The 4 Best Ergonomic Keyboards - Fall 2024

For most people looking for an 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 hand. 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.

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. 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 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.

The ZSA Moonlander is the ergonomic keyboard we recommend for dedicated gamers. But we should preface this recommendation by noting that this model is significantly more expensive than our two picks above, just like most enthusiast-level ergonomic keyboards. It's also only available for purchase directly from the manufacturer's product page.

Unlike other options on this list, this is also a wired-only keyboard. This carries some important advantages for gamers: it offers more reliable latency performance and the ability to run flashy RGB patterns without worrying about recharging. Thankfully, each half of the keyboard has its own wired connection, so you don't have to worry about positioning limitations. You can place them further apart and angle them to suit your needs. Each thumb cluster also offers incline adjustments, and both halves of the keyboard include rotating incline feet, which provide in-depth flexibility with positive and negative angle support to suit your ergonomic preferences.

The customization doesn't end there, as the software offers support for custom macros, multiple profiles, and secondary function layers. Just be aware that the software is fairly complicated and not recommended for beginners. In the end, the issue some people may have with this keyboard is its fairly unusual columnar-staggered key layout. While there's a good amount of research out there to suggest this layout is more efficient and typically takes less effort and movement for typing in the long run, it will likely take a couple of weeks or so to get used to if you're coming directly from more conventional keyboard designs.

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. As more of a specialty product, this model isn't available from online retailers and is only available directly from the manufacturer's website. Like our best gaming pick, the ZSA Moonlander, this keyboard is expensive and costs significantly more than the first two picks on our list.

This fully wireless keyboard has 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 wireless option if you're a true ergonomics devotee.