I Ranked EVERY Tactile Switch 

0:33 Holy Panda - B 2:31 Glorious Panda - B 3:05 Boba U4T - A 4:12 Hyperglide brown and Retool brown - C or D 5:43 Blueberries - C 7:14 Zealios - A or B (A for quality, B for price) 8:06 Akko CS Ocean Blue - lower B 9:02 Neopolitan - S 10:13 Mujid - F 11:21 TKC Kiwi & Dragonfruit - B for Kiwi, D for Dragonfruit 12:43 Box Royal & Violet & Brown - F D F 14:33 Aliaz - F 15:21 Silent Brown & Gateron Brown & Hill Brown & Milky Brown & Kailh Brown - D, but C for Kailh Brown 16:11 Drop Holy Panda X - C 17:20 Tecsee Sapphires - A 17:58 Jwick T1s - C 18:50 Everglide Moyu Black - A (if you're ok with loud switches) 19:34 Blue Velvet and Night Sakura - C or B for Velvet, B or possibly A if lubed for Sakura 20:59 Outemu Silent Sky - S (for silent tactile) 21:55 TTC Bluish White - D 23:00 Kono Midnight - D 23:27 Akko Jelly Blue - C 23:50 Cherry MX Clear - D or F (very heavy and fatiguing) 24:34 Ethereal Panda - B 25:12 SP Star Magic Girl - B 25:35 Purple Panda - B 25:59 Naevy R1.5 - B (light tactile) 26:35 Everglide Oreo - B or C (super mediocre) 27:33 Halo Clear - F or D 28:03 Durock medium tactile - C (mediocre but usable) 28:31 Outemu Sky - D (on stem wobble alone) 29:00 Salmon - C or perhaps B S: Neopolitan, Outemu Silent Sky (if you want silent) A: Boba U4T, Zealios (ignoring price), Tecsee Sapphire, Everglide Moyu Black (if you're ok with loudness) B: Holy Panda, Glorious Panda, Ethereal Panda, Purple Panda, Night Sakura, SP Star Magic Girl, Zealios (price taken into account), TKC Kiwi, Naevy R1.5 (if you want a light tactile), Akko Ocean Blue C: Kailh Browns, Hyperglide Browns, Blueberries, HPX, Jwick T1, Blue Velvent, Akko Jelly Blue, Everglide Oreo, Durock medium tactile, Salmon D: Dragonfruit, Box Violet, Browns, Bluish White, Kono Midnight, Outemu Sky, Halo Clear (if cannibalized for Holy Panda) F: Cherry MX Clear (very heavy and fatiguing), Box Royal, Box Brown, Muiid, Aliaz

I'm bored so here you go! 0:33 Holy Panda 2:31 Glorious Panda 3:05 Boba U4T 4:12 Hyperglide brown and Retool brown 5:43 Blueberries 7:14 Zelios 8:06 Akko CS Ocean Blue 9:02 Neopolitan 10:13 Mujid 11:21 TKC Kiwi & Dragonfruit 12:43 Box Royal & Violet & Brown 14:33 Aliaz 15:21 Silent Brown & Gateron Brown & Hill Brown & Milky Brown & Kailh Brown 16:11 Drop Holy Panda X 17:20 Tecsee Sapphires 17:58 Jwick T1s 18:50 Everglide Moyu Black 19:34 Blue Velvet and Night Sakura 20:59 Outemu Silent Sky 21:55 TTC Bluish White 23:00 Kono Midnight 23:27 Akko Jelly Blue 23:50 Cherry MX Clear 24:34 Ethereal Panda 25:12 SP Star Magic Girl 25:59 Naevi R1.5 25:35 Purple Panda 26:35 Everglide Oreo 28:31 Outemu Sky 29:00 Siemen 29:42 (Frankenstein Sound typing test) Sadly they didn't review Designer Studios White Jades

(JUST SWITCHES I'M INTERESTED IN) 3:28 Glorious Pandas - B 3:34 Boba U4ts - A 8:46 Akko Lavenders - B 9:23 Neopolitan - S 17:40 TecSee Sapphire - A 19:59 Night Sakura - A 20:08 Blue Velvet - (Comfy to type on) B 21:28 Outemu Silent Sky 21:32 Silent Boba U4ts

Your ranking videos would be so much more helpful if you SHOWED the names of the switches on the screen and then put a list with their names at the end of the video. Even better, put links to the top switches in the description so that we can buy them!

