I type a lot more \[()\] !! than 123332. So far this has dvorak for letters, and the number row does … --- ## [Why the standard layout is what it is?](https://community.keyboard.io/t/why-the-standard-layout-is-what-it-is/5544)
**Author:** [@msdisme](https://community.keyboard.io/u/msdisme)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2022, 5:35pm UTC](https://community.keyboard.io/t/why-the-standard-layout-is-what-it-is/5544 "2022-09-24T17:35:51Z")
Having seen the attention to detail J&K take, I want to understand the reasons for the default layout before I start remapping my model 100. Are there any links to the old discussions - likely pre-model 01 - about why … --- ## [Colemak keycaps for Model 01: Classic or Mod-DH?](https://community.keyboard.io/t/colemak-keycaps-for-model-01-classic-or-mod-dh/5211)
**Author:** [@jozilla](https://community.keyboard.io/u/jozilla)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2022, 2:31am UTC](https://community.keyboard.io/t/colemak-keycaps-for-model-01-classic-or-mod-dh/5211 "2022-02-21T02:31:22Z")
Hi there, I saw in a recent post that the Model 100 Colemak keycaps will be based on Mod-DH. I’m wondering what the options are for the Model 01 Colemak keycaps? Are they classic Colemak only, or is there also an option… --- ## [Qwertz in general, german in particular](https://community.keyboard.io/t/qwertz-in-general-german-in-particular/454)
**Author:** [@squence](https://community.keyboard.io/u/squence)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2022, 11:27am UTC](https://community.keyboard.io/t/qwertz-in-general-german-in-particular/454 "2022-06-29T11:27:10Z")
Has anyone started work on a qwertz layout in general or a german layout in particular and is willing to share and discuss? Or just interested in getting the conversation going, like me? I’ve searched the forum and foun… --- ## [Can you map Shift keys?](https://community.keyboard.io/t/can-you-map-shift-keys/1222)
**Author:** [@bermudabob](https://community.keyboard.io/u/bermudabob)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2022, 2:40pm UTC](https://community.keyboard.io/t/can-you-map-shift-keys/1222 "2022-06-13T14:40:18Z")
Hi, I’ve had my keyboard for a couple of days now and have moved and remapped the thumb keys to how I like them. Forgive me if this is a dumb question,but how do I map shift key values? Rob --- ## [Custom German Layout](https://community.keyboard.io/t/custom-german-layout/3842)
**Author:** [@zagdul](https://community.keyboard.io/u/zagdul)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2022, 7:40pm UTC](https://community.keyboard.io/t/custom-german-layout/3842 "2022-05-24T19:40:59Z")
Hi, I created my custom layout with some major changes, maybe it is an inspiration for the one or the other: I had to move shift to it’s usual place, just could not get used to thumb shifting. I removed Mousemovement … --- ## [German NEO layout - With Neo auto hot key helper](https://community.keyboard.io/t/german-neo-layout-with-neo-auto-hot-key-helper/1469)
**Author:** [@Raven](https://community.keyboard.io/u/Raven)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2022, 7:42am UTC](https://community.keyboard.io/t/german-neo-layout-with-neo-auto-hot-key-helper/1469 "2022-03-03T07:42:49Z")
My keyboardio came i tried various ways to get Neo working. But for some weird reason in the hid spec I can not send utf-8 codepoints but quite obscure things for videorecorder or alarmclocks. So I took the trusted way … --- ## [Maltron Layouts](https://community.keyboard.io/t/maltron-layouts/98)
**Author:** [@pcurry](https://community.keyboard.io/u/pcurry)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2022, 4:28pm UTC](https://community.keyboard.io/t/maltron-layouts/98 "2022-02-20T16:28:31Z")
Has anyone put any work into a Maltron compatible layout? I have a Maltron knock-off that I've been meaning to learn to type on for quite a while. --- ## [QWERTZ layout for Model 100](https://community.keyboard.io/t/qwertz-layout-for-model-100/5120)
**Author:** [@Qwertz](https://community.keyboard.io/u/Qwertz)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2021, 2:20pm UTC](https://community.keyboard.io/t/qwertz-layout-for-model-100/5120 "2021-11-30T14:20:44Z")
I put this post in the “model 01 layouts” category for now because we don’t have any model 100 categories yet. Anyway… QWERTZ keycaps for the model 100 are coming (yay!) and we need to figure out what they look like. W… --- ## [PSA: hyper modifier on OSX](https://community.keyboard.io/t/psa-hyper-modifier-on-osx/4780)
**Author:** [@kenobi](https://community.keyboard.io/u/kenobi)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2021, 11:48am UTC](https://community.keyboard.io/t/psa-hyper-modifier-on-osx/4780 "2021-05-03T11:48:45Z")
Just a quick PSA for those of you who are using the hyper modifier (command+control+alt+shift) on OSX. I recently discovered that OSX has a few undocumented hotkeys: Hyper-w - run wifi diagnostics Hyper-. - run system… --- ## [My Finnish/Swedish keyboard layout](https://community.keyboard.io/t/my-finnish-swedish-keyboard-layout/772)
**Author:** [@Otso](https://community.keyboard.io/u/Otso)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2021, 8:51am UTC](https://community.keyboard.io/t/my-finnish-swedish-keyboard-layout/772 "2021-04-20T08:51:38Z")
I live in Finland where I write in Swedish and Finnish and have to be able to easily type åäö/ÅÄÖ. Appart from typing these characters I prefer the US keyboard layout over the Finnish/Swedish keyboard layout, as the keys… --- ## [Starcraft 2 Layouts](https://community.keyboard.io/t/starcraft-2-layouts/1552)
