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Divinikey
A four-prong holder for keeping a loose switch stem or spring in place during lubricant application. Divinikey presents it as a handling tool, rather than a switch opener or a switch puller. It is relevant when working on disassembled switches; it does not remove an assembled switch from a keyboard. Check the linked lubing guide before deciding which tools your procedure needs.
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Divinikey
A stainless-steel switch puller with a plastic-coated handle, sold for mechanical keyboard switches. A switch puller releases the housing clips at the plate; it is different from a keycap puller. Before using one, confirm that the board allows switch removal and follow its service instructions. A puller does not make a soldered switch removable without desoldering, and it cannot guarantee that pins will remain straight.
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Gateron
A switch opener is a jig that pops the top housing off a switch so you can lube or film it, which is otherwise a two-thumbnail job that snaps latches. Gateron gives the material only as metal, the length as 126mm, and states it fits Cherry MX style switches but not BOX switches, so check what you own before ordering. At thirty dollars this is one of the more expensive openers in the index, and cheaper aluminum ones open the same housings.
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KeebsForAll
If you are hand lubing switches, the brush matters more than the lube, because a cheap craft brush sheds hairs into the housing. These are 18cm, a nylon and Kolinsky blend on a wood handle, and each order is one brush rather than a kit. The listing gives no guidance on which of the five head sizes to pick, so nothing is recorded here about that.
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Deskeys
A pack of 120 switch films with a recorded thickness of 0.3mm, plus 16 foam pads for stabilizer modifications. The compatibility notes exclude Kailh BOX switches and NovelKeys x Kailh Linear Cream. Check your exact housing against those exclusions before buying; the MX-style label alone does not establish fit. Films sit between switch-housing parts, so they serve a different purpose from pads placed on a PCB.
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Durock
A 0.15mm switch film with a matte HTV layer and a clear polycarbonate layer, recorded as 120 pieces per pack. Compare the thickness with the requirements of your exact switch housing before installation. Films fit between housing parts rather than under the switch on the PCB. Adding a film requires opening the switch, and the listed thickness alone does not predict a measured change in sound.
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KBDfans
Films are thin shims that sit between a switch's top and bottom housing and take up the slack that lets the housing rattle. KBDfans lists these as 130 per pack, 0.15mm polycarbonate, fitting most Cherry and Gateron switches but not low profile or BOX types. The price is left blank because the only variant in the source data is a single color at one dollar, which does not clearly correspond to the multi-type pack the listing describes.
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TX
Polycarbonate shims that sit between the top and bottom housing to take up slack in a loose switch. TX sells two thicknesses, 0.125mm for tight housings such as Holy Pandas and NK Creams, and 0.15mm for most others, 110 to a pack at around five dollars. Ordering the wrong thickness either does nothing or makes the housing bind. If your switches have no wobble already, filming buys you an evening of work and very little sound.
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CannonKeys
Replacement switch springs in Korean SS304 steel, supplied dry lubed in packs of 110. CannonKeys lists several length and stage options from 14mm to 23mm, with bottom-out weights from 55g to 69g. Select the length and weight together, and check the working-length specification for the chosen variant. Bottom-out weight is not an actuation-force measurement, and the listing does not establish fit in every switch housing.
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Geon
Sold as Geon Springs 22mm Triple-Stage, with 110 springs per set and recorded weight options from 57.5g to 67.5g. The listing calls the product 22mm but gives 14mm in its free-length specification. That length is left unrecorded here until the seller clarifies it. Confirm the required length before ordering a replacement for your switch; the model name alone does not resolve the discrepancy.
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TX
Changing springs is the cheapest way to alter how heavy a switch feels without buying new switches, and at seven dollars fifty for 110 this is cheaper than almost any set. At 16mm these sit between TX short (14mm) and medium (15mm), so the extra preload over a stock spring is real but modest. Thirteen weights are offered, and the quoted variance is plus or minus 1g. Fitting them means opening every switch.
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CannonKeys
Individual adhesive pads for the switch cutouts on a PCB, offered in Poron, PE and EVA. CannonKeys describes them as an acoustic modification, with the installed switch resting against the pad rather than directly against the PCB. Choose the material before fitting a full board, and check that the cutouts and added material suit your PCB and switch assembly. No measured sound comparison is recorded here.
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Geon
A 4mm EPT foam insert intended to sit between the PCB and plate. The Divinikey listing offers 60% and F12 TKL options. Those size labels do not guarantee compatibility with every board in either family: compare the cutouts, mounting points and available space with your exact PCB and plate. The listing describes an acoustic modification; no before-and-after sound measurements are recorded here.
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Geon
A sheet of soft Poron that sits between the PCB and the bottom of the case to kill the hollow ring in an empty aluminium tray. Seven dollars, two thicknesses, three layouts, with sockets cut out so it lies flat on a hotswap board. Geon expects you to trim it with scissors where it fouls something. In a case that is already dense or gasket mounted the change can be small, and a plain foam sheet cut by hand costs less.
