WhiteFox Mechanical Keyboard
The WhiteFox is a fully programmable, compact keyboard with an aluminum frame and custom keyswitches. Designed by Matteo + Input Club.
The WhiteFox is a new class of mechanical keyboard, a higher quality and more adaptable device than what you are used to. Every key is fully programmable, our software is open source, and the aesthetic is light and elegant. The keycaps are crafted from highly durable PBT engineering plastics, and the legends are dye-sublimated so they will never wear or fade. The body is solid aluminum, very compact, and can fit on any desk. The rationale behind this keyboard is to provide you with a beautiful piece of functional art that you can customize and fully control.
Our New Switches
We also invented two new types of mechanical keyswitches that are available as options for the WhiteFox. Our goal when inventing these switches was to significantly reduce "pre-load" or the initial effort required when you first touch a switch. With this new capability, we were able to recreate the feeling of the most desirable keyboards in the world in a simple mechanical switch.
Halo True - A smooth, tactile switch that is effortless to push, and becomes firmer the harder you press it. View our page to learn more
Halo Clear - Based on the Halo True architecture, but with a spring weight closer to the very popular Cherry MX Clear. View our page to learn more
Kaihua Blue - We didn't invent this switch, but it is a wonderful clicky switch so we included it as an option. It is much louder to type on than the Halo switches, with a short, crisp tactile bump. View our page to learn more
The Secret Behind Our Keyboards
Designed by the team at Input Club in collaboration with Matteo Spinelli, the WhiteFox [Vera] is the latest release in our series of mechanical keyboards. All Input Club products run on the Keyboard Layout Language (KLL) we created. KLL is a new type of “BIOS for keyboards” that allows maximum functionality across Windows, Mac OS, and Linux. Inherent to this design are features like N-Key Rollover, individual key programming, and custom layouts. This feature set allows you to type accurately at any speed as well as create custom macro options for every key on a hardware level using our configurator.
Years of experimentation and prototyping went into the development of the WhiteFox and it is filled with small details that make all the difference. For example, the arrow key cluster is slightly separated from the control keys, making it easier to switch from typing to navigating solely by touch. The plate that the mechanical keyswitches are mounted into is the perfect thickness of aluminum to allow slight flex, making your typing experience much easier on your fingers. The height and angle of the case is perfectly optimized to handle both the WhiteFox keycap set as well as higher profile aftermarket keysets.
A New Philosophy of Product
The keyboard is low profile, compact, and unnecessary keys have been removed from the WhiteFox. The repetitive act of moving your right hand off the keyboard to use a mouse really adds up when repeated thousands of times a day and smaller keyboards limit this problem. The circuitry is programmable on a hardware level, so if a key you use frequently is not present, you can re-assign any key to fill that function. You can also assign mouse functionality to the WhiteFox, making it so you never have to take your hands off your keyboard.
The most important thing about the WhiteFox is that it is Open Source. You can download the files to make the WhiteFox from our Github account. This gives anybody the option to develop individual custom designs or aftermarket modifications for the WhiteFox. Other keyboards are essentially obsolete the moment you receive them but the WhiteFox has an active community behind it that is constantly improving the keyboard. It is likely you’ve used open source software, as most of the internet is built upon it, but it is much rarer to encounter open source hardware. Keyboards are hybrid devices which exist in the worlds of both hardware and software. This makes keyboards the perfect vehicle to showcase the beauty and majesty of open source collaboration in a simple tool that you use every day.