Comparing Some of the Best Layouts

QWERTY 8% 8% 19% 22% 19% 8% 12% 1% q w e r t y u i o p a s d f g h j k l ; z x c v b n m , . / Total keys pressed: 11089503 Distance: 3465561 meters Same finger: 2.96% Same hand: 23.97% Home row jumps: 2.66% Reversing direction on 1 hand: 2.71% Changing rows: 10.12% Reaching to center column: 5.3% Inward rolls: 3.94% Outward rolls: 3.76% v k , l a w m b x . n c y z d o ; p e f q g r h s i t j u / in QWERTY position 30 keys in same position as QWERTY * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Dvorak Simplified Keyboard by August Dvorak 8% 8% 13% 12% 17% 14% 14% 10% ' , . p y f g c r l a o e u i d h t n s ; q j k x b m w v z Total keys pressed: 11107770 Distance: 1537303 meters Same finger: 0.92% Same hand: 14.37% Home row jumps: 0.16% Reversing direction on 1 hand: 0.5% Changing rows: 5.24% Reaching to center column: 2.19% Inward rolls: 3.92% Outward rolls: 1.47% a m in QWERTY position 2 keys in same position as QWERTY * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Asset layout by Qwertie 8% 8% 15% 19% 19% 10% 12% 6% q w j f g y p u l ; a s e t d h n i o r z x c v b k m , . / Total keys pressed: 11089503 Distance: 1285921 meters Same finger: 1.09% Same hand: 21.98% Home row jumps: 0.24% Reversing direction on 1 hand: 2.06% Changing rows: 8.11% Reaching to center column: 2.61% Inward rolls: 5.36% Outward rolls: 4.21% v , a w m b x . c y z q h s in QWERTY position 14 keys in same position as QWERTY * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Peter Klausler's Evolved Layout 8% 10% 15% 13% 20% 13% 9% 9% k , u y p w l m f c o a e i d r n t h s q . ' ; z x v g b j Total keys pressed: 11107770 Distance: 1253286 meters Same finger: 0.69% Same hand: 14.96% Home row jumps: 0.2% Reversing direction on 1 hand: 0.7% Changing rows: 5.47% Reaching to center column: 2.9% Inward rolls: 1.08% Outward rolls: 4.58% in QWERTY position 0 keys in same position as QWERTY * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Michael Capewell's Evolved Layout 9% 14% 10% 15% 15% 17% 10% 7% . y m d f j p l u q a e r s g b t n i o x z c v ; k w h , ' Total keys pressed: 11107770 Distance: 1233966 meters Same finger: 0.41% Same hand: 26.82% Home row jumps: 0.04% Reversing direction on 1 hand: 3.22% Changing rows: 12.46% Reaching to center column: 1.15% Inward rolls: 5.69% Outward rolls: 6.76% v a c ' g in QWERTY position 5 keys in same position as QWERTY * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Arensito by Hakonhal 8% 11% 14% 16% 13% 10% 15% 8% q l . p ' ; f u d k a r e n b g s i t o z w , h j v c y m x Total keys pressed: 11107770 Distance: 1224884 meters Same finger: 0.37% Same hand: 24.9% Home row jumps: 0.21% Reversing direction on 1 hand: 2.03% Changing rows: 11.52% Reaching to center column: 0.72% Inward rolls: 6.88% Outward rolls: 7.6% a z q in QWERTY position 3 keys in same position as QWERTY * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Colemak by Shai

8% 8% 11% 19% 19% 16% 9% 7%

q w f p g j l u y ;

a r s t d h n e i o

z x c v b k m , . /

Total keys pressed: 11089503

Distance: 1175396 meters

Same finger: 0.34%

Same hand: 21.14%

Home row jumps: 0.2%

Reversing direction on 1 hand: 1.84%

Changing rows: 7.51%

Reaching to center column: 1.79%

Inward rolls: 3.64%

Outward rolls: 3.18%

v , a w m b x . c z q h in QWERTY position

12 keys in same position as QWERTY

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Nisa, a layout by me

7% 8% 15% 18% 21% 9% 11% 9%

q w u p g k l y c ,

o r e t d h n i s a

z x ' v j b m . f ;

Total keys pressed: 11107770

Distance: 1136332 meters

Same finger: 0.36%

Same hand: 24.19%

Home row jumps: 0.34%

Reversing direction on 1 hand: 2.31%

Changing rows: 9.03%

Reaching to center column: 1.99%

Inward rolls: 6.18%

Outward rolls: 6.05%

v w m x z q h in QWERTY position

7 keys in same position as QWERTY

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * MTGAP's evolved easy to learn layout

8% 8% 12% 17% 19% 16% 9% 8%

q w l d b j f u k p

a s r t g h n e o i

z x c v ; y m , . /

Total keys pressed: 11089503

Distance: 1089834 meters

Same finger: 0.49%

Same hand: 21.57%

Home row jumps: 0.16%

Reversing direction on 1 hand: 1.81%

Changing rows: 8.02%

Reaching to center column: 0.89%

Inward rolls: 3.74%

Outward rolls: 2.33%

v , a w m x . c z p q g h s in QWERTY position

14 keys in same position as QWERTY

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * MTGAP's evolved shortcuts layout

6% 9% 14% 16% 18% 16% 10% 7%

k g l d b j h u f .

r o t s w m n e a i

z x v c q y p , ' ;

Total keys pressed: 11107770

Distance: 987873 meters

Same finger: 0.66%

Same hand: 19.43%

Home row jumps: 0.23%

Reversing direction on 1 hand: 1.18%

Changing rows: 7.23%

Reaching to center column: 1.01%

Inward rolls: 2.55%

Outward rolls: 6.08%

, x z in QWERTY position

3 keys in same position as QWERTY

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * MTGAP's evolved standard layout

8% 9% 14% 14% 19% 16% 10% 7%

k l h c b j d u f .

o r n s g w t e a i

x q v m z y p , ' ;

Total keys pressed: 11107770

Distance: 983983 meters

Same finger: 0.5%

Same hand: 17.32%

Home row jumps: 0.13%

Reversing direction on 1 hand: 1.42%

Changing rows: 6.34%

Reaching to center column: 1.12%

Inward rolls: 2.85%

Outward rolls: 3.4%

, g in QWERTY position

2 keys in same position as QWERTY

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * MTGAP's evolved ergonomic layout

7% 11% 16% 17% 19% 10% 8% 8%

. f u d j q h c w k

i a e t p l n s r o

' , y g z - m b v x

Total keys pressed: 11125107

Distance: 1074028 meters

Same finger: 0.38%

Same hand: 16.88%

Home row jumps: 0.14%

Reversing direction on 1 hand: 1.62%

Changing rows: 6.51%

Reaching to center column: 0.71%

Inward rolls: 3.46%

Outward rolls: 3.36%

m in QWERTY position

1 keys in same position as QWERTY * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *