diff --git a/docs/docs/intro.md b/docs/docs/intro.md index 32222d10..83291812 100644 --- a/docs/docs/intro.md +++ b/docs/docs/intro.md @@ -5,41 +5,37 @@ sidebar_label: Introduction --- ZMK Firmware is an open source (MIT) keyboard -firmware built on the [Zephyr™ Project](https://zephyrproject.org/) Real Time Operating System (RTOS). - -The goal is to provide a powerful, featureful keyboard firmware that is free -of licensing issues that prevent upstream BLE support as a first-class -feature. +firmware built on the [Zephyr™ Project](https://zephyrproject.org/) Real Time Operating System (RTOS). ZMK's goal is to provide a modern, wireless, and powerful firmware free of licensing issues. ## Features At this point, ZMK is still missing many features compared to popular firmware such as QMK. Here is a table comparing supported ZMK and QMK features: -| **Feature** | ZMK |QMK | -|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|:---------:|:-----------:| -| Multi-Device BLE Support | ✅ | | -| USB Connectivity | ✅ | ✅ | -| User Configuration Repositories | ✅ | | -| Split Keyboard Support | ✅ | ✅ | -| [Keymaps and Layers](behavior/layers) | ✅ | ✅ | -| [Hold-Tap](behavior/hold-tap) (Which Includes [Mod-Tap](behavior/mod-tap) and [Layer-Tap](behavior/layers/#layer-tap)) | ✅ | ✅ | -| [Basic Keycodes](behavior/key-press) | ✅ | ✅ | -| [Basic consumer (Media) Keycodes](behavior/key-press#consumer-key-press) | ✅ | ✅ | -| [Encoders](feature/encoders)[^1] | ✅ | ✅ | -| [OLED Display Support](feature/displays)[^2] | In Dev | ✅ | -| [RGB Underglow](feature/underglow) | ✅ | ✅ | -| One Shot Keys | In Dev | ✅ | -| Combo Keys | In Dev | ✅ | -| Macros | In Dev | ✅ | -| Mouse Keys | | ✅ | -| Low Active Power Usage | ✅ | | -| Low Power Sleep States | In Dev | | -| Low Power Mode (VCC Shutoff) | In Dev | | -| Battery Reporting | In Dev | | -| Shell over BLE | | | -| Realtime Keymap Updating | Planned | ✅ | -| AVR/8 Bit | | ✅ | -| Wide Range of ARM Chips Supported | ✅ | | +| **Feature** | ZMK | BlueMicro | QMK | +|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|:-----------:|:------------:|:-----------:| +| Multi-Device BLE Support | ✅ | ✅ | | +| USB Connectivity | ✅ | | ✅ | +| User Configuration Repositories | ✅ | | | +| Split Keyboard Support | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | +| [Keymaps and Layers](behavior/layers) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | +| [Hold-Tap](behavior/hold-tap) (Which Includes [Mod-Tap](behavior/mod-tap) and [Layer-Tap](behavior/layers/#layer-tap)) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | +| [Basic Keycodes](behavior/key-press) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | +| [Basic consumer (Media) Keycodes](behavior/key-press#consumer-key-press) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | +| [Encoders](feature/encoders)[^1] | ✅ | | ✅ | +| [OLED Display Support](feature/displays)[^2] | In Dev | In Dev | ✅ | +| [RGB Underglow](feature/underglow) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | +| One Shot Keys | In Dev | ✅ | ✅ | +| Combo Keys | In Dev | | ✅ | +| Macros | In Dev | ✅ | ✅ | +| Mouse Keys | | ✅ | ✅ | +| Low Active Power Usage | ✅ | | | +| Low Power Sleep States | In Dev | ✅ | | +| Low Power Mode (VCC Shutoff) | In Dev | | | +| Battery Reporting | In Dev | ✅ | | +| Shell over BLE | | | | +| Realtime Keymap Updating | Planned | | ✅ | +| AVR/8 Bit | | | ✅ | +| Wide Range of ARM Chips Supported | ✅ | | | [^2]: Encoders are not currently supported on peripheral side splits. [^1]: OLEDs are currently proof of concept in ZMK.