S tier Neapolitan Ice Creams, Boba U4. A tier Boba U4t, Tecsee Saphire, Night Sakura, Dark Jades, SP Star Magic Girl. B tier Holy Panda, Glorious Panda, Zealios, Lavender/Ocean Blues, Kiwi, Blue Velvet, Ethereal Panda, Purple Panda, Naevy 1.5, Everglide Oreo.

I like the SP Star Magical Girls, they definitely have the sound signature and feel that I enjoy. They have a slight leaf crunch stock but lubing takes care of that. Glad to see a video like this as someone who enjoys tactiles.

Do you do any post-recording tweaks to your mic quality or is your voice smacked straight through your mic? If so, what do you use to tweak your audio? I'm trying to see if I can find a way to mix my audio better or if I should just get a new mic. LOVE THE VIDS! 💪

Thank you❤️ helps me alot in researching and find the perfect tactile switch😊

Randy's a great guest! Super knowledgeable and seems like he's having a lot of fun.

Randy is back! Excellent excellent - I love these in-depth discussions

That Neapolitan sound! 🍦 thanks for sharing the comparisons

betty: uses the switch to make an utterly beautiful sound: subtitiles: (keyboard rattling)

Very helpful alltogether! Keep em coming!

Thank you for joining Randy!! Love the chill yet irreverent energy of this vid.

S tier: Neapolitan Ice Creams 9:01 Boba U4 21:18 A tier: Boba U4t 3:04 Night Sakura 19:21 Sapphire 17:20 Dark Jade 18:50 SP Star Magic Girl 25:12 B tier: Holy Panda 0:32 Glorious Panda 2:28 Zealios 7:00 Lavender 7:53 Ocean Blues 7:53 Kiwi 11:21 Blue Velvet 19:21 Ethereal Panda 24:33 Purple Panda 25:36 Naevy 1.5 25:57 Everglide Oreo 26:35 C tier: Hyperglide MX Brown 4:08 NK Blueberry 5:39 Kailh Brown 15:32 Holy Panda X 16:11 T1 17:58 Jelly Blue 23:27 Medium Tactile 28:25 Salmon 28:58 D tier: Retool/SMD MX Brown 4:08 Dragonfruit 12:04 Box Violet 12:44 Gateron Browns (normal, milky, etc) 15:32 Blueish White 21:53 KONO Midnight 22:57 MX Clear 23:50 Halo Clear 27:34 F tier: Mute Jades 10:09 Box Orange, Brown, Royal 12:44 Alias 14:33 Gateron Silent Brown 15:19 Blue Velvet 19:21 Pro Purple 27:14 Plum 27:14 Moose Sky 28:30

Yay, more love for tactiles! Thanks for the comparison, Betty and Randy! I’m currently planning my next keeb project and ordered Boba U4Ts 62 g for it. Glad to see they also received some praise from you guys. With all these choices it’s really hard to keep track, so I ordered one of those 3×3 switch testers as well and let them fill it with Durock Koala 62g, Gateron Ink Black V2, Gateron Oil King, Gateron Milky Yellow, Gazzew Boba U4T 68g, Kailh Polia, Kailh Speed Copper, SP-Star Dark Magic Girl, Tecsee Purple Panda. Not all tactiles, I know, but I also want to give some linears a chance for comparison. Keep up the good work!

Nice vid as always keep it up!!

My journey through switches started with really liking the feel and sound of clickies and ended up with wanting silent tactile. I started with Azalias because they were cheap and one of the first ones I could find at the time. The very next set (my current ones) are the silent boba U4T. So, it's funny you ranked them as far apart possible. I personally still liked the Azalias because they were quiet. But yeah, they're mushy. I love the silent U4T a lot more though, so I'm glad it's highly rated.

I've been waiting so long for this!!!! This video is awesome!

I really love the feel of Neapolitans but I find them very fatiguing to type on for an extended duration compared to more mild tactiles. Did the link to the finished tier list get posted?

I could almost flip this list upside down and it would be for me! So much personal preference with switches, yet we are all so obsessed with the comparisons.

Thanks for the great video! Randy’s S-tier picks would be very interesting also!

If comparing switch noise you really need to test the switches in the same spot on the keyboard. Depending on where the switch is installed on the board, the sound is going to be drastically different even with the same switch.

Hi Betty, I was planning on making a custom keyboard but I don’t know where to start! Do you have any good parts I can buy off of Amazon for about $130?

The best thing about keyboards is the customisability. I liked how you chose to rank these switches. Keep it up with the regular uploads!

Let’s go , another video !

good vid keep up the good work, been watching you for half a year and enjoy the content!(:

This is exactly what I needed to find my next impulse purchase. You rock a always Betty, thanks for the great video again.

