A clacky keyboard sounds bright and sharp: a crisp, higher note on each press, the opposite of a deep thock. Some people want exactly that, and others want to avoid it, especially in a shared room. It is hard to tell from a spec sheet which one you are getting. The case, the plate, the switches and the keycaps all shape it. The makers of every pack below describe their recording as clacky, so you can hear for yourself which boards sound that way before you pick one.
This list ranks the keyboards with clacky sound packs that people opened most in the 30 days to November 12, 2026, counting each person once a day. Only packs described as clacky count toward a board's views. We have not used these keyboards ourselves. The sound comes from the community's recordings, and the facts below come from each maker's own pages, linked.
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At a glance
| Keyboard | Switches in its clacky packs | Pack views |
|---|---|---|
| 1. IQUNIX Q66 | Holy Panda | 1,562 |
| 2. SteelSeries Apex Pro TKL | OmniPoint, OmniPoint 2.0, OmniPoint 3.0 | 1,192 |
| 3. Wooting 60HE | Lekker L60, Lekker Tikken | 944 |
| 4. Razer Huntsman V3 Pro 8KHz | Razer Analog Optical Gen-2 | 717 |
| 5. ATK RS6 Ultra Aspas Edition | ATK magnetic (stock) | 508 |
| 6. MonsGeek FUN60 Max | Akko magnetic | 401 |
| 7. Razer Huntsman V3 | Razer Analog Optical, Gen-2 | 293 |
| 8. Wobkey Rainy 75 Pro | Kailh Cocoa | 218 |
| 9. ATK RS6 Ultra | ATK magnetic (stock) | 173 |
| 10. HyperX Alloy Origins | HyperX Red | 166 |
Pack views count each person once a day.
1. IQUNIX Q66
The pack people opened most of all is "ASMR Programming Soundpack", which its maker says was recorded on an IQUNIX Q66 with Holy Panda tactile switches and describes in one word: clacky (pack page). We could not find the Q66 on IQUNIX's own store, so we have no maker page to check its case, mount or connections against, and we leave them out. The pack lists Holy Panda as a tactile switch.
Most listened clacky board
IQUNIX Q66
Played 1,563 times on Mechvibes in the last 30 days, and counting.
2. SteelSeries Apex Pro TKL
A tenkeyless board with an aluminum frame and top plate. SteelSeries now sells the Gen 3, launched in September 2024, with OmniPoint 3.0 magnetic switches you can set to count a press anywhere from 0.1 to 4.0 mm, plus rapid trigger (SteelSeries, GN). Its four clacky packs cover three switch generations, from the original OmniPoint to OmniPoint 3.0, so you can hear how the board changed.
2nd most listened
SteelSeries Apex Pro TKL
Played 1,999 times on Mechvibes in the last 30 days across 12 community packs, and counting.
3. Wooting 60HE
A 60% board sold through Wooting's own store. The model at its address is now the 60HE+: an ABS case and Lekker L60s magnetic switches, set per key from 0.1 to 4.0 mm in 0.1 mm steps (Wooting). Wooting also sells a newer 60HE v2 with an FR4 plate and Lekker Tikken switches (Wooting). Two of its three clacky packs record Lekker L60 switches and one records Lekker Tikken switches.
3rd most listened
Wooting 60HE
Played 1,018 times on Mechvibes in the last 30 days across 6 community packs, and counting.
4. Razer Huntsman V3 Pro 8KHz
Razer's analog optical board with an aluminum top plate and lubricated Analog Optical Gen-2 switches, set to count a press anywhere from 0.1 to 4.0 mm, with rapid trigger and 8000 Hz polling. Razer says each switch sits in a dense foam layer for a muted typing sound (Razer). Its one pack is described as both thocky and clacky, so it sits between the two.
4th most listened
Razer Huntsman V3 Pro 8KHz
Played 718 times on Mechvibes in the last 30 days, and counting.
5. ATK RS6 Ultra Aspas Edition
A 65% board in an aluminum case: ATK's RS6 Ultra made with Aspas. ATK lists PBT dye-sub Cherry-profile keycaps, a choice of TTC RGB Magneto or Gateron Jade Gaming Max switches, 8000 Hz polling and a wired connection (ATK). It is the same board as number 9 in another edition. Its pack records the stock magnetic switches and is described as clacky, thocky and creamy.
5th most listened
ATK RS6 Ultra Aspas Edition
Played 509 times on Mechvibes in the last 30 days, and counting.
6. MonsGeek FUN60 Max
A 60% board with a tray mount, an aluminum plate and Akko Glare magnetic switches you can set from 0.1 to 3.4 mm. It works over a USB-C cable, 2.4 GHz or Bluetooth 5.0 (MonsGeek). MonsGeek sells it on the same page as the FUN60 Pro, the name the pack's maker uses. Its one pack is described only as clacky.
6th most listened
MonsGeek FUN60 Max
Played 402 times on Mechvibes in the last 30 days, and counting.
7. Razer Huntsman V3
The library lists this board as the Huntsman V3, but its packs are titled Razer Huntsman V3 Pro, the same line as number 4, and one of them is titled Huntsman V3 Pro TKL. The Huntsman V3 Pro comes as a full-size, tenkeyless or mini board, with an aluminum top plate and actuation from 0.1 to 4.0 mm (Razer). Two of its three clacky packs record Analog Optical Gen-2 switches and one records the earlier Analog Optical switches.
7th most listened
Razer Huntsman V3
Played 293 times on Mechvibes in the last 30 days across 3 community packs, and counting.
8. Wobkey Rainy 75 Pro
A 75% board with 81 keys in a CNC aluminum case, with a gasket mount and an FR4 plate. It connects over USB-C, 2.4 GHz or Bluetooth 5.0 and has a 7000 mAh battery (Wobkey). Wobkey sells the Pro with JWK WOB or Kailh Cocoa linear switches, chosen when you order (Wobkey store). Its clacky pack records Kailh Cocoa switches and is described as clacky and creamy.
8th most listened
Wobkey Rainy 75 Pro
Played 4,086 times on Mechvibes in the last 30 days across 3 community packs, and counting.
9. ATK RS6 Ultra
The same 65% aluminum board as number 5 in its standard edition. ATK describes the RS6 series as wired and hot-swap, with screw-in PCB stabilizers and 8000 Hz polling (ATK). Both ATK packs record the stock magnetic switches, so you can hear two recordings of the same board side by side.
9th most listened
ATK RS6 Ultra
Played 173 times on Mechvibes in the last 30 days, and counting.
10. HyperX Alloy Origins
A wired board with a full aluminum body, a detachable USB-C cable and three tilt angles. HyperX sells it with HyperX Red linear or HX Aqua tactile switches (HyperX). Its pack records HyperX Red switches.
10th most listened
HyperX Alloy Origins
Played 184 times on Mechvibes in the last 30 days across 3 community packs, and counting.
How to listen
Every pack page has a keyboard you can type on. Turn the volume up and type anywhere on the page to hear the pack. To hear it while you work in other apps, download Mechvibes, open the pack and press Install.
The same keyboard can sound very different from one recording to the next. Switches, keycaps, the desk and the microphone all change the sound, so a board that sounds clacky in one pack may sound deeper in another. Several boards here also have packs described as thocky or creamy. If you own a keyboard that sounds clacky and is missing from this list, you can record your own pack and add it to the library.