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Volksswitch Keyguard Designer

Free keyguard designer for AAC apps on tablets, from your tablet, case and button grid, STL or SVG, no account

Volksswitch Keyguard Designer is a free browser tool for a custom AAC keyguard for a specific tablet and app. Free, no account; needs Chrome, Edge or Opera on a computer. Exports STL and SVG. Last checked 13 October 2026.

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At a glance

Price: Free, no account; needs Chrome, Edge or Opera on a computer
Runs on: Browser
Exports: STL, SVG
Multicolor: No, single color
Account: Not needed
Open source: No
Skill level: Some learning curve
Best for: A custom AAC keyguard for a specific tablet and app
Selling prints: Allowed Confirmed by the maker, Ken Hackbarth, by email on 13 October 2026: you may print keyguards for others and charge for the print. He asks that the price stays reasonable, because the people who use keyguards are often already under financial strain from their disabilities. The site terms still say the designer software itself is for personal use and may not be sold.
How we checked: Made and downloaded a file Opened the web app in Edge without an account, set up an empty project folder (designer file v92, release 112) and exported the default keyguard STL, 245 x 170 x 4 mm; read the guides and terms
Checked by: Mike Janssen
Last checked: 13 October 2026

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Sources: Volksswitch keyguard designer guide, Keyguard Designer web app instructions, Volksswitch terms of use (checked 13 October 2026)

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What is Volksswitch Keyguard Designer?

The Volksswitch Keyguard Designer makes keyguards: plastic grids that sit over a tablet screen so someone with limited muscle control can reliably press the right button in an AAC (speech) app. You describe the tablet and whether it is used in landscape or portrait, how much of the screen the case leaves open, how the app lays out its bars and button grid, and how the keyguard mounts. Mounting options include suction cups, Velcro, clip-on or screw-on straps, posts, a shelf, slide-in or raised tabs and a keyguard frame.

The designer has 23 sections and 188 settings, filtered by a beginner, intermediate or advanced skill level. It can add free-form openings from a text file, split a large keyguard into two pieces for a smaller printer, slope the underside edge to match a case, engrave or emboss a line of text and make cell inserts with Braille. A screenshot of the app placed in the project folder shows under the 3D view, so you can check that the openings line up. Exports are STL for 3D printing and SVG for laser cutting.

It is free and needs no account, but it only works in Chrome, Edge or Opera on a computer, because it reads and writes a project folder on your own drive. The app puts the designer file into that folder for you, and nothing is uploaded. Volksswitch LLC, based in Colorado, also offers ready-to-print keyguards for popular AAC apps and iPads and long how-to guides for each setting. The site's terms say its content is for personal use and do not mention printed keyguards. It suits speech therapists, school teams and families who need a keyguard for a specific app, tablet and case.