I'm a noob in "better quality" keyboards, never even had a mechanical before, let alone a Hall Effect one. I'm a casual gamer, and Wooting's rapid trigger appeals to me. I also like the attitude and vibe of the Wooting team - watched a couple of their live streams. I'm contemplating buying a 60HE or the new 80HE (since I'm also coding, thus arrow and edit keys come handy).

Problem is, I personally don't fancy the look and feel of the standard height switches and keycaps. I would prefer low profile switches and keycaps. If this is blasphemy in this sub, I apologize :)

I'm aware that it's possible to put low profile keycaps on standard height switches, but then the keycaps "float" and have a visible gap underneath, and the travel distance of the switch is still the same. I'm after "true" low profile switches with shorter travel distance, but with Hall Effect sensors, so they could be used for Rapid Trigger.

Does something like that even exist?

If so, would it be possible to put such low profile HE switches on a 60HE+ module, and use Wooting's software to set rapid trigger actuation points according to the shorter travel distance?

Thanks in advance for giving advice to a novice.

I am currently looking into building an Ergonaut One and I’m at the point of considering my options for low profile switches.

Beforehand I was using a custom built Kunlun board (from KBDFans) with lubed U4T bobas (an MX-Style switch) and I really love the feel of them.

I have heard lots of great things about the Cowberries or Wisterias (especially lubed). I would love to hear some opinions on this topic or some options I might have not even considered yet.

Would be grateful for any feedback :)

Hello! As the title suggests i was looking for some options for low profile switches aside from those provided by gateron.

I tried the reds and the browns and prefer the reds for gaming and the browns for typing but thought the browns where a bit loud for office work (even though I didn’t receive complaints).

Sooo I guess as a small contribution to this sub I am pleased to anounce the nuphy switches work on the keychron! I curently have nuphy’s wisteria switches installed. They are light tactile switches and they are slightly more silent then the gateron browns and I’m quite happy with them!

It got me thinking though, are there any other mx style low profile switches out there that you have had good experiences with? Also any links where to browse for them? (European based shops are a plus)

I'm looking to buy my first low-profile keyboard. I currently have Gateron Silent clear switches on my regular kb which are linear. I like them a lot and I'd like something similar for my low-profile keyboard. What do y'all think would be a similar.

Edit: here are the Gateron Silent Switch Specs:

• Linear

• Travel Distance: 2.0mm Actuation, 4.0mm Bottom out

• Force: 35g operating, 40g bottom out

I'd be looking for something like this but I'm low-profile form.

I had another thread but I feel like this question is what I should have asked.

There are two versions of a leverless that I'm considering.

One has standard switches and the other one has low profile switches and in my head low profile = shorter travel = better but I've been told this isn't necessarily true.

Is there a reason why I'd want regular switches over low profile ones? The way low profile switches are marketed is like they're objectively better and I just don't know enough

I am looking for low profile clicky switches, for office work. but most of the clicky switches are loud and i can't get a proper switch tester without importing, I checked kailh choc v1 white, and kailh choc v2 brown, but i don't know how loud they are, if anyone has those switches or any alternative switches you know that are great for typing but quiet, for comparison i have kailh jade switches, but they are too loud for my use

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I'm willing to get a 40% ortho keyboard with low profile switches mainly for gaming. Since I can't stop bottoming out the keys while playing, and that can be tiring on long sessions, especially when I have to often hold keys, I thought I might as well get low profile switches.

But I saw LP switches are only mostly 1 millimeter shorter than regular mx switches (4mm total travel for mx, 3mm total travel for choc v1). I wonder if that mm really make a difference?

Does anyone use LP switches for gaming and how are they? Are they more comfortable than regulars for long sessions? Feedback appreciated.

*pun intended*

Yeah but like there are only like 4 brands that even make them and the compatible ones are gateron with MX (and vice versa). Which is a shame because they're the only two that literally only make red, blue and brown low profile switches.

I just received my keychron K5 SE, and I'm loving it, my boss tried it and I'm pretty sure he's going to order one as well.

So my question is like why aren't these more popular? They're great!

To each their own I guess but it's kind of a bummer IMO.

A normal clicky switch compared to say a choc clicky switch, will the shorter actuation be less tiring to type all day on? I know it can be easier to bottom out, but I found that once I switched to clicky switches I bottom out less. I use Kailh Box White and its not that theyre too heavy of a switch, but when Im typing all day everyday, my fingers/hands can get tired out.

Hi, after some time gathering informations I'm nearly ready to build my first split keyboard, however I'm stuck in choosing the switches.

