We Measured the Volume of 0 Mechanical Keyboards

Every keyboard in our sound test database gets its typing audio run through automated volume analysis. Here's what 0 keyboards with real measurements look like, ranked from quietest to loudest.

Methodology: Values are relative loudness (dBFS) measured directly from each keyboard's recorded typing-sound clip, not calibrated real-world SPL from a fixed microphone distance. Treat these as comparable within this dataset — a useful signal for relative loudness, not a lab-grade acoustic measurement.

Loudest 10

#	Keyboard	Relative Volume (dBFS)

Quietest 10

#	Keyboard	Relative Volume (dBFS)

Why this matters

Volume is one of the most-asked questions before buying a mechanical keyboard — is it too loud for an office, a shared apartment, a video call? Written descriptions ("thocky," "clacky") only go so far. This dataset comes directly from real recorded typing audio, the same clips you can listen to on each keyboard's page. We'll keep expanding this as more keyboards get measured.

Full sound tests, switch comparisons, and a blind-test tool are free to use at keebsound.com.