Editing ErgoDox (section)

==Influence==
The keyboard has been highly popular, and has influenced many derivative designs and clones.

The layout has been criticised for having the thumb keys too far away from the main clusters, and for not having enough offset between columns.
Some builders have modified the thumb clusters in various ways for easier access, or made derivative designs with different thumb clusters altogether.

===Clones===
There are keyboards that have a ErgoDox layout but are incompatible with the original hardware design and/or firmware.

*The '''ErgoDox 76 Hot Dox''' kit from [https://www.alpacakeyboards.com/ Alpaca Keyboards] has [[Kailh socket|Kailh hot-swapping]] sockets and a pre-soldered electronics. Thus, assembly requires no soldering. It has a slightly smaller circuit board and uses an USB A-to-A cable as interconnect.
*[[Infinity ErgoDox]] has different electronics, with [[Backlit keyboard|backlit keys]] and a LCD screen. It supports both [[Cherry MX]] and [[Alps SKCL/SKCM series|Alps-switches]] but does not have 1×1-key options for thumbs or little fingers.
*The KBDFans '''ErgoDone''' circuit board uses a less expensive [[Arduino Pro Micro]] as controller,  instead of a Teensy 2.0. The USB port has moved to the left side and the standoff holes are gone - which makes it incompatible with many (but not all) existing ErgoDox cases. It is available on AliExpress and [[KPrepublic]].
*The '''J-J Ergo''' is like the ErgoDone, but with all surface-mounted components, including the microcontroller. Has been available from [[KPrepublic]].
*The [https://www.xudongz.com/blog/2019/ergoblue/ ErgoBlue] is wireless, using an Adafruit Feather nRF52 Bluefruit and battery in each half, and a Raspberry Pi Zero W as receiver.<br/>The [https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=110153.0 ErgoBlue 2] has solar cells for recharging; uses the [[ZMK]] firmware.
* [https://www.ergokb.tw/products/phoenix/ Phoenix] from ErgoKB in Taiwan. Uses [[hot-swap]] sockets, USB-C and an ARM-based microcontroller in each half. LEDs have been moved to 1u thumb keys. [[Tray-case]] with [[floating keys]].
* [https://www.slicemk.com/pages/ergodox-wireless SliceMK's ErgoDox Wireless]. Wireless over [[Bluetooth|Bluetooth Low Energy]] using [[ZMK]] firmware. Options with [[hot-swap]] sockets for either [[Kailh Choc]] or [[Cherry MX]]-style switches. Group-order until Nov 13, 2022, with expected shipping in Jan-Feb 2023.

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* [[Ergofip]] (announced) has [[Backlit keyboard#Full-colour backlighting|RGB backlighting]]. It has two 1×1 keys instead of 1×2 thumb-keys.
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===Successors===
Many keyboards have copied ErgoDox's small vertical staggering, but been changed especially in size or in the layout of the thumb sections.

Many designs have even credited ErgoDox for influence, including:

*[https://github.com/mattdibi/redox-keyboard ReDox] ("Reduced ErgoDox"). Spawned the ''row''-staggered [https://github.com/kumaokobo/kudox-keyboard kudox].
*[https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=89951.0 MiniDox]
*[https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=100592 Bireme]
*[[Corne]] — also known as "HelioDox" (blend of Helix and ErgoDox). Several designs have been spawned from this, including [[Lily58]]
*[[Iris]]
*[[Moonlander]] — from the makers of ErgoDox EZ. The outer columns are 1×1u and the thumb section is on a pivot.

'''Other:'''

*[https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/eyvlai/ic_boardrun/ BoardRun] is single-piece [[Ergonomic keyboard#Separation_and_angling|opened]] keyboard, compatible with ErgoDox keycap sets.