Mechanical keyboard guides
Switches, sizes, keycaps, stabilizers, sound: the essentials for choosing every part of your mechanical keyboard, without the jargon.
4 min readHow to choose keyboard switches: linear, tactile or clicky?Linear, tactile or clicky, actuation force, travel, springs: everything that matters when choosing the switches for your mechanical keyboard.Read the guide →3 min read60%, 65%, 75%, TKL or full size: which mechanical keyboard size?From 60% to full size: what each layout keeps, what it drops, and how to pick one for the way you work — plus ANSI versus ISO.Read the guide →3 min readTyping French (AZERTY) on a QWERTY keyboardAccents, shortcuts, Mac and Windows settings: how to type French without getting lost on a QWERTY mechanical keyboard.Read the guide →3 min readAnatomy of a mechanical keyboard: case, PCB, plate, mounting and hot-swapCase, PCB, plate, switches, stabilizers, keycaps, foam: what each part of a mechanical keyboard does, and how the mounting style changes the feel.Read the guide →3 min readKeycaps: PBT or ABS, doubleshot or dye-sub, and which profile to chooseMaterial, legend printing, Cherry, OEM, SA or XDA profiles, layout compatibility: a guide to choosing the keycaps for your keyboard.Read the guide →2 min readKeyboard stabilizers: what they do and how to choose themA rattly space bar, a scratchy Enter key: what stabilizers do, the different types (plate-mount, screw-in, snap-in) and how to tune them.Read the guide →3 min readMechanical keyboard sound: thock, clack, and what shapes itDeep thock or crisp clack: how switches, keycaps, plate, mounting, case and foam shape the sound of a mechanical keyboard.Read the guide →