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Mechanical switch sounds
All 38 recordings in Kiiwi, across 32 switches, grouped the way they feel. Where one switch was recorded several ways, on different keycaps or lubed, the recordings share a page. Press play to hear one, or open a switch to type with it and compare it with its closest rivals.
Linear
Alpaca
A smooth linear with no bump and no click, known in the keyboard community for a clean, rounded thock.
Banana Split2 recordings
The C3Equalz Banana Split linear, recorded twice: once stock and unlubed, once hand lubed.
Cherry MX Black3 recordings
Cherry's heavy 60cN linear, one of the original MX switches, recorded stock and on ABS and PBT keycaps.
Cherry MX Red
Cherry's light 45cN linear, the classic smooth switch in gaming keyboards, recorded on ABS keycaps.
Cherry MX Speed Silver
Cherry's fastest linear, with a short 1.2mm actuation point, built for gaming.
Gateron Black
Gateron's heavy linear: dry and muted.
Gateron Black Ink
The heavier switch in Gateron's Ink line, whose smoky housing gives a deep, muted bottom-out.
Gateron Red
Gateron's light 45cN linear, the common budget smooth switch.
Gateron Red Ink
The lighter switch in Gateron's Ink line: softer and higher pitched than the Black Ink.
NovelKeys Cream
A linear made entirely of POM, a self lubricating plastic, with a deep, full bodied sound.
Opera GX
The typing sound built into the Opera GX browser: a soft, short membrane tick.
SteelSeries Apex Pro TKL
The OmniPoint switch from the SteelSeries Apex Pro TKL: a hall effect linear with adjustable actuation.
SteelSeries Apex Pro V2
OmniPoint 2.0 from the SteelSeries Apex Pro V2: a faster and slightly sharper hall effect linear.
Tealios V2
Zeal's 67g Tealios V2 linear, recorded on PBT keycaps: smooth, with a deep bottom-out.
Turquoise Tealios
Zeal's 67g Turquoise Tealios: an exceptionally smooth linear with a bright tone.
Tactile
Cherry MX Brown3 recordings
Cherry's gentle tactile, the most widely used bump switch there is, recorded stock and on ABS and PBT keycaps.
Everglide Crystal Purple
Everglide's 55cN tactile with a pronounced bump, often likened to the Holy Panda.
Everglide Oreo
Everglide's 55cN tactile with a clear stem, rounder than the Crystal Purple.
Gateron Brown
Gateron's gentle tactile, lighter than Cherry's MX Brown.
Glorious Panda
Glorious' take on the Holy Panda, with a sharp, well defined bump.
Holy Panda
A Halo stem in a Panda housing: a sharp, pronounced tactile bump with a full, rounded bottom-out.
Minimal Tick
A quiet single tick: the least intrusive pack in the library.
Topre
Topre's electrostatic capacitive switch: a rubber dome under a spring, with soft, rounded tactility.
Topre Purple Hybrid
A Topre dome with an MX style stem, recorded on PBT keycaps.
Clicky
Blue Alps
Alps SKCM Blue, a click leaf design from the 1980s with a crisp snap.
Cherry MX Blue2 recordings
Cherry's clicky switch, recorded on ABS and on PBT keycaps.
Fallout Terminal
The keypress from the terminals in the Fallout games: a hard electronic click.
IBM Model M
The buckling spring from the 1984 IBM Model M.
Kailh BOX Navy
Kailh's heavy click bar switch: very loud and deliberate.
Kailh BOX White
Kailh's BOX White: a crisp click bar, lighter than the BOX Navy.
Razer Green
Razer's clicky switch, recorded from a BlackWidow Elite: loud and sharp.
Trust GXT 865 Asta
An Outemu blue style click jacket from a budget gaming board.
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