Keyboardio Chrysalis
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Keyboardio Chrysalis, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Keyboardio Chrysalis's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Chrysalis | Free | Graphical configuration tool for Kaleidoscope-powered keyboards |
The facts
Each one read from Keyboardio Chrysalis's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Audience
- The tool is for configuring Kaleidoscope-powered keyboards, with listed support for three Keyboardio models.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Configuration workflow
- Keyboardio says users can start Chrysalis by visiting chrysalis.keyboard.io, connect a Model 100, and use its Firmware Update menu to update or reset firmware.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Custom firmware requirements
- Custom firmware needs FocusSerial and EEPROM-Settings; keymap editing also requires EEPROM-Keymap, and colormap editing requires Colormap.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Firmware
- It can upload bundled Chrysalis-enabled firmware or custom firmware.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Keymap editor
- Its layout editor can change a keymap on the fly, copy one layer to another, and set a default layer.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Keymaps
- Its layout editor can edit keymaps on the fly, copy one layer to another, and set a default layer.checked 12 Oct 2026
- LED editor
- Its colormap editor changes per-key LED colors on boards that support it.checked 12 Oct 2026
- LEDs
- Its colormap editor can edit per-key LED colors on boards that support it.checked 12 Oct 2026
- License
- The public Chrysalis repository is licensed under GPL-3.0.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Open source
- The Chrysalis repository lists a GPL-3.0 license.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Chrysalis is a graphical configuration tool for Kaleidoscope-powered keyboards.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Security
- The official app page states that Chrysalis requires JavaScript to function in a browser.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- The project invites users to open GitHub issues for bug reports and feature requests.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Supported keyboards
- The project lists Keyboardio Model01, Model100, and Atreus as supported hardware.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Supported operating systems
- cross-platformchecked 22 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Browser requirements
- The web app requires browser support for WebSerial and WebUSB, which the page lists for Chromium-based browsers including Chrome, Edge, Arc, Opera, and Brave.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Macro support
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Onboard device memory
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Platform downloads
- The 0.13.3 release lists Linux, macOS, and Windows downloads, and notes that Windows installation must be done manually for that release.checked 12 Oct 2026
The company
- Maker
- Keyboardio says Jesse Vincent and Kaia Dekker founded the company in 2014 and live and work in Berkeley, California.checked 12 Oct 2026
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