Keycaps reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 117 Reddit reviews across 23 subreddits and 78 posts to rank the best Keycaps brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/WootingKB, r/mkindia, r/Keychron, r/ErgoMechKeyboards, r/keyboards. Top-rated brands include GMK (4.6/5), CuriosityCaps (4.6/5), Keychron (4.3/5).
Stats
Reviews117
Subreddits23
Posts78
Brands62
Products73
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#1
GMK
4.6
(11)
"I really like my GMK Cosmos."
"I’m rocking GMK Vaporwave currently. GMK would be my go to for high end keycaps."
"I love my GMK extended 2048. Theyre expensive but the quality is really noticable"
"GMK NORSE for the win"
"You’ve clearly only scratched the surface of the world of keycaps... check out “GMK” keycaps!"
"Best quality are GMK, ePBT, PBTFans"
"There's a GMK BAE group buy going right now."
"GMK (I got a set at novelkeys.com) frequently came up as one of the top quality types."
"From the few GMK sets I've had on my HHKB, the problem child was the enter key. Tried with 3 different sliders — PBB v1, Densus, PBB v2."
"Gmk 8008 blue"
#2
CuriosityCaps
4.6
(8)
"They have some of the best collections i have personally got pudding keycaps from there its really nice."
"[https://curiositycaps.in/](https://curiositycaps.in/)"
"[CuriosityCaps.in](http://CuriosityCaps.in)"
"You can check my website and see if you like any."
"[https://curiositycaps.in/](https://curiositycaps.in/) and stackskb, genesicpc for budget, neomacro for mid-high end."
"For budget sets you can check CuriosityCaps. They have a premium selection too, check those out too."
"Curiositycaps.in . Sahil has some goated sets and a vast collection."
"I just got these from curiositycaps."
#3
Keychron
4.3
(8)
"I personally use these"
"I have a Keycron K8 and I put pudding caps on the keyboard and I have brown switches"
"I kind of like them better than the nearly completely flat and symmetrical Nuphy keycaps."
"You may have a look at this."
"I just ordered a black set from Keychron direct."
"Anywhere you recommend to get them? Looking for a purple/blue theme."
"The standard K2 HE comes with a shine through cherry profile set you can buy separately (Keychron SKU = PBT-111) but its out of stock at moment."
"I ended up buying Keychron low profile keys which have a less cramped shape for better typing accuracy too."
#4
Akko
4.0
(5)
"You can try out Akko's MDA profile, they are pretty good."
"Look at Akko and Womier keycap sets."
"If you’re into OSA keycaps and want a retro look, you should check out Akko’s Retro ASA sets or Darmoshark’s keycaps."
"Check out Akko's keycaps."
"XVX uses the same mold that Akko had in their cherry profile sets."
#5
AliExpress
3.8
(5)
"Have a look on aliexpress - a full set will come with ANSI and ISO keys."
"I would honestly order off Aliexpress... Just remember to shop from shops with 96+% rating and more than 2k followers."
"Just find a regular set that you like, in a profile that you like, then go on AliExpress and find an another set in the same profile for cheap."
"Edit: you need $10 to get free shipping so add a keycap puller."
"Aliexpress"
#6
PBTFans
4.3
(4)
"Its my favorite"
"I just ordered these blue keycaps from PBTFans, but they won't ship for a few months."
"Pbtfans and gmk"
"PBTfans BOW."
#7
XVX
4.0
(4)
"I like these two sets: Cleaner WOB, with only the "aesthetics!" Japan"
"For about 1.5k you can get xvx pudding v2 keycaps which are pretty good feel is alright but RGB diffusion is pretty nice."
"If you don't mind south-facing legends on keycaps, you can try something like XVX Side Print Keycaps."
"The XVX Jadestone board has south facing lights but well designed topographic caps."
#8
Drop
4.7
(3)
"MT3 is literally all I use anymore, with the exception of one MA set I have on one of my gaming pads."
