Those are some amazing videos! The production quality is crazy

I love the idea of putting a number layer directly under the home row.

I got a Signum 3 instead. It's very similar to a Planck in terms of general layout but it's more ergonomic and it lets you adjust the height of the keys to the length of each individual finger. It's the only keyboard where I can reliably hit the "q" and "p" keys in the corners, and it's insanely comfortable.

I just felt like a layout junkie, I saw the video and played it to have it in the background while working, then I saw you use the workman layout and I was like "you had my curiosity, now you have my attention."

We need key caps that can change their display to represent their function in a particular layer.

Using a ridiculously tiny keyboard with an alternative layout and hiding everything in layers is a very creative way to avoid ever having to pair program again.

You can shave off a couple of millimeters in height by going with different keycaps: XDA canvas on drop is really good for the money and pimpmykeyboard has DSA keycaps. Either of those are PBT and dyesub, so the legends never wear off, but also aren't shine through. These keycaps are uniform in height and profile in case you want mix up the layout and have matching legends.

Just bought one! Can't wait.

0:59 I wanted to make a joke about this statement, but instead I'll just thank you for the vid :)

Every once in a while, I check for those kind of keyboards on youtube. Everyone is arguing, I mean litteraly telling arguments, with such efforts. Whereas, they could just record the screen and hand for an entire hour of work...

You should probably invest in a Let's Split, which is essentially just a Planck split down the middle

Ok. I were thinking about buying a Planck, and I knew about all the features on it, but when you explained how you used the hold function for accessing the shift layer I placed an order directly! I am in love with my 60% I have right now and really think that going smaller is better to!

Subscribed! This is an excellent review and explanation of these boards!

its like a psychopath in terms of keyboard, will have one tomorrow, and can't wait to play around with the layer

Thanks Matt for that video ! Working on the Ergodox EZ now with soooo nice layers, your video is convincing me to get a PlanckEZ. PS: Don't you guys too would love a planckEZ with wireless possibility (bluetooth or dongle) ? (even if it means switching off RGB features for a moment).

Thanks, Matt. You got my sub. I swear I faff too much with things like keyboard, but the problems are real. 40% keyboards just hit my radar. Dvorak since 2011. Need to consider alternate maps. Just went to XDA blank caps on my Anne Pro 2 Cherry Blue China clunker and it solved the QWERTY cognitive dissonance I was having. I see you aren’t breaking the bank to get Workman keycaps. :) Might be just me that feels a tension typing with one map and looking down at another.

Your amazing,, your definitely someone i would go to all the time for some good information,,,thank you for your tutorials 👍😊

What on god's green earth have I stumbled into. I didn't realize people actually used layouts other than QWERTY. And how anyone can use anything smaller than a 60% board I'll never know. Regardless, this was a very interesting watch. Kinda interested in a planck board just to try...

I just got one for myself and I'm loving it so far!!

why no one have created LCD like small key's symbols, so we can change symbols when layers change,..

For all the keys on the edge which ones are easiest to access? I want to design a English phonetic layout and find the core keys not enough.

Got a new sub. Great work

Very cool!! Thank you!!

I changed my workman layout as well haha I really needed the c and v keys were they were on querty

Interesting keyboard, although I don't thin I can do without a keypad.

i see that workman

My only problem is the price.

Thanks for review, dude !

Hey Matt, I enjoyed your video, though it was sometimes too complicated for me to understand it, haha. I just bought my first mechanical keyboard and I've been diving into lots of videos about these sorts of technological marvelous machines. I have one question, since I've been thinking of getting one plank in the future, once that you build that muscle memory, how easy is for you to switch from your planck to another normal layout ? like the mackbook keyboard.

Nice video about Planck keyboard but whole video time I was focused on your 3D t-shirt ;)

i use workman

I find ortho on non splits king of redundant because your fingers are still tilting and are not qlighned with the keys because your shoulders are too far apart for your fingers to go directly forward.

Hello. Thanks for this review, I finf it very usefull and informative. Recently been looking for a programmable keyboard and the ergodox seems like a very good option but I want to try with his small brother first. I have a question for you, does this planck keyboard can work in several computers without the need of having to install a software as the ergodox do?

@Matt Williams hi, really enjoying the content you’re producing, I saw your review on the Gli shadow Ar750s vpn router and you said you don’t recommend it for stationary usage. But I’m thinking of having it only in my bedroom (420cm x 370cm) so pretty small space, also maybe 1 meter away from my laptop and tv and 2,5m away from my bed, do it don’t need to have that big of a range. And it’s really small and stealth, which is good. And currently I have my laptop’s lan-cable plugged directly in the wall (without any secrecy, firewall, etc) so a secure way for my lan cable to my laptop. Do you still recommend it for my usages or something else? Thank you for your time reading this and keep up the great content, gonna subscribe ( and I have only 100 up and 100 down mbps)

I was wondering about switching to DVORAK and here i learnt about Workman. What benefits does it bring to you? Also, can we see the trainer in action? Is it something like those typing trainers?

I need those shine through keycaps for my Niu40. Do you know where I can find them?

Is Workman Dead a known layout? I have been trying to find some documentation on it, but I've been coming up short. Also, so do you use Workman on your phone's keyboard as well or is that still QWERTY?

Amazing video. This keyboard it's compatible with any Android device too? I'd love to put one in my car (I have an Android Stereo and using the touch screen to write address is a mess...)

I use Workman too!

Cool stuff. Subb’ed

Is it good for Portuguese writing?

is that a colemak layout? I use Dvorak... I've never seen that specific layout.

I thought I was the only person who used AutoShift :). I liked your variation of Workman. It's a definite improvement over the original.

ok... Subscribed then... Thank you, very nice video..!!! (maybe a couple of nudges down for us who are completely new keyboards)

Where is the ? key?

I don't think the Planck is a good keyboard. It is not split and has this weird space bar. I have a Redox Keyboard and an Atreus42 and I use the thumb of my left hand for shift. I also have multiple layers for special characters and even for cursor keys, tab, esc, enter and any other kind of control key. On my Atreus42 I don't even have dedicated cursor keys, del key... I used a slightly modified version of PUO, an optimised layout for matrix keyboard for English and German.

Why we have too many options of Ortholinear keyboards? Make no sense we still have staged keyboards now days!

Ben Horne, do you know this guy?

Are you still using this?

What carry case do you use?

Great review! I'm planning to switch to a workman layout myself. Any tips on what would be the best approach? I don't want to be sluggish at work while doing the transition, but on the other hand I feel that it will take a lot of time if I reserve it only for time outside of work. Thanks

Moonlander keyboards are for you.

why don’t you take it to the coffee shop? isn’t the point it can be taken anywhere?

Arrived and I couldn't be happier with it (apart from the dead raise key which is a bummer)

It looks cool, but just looking at it makes my wrists hurt

That was very helpful thank you, but does it really accumulate all that dirt?

pls clean it

Wow, this keyboard seems super cool, but relearning a whole new keyboard layout from scratch that's different from qwerty seems really intimidating.. lol

Tf is your layout

Please align your books, poor books.

You don't really show anything or prove that you are faster

it seems you have changed back to QWERTY. Do you not like workman now?