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List of mechanical keyboards

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Mechanical keyboards (or mechanical-switch keyboards) are computer keyboards which have an individual switch for each key.

The following table is a compilation list of mechanical keyboard models, brands, and series:

Mechanical keyboards

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Keyboard name Switch type Ergonomic Connection
type
USB Hub Backlight Key rollover Other notes
AsusTek ROG[1] Cherry[2] No USB No Yes Unlimited
Atreus[3] Matias[4] Yes USB No No Unlimited
AZIO Cascade[5] Gateron No USB & Bluetooth No Yes Unlimited 75% keyboard (without numblock), 100% keyboard available at March 2023
Cherry Cherry No USB Yes No Unlimited
Clevy[6] Alps Yes USB & Bluetooth No No Unlimited Assistive Largekey Keyboard
Code Keyboard[7] Cherry No USB No Yes Unlimited
Cooler Master[8] Cherry No USB No Yes Unlimited
Corsair Cherry No USB No Yes Unlimited
Das Keyboard Cherry No USB Yes Yes Unlimited
Ducky[9] Cherry / Kailh / Gateron No USB No Yes Unlimited
Diatec / Filco[10] Cherry No USB No No Unlimited
GMMK[11] Gateron[12] / Kailh[13] No USB No Yes Unlimited
Happy Hacking Keyboard Capacitive - Topre[14] No USB Yes No Unlimited
HyperX Alloy FPS Cherry No USB No Yes Unlimited
IBM Model F Capacitive - Buckling spring No XT, AT No No Unlimited No longer manufactured.
Model F Labs is the modern equivalent.
IBM Model M Buckling spring No XT, AT, PS/2 No No 2 No longer manufactured.
Unicomp is the modern equivalent.
iKBC[15][16] Cherry No USB No Yes Unlimited
Input Club[17] Personalized / Silo Beam[18] Yes USB No Yes Unlimited Open source.[19] /
Analog input and Hall Effect switches.
KBParadise[20] Matias / Cherry No USB No Yes Unlimited
Keyboardio[21] Matias Yes USB No Yes Unlimited Solid maple body.
Keychron Gateron No USB, Bluetooth No Yes Unlimited
Keyed Up Labs[22] Cherry No USB No No Unlimited
Launch[23] Kailh No USB Yes Yes Unlimited Open source, 84 keys, 4-port superspeed hub
Launch Lite Kailh No USB No Yes Unlimited Open source, 70 keys
Logitech G[24] Omron / Kailh No USB No Yes Unlimited
Leopold[25][26] Capacitive - Topre / Cherry No USB No No Unlimited
Matias[27] Matias Yes USB Yes No Unlimited Formerly Alps, now a Matias Alps-style reproduction.
Model F Labs[28] Capacitive - Buckling spring No USB No No Unlimited
Model F Labs Beam Spring[29] Beam Spring No USB No No Unlimited
Niztech[30][31] Capacitive - Niz EC[32] No USB No No Unlimited
Northgate OmniKey Alps SKCM White No AT No No ? No longer manufactured.
NuPhy [33] Gateron No USB & Bluetooth Yes Yes Unlimited USB hub for use with 2.4GHz peripherals.
OLKB[34] Personalized No USB No No Unlimited Open source.[35] DIY.
Razer Razer[36] No USB No Yes Unlimited
ROCCAT Vulcan[37] ROCCAT Titan No USB No Yes Unlimited
SteelSeries Apex[38] SteelSeries No USB No Yes Unlimited
Thermaltake Tt eSPORTS[39] Cherry No USB No Yes Unlimited
Topre Realforce[40] Capacitive - Topre No USB No No Unlimited
Unicomp Buckling spring No USB, PS/2 No No 2
UNIQEY[41] Cherry No USB No No Unlimited
Varmilo[42] Cherry No USB No Yes Unlimited
Vortex[43] Cherry No USB No No Unlimited
WASD[44] Cherry No USB No Yes Unlimited
Wooting[45] Adomax Flaretech[46] / Lekker[47] No USB No Yes Unlimited Analog input and optoelectronic switches. /
Analog input and Hall Effect switches.[48][49]
XMIT[50] ? No USB No Yes Unlimited Hall Effect switches.
Plank EZ[51] Cherry / Kailh No USB No No Unlimited Free and open-source firmware, ortholinear
ErgoDox EZ[52] Cherry / Kailh Yes USB No Optional Unlimited Free and open-source firmware, split, columnar
Moonlander Mark I[53] Cherry / Kailh Yes USB No Yes Unlimited Free and open-source firmware, split, columnar
ABS M1[54] Alps SKBM Black[55] No USB No No ? No longer manufactured