"If you like MT3 profile, go here to grab it."
"Drop has their DCL Shadow ones."
#9
Nuphy
3.5
(4)
"I ordered the Nuphy Kick75, I also added the "Canopus Shine-through nSA" keycaps."
"Nuphy provides a cream-colored version of their canopus cherry keycaps for full-sized keyboards."
"If these aren't the best I may try the Nuphy keycaps."
"There's Nuphy's Canopus set which are also south-facing, legends-on-top keycaps."
#10
Curiosity Caps
4.0
(3)
"There's also a good collection of them on curiositycaps."
"I also have some options on My Site and see if any if those works for you"
"Checkout my website https://curiositycaps.in/"
#11
Lowpro
5.0
(2)
"I got ldsa (?) keycaps from lowprokb and I’ve loved it."
"I recently switches to the lowpro ldsa caps and absolutely love them."
#12
JLC
4.5
(2)
"A few months ago I got some Chicago Steno keycaps printed at JLC using the Nylon PA12-HP material and they are great! Nice and durable, and the dimensions are perfect."
"Yep i did jlc black resin. Quite like them after a month. Printing quality to me feels fantastic"
#13
MBK
4.5
(2)
"I love MBK Glows on it - they feel even better than the Voyager keys."
"If you care about the glow and use RGB, check out the MBK Glow caps."
#14
KBDiy
4.5
(2)
"I like this one. It's called KOA profile Outer Space by kbdiy from ali"
"I was pleasantly surprised with the consistency of the prints for cheap keycaps."
#15
Keycaps
4.0
(2)
"I’ve had good luck with Amazon keycaps. I haven’t tried [these specifically](https://a.co/d/7x4tjM7) but I’ve seen good things about them."
"Found [these](https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256804864512484.html) on aliexpress, I'll try and order them."
#16
OEM
4.0
(2)
"Get black OEM keycaps for meckeys ig"
"I recently bought some oem white stamped keys from Amazon (US)."
#17
KBDFans
4.0
(2)
"KBDFans extended 2048 on aftermarket."
"Base kit is sold out but you might find a set in the aftermarket."
#18
SteelSeries
4.0
(2)
"I've heard of these keypads which are good for lighting."
"Officially included and on sale are Steel Series pudding keycaps."
#19
Tai-Hao
3.5
(2)
"I bought the blanks for my Voyager, but the extended caps for the thumb-keys had the wrong orientation, so make sure to check that before ordering."
"Voyager comes with Tai-hao's. So same keycaps."
#20
HyperX
3.5
(2)
"Buy hyperx alloy one from amazon."
"Pudding keycaps are a pretty basic and attractive option if you're looking to customise your keeb for the first time."
#21
KLP
5.0
(1)
"I did nylon for my KLP keycaps and I am super happy with them. They have a nice texture to them and look and feel still as new after almost a year of usage."
#22
Yuzukeycaps
5.0
(1)
"Try Yuzukeycaps.com, had one made there."
#23
KiiBOOM
5.0
(1)
"This set of keycaps is a collaboration between KiiBOOM and the famous Instagram content creator."
#24
3D Keycap
5.0
(1)
"Get the resin ones. Kinda expensive but worth it."
#25
Deep Sea Silent
5.0
(1)
"Lovely stuff."
#26
Haring
5.0
(1)
"Look for Haring or Graffiti keycaps on Amazon or Ali Express and..."
#27
Cerakey
5.0
(1)
"Can’t beat Cerakey."
#28
Osume
5.0
(1)
"The nicest white keycaps I've ever seen."
#29
Divinikey
5.0
(1)
"Divinikey, baby!"
#30
Keyoo
5.0
(1)
"Has some nice keycaps (and hall effect switches)"
#31
Keychron K8 Custom Black Pudding Keycap Set
5.0
(1)
"I bought a K8 and put abs pudding keycaps north-facing to see what my keyboard looks like."
