Table of contents

  1. Table of contents
  2. Introduction
  3. Daily use
    1. Default keymap
  4. Customization
    1. Using VIA
    2. Using QMK

Introduction

Congratulations on successfully building your keyboard!

The Bastard Keyboards come with a range of features, and it’s also easy to customize them. On this page you will find additional information on how to use them and make them your own.

The default firmware requires the USB cable be connected to the right side of the keyboard.

Daily use

Default keymap

You can find pictures of the default keymaps on the default keymaps page.

Alternatively, you can also plug in your keyboard and visualize the keymap using VIA (see VIA section).

Customization

For customizing your keyboard, you can:

  • use VIA
  • use QMK

Using VIA

All Bastard Keyboards come flashed with a VIA-enabled firmware. VIA is an additional layer that comes on top of QMK, and comes with a handy graphical interface. While it’s limited in features, it removes the need to manage a git repository, the console and a QMK installation.

You can open the VIA Web Interface through usevia.app. At the moment, only WebHID-enabled browsers work (eg. Chrome and Chromium-based).

You can check the following tutorial on how to use it:

Through VIA, you can customize:

  • the keymap
  • macros, layers
  • RGB

Using QMK

This is for advanced users.

For how to compile a custom hardware for your keyboard, take a look at the how to compile your own firmware page.