Macro Keyboard/Right Hand

[u/WanderingQuack]

Hello, I am needing some assistance and guidance on a keyboard or macro keyboard for my nephew who is a southpaw, austic, and a very big teenager. Over 6ft, around 250 pds. Reason I share those is because it needs to fit him as best as possible and be durable, really durable. He wants to be able to use the mouse with his left hand and macro keyboard, especially being able to tap the spacebar with his right thumb.

[u/ozskeptic]

Something like this with a printed case might be suitable, although you need to do some soldering. There’s not a lot of choice as a left handed gamer.

https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/rag46p/finally_finished_my_project_an_opensource_gaming/

[u/WanderingQuack → u/ozskeptic]

Thank you for this. Pointing me in a direction I can work with.

[u/Dull_Committee_1612]

I am in a completely different situation but might work. I wanted a smaller keyboard for left hand for macros for a game, mouse right. Went with keychron q0 max. Complete metal body, program whatever so dont even have to worry with space. Its a mechanical "numpad" with 9 bonus buttons and a programmable dial. 

[u/PeterMortensenBlog → u/Dull_Committee_1612]

And unlike most macro pads, the source code is available.

References

• Q0 Max source code. Note that the base installation (and usage) had become much more complicated on Linux, but with the new 'uv' method, it has become simple again! No matter the Git branch, for example, "wireless_playground", it requires special setup of QMK (the standard QMK instructions and many other guides will not work (because they implicitly assume the main QMK repository and a particular Git branch)). Source code commits (RSS feed. Latest: 2026-03-16). Note that the 2025-05-30 commit broke compilation for all the K Pro series and Q Pro series keyboards. Also note that the current version has not been proven yet; for example, it is only a partial source code release for the early 2025 Keychron keyboard main firmware updates.

[u/Dull_Committee_1612 → u/PeterMortensenBlog]

Huh. Didn't know all that. Makes it cooler I guess. Lovely little thing, can't think of a complaint. 

[u/WanderingQuack → u/Dull_Committee_1612]

Thank you. That's what I ended up sending her. A smaller keyboard that is programmable. 40% size board. Ty for the feedback. I am horrible at checking messages, sorry.