¶ Madeline
A 35% premium keyboard kit based on the open-sourced Adalyn designed by RubyBuilds. PCB designed by rossman360, firmware (Vial, QMK) written by Noah Kiser.
Photos: RubyBuilds' prototype Madeline, custom anodized in British Racing Green.
¶ Overview
Madeline is an alice-layout QAZ-style board with support for an encoder on either of the two B positions. The primary design feature is the wavy "undercut" pattern around the sides or back.
¶ Layout
Inspired by the QAZ, the layout features modifier-sized keys for the leftmost and rightmost columns. A KLE for Madeline is available here.
¶ Availability
Madeline is closed-source. 35 orders were placed during the group buy (which ran from January 31 2024 to March 10 2024) and allowed for 6 units to be sold as extras. As of October 6 2024, the extras have not yet been sold.
¶ Group Buy Details
Group buy was run on RubyBuilds.com. Units were manufactured by Van Dusen and cerakoted in the US. Base GB price was USD$375 for your choice of color with an aluminum plate included.
The GB offered three Cerakote colors:
- Graphite Black
- Light Sand
- Black Cherry
Additional accessories included a 4.7mm polypropolene plate, case/plate foam, and a knob with matching cerakote.