Alatus

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Alatus

A 38-key cut up keyboard with trackpoint: Alatus by DoomishGuy.

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Printed April 20, 2026

The Alatus is a 38-key cut up keyboard designed and shared by DoomishGuy, that includes a trackpoint. Impressed by predecessors just like the Fifi and Kyria.

I am glad to share my first customized keyboard design, that includes trackpoint assist, rotary encoders, and per-key RGB. […] This keyboard is mainly a chocified Kyria, however with solely the elements I truly use – DoomishGuy.

Alatus is Latin for “winged”. The writer bought the inspiration whereas coding on a airplane together with his outdated Fifi.

• 38 keys (5×3+3-ish cut up structure)
• Choc v1 switches, Choc spacing, hotswap assist
• Professional Micro/good!nano footprint
• trackpoint (Sprintek SK8707-01-004 sensor), devoted pads and mounting holes
• Change/rotary encoder choice on the thumb cluster
• Per-key + underglow + standing RGB LEDs
• Parametric structure generated with Ergogen

Printed on Mon twentieth Apr 2026. Featured in KBD #210 (supply).

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