@codinghorror do you know what happened to WASDKeyboards? I am so sad, I love my keyboards I got from them but they seem to just be gone
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Hi Daniel. I checked this out and the last post on their support site was back in Nov 2024. Scrolling down to the bottom of the page shows this, so it doesn’t look good:
Here’s what ChatGPT said for history, and it’s mostly correct but out of date as far as WASD being completely gone now –
WASD keyboards prominence has diminished in recent years due to a few factors:
- Increased competition: The custom mechanical keyboard market exploded with new entrants like Keychron, Drop (formerly Massdrop), Glorious, and hundreds of boutique makers offering hot-swappable boards, gasket mounting, wireless connectivity, etc. WASD didn’t evolve as quickly with trends like those.
- Limited innovation: While WASD was early to the game with custom keycap printing and layout configurators (even Dvorak and Colemak options), their core products remained fairly basic—OEM profile, plastic cases, and Cherry switches only—while competitors pushed the envelope on materials, design, and acoustics.
- No hot-swappable or wireless options: These features became standard expectations in the enthusiast and even casual market, and WASD hasn’t kept pace.
- Brand visibility: They were an early darling among programmers and gamers, but the brand hasn’t maintained a strong presence in YouTube reviews or enthusiast communities like r/MechanicalKeyboards.
They’re still fulfilling orders (as of 2025), and some users love their boards for typing, especially in corporate or minimalist setups. But in the hobbyist scene, they’ve become more of a legacy player.
Also
https://support.wasdkeyboards.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/27398762768791-Is-WASD-Keyboard-done
and
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I went back to the link I posted (same as yours) and clicked on SHOP. I received a 522 error from Cloudflare - connection timed out.
Clicking on Discover gave the same results, but clicking Support brings you to a page (in black & white) with the latest post by a user 9 days ago saying all links to download firmware are broken. Unless they quietly shut down and (I’m assuming) only had a few working links until their remaining stock was sold?
As one user pointed out, it would be nice for them to answer replies and it would cost them $0.
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If anyone wants to revive the classic CODE keyboard, contact me. I think we had a good run on this one, but there are lots of great mechanical keyboards to choose from now!
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I stopped by their office address in early January. Their name was still on the sign, but they’re gone. Replaced with some Solar startup.
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Dang. Let me email Weyman and find out.
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