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A one minute typing test that sounds like a mechanical keyboard. Sound is on from the start; pick any of the 25 recorded switches below to hear it, then type.
Every key you press plays a recording of a real mechanical switch, so a laptop keyboard or a phone screen sounds like a mechanical keyboard. Presspace plays the sound the moment the key goes down, with a different recording for the space bar, Enter and Backspace, and on some packs for every single key. Sound is on by default; the test above is a normal one minute test, scored the usual way.
There are 25 recorded packs, grouped by switch type. Press the play button on any of them to make it your keyboard sound and hear a short phrase, then click the test above and type. Your choice is saved, just as if you had picked it in Settings.
There are also two synthesised sounds in Settings, Typewriter and Bubble, for something less serious.
It is about what the switch does on the way down. A linear switch moves straight down with no bump, so the sound is mostly the key hitting the bottom: smooth, deep or "thocky". A tactile switch has a small bump you feel halfway down, and usually sounds a little rounder. A clicky switch adds a click at the bump, which makes it the loudest of the three.
| Type | Feel | Sound | Packs to try |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linear | Smooth, no bump | Deep thock to crisp clack | NK Cream, Gateron Black Ink, Cherry MX Red |
| Tactile | A bump halfway down | Rounded, often quieter | Holy Panda, Cherry MX Brown, Topre |
| Clicky | A bump and a click | Loud and sharp | Cherry MX Blue, Kailh Box Navy, Buckling Spring |
Keycaps change the sound too. Thin ABS caps sound higher and clackier; thick PBT caps sound lower and deeper. Several packs above come in both versions, so you can hear the difference on the same switch. For more on switches, read mechanical keyboard switches explained.
Press the gear icon at the top right of the page, or the Sound settings button above, and open the Sound tab. Every pack is listed there by switch type, with a box to type into and hear it. The same tab has:
Press Ctrl + K and type "sound" to jump straight to any of these.
Yes. Your keyboard sound plays in the typing test, the challenges and the training games, which all run in the same typing area. The arcade games have their own music and sound effects. Key Hero, a rhythm game, is best of all with sound on: every letter is a note. Browse all 26 on the typing games page.
Yes. All 25 packs are recordings of real switches, from the open-source kbsim project by Thomas Lai and Mechvibes by Hai Nguyen, both MIT licensed. Some packs have a separate sound for every key, and some include the softer sound of the key coming back up.
Open Settings with the gear icon at the top of the page, go to the Sound tab and switch Keyboard sound off. You can also lower the volume there, or keep the sound on and switch off the mistake thud and the clean-word tick separately.
It is a matter of taste. People who like a deep, muted sound often pick Topre or a lubed linear like NK Cream or Gateron Black Ink. People who like a sharp click pick Cherry MX Blue, Kailh Box Navy or the Buckling Spring of an IBM Model M. Try a few with the play buttons above.
Not directly, but sound is useful feedback. The mistake thud lets your ears catch a wrong key before your eyes do, and a steady click makes your rhythm easy to hear. Many people simply find typing more pleasant with it, which makes it easier to practise for longer.
Browsers only start audio after you interact with the page, so click the test or press a play button first. Then check the volume in Settings, your device volume and, on a phone, that it is not on silent. Headphones make the stereo setting work best.
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