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CannonKeys
A polyurethane coiled cable with USB-C at the keyboard end, USB-A at the host end and a threaded GX-16 connector between the sections. CannonKeys lists an approximate 53 inch host run and 5.7 inch coil. Check the USB-C port position, space around the connector and route to your computer before choosing it; a decorative coil does not establish compatibility with a particular keyboard.
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Keychron
The straight, non coiled option: a double sleeved USB-C cable at ten dollars, in four colours, listed as fitting most of the Q and V families. Keychron does not publish a length or a conductor gauge on the listing, so if cable run matters to your desk, measure before ordering. At this price it is a reasonable cosmetic upgrade over the bundled cable, and it is a third of what the coiled version costs.
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Keychron
A coiled cable with an aviator connector in the middle, from twenty five dollars. Be careful with the connector shape: Keychron lists the straight version and the angled version as fitting different keyboard families, and the wrong one fouls the case. A coiled cable is decoration. It carries exactly the same data as the plain cable already in the box, and the coil is one more thing to catch on the desk edge.
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CannonKeys
Solid walnut or acacia in two widths, twenty dollars, with a velvet bag. Wood is the cheap end of the wrist rest market and it behaves like wood: no padding, no give, and CannonKeys warns of visible grain variation and minor surface blemishes. It works if you rest your palms rather than press on them. If you want something soft, a gel or silicone rest costs about the same and will suit you better.
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KBDfans
A stone wrist rest is a palm rest rather than a support: it brings the heel of your hand up to the height of the keyboard's front edge so the wrist is not bent back. KBDfans gives 296 x 80 x 20 mm for the 60% size, 320 x 80 x 20 mm for 65% and 75%, and 360 x 80 x 20 mm for 80%, and ships rubber feet with it. The price is blank because it changes with size, and no package weight is listed for the 80% version. The shop also notes that the stone's pattern will not match the photographs.
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Keychron
A poured resin rest that matches the length of a specific Keychron board, thirty dollars. Resin is heavier and more slippery than wood and, like wood, it does not compress at all, so it supports the heel of the hand rather than cushioning it. Keychron sells it by keyboard model rather than by measurement, so check that your board is on the list. Its cheaper silicone rest does the ergonomic part for ten dollars.
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CannonKeys
CannonKeys calls this a leather deskmat, but the listed surface is polyurethane rather than animal leather. It has a faux-suede bottom, stitched edges and a listed thickness of 1.5mm. Choose between 700 x 300 mm and 900 x 400 mm after measuring the space for both keyboard and mouse. The two sizes are separate options, so confirm the selected size and its price on the listing.
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Keykobo
A standard 900 by 400 cloth mat with stitched edges and a rubber base, twenty four dollars, made to match the Bloom keycap set. The 4mm of rubber takes a little edge off desk resonance, but the reason to buy any deskmat is that you like the print. Plain mats in exactly the same size and construction sell for around ten dollars, so most of this price is the artwork and the matching set.
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TX
A hard shell case in three sizes, forty five dollars, with sloped inserts so a wrist rest tucks under the board and the keyboard sits level. Sensible if you carry an aluminium board to an office or a meetup, since a heavy case in a rucksack will damage keycaps. Check the internal dimensions against your board rather than trusting the layout labels. A padded sleeve costs a fifth of this and protects against scuffs, just not crushing.
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Keychron
One tool for both jobs: a wire loop for keycaps at one end, a clamp that grabs the switch latches at the other. Fourteen dollars. The design point is real, since prying at a switch with a screwdriver is how people crack housings and lift sockets. The caveat is the price. Most hotswap keyboards ship a combined plastic puller in the box for nothing, and that one works.
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TX
A stainless puller with a widened lower jaw, which spreads the load across the switch body instead of concentrating it on two latches. Eight dollars, four colours, designed by kin25. It is a genuinely better shape than the bent wire type, though a three dollar generic puller removes the same switches without bending pins if you are patient. TX notes the inside of the jaw may not carry the full painted finish.
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KBDfans
A tray that holds housings, stems and springs in rows so you can lube a batch without losing parts, bundled with a stem holder, tweezers and two brushes for thirty three dollars. It makes a session of ninety switches noticeably less annoying. It is also entirely optional: an ice cube tray, a cheap paintbrush and a pair of tweezers do the same job for a few dollars, which is what most people start with.
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KBDfans
A soft bristled brush for sweeping dust and hair out from between keycaps without scratching them. Four dollars. Worth being clear about what it is not: the bristles are far too broad for applying lube to a switch stem, so this does not replace a liner brush. It is a dusting tool. Any soft cosmetic or paint brush of a similar width does the identical job for about the same money.
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KBDfans
A cork pad cut to keyboard footprints, from seven dollars fifty, that sits under the board to stop it coupling into a hard desk. Cork does damp vibration, and 4mm is enough to hear on a bare wooden or glass surface. On a desk that already has a cloth mat the difference is much smaller, and a folded deskmat gets you most of it for nothing. Buy it for the tidier look as much as the sound.
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