Tactiles are so underrated. Also, Randy was a great guest!

nice video helpt me choose a switch thx alot

thank you so much for the video! I'm really interested in the naevy 1.5 and salmons, but on other videos they sound worse. Do you mind telling me about the keyboard itself? Looking at your other videos you mentioned how sound is really affected by the case and keycaps. Thanks :D

I got the Boba U4 over the Zilents for a silent work office keyboard per your suggestion when I had asked before. They are most definitely worth the S tier ranking. The keyboard itself is a Meko Blink 60%; which isn't bad, but is plate mount and doesn't support standard housings. I have 2 other keyboards for home use. A Womier K87 TKL with lubed Glorious Pandas, and a Miya Panda Pro with Cherry MX Clears. The Pandas are super nice to type on. The Cherry MX Clears can definitely get fatiguing after a while.

The tactiles I'm currently using are called Dareu Violet Gold V2. Unfortunately I wasn't able to find too many reviews/info on them but they feel pretty good for how cheap they are.

Wow so cool I love your videos hope I can be in see one of you live vids

I built my keyboard back in January and I got the silent Boba U4Ts and yes, they're amazing. It's like typing on silent crunchy leaves

I haven't tried box mute jades, but based on how it sounds as well as the description is literally sounds just like a box royal. Another great video.

Les go another upload love ur vies

Great video, Betty. I've finally given in and I'm going to see what the linear switch hype is all about. So, here I am, purposely watching my first video about tactile switches with the intent to buy. I really like the feel of the Kailh Box Crystal Navy switches, so I'm basically hoping to find something similar without the click. Heavy, with a noticeable bump. With that being said...... It's kind of sad that we live in a world that you have to make a disclaimer stating the obvious at the beginning of videos to hopefully ward off any comment trolls whose opinion may be different from yours.

Switch and Click regarding Browns: "It doesn't sound too bad..." 5:00 Glarses: *Arrives at your door with a desoldering gun *

Love this video for confirming my bias that Neapolitan Switches are the best tactiles. You get that nice Halo-like bump without it feeling like too much, two-stage spring for a nice feel, plus they sound amazing.

Heyyo!! Love ur vids

I really appreciate this style of review because compares each switch relative to its closest counterparts without the marketing aspect that often switch reviews entail.. It helped me make several decisions with building my tactile keeb. Thanks for your effort and hard work!

the jwick T1's slap, especially with a spring swap and some thin lube. my bro tested a ton of switches and landed on that one for his build.

I wish some of the mainstream switches were in on here cause I love ripping my hyper x aquas out and putting them into custom boards. Love to see what people think of them.

I love ure vids it makes my day and I love ure content

You had me at violent

I ended up buying the Neapolitan switches because of the video and im really loving them thanks for the video

Not that this didn't take enough time, but here's to hoping that Randy & Betty try saving some of the C/D tier tactiles (like MX Clears and T1s) by trying a spring swap.

Curious what you think about the Mint Chocolate Chip POM switches, which are smooth with a sharp tactile bump, or my personal favorite tactiles, the Dark Amber T1 from CannonKeys…? Loved this comparison as it added a few new ones to my radar, & looking forward to seeing your rating of all Linears soon! 💪💪

Moyu Blacks are my daily driver, and paired with an FR4 plate, they just hit REAL different compared to most other switches imo. But you are absolutely right, they are DEFINITELY not for something like office use LOL. Mechs on Deck actually used Moyu Black stems in an all nylon housing to make Anubis switches, which are probably some of the deepest switches on the market right now.

i got the tactile sample pack from cannonkeys and i love he anubis switches and the ttc bluish whites. great video!

As a mechanical keyboard lover I loved this kind of videos but I also a small business owner and I would like to remind everyone that this is very subjective. Because ALL of these manufacturers are doing their best to provide the consumers all the choices in the products they are producing. I appreciated them all. Now go pick your own fav switches!

Which of these have low profile versions besides Otemu Browns? Not sure I can go back to standard height switches after having gotten used to "reduced travel" mechanical switches.

My gosh, this channel has BLOWN. UP. !!! I remember when your views were like under 30k and you responded to every comment :) now I’m sure there are too many!!

hey, I'm currently looking into building a keyboard on a budget and I want to know some opinions on what I've put together so far stacked1800 case rekt1800 pcb JWK blacks lubed with krytox 205 G0 and filmed with JWK Poron neoprene foam nicePBT sailor key caps cherry clip in stabilizers would that be a good keyboard?