**Author:** [@Seanny123](https://community.keyboard.io/u/Seanny123)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2021, 11:13am UTC](https://community.keyboard.io/t/starcraft-2-layouts/1552 "2021-01-11T11:13:07Z")
I’ve been playing Starcraft 2 with my lab-mates since it became free to play and have been slightly held back due to my lack of fine motor control. Specifically: I can never use the map shortcuts, because I can’t hit t… --- ## [Games and their layouts](https://community.keyboard.io/t/games-and-their-layouts/537)
**Author:** [@fishheadsoup](https://community.keyboard.io/u/fishheadsoup)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2021, 11:08am UTC](https://community.keyboard.io/t/games-and-their-layouts/537 "2021-01-11T11:08:45Z")
Currently, I play pubg (player unknown battlegrounds), its a 3rd person battle royale. Other games I’ve played: The Division (not any more) aoe/aom - age of empires/mythology Dirt 3, Grid, etc. Mortal Kombat Injust… --- ## [Share your layout](https://community.keyboard.io/t/share-your-layout/296)
**Author:** [@algernon](https://community.keyboard.io/u/algernon)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2020, 12:10am UTC](https://community.keyboard.io/t/share-your-layout/296 "2020-11-25T00:10:47Z")
Because more and more people start to receive and customise their keyboards, a thread that collects people’s layouts others can learn or borrow from seems like a good idea. So here we go! Share what you have - or plan to… --- ## [XKB geometry file for Keyboard.io Model 01](https://community.keyboard.io/t/xkb-geometry-file-for-keyboard-io-model-01/4034)
**Author:** [@hook](https://community.keyboard.io/u/hook)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2020, 10:20am UTC](https://community.keyboard.io/t/xkb-geometry-file-for-keyboard-io-model-01/4034 "2020-08-06T10:20:06Z")
I’m creating a separate ergonomic layout for my mother tongue, and through that I started peeking down the XKB rabbit hole. Which means I learnt about /usr/share/X11/xkb/ and its contents. What made me wonder is why I c… --- ## [Any bépo users out there?](https://community.keyboard.io/t/any-bepo-users-out-there/3900)
**Author:** [@GuilC](https://community.keyboard.io/u/GuilC)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2020, 8:05pm UTC](https://community.keyboard.io/t/any-bepo-users-out-there/3900 "2020-07-09T20:05:53Z")
Hi! Are there any owners of the Keyboardio model 01 using the French layout called BÉPO on this forum ? I have some questions about it. Merci ! Guillaume --- ## [Runic keycap layout](https://community.keyboard.io/t/runic-keycap-layout/14)
**Author:** [@jesse](https://community.keyboard.io/u/jesse)\ **Replies:** 313\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2020, 1:47pm UTC](https://community.keyboard.io/t/runic-keycap-layout/14 "2020-05-17T13:47:56Z")
What should the runic keycaps look like? --- ## [Flimsy keycaps?](https://community.keyboard.io/t/flimsy-keycaps/3631)
**Author:** [@uosl](https://community.keyboard.io/u/uosl)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2020, 4:45am UTC](https://community.keyboard.io/t/flimsy-keycaps/3631 "2020-03-26T04:45:47Z")
I recently joined the keyboardio club and I love it, and don’t want to go back to a standard keyboard again (at least the health of my hands won’t let me). There is one thing I miss from a standard keyboard though. For … --- ## [DVORAK key caps have turned up.. YAY.. but](https://community.keyboard.io/t/dvorak-key-caps-have-turned-up-yay-but/3602)
**Author:** [@pnunn](https://community.keyboard.io/u/pnunn)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2020, 10:30pm UTC](https://community.keyboard.io/t/dvorak-key-caps-have-turned-up-yay-but/3602 "2020-03-05T22:30:32Z")
Isn’t there always a but… So, I have the keyboard set to QWERTY till so that I don’t have to keep changing the layout on my laptop keyboard as windows is doing the key mapping from QWERTY to DVORAK for me. I’m a bit di… --- ## [Mouse Warp Grid Size: 2x2 vs 3x3](https://community.keyboard.io/t/mouse-warp-grid-size-2x2-vs-3x3/3531)
**Author:** [@fire](https://community.keyboard.io/u/fire)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2020, 1:45pm UTC](https://community.keyboard.io/t/mouse-warp-grid-size-2x2-vs-3x3/3531 "2020-03-03T13:45:20Z")
Just wondering if anyone’s played with the 3x3 grid for the mouse warp keys, and whether people prefer the 2x2 or the 3x3. With the 3x3 grid, you have 9 warp keys. And if you use the 3x3, how have you arranged them on … --- ## [Best way to switch between many layers?](https://community.keyboard.io/t/best-way-to-switch-between-many-layers/3494)
**Author:** [@fire](https://community.keyboard.io/u/fire)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2020, 11:20pm UTC](https://community.keyboard.io/t/best-way-to-switch-between-many-layers/3494 "2020-02-11T23:20:13Z")
Just wondering what you guys think is the best way to set up a many-layered layout so that you can easily switch between layers. If you have 4, 5, 6, or more layers, how do you make it so you can easily access any key o… --- ## [Dedicated arrow keys!](https://community.keyboard.io/t/dedicated-arrow-keys/3475)
**Author:** [@fire](https://community.keyboard.io/u/fire)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2020, 7:48pm UTC](https://community.keyboard.io/t/dedicated-arrow-keys/3475 "2020-02-10T19:48:04Z")
After trying a few layouts, I realized I really needed dedicated arrow keys. So I made one with them. It works really well and I love having them. The three right hand thumb keys and the one above them work perfectly for… [Next page](https://community.keyboard.io/c/layouts/5.md?page=1)