References

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  2. ^ "CHERRY MX - Our best keyboard switches". www.cherrymx.de.
  3. ^ "Atreus Keyboard Kit". Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Matias Alps Mechanical Keyswitches". Matias.
  5. ^ "CASCADE keyboard collection".
  6. ^ "Clevy Assistive Keyboard". Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  7. ^ "CODE Mechanical Keyboard". Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  8. ^ "Cooler Master Peripherals". www.coolermaster.com.
  9. ^ "Ducky Keyboards". Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  10. ^ "DIATEC CORPORATION". www.diatec.co.jp.
  11. ^ "Glorious PC Gaming Race - PC Gamer and Enthusiast Store". www.pcgamingrace.com.
  12. ^ "惠州佳达隆电子科技有限公司". www.gateron.com.
  13. ^ Kaihua website
  14. ^ "Features | REALFORCE | Premium Keyboard, PBT, Capacitive Key Switch". www.realforce.co.jp.
  15. ^ "iKBC Mechanical Keyboards | California". iKBC Keyboard.
  16. ^ "ikbc". ikbc.
  17. ^ "Input Club - Programmable Mechanical Keyboards". Input Club. Mar 28, 2018.
  18. ^ "Keystone Analog Mechanical Keyboard". Kono Store.
  19. ^ "Input Club". GitHub.
  20. ^ "KBParadise". KBParadise.
  21. ^ "Keyboardio: keyboards for serious typists". Keyboardio.
  22. ^ Keyed Up Labs website
  23. ^ "Launch Configurable Keyboard". www.system76.com.
  24. ^ "Logitech G Advanced Mechanical Key Switches for Gaming". www.logitechg.com.
  25. ^ Leopold website
  26. ^ Leopold English website
  27. ^ "Matias keyboards". Matias.
  28. ^ "Brand New Model F Keyboards – The Model M Predecessor: Mechanical Capacitive Buckling Spring Keyboards with NKRO". www.modelfkeyboards.com.
  29. ^ "Beam Spring Round 2 Keyboard". www.modelfkeyboards.com.
  30. ^ "NIZKEYBOARD". NIZ Store.
  31. ^ "宁芝电子 - PLUM机械键盘|NIZ静电容键盘 官方网站". www.niztech.cn.
  32. ^ "EC静电". www.niztech.cn.
  33. ^ "Keyboards".
  34. ^ "OLKB". OLKB.
  35. ^ "QMK Firmware - An open source firmware for AVR and ARM based keyboards". QMK Firmware.
  36. ^ "Razer Keyboard Switches - Green Switch, Orange Switch and Yellow Switch". Razer.
  37. ^ "The Titan Switch Technology by ROCCAT". Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  38. ^ "SteelSeries Apex". Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  39. ^ Thermaltake Tt eSPORTS keyboards website
  40. ^ "REALFORCE | Premium Keyboard, PBT, Capacitive Key Switch". REALFORCE.
  41. ^ "UNIQEY". UNIQEY.
  42. ^ "varmilo mechanical keyboard". en.varmilo.com.
  43. ^ "Vortex Mechanical Keyboards". Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  44. ^ "WASD Keyboards". Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  45. ^ "Wooting". wooting.nl.
  46. ^ "The optical mechanical keyboard switch called Flaretech". May 2, 2016.
  47. ^ "Wooting's Lekker switch". wooting.io.
  48. ^ "Keyboards with Hall Effect switches". March 18, 2024.
  49. ^ "Introducing the Lekker switch". May 10, 2019.
  50. ^ "XMIT Keyboards". XMIT Keyboards.
  51. ^ "Plank EZ". Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  52. ^ "ErgoDox EZ". Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  53. ^ "Moonlander Mark I". Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  54. ^ "ABS's M1 mechanical keyboard". The Tech Report. 2009-03-25. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
  55. ^ "ABS M1 - Deskthority wiki". deskthority.net. Retrieved 2022-05-08.