List of mechanical keyboards explained

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

Keyboard name Ergonomic Connection
type 		USB Hub Backlight Other notes
AsusTek ROG[1] Cherry[2] USB
Atreus[3] Matias[4] USB
AZIO Cascade[5] Gateron USB & Bluetooth75% keyboard (without numblock), 100% keyboard available at March 2023
CherryCherry USB
Clevy[6] Alps USB & Bluetooth Assistive Largekey Keyboard
Code Keyboard[7] Cherry USB
Cooler Master[8] Cherry USB
CorsairCherry USB
Das KeyboardCherry USB
Ducky[9] Cherry / Kailh / Gateron USB
Diatec / Filco[10] Cherry USB
GMMK[11] Gateron[12] / Kailh[13] USB
Happy Hacking KeyboardCapacitive - Topre[14] USB
HyperX Alloy FPSCherryUSB
IBM Model FXT, AT No longer manufactured.
Model F Labs is the modern equivalent.
IBM Model MBuckling spring XT, AT, PS/2 No longer manufactured.
Unicomp is the modern equivalent.
iKBC[15] [16] Cherry USB
Input Club[17] Personalized / Silo Beam[18] USB Open source.[19] /
Analog input and Hall Effect switches.
KBParadise[20] Matias / Cherry USB
Keyboardio[21] Matias USB Solid maple body.
KeychronGateronUSB, Bluetooth
Keyed Up Labs[22] Cherry USB
Launch[23] Kailh USB Open source, 84 keys, 4-port superspeed hub
Launch LiteKailh USB Open source, 70 keys
Logitech G[24] Omron / Kailh USB
Leopold[25] [26] Capacitive - Topre / CherryUSB
Matias[27] Matias USBFormerly Alps, now a Matias Alps-style reproduction.
Model F Labs[28] Capacitive - Buckling spring USB
Model F Labs Beam Spring[29] Beam Spring USB
Niztech[30] [31] Capacitive - Niz EC[32] USB
Northgate OmniKeyAlps SKCM White AT No longer manufactured.
NuPhy [33] Gateron USB & BluetoothUSB hub for use with 2.4GHz peripherals.
OLKB[34] Personalized USB Open source.[35] DIY.
RazerRazer[36] USB
ROCCAT Vulcan[37] ROCCAT TitanUSB
SteelSeries Apex[38] SteelSeries USB
Thermaltake Tt eSPORTS[39] Cherry USB
Topre Realforce[40] Capacitive - Topre USB
UnicompBuckling spring USB, PS/2
UNIQEY[41] Cherry USB
Varmilo[42] Cherry USB
Vortex[43] Cherry USB
WASD[44] Cherry USB
Wooting[45] Adomax Flaretech[46] / Lekker[47] USB Analog input and optoelectronic switches. /
Analog input and Hall Effect switches.[48] [49]
XMIT[50] USB Hall Effect switches.
Plank EZ[51] Cherry / Kailh USB Free and open-source firmware, ortholinear
ErgoDox EZ[52] Cherry / Kailh USB Free and open-source firmware, split, columnar
Moonlander Mark I[53] Cherry / Kailh USB Free and open-source firmware, split, columnar
ABS M1[54] Alps SKBM Black[55] USB No longer manufactured

Notes and References

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

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