Mechanical Keyboards Guide

Interactive switch finder

Switch Finder by Feel

Describe the feel you want — type, weight, tactile bump strength, sound, use case and budget — and get ranked matching switches with a full spec card, a plain-English 'why it matches', plus one budget and one premium pick. Specs reflect manufacturer datasheets and widely-reported community measurements.

Set your preferences, then refine with the chips. You get ranked switches with a full spec card, a "why it matches", and a budget + premium pick. Specs reviewed May 2026.

1. Feel
2. Actuation weight
3. Bump strength (for tactile/clicky)
4. Sound
5. Primary use
6. Budget (per 100 switches)

All 40 switches we score

Switch Type Actuation Bottom-out Sound $/100
Cherry MX Red ↗ linear 45g 75g clacky $38
Cherry MX Black ↗ linear 60g 80g thocky $38
Cherry MX Brown ↗ tactile 45g 60g clacky $38
Cherry MX Blue ↗ clicky 50g 60g clicky $38
Cherry MX Speed Silver ↗ linear 45g 75g clacky $42
Cherry MX Silent Red ↗ silent 45g 70g quiet $48
Gateron G Pro Yellow ↗ linear 50g 65g thocky $28
Gateron Red ↗ linear 45g 60g clacky $22
Gateron Ink Black V2 ↗ linear 60g 70g thocky $65
Gateron Oil King ↗ linear 55g 65g thocky $60
Gateron Baby Kangaroo ↗ tactile 60g 70g thocky $60
Gateron CAP Golden Brown ↗ tactile 45g 55g thocky $40
Gateron G Pro Brown ↗ tactile 45g 55g thocky $28
Gazzew Boba U4T ↗ tactile 62g 68g thocky $38
Gazzew Boba U4 (Silent) ↗ silent 62g 68g quiet $38
Gazzew Boba LT (Silent Linear) ↗ silent 62g 68g quiet $38
Drop Holy Panda X ↗ tactile 60g 67g thocky $65
Glorious Panda ↗ tactile 67g 70g clacky $65
Akko CS Jelly Pink ↗ linear 45g 55g thocky $22
Akko CS Lavender Purple ↗ tactile 50g 58g thocky $22
Akko CS Crystal ↗ linear 43g 55g clacky $22
Kailh BOX White ↗ clicky 45g 55g clicky $30
Kailh BOX Jade ↗ clicky 50g 60g clicky $32
Kailh BOX Navy ↗ clicky 65g 75g clicky $32
Kailh Speed Copper ↗ tactile 50g 60g clacky $32
Kailh Pro Purple ↗ tactile 50g 70g clacky $30
ZealPC Zealios V2 (67g) ↗ tactile 67g 78g clacky $110
ZealPC Tealios V2 ↗ linear 67g 78g clacky $110
Durock / JWK Alpaca V2 ↗ linear 45g 62g thocky $50
Durock L7 ↗ linear 45g 63g thocky $55
Durock T1 ↗ tactile 67g 78g thocky $50
Durock Shrimp (Sunset) ↗ tactile 55g 67g thocky $52
Outemu Silent Lemon ↗ silent 45g 53g quiet $22
Haimu Whisper (Silent Linear) ↗ silent 42g 55g quiet $35
WS / Wuque Aki Clear ↗ linear 50g 62g clacky $45
KTT Strawberry ↗ linear 42g 50g thocky $24
C³ Tangerine (62g) ↗ linear 62g 67g clacky $60
Epomaker Flamingo ↗ linear 48g 58g thocky $30
NovelKeys Cream ↗ linear 55g 70g thocky $45
Sotto / JWK Mauve ↗ tactile 63g 67g thocky $55

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