Entropy
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The facts
Each one read from Entropy's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Advanced actions
- The app provides visual configuration for macros, Combos, Tap Dance, and Key Overrides.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Build status
- The project says Windows builds are unsigned and macOS builds are unsigned and not notarized.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Compatibility limit
- Entropy currently communicates with Vial-compatible HID devices, and browser-only configuration and mobile platforms are out of scope.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Desktop tools
- The app includes a Matrix Tester, a separate Layout Indicator window, a Text Expander, and a Typing Trainer.checked 11 Oct 2026
- File exports
- Entropy imports and exports editable .entlayout configurations and exports layers as PNG, SVG, and PDF.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Firmware controls
- Available controls include Auto Shift, Tap-Hold, One Shot, Mouse Keys, RGB, Layer LEDs, displays, modules, and pointing devices, depending on firmware capabilities.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Hardware limits
- Features depend on the connected device’s Vial capabilities, and Entropy hides settings the firmware does not expose.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Import and export
- Entropy supports editable .entlayout configurations and exports layouts as PNG, SVG, and PDF.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Live integrations cover time, volume, media, and the operating-system layout; Linux Text Expander input uses IBus.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Layout editing
- Users can configure keys, layers, and encoders, and browse keycodes by category and intent.checked 11 Oct 2026
- License
- Entropy is open source under the GPL-3.0-or-later license.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The download page states that Entropy requires no account and has no cloud service.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Entropy is an open-source desktop app for configuring keyboards and other input devices running Vial-QMK or Vial-RMK firmware.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Sensitivity controls
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Support
- The maker links to documentation and troubleshooting guidance for installation, compatibility, and device connection.checked 11 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Device support
- It supports compatible keyboards, macropads, trackballs, touchpads, encoders, displays, and modular input devices over USB or compatible Bluetooth connections.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Linux setup
- Linux users may need to install Vial udev rules to access a device, and IBus plus its Python bindings for Text Expander input.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Macro support
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Onboard device memory
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Platform limit
- Public builds are available for Linux x86_64, Windows x86_64, and macOS on Apple Silicon or Intel; the Windows and macOS builds are unsigned, and macOS builds are not notarized.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Platform limits
- The project states that browser-only configuration and mobile platforms are out of scope.checked 11 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- Astana, Kazakhstanchecked 28 Sep 2026
- Maker
- The GitHub project describes Entropy as built by Ergohaven.checked 11 Oct 2026
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