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ℹ️ The official list of Web tools is here.

Official Resources

Device Manager / Configuration Tool

charachorder.io
(Outdated) CharaChorder Device Manager
(Outdated) CharaChorder Launchpad - Chord Manager (Note: This website only supports pre-CCOS devices.)

Home Page

CharaChorder - Type at the speed of thought®
Forge Keyboard

Kickstarter

The Master Forge: A Keyboard Built for You by CharaChorder — Kickstarter

Documentation

CharaChorder Documentation

Practice Tool

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(Outdated) CharaChorder Launchpad

Videos

CharaChorder’s YouTube Channel
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In CharaChorder Essentials, there are in-depth tutorial videos provided by CharaChorder. These videos can help you unlock the full potential of your CharaChorder device.

Others

Try CharaChorder
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Try CharaChorder is a free CharaChorder emulator that you can try some features of CharaChorder devices directly on your browser with any keyboard. Check the introduction video of Try CharaChorder for more detailed explanation and demostration.

Master Forge Estimator
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It’s a web tool that estimates the fulfillment date for your Master Forge order.

VoiceBox
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VoiceBox is a live text-to-speech web app. Check the official release video for demostration.

CharaChorder/CAD-CAM: CharaChorder’s official repository of CAD & CAM files
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This repository collects the CAD & CAM files of some parts of CharaChorder devices, Forge devices and Forge Bolt-on.

CharaChorder/nexus: CharaChorder’s logging and analysis desktop app, supporting Linux, Windows, and macOS.

Community Resources

Wiki

(Outdated) CCOS Community Wiki
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An old community Wiki but not updated for a long time. Recommend to use the official documentation instead.

(Outdated) CharaChorder One Wiki
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An old community Wiki but not updated for a long time. Recommend to use the official documentation instead.

It seems to me that the “Learn to Type” and “Learn to Chord” sections are still useful.

Tool

CharaTyping
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It’s a fork/clone of a typing test app, Monkeytype.

Differences from Monkeytype:

  • The anti-cheat module of Monkeytype is removed.
  • Chording would not affect the accuracy.

GitHub Repo: https://github.com/typing-tech/monkeytype

(Outdated) CharaChorder Config
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An old community tool to configure your device. Recommend to use the official device manager instead.

CharaChorder Layout
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A web tool that shows the output characters of the default CC1 layout under different OS layout settings.

CharaChorder Utilities - Home
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CharaChorder Utilities contains a collection of tools for CharaChorder users.

CharaChorder Builder (BETA) - Google Spreadsheet
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CharaChorder Builder allows anyone to create computer-generated chord libraries from any word list.

Data

YouTube Channel and Video

John de St. Germain - YouTube
KlintWithA-K Charachorder - YouTube
LambChorder - YouTube

3D Model

CharaChorder tenting 3D models at Printables.com

Third-Party Resources

Typing Practice Tools

Program

Product

Troubleshoot

Software

Testing

My Resources

Notes

Web Applications

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