#32
Max Gaming Shine Through Double Shot PBT Keycaps Set
5.0
(1)
"[https://www.maxgaming.com/en/keycaps/shine-through-double-shot-pbt-keycaps-set-black](https://www.maxgaming.com/en/keycaps/shine-through-double-shot-pbt-keycaps-set-black)"
#33
Goblintechkeys
4.0
(1)
"Also, consider Yuzu if you're wanting to do a custom set. Goblintechkeys does all over dye sub as well."
#34
Voidcaps
4.0
(1)
"You can check a look about this Entropy-Punk Nebulae"
#35
Mchose
4.0
(1)
"I bought it from here : https://www.keyfinity.in/products/mchose-gx87"
#36
Key Cobo
4.0
(1)
"Key Cobo is gonna be your best bet bases are usually around that price. Double shot ABS in the quality and everything is on par with GMK."
#37
MX Style
4.0
(1)
"Most mx style keycaps will work"
#38
Razer
4.0
(1)
"Maybe the razer phantom keycaps ?, i like mine on my huntsman v2 analog"
#39
spkeyboards
4.0
(1)
"I'm typing this on their SA."
#40
MoErgo
4.0
(1)
"MoErgo is also working on PBT MCC caps with an RGB shine-through 'window'."
#41
Womier
4.0
(1)
"Check out womier low profile keycaps."
#42
Prototypist
4.0
(1)
"PT have an ISO 75% for £86."
#43
Cherry Profile Keycaps
4.0
(1)
"Any Cherry profile key caps work fine for the 60HE+."
#44
Kailh Choc Keycaps
4.0
(1)
"Amazon, ebay and Aliexpress. Search for kailh choc keycaps."
#45
YMDK
4.0
(1)
"I went with some ymdk cyber style keycaps off of amazon, they have south facing shine through."
#46
Keeb.io
4.0
(1)
"Keeb.io makes a keycap set of all 1u keys for split keyboards."
#47
FKCaps
4.0
(1)
"Fkcaps make completely custom sets, they ship from Malaysia iirc"
#48
Yuzu Keycaps
4.0
(1)
"We pushed an update yesterday to Yuzu Keycaps that brought all prices down, up to 20%."
#49
CoffeeKeys
4.0
(1)
"[https://coffeekeys.eu/collections/keycaps](https://coffeekeys.eu/collections/keycaps) (code **KBDNEWS** for 10% off)."
#50
Aula
4.0
(1)
"For keycaps, I have these ones for my keycron k8 and I like them: https://amzn.eu/d/9yeb7GR"
#51
Logitech Replacement Keycaps
4.0
(1)
"Best price for a set. I paid $40 when I ordered them from another vendor."
#52
Cherry MX Keycap
4.0
(1)
"All cherry MX style key cap will be compatible."
#53
Tens Traitors
4.0
(1)
"Tens Traitors , ducky’s e glorious essas 3 são de fácil acesso de fores de PT"
#54
Yongqiu
4.0
(1)
"The Yongqiu ones are a direct clone of the GMK wob while still being available."
#55
Ducky
4.0
(1)
"Ducky keycaps are OEM profile so they have slightly different dimensions to Cherry profile."
#56
NuPhy
4.0
(1)
"[These may work](https://nuphy.com/products/nsa-shine-through) since the K1 Pro has regular stabilizers."
#57
LowProKb
4.0
(1)
"LowProKb is definitely more versed into keycaps and switches."
#58
Nocturnals
4.0
(1)
"Nocturnals are great, but so are pinks."
#59
Kailh Choc
3.0
(1)
"Aftermarket keycaps are rather rare for these kind of switches."
#60
Krome
3.0
(1)
"They only have half-backlit keycaps."
#61
Keyreative
3.0
(1)
"Do these fit the bill? There seems to be an ISO key in the add-ons pack."
#62
Logitech
2.0
(1)
"But you could get illuminated keycaps for original 915 from aliexpress on amazon."
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