I currently daily drive Tecsee Sapphires and they’re pretty nice. I spring lubed them as well as the housing. It’s better lubed. I can still go for heavier ones or maybe spring swap these but I’m pretty much content with these switches since I’m comfortable typing with them. There’s a switch that I’m eyeing on though which is the Tecware Pearl Salmon. I’ve heard it’s a pretty nice tactile switch. I’m also looking at Jelly Purples from Akko which is an updated Lavender Purple and a lot of people love Lavender Purples so that’s a promising switch I think.

I love the cat just chilling behind you always

I have never used any tactile other than some browns but i used them less than 3 weeks, and im thinking of buying some preluded glorious pandas. Is that a good first choice or should i get something else

I’ve been looking into two light/medium tactile switches, cotton candy and Corsa switch, and was wondering if you have any preference and why?

Herr is a suggestion, rent a silent room, you know the soundproof with spikes on the walls where you can hear your heartbeat. Now that is the perfect place to test sound.

I like all your videos. Please could I ask a question? Is there a tactile switch that it is very similar to Kailh box browns? I wanted to install Kailh box browns in my keyboard but it's not compatible with pull through LEDS. Thanks 🙂

My first tactile is Fantasy Virus. They are quite good, I think the Virus can go to B tier in this video. But after that, I saw your video and currently, I have full 80% keyboard with Neapolitan. That's the whole new level. Same for the Dark Jade (Moyu Black). I use them for stab with Neapolitan spring. Sooo good. I'm gonna try them with TX spring to see how it sounds. Thank you for helping me finding my favorite tactiles.

TTC Bluish White slander!!! Thanks for the compilation though. Nice to have a list of a ton of tactiles in 1 place

i just did a full swap out on k552 with akko lavender purple, definetly worth it for the price. very happy with them. tactile are the way to go, i have a razer black widow as well with linear yellows and i just dont like linear as i get to many false hits if my finger rests on the key.

Neapolitan ice creams are so good, extremely tactile, thocky, good spring weight for both heavy and light lovers, not too expensive, just a very versatile switch. Highly recommend

Lol that all the tactiles I use (box royals, royal trues and halo trues) are in F tier. Obviously this all just personal preference. Love the vid!

Hi Betty, One silly Question.... Which is the most durable Tactile and Clicky switch considering no limit on the expenses ???

So where can I find the finished tier list?

Does anyone know what board Betty is using? I like that clear and brass showing through style!

can we see the chart somewhere as an image witht he names of the switches?

Thanks =] I think I will try tactiles at work~

Hi I just got my new gmmk barebones tkl with GMMK Gateron brown switch (stock). I have already used it and I am waiting for my lube kit. May I know what's the best switch for the gmmk TKL? I am more on the tactile side.

Just got the Boba U4T because of this video. Thank you for the recommendation!

for me blueberries are a A, im a light typer and with a spring swap to a slightly lighter one its much better unlubed, VERY similar to creams as they have the same housing but the only difference is them having a blue tactile stem, all same material though and it becomes smoother over time keeping the tactility, i also used them to make my very own switch(aquaberry) which is the aqua king mixed with the blueberry, can be used for cremerons, they're the perfect switch for frankenswitching imo

nice work👍👍👍

Is there a review or list of the switches somewhere?

Just a follow up on my tactile experience. I like them, but I ended up with a bad experience with the Boba U4T 68g switches. I figured why not just go with the "thock king" of the tactile switches. After about 2 months I started getting a lot of key chatter that was getting progressively worse. Multiple registers with a single tap. No register with a single, usually more taps. I swapped out the worst of them with the handful of extras I had and they even started doing the same thing while the other switches were getting worse yet. Probably at least 10, maybe 15 of the switches were pretty consistently just bad. I did a bit of research and found that it was not just me having the issue and the person that makes them or whatever was being pretty "it can't be my switches, it has to be you" about it even though there were several people saying the same thing. I hadn't taken them apart or anything since I bought the pre-lubed. So, I'm going to give a different switch a try and hopefully I get better results. For now, I'm back to my Kailh Box Jades (don't cringe )with no chatter whatsoever. #ClickySwitchesMatter 🤣🤣🤣

Is there a list form of this I could view?

What do you think about Durock Sunflower pom t1? My keyboard arrived with phantom yellows, they are smooth but I don't have anything to compare them with, I bought 20 pcs of sunflower and I like the tactility. I'm still deciding between linear and tactile switches. Thank you for this comparison.

