What is Chrysalis FOR LINUX?

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.

How Download Works

Go to the Softpas website, press the 'Downloads' button, and pick the app you want to download and install—easy and fast!