Matias Click vs Matias Quiet Click
This one is a clicky against a tactile: the Matias Click and the Matias Quiet Click feel different from the first press, and no amount of tuning closes that. Our library of every switch we simulate cross-links them because this matchup keeps coming up. Start with the A/B bursts below, then take the spec table and the picks in order.
Hear them back to back
simulated from real specssound loads on your first tapShortcuts: press A or B anywhere outside a text box to fire that burst. Use the volume trims to loudness-match the pair before judging which sounds better.
Spec by spec
| Spec | Matias Click | Matias Quiet Click |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Clicky | Tactile (silent) |
| Brand rates force at | actuation | actuation |
| Actuation force | 60 g | 60 g |
| Bottom-out force | not published | not published |
| Pre-travel | 2.2 mm | 2.2 mm |
| Total travel | