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The 4 Best Ergonomic Keyboards - Winter 2024 Reviews

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Best Ergonomic Keyboards

Using a keyboard can be uncomfortable and hard on your body. Conventional, straight keyboards require you to bend your wrists in a way that can be painful for some, especially for long periods. Thankfully, many manufacturers are experimenting in bold new directions to create a more comfortable typing experience. These boards may look unusual and take some time to get used to, but they may be just what you're looking for. We factor in a keyboard's size and profile, incline settings, wrist rest, overall comfort level, and price to help you choose an option that best suits your needs.

We've tested over 220 keyboards, and below are our top picks for the best ergonomic keyboards. If you prefer a more typical straight design, check out our recommendations for the best keyboards, the best keyboards for writers, and the best mechanical keyboards.


  1. Best Ergonomic Keyboard

    For most people looking for the best ergonomic keyboard, we recommend the Logitech ERGO K860. It has a very comfortable plush wrist rest and a wave-like shape that effectively creates two separate key clusters on either side of the board, one for each of your hands. This shape aligns your hands, wrists, and elbows in a neutral position that isn't as taxing on your body as a conventional keyboard and can help you stay comfortable while typing, especially if you use your keyboard for long stretches.

    While it's made entirely of plastic, it feels high quality and sturdy overall. The switches on this keyboard are light to press, so you don't need to worry about tiring out your fingers while you type. These switches are also very quiet, which is great if you're worried about bothering those around you in the office or at home. Also, you can connect this keyboard wirelessly with its USB receiver or via Bluetooth, so you don't need to worry about a cable getting in the way of placing your keyboard in a position that's most comfortable for you.

    See our review

  2. Best Mid-Range Ergonomic Keyboard

    The Logitech Wave Keys is our recommendation if you're looking for a mid-range ergonomic keyboard. It has a much smaller footprint on your desk than the other options on this list but includes all the same keys as a full-size keyboard like the Logitech ERGO K860 above. It has a curved key layout that tents upwards slightly towards the middle. This overall design isn't as radical as a truly split key cluster layout like the ERGO K860 above. Still, it comes close to offering a similarly neutral typing posture and does a good job of limiting how steeply you need to angle your wrists while typing.

    The Logitech's design is quite compact overall, but it has an integrated wrist rest, so it's still fairly deep and isn't a particularly portable option. That said, it's still a great versatile choice for moving between spots in your home or between hotdesks in the office, as it connects wirelessly with a USB receiver or via Bluetooth with up to three devices at once. Its compact design also means its keys are spaced just a bit closer together than most standard keyboards. This doesn't negatively impact how comfortable it is to type on, but it can take some getting used to at first. It's also missing extra dedicated keys, like media keys, found on our budget pick, the Logitech K350 below.

    See our review

  3. Best Budget Ergonomic Keyboard

    The best budget ergonomic keyboard we've tested is the Logitech K350. This keyboard is one of Logitech's older designs, and it's an earlier version of our mid-range pick, the Logitech Wave Keys. You may see them together on some online retailer listings, with the K350 referred to as the 2009 model. Due to its age, this keyboard is frequently on sale, and it's at its best value when it's around a $35 price point. But don't get too hung up on its age, as it remains a great choice if you're new to ergonomic models or just looking for something more modestly priced. Its design features curved rows of keys and a wave-like shape that raises slightly in the middle, so your wrists are curved slightly outwards, which is a more neutral, comfortable position for most people when using a keyboard for extended periods. It also has a sizeable integrated wrist rest that provides added support while you type.

    That said, its wrist rest may also be its biggest downside for some, as it means the entire keyboard takes up a considerable amount of space. It also doesn't support Bluetooth connectivity like its newer, more expensive successor, the Logitech Wave Keys. That said, it does have the advantage of offering lots of dedicated extra keys, including dedicated media keys, and its significantly lower price point makes it a compelling option to consider.

    See our review

  4. Best Ergonomic Keyboard For Enthusiasts

    If you're an ergonomics guru looking for a keyboard you can fine-tune to best suit your body, we recommend the MoErgo Glove80, the best split keyboard and the best for enthusiasts we've tested. This mechanical unit is fully wireless with two halves that you can connect via Bluetooth and pair with up to four devices simultaneously. Each side also has dedicated thumb clusters, a detachable wrist rest, and a concave key well with a columnar key layout. Overall, this design aims to minimize the distance your fingers need to travel while typing, which can reduce the overall strain and fatigue you experience while typing. You can also tent both halves of this keyboard between 10 and 30 degrees to reduce forearm pronation.

    In addition to the ergonomic adjustments, this keyboard allows you to customize layouts and record complex macros using ZMK firmware or MoErgo's web-based layout editor. While these configuration tools are powerful, they're less user-friendly than the more basic configuration software used by our top pick on this list, the Logitech ERGO K860. Altogether, as far as the best split keyboards go, this is a standout option if you're a true ergonomics devotee. Still, it's considerably more expensive than the other options on this list.

    See our review

Notable Mentions

  • Keychron Q8 Max: If you're looking for a more premium custom keyboard option, the Keychron Q8 Max is a wireless model with an Alice layout in Keychron's Q Max lineup. Each model in this lineup has outstanding build quality, with an aluminum case and a double-gasket mount design. While most models in the wider lineup have a conventional straight layout, the Q8 Max's ergonomic Alice layout has a split design and angles your hands at a more natural typing angle. However, it's also much more expensive than our top pick, the Logitech ERGO K860, and it doesn't include a wrist rest. See our review
  • Kensington Pro Fit Ergo Wireless Keyboard: The Kensington Pro Fit Ergo Wireless Keyboard is typically cheaper than the Logitech Wave Keys and offers negative incline angle settings. However, its build quality isn't as good, it takes up considerably more desk space and lacks configuration software. See our review
  • ErgoDox EZ: The ErgoDox EZ is a fully split alternative that's more affordable than the MoErgo Glove80. It's also a mechanical unit with a hot-swappable printed circuit board, meaning you can change the stock switches without having to solder. That said, it isn't a wireless model like the MoErgo. It also doesn't have unique concave key wells, has higher latency, and isn't as lightweight. See our review
  • ZSA Moonlander: The ZSA Moonlander is a fully split keyboard with a staggered columnar layout; it's less expensive than the MoErgo Glove80. It also has a hot-swappable PCB, which the MoErgo lacks. That said, it's only a wired-only model, and while it offers tenting angles, it doesn't have concave key wells, has higher latency, and isn't as lightweight. See our review
  • Kinesis Freestyle Edge RGB: The Kinesis Freestyle Edge RGB is a wired-only and considerably cheaper alternative to the MoErgo Glove80 but has more limited ergonomic features. It doesn't have concave key wells, and you can't adjust the tenting angles without a lift kit that Kinesis offers for a separate purchase. It also isn't as lightweight and has higher latency. See our review

Recent Updates

  1. Mar 18, 2024: In our Notable Mentions section, we've replaced the Keychron Q8 with the Keychron Q8 Max, which is a bit more expensive but adds wireless connectivity and several additional layers of sound-dampening material.

  2. Feb 15, 2024: We've checked all our recommendations and confirmed the price and availability of all our picks, but we haven't changed our lineup with this update.

  3. Dec 19, 2023: We've changed our 'Best Mid-Range' pick from the Kensington Pro Ergo Wireless Keyboard to the Logitech Wave Keys. It's more expensive but has a more compact design, better overall build quality, and software that lets you customize shortcuts or program macros.

  4. Nov 21, 2023: We haven't made any changes to our lineup with this update. However, we've added details to our budget category regarding the newly-released Logitech Wave Keys, a spiritual successor to the original Logitech K350.

  5. Sep 27, 2023: We've audited this article and haven't changed our primary picks. Still, we've made a small adjustment to the text of our 'Best Budget Ergonomic Keyboard' entry to reflect the current price trends of the Logitech K350.

All Reviews

Our recommendations above are what we think are currently the best split and best ergonomic keyboards for most people. We factor in the price (a cheaper product wins over a pricier one if the difference isn't worth it), feedback from our visitors, and availability (no keyboard that is difficult to find or almost out of stock everywhere).

If you would like to do the work of choosing yourself, here is the list of all our keyboard reviews. Be careful not to get too caught up in the details. While no keyboard is perfect for every use, most are good enough to please almost everyone, and the differences are often not noticeable unless you really look for them.