Both halves of a Svalboard Lightly in gray with mint palm rests and pink keys, each with a black trackball

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Banish pain with the most adaptable ergonomic keyboard and mousing instrument ever made.

Svalboard Lightly with two trackballs

Magnetic = Light + Tactile

Keys surround each fingertip, and a crisp magnetic breakaway makes every press light and distinct.

A hand on a Svalboard Lightly half, fingers on the key clusters

Perfect Anatomical Fit

Every component is adjustable to fit your precise hand and finger shape

Svalboard Lightly with touchpads built into both halves

Integrated Pointing

Trackball, multitouch trackpad and trackpoint options at your fingertips -- no back and forth to the mouse

“Over the past six months, the Svalboard has transformed the way I work, helping alleviate my neck and shoulder issues by allowing me to type without strain. Svalboard isn’t just another keyboard—it’s a game-changer for comfort and productivity.”

Jan LungeWatch Jan's video and more

From flat keyboards to Svalboard

Help at every step

The whole Keybard window on Layer 0 of the default Svalboard layout: both hands and the thumb clusters

Make It Yours

Change keys, layers, and pointing in our open source Keybard layout editor.

Changes load instantly, no reflashing needed.

QWERTY, Dvorak, Colemak, Hands Down and Graphite default layouts available.

Keybard Overlay on a desktop: both hands of the layout and the trackballs over a text editor, on the NavNAS layer

Keep Your Layout in Sight

Keybard Overlay follows your active layer while you work and learn.

Svalboard Practice mid-lesson, with the next key lit on the layout

Build Confidence

Guided lessons and focused drills on your own layout in Svalboard Practice.

Built for the Long Now

Replace individual parts. Print replacements with customer-accessible design files. Get help with fitting, learning, and repairs from the people who build Svalboard and the community who use it.

Find your starting point

Svalboard Lightly

Factory built

Start with an assembled Svalboard, ready to fit to your hands.

From $800.00

The Svalboard self-print kit parts

Self-print kit

Print the parts and build your own. A project for experienced makers.

From $330.00

A Svalboard sample cluster

Sample cluster

Feel the magnetic keys before choosing a full board.

$5.00