I just got some Corsa switches from Bolsa and Gateron Sol Dark switches from Thockeys and they feel great. The Corsa are light tactile and the Sol Dark have a heavy bump and it feels good. I am getting Azure Dragons soon and the will be going in my first alu build. I love tactile switches

Hey Betty I was wondering if i make a custom keyboard if it will work on my ps4.

Did you put the gateron browns in d tier? Just curious my first mechanical keyboard the keychron c1 has them. Just kinda curious. I also have the akko jelly purple which I think are significantly better on my new akko 3068B

is there a print version of this? this tier list doesn’t have labels. i just want to know which one is s tier.

Blueberries and Jelly Blues having two bumps could be an interesting methodology for adding tactility to the various optical or magnetic switches that have multiple 'actuation' points. With a better design and light finesse, multiple actuation points could become a lot more consistent compared to just fully finessing a full-range linear to different depths. By comparison, the only other solution to this that I can think of is a multi-rate spring, where it gets noticeably heavier beyond certain points; almost between a tactile and a linear, you don't get a sharp bump with a drop in force, but you also don't get the linearity of a single-rate spring, basically tactility via spring force alone- though looking at the components of the Jelly Blues, they look to be using a dual-rate spring. Problem is, for these kind of switches, it somewhat locks you into certain hard points, rather than having the adjustable actuation points within the range of the switch; changing the otherwise analog nature, especially on full-range magnetics, to a digital trinary or quaternary by feel.

what microphone do you use? it sounds fantastic

I really do love Tactiles! My first keyboard was Cherry MX brown when mechanical keyboard were new! Still using it from the day I bought it! I used to love it a lot, but by time I hear bad reviews I started to lose interest in them, by time I started to feel they are really bad as a tactile switch. Although it is a nice switch not going to lie. Now building my first keyboard bought everything, waiting for the keyboards to go stock to buy them! Was planning to go with KBDFANS ODIN V2 but they removed the LED and it got better with flex cuts, but can’t sacrifice LED. Now deciding to get AKKO MOD 007 I bought drop Panda and I feel guilty, because when I read it is Panda and it looks so good, I prefer natural color switches so my LED doesn’t turn something weird and I do like if the switch is shin through. In hope I can find original holy panda stems to replace them with the drop panda.

Could you post time stamps or a link to the chart?

I like tactility and quiteness of Boba U4t 68g, but I struggle to find good keyboard base - any ideas for 100% (sorry, like it full-sized), wireless and hot-swap? Now only thinking of Keychron K10 but maybe some suggestion for aynthing better?

Now i want the Linear review POGGG!!!!

29:37 unexpected Guilty Gear Edit: Betty, this got me thinking. have you ever tried anything related to custom arcade sticks? I feel like there are some similarities between those and keebs ss enthusiast hobbies; plus there are some customizable arcade buttons that work with mechanical keyboard switches and the entire concept of lunchboxes

do you have experience on gateron soldark?

I love me some U4Ts. They feel so good, sounds great too. I just built my first board and it's my first "enthusiast" switch, after only having experience with browns on gaming boards I am a completely changed man now

In regards to the Purple Pandas and the Blue Velvet Tactiles, I'm pretty sure they're just the same switches, but recolored. There might be small miniscule differences in regards to stem design, but overall, material and stock spring are the same. I currently have Blue Velvets cuz they were in stock at the time and I like their color more. Blue Velvets are currently sold out and Dangkeebs have told me they plan on bringing them back around Q3, so I recommend getting Purple Pandas for the time being. I personally put them in A Tier. Solid housings where you don't need to film, and unlubed, so you can lube them yourself in anyway you so choose. The 68g spring is where I do think it can be divisive. Since my finger strength isn't super strong, I switched them out with TX 57g Long Springs, and bagged lubed with Super Lube Oil. Goes from a medium tactile to a light-medium tactile, and I quite enjoy them now. If you have the fingers for them though, I think the 68g stock spring is fine. In regards to other tactile switches I'm interested in trying: Loobed Cotton Candies, Bolsa Supply Corsa, KTT Onyx, KTT Mallow, Ajazz Diced Banana, and Ajazz Diced Kiwi.

I have a weird question. Is there any low profile optical 100% size frame/pcb?

NEXT LINEAR❗❗ waiting for it

What a fun video!! Keep it up Betty!! Nothing but love for the Switch and Click channel!

I was looking forward to the recap at the end! Bummer!

Any thoughts on the Holy Llama switch? I wonder where they fit on these ratings here. Thank you

I've recently fallen for either Kailh Speed Coppers or Kailh Box Silent Browns. I hope you review these in this video! Will see!!

You need to try JWK white jades. It's basically the same as the everglide dark jade, but deeper and generally better.