Chrysalis FOR LINUX

A kaleidoscope is a strange optical instrument with two or more reflecting surfaces tilted to each other at an angle, that one tube-shaped "toy" from our childhood with changing patterns when it is rotated.

Kaleidoscope is also the name of the firmware for Arduino-powered input devices. Built on top of Arduino, it works with the Arduino IDE and other similar tools, it has a plugin-based architecture, and pretty novice-friendly APIs.

Kaleidoscope-powered keyboards, for example, although weird for most people, are known to be remarkably ergonomic, and highly programmable. However, actually configuring them could pose a bit of a struggle for most day-to-day users.

Features:

• Open-source and cross-platform


• Graphical configurator for Kaleidoscope-powered keyboards


• User-friendly GUI


• Stores configuration on the keyboard itself (in EEPROM)


• Doesn't require external tools


• Consists of Layout editor and Colormap editor


• Supports different types of keyboards


• Works on Linux, Windows, and macOS

Supported Kaleidoscope-keyboards:

• Keyboardio Model01


• Keyboardio Model 100


• Keyboardio Atreus


• Digma Raise

Other Supported Keyboards:

• ErgoDox Ez


• SOFT/HRUF Splitography


• KBDFans


• KBD4x

Supported Operating Systems:

• Works on multiple Linux distributions


• Tested on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS


• Compatible with Windows 10 and macOS Mojave (and higher)

The fact that Chrysalis can greatly simplify the process of configuring Kaleidoscope-based keyboards is sure to come in handy to those who own such devices.