

Pineapple4
first ergonomic keyboard with Trackpoint
- Size
- 16.5 × 99.7 mm
- Copper layers
- 2
- Thickness
- 1.6 mm
- Parts
- 11
- Nets
- 9
- Pads
- 119
- Tracks, vias
- 182, 0
- Routed
- Yes
- KiCad
- KiCad 5 (file 20171130)
- Created
- 25 Oct 2020
- Updated
- 17 May 2026
Overview
Pineapple4 is an open-source printed circuit board by saoto28, from the saoto28/pineapple60 repository on GitHub, published under the GPL-2.0 licence. It is a 2-layer board of 16.5 × 99.7 mm with 11 parts on 9 nets, routed with 182 tracks and 0 vias.
Its parts include 4 diodes, 4 switches and 3 connectors.
README
KiCad/namecard1.1/readme.mdKiCAD format for the Arduino shield namecard ver.1.1

Parts
11| Qty | Value | Footprint | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | D | pineapple50:Diode_TH_SOD123 | D1, D2, D3, D4 |
| 4 | SW_Push | kailh-pg1425-x-switch:MX-ALPS-Choc-X-straight-oneside | SW1, SW2, SW3, SW4 |
| 3 | Conn_01x05 | Connector_JST:JST_EH_B5B-EH-A_1x05_P2.50mm_Vertical | J1, J2, J3 |
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Questions
How big is the Pineapple4 PCB?
It measures 16.5 × 99.7 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.
What parts does the Pineapple4 use?
11 parts. The full list of its parts is on this page, with links to each part's symbol and footprint where PCBKit's library has them.
Where can I download the Pineapple4 KiCad files?
From the saoto28/pineapple60 repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is KiCad/pineapple4/pineapple4.kicad_pcb. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.
Can I use the Pineapple4 design in my own project?
Its repository publishes it under the GPL-2.0 licence: you may reuse it on that licence's terms (keep the author's notice, and for a copyleft licence share your changes alike).