Some informations: I'm based in Europe (Italy), after some researches I plan to buy a kit for a Lily58 (on 42keebs.eu). It's my first custom keyboard, up to now I always only used my integrated laptop keyboard. Despite of that, I'm quite into DIY stuff and I can solder.

My main priorities are : affordable price, low profile and silence. The latter is particularly important since the people in my office (And me as well) are pretty quick-tempered about noises.

I read a lot about MX and choc switches, which I assume to be the standard form factors, and It appears that the MX are the gold standard, cheaper and more easily available. However the chocs have a smaller size, so I assume they also have a smaller profile, right? Is there a particular type of switches you would suggest?

Concerning the feeling of the switch I read about linear, tactile and clicky. I never tried any of those, so assuming the latter inappropiate to my needs, maybe since it's my first keyboard I might just one of the first two randomly. Do you have any suggestions about that?

Sorry about the ignorance but I feels quite lost about the difference between all these switches.

Hello people,

Well, I'm not a big keyboard guy, but I'm trying to get the best experience I can get.
Some months ago I got a low profile keyboard and loved the ergo on it, but the switches just don't feel really good.

I only had experience with brown switches until now, first it was a redragon brown, then I've switched to a xanova pulsar with cherry browns which I still love, but low profile seems to be the next step for me. (I'm using a redragon aps k607 low profile)

These redragon switches even feeling lighter then the cherry they are mushy at the same time.
I've searched for some switches I could buy to improve this keyboard but I can't find much info about the low profiles.

First I was thinking about getting some cherry silvers that I found on aliexpress (will be the better source for importing to where I live) but haven't seem much on them.
hirosarts.com rates them badly, so I've decided to look for other options. (not that I know it but was the only site I could find some type of info on various switches)

Well, there's not much explaining on that site, and I do have two normal cherry silvers on an osu keypad which I'd prefer over these muchy ones, tho I feel like I'd like feedback like the brown ones have. (and I prefer to stay away from loud keys)

I'm open to lubing or other techniques if any of you think it's good.

Thanks for everyone that looked it up and I'll be waiting for responses :)

Hello keyboard enthusiasts!

I've extensively tested various low-profile switches for my Nuphy Air keyboard, giving each a minimum 2-week trial. Here's my breakdown:

Linear Switches:

1. NuPhy Aloe

• Pros: None notable

• Cons: Too soft, no tactility, error-prone

• Sound: ⭐️

• Verdict: Not recommended

2. NuPhy Cowberry

• Pros: Pleasant press, impressive sound

• Cons: Slightly tight (subjective)

• Sound: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

• Verdict: Highly recommended

3. NuPhy Daisy

• Pros: Versatile, solid performance

• Cons: Lacks uniqueness

• Sound: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

• Verdict: Good all-rounder

4. Gateron KS-33 Red

• Pros: Simple, firm, pleasant

• Cons: A bit worse than Daisy

• Sound: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

• Verdict: Decent option

Tactile Switches:

5. NuPhy Wisteria

• Pros: Versatile, pleasant sound and feedback

• Cons: None notable

• Sound: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

• Verdict: Highly recommended (my personal choice)

6. Gateron KS-33 Brown

• Pros: None notable

• Cons: Softer press, weaker feedback, less pleasing sound

• Sound: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

• Verdict: Average performance

7. NuPhy Moss

• Pros: May appeal to heavy typists

• Cons: Very heavy, long adjustment period, feels unnatural

• Sound: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

• Verdict: Niche appeal

8. Gateron KS-33 Banana

• Pros: None notable

• Cons: Unpleasant sound, gritty feel

• Sound: ⭐️⭐️

• Verdict: If the sound is not a problem then ok

Clicky Switch:

9. Gateron KS-33 Blue

• Pros: None notable

• Cons: Overly clicky, unpleasant sound

• Sound: ⭐️

• Verdict: Not recommended

I've settled on the Wisteria switches as they best suit my typing style.

Questions about these switches or want to share your experiences? I'm here to discuss!

Happy typing!

P.S. If anyone wants to buy these switches in Toronto, DM me

Hey, Which low profile switches has regular pins? I’ve got regular sofie and bought kailh switches from ALI but they’re not suitable for my board. Now I’m ussing regular Akko fairy but wanted to try low profile setup. Which switches should be fine? Preferably from ali. My keyboard for attention 🤠

Do you prefer normal or low profile mechanical keychron keyboards? And why?

I have multiple low profile keyboards because they're just so much better for typing. But I wish I enjoyed typing on a full profile board, because there are so many more options for keycaps.

Has anybody tried both and find they prefer the full profile keyboards?