Ergonomics

The ADM42 is designed to improve the efficiency of typists and developers. Every key can be accessed with less or equal effort compared to a conventional keyboard.

• Thumb cluster - Thumbs handle keys traditionally pressed by the pinky (Shift, Enter, Backspace, Esc, ...), enhancing both comfort and typing speed
• Symetric modifiers and layer access - Distribute the load between hands, avoid finger stretching and provide a consistent behavior across layers for the most important keys
• Special keys placement - Optimized according to usage frequency (see guide)
• Optimized layouts - Colemak-DH, ColeMAX, Colemak and Dvorak are all included by default
• One-key distance - All keys are within a maximum distance of one key from the home position
• Angled split layout - Provides a comfortable base position with hands aligned to the forearms.
• Vertical staggering - Ensures optimal finger positioning for balanced access to upper and lower rows.
• Columnar arrangement - Reduces lateral finger movements
• Flatness - Allows arms to rest comfortably on the table
• Hot-swap switches - Compatible with your preferred switches

In addition to reducing fatigue and minimizing finger strain, these features are expected to significantly improve typing speed and accuracy.

Thumbs Cluster

On the ADM42, thumbs are responsible for many of the most important keys. Since their efficiency is crucial for us, the position and the angle of the keys are perfectly aligned with natural position and rotation of thumbs.

Interestingly, Dygma, while designing their Defy keyboard, has arrived at the exact same conclusion as ADM42, determining the position of thumbs keys that are the most comfortable to use for all hand sizes.