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GMK CYL Mac Add-on Kits | R4 Row Unification & Dolch Added

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Description

Timeless classics — now mac compatible!

BACKGROUND

The four GMK classics are WoB, BoW, Beige and Dolch. They have been a staple in the mechanical keyboard community for their history, versatility and timeless designs. However, there is a gap in the market—while these GMK sets are popular and widely loved, there aren’t any dedicated compatibility kits specifically tailored for Mac users.

Prior GMK keycap sets have included such Mac compatible “command” kits such as GMK Modern Dolch 2 and GMK Minimal R2. This begs the question why the community stables haven't yet received such. These kits would include all the necessary keys for a Mac layout including function row icons, text modifiers and icon modifiers, ensuring that Mac users can enjoy the aesthetic and quality of GMK without any compromises.

Mark The Weeb and I are eager to gauge the community's interest. If this sounds like something you’d love to see, please let us know! Your feedback and support will be invaluable in making this project a reality—the IC form is linked below.

IC FORM

Link to IC form

KITS

Mac function row kits
The function row kits include both the new and old icons, e.g. launchpad as well as spotlight for the F4 key. The icons are front printed which prevents your fingers from touching the print ensuring their longevity and still keeps the icons easily visible.

White on Black (WS1 on CR) function row kit

Black on White (CR on WS1) function row kit

Beige (U9/L9) function row kit

Dolch (N9/CC) function row kit

Mac text modifiers kits
There is included enough to satisfy every mac lover. Windowed caps lock is added to mimic the green dot on caps lock on all current mac keyboards. In case your Beige or Dolch set is R5, there is added R4 arrow keys to convert your layout.

White on Black (WS1 on CR) text modifiers kit

Black on White (CR on WS1) text modifiers kit

Beige (U9) text modifiers kit

Dolch (N9) text modifiers kit

Mac icon modifiers kits
For those of you that love the iconic command symbol! Can be used for a full icons keyboard or just bottom row mac icons. In case your Beige or Dolch set is R5, there is added R4 arrow keys to convert your layout.

White on Black (WS1 on CR) icon modifiers kit

Black on White (CR on WS1) icon modifiers kit

Beige (U9) icon modifiers kit

Dolch (N9) icon modifiers kit

RENDERS

Model 13 by Plyktra (unreleased keyboard)

Werk One by Werk Technica

Portico75 by TKC

All renders by Mark The Weeb.

VENDORS

EU - Oblotzky Industries
US - Mechanical Keyboards
CA - Deskhero
UK - ProtoTypist
OCE - TBD
CN - zFrontier
SEA - iLumkb
KR/JP - GEONWORKS

AKNOWLEGDEMENTS

Special thanks to Mark for partnering up and guiding me through the process of my first IC, and for doing all the amazing renders! Couldn't do it without him!
Thanks to maxvoltar for nudging me to do my own IC and connecting me with Mark.

Q&A

Will this be in UV print or double-shot injection?
The aim is to do all kits with double-shot injection. However, the windowed caps lock keys will be in UV print due to limitations, and the function row icons will be too. However, since the function row icons are in the front, you are not touching the prints and there should be no fading over time.

Do the function row icons work?
In MacOS you are able to easily add keyboard shortcuts and map all the keys to their desired functions. There will be a guide once the GB runs.
These functions are also able to be mapped through bare-bones QMK. Following are the keycodes if you are familiar with QMK:

FUNCTIONKEYCODEALTERNATIVECOMMENTSBRIGHTNESS DOWNKC_BRMDKC_SCRL, KC_F14, KC_BRIDBRIGHTNESS UPKC_BRMUC_PAUS, KC_BRK, KC_F15, KC_BRIUMISSION CONTROLKC_MCTLLAUNCHPADKC_LPADMEDIA PREVIOUSKC_MRWDKC_MPRVMEDIA PLAY PAUSEKC_MPLYMEDIA NEXTKC_MFFDKC_MNXTVOLUME MUTEKC_MUTEVOLUME UPKC_VOLUVOLUME DOWNKC_VOLDDO NOT DISTURB0x9BNeeds to be defined manually in QMKSPOTLIGHT0x221Needs to be defined manually in QMKDICTATION0xCFNeeds to be defined manually in QMKEJECTKC_EJCTWAKEKC_WAKESLEEPKC_SLEPPOWER DOWNKC_PWRRIGHT COMMAND KEYKC_RCMDKC_RALT, KC_RWINLEFT COMMAND KEYKC_LCMDKC_LGUI, KC_LWINRIGHT OPTION KEYKC_ROPTKC_RALT, KC_ALGRLEFT OPTION KEYKC_LOPTKC_LALTSCREENSHOTKC_PSCR
What about ISO-UK Mac keys?
Unfortunately, there are no molds made for Mac specific ISO. The same for NorDe specific Mac keys. I may do a project for this in the future.

STATUS

08 Sep 2024 - IC posted
15 Oct 2024 - IC update: Refined the kits and added Beige colorway and icon modifiers kits
18 Nov 2024 - IC update: Added R4 arrow keys for row unification and added Dolch colorway

Next: Talks with vendors.

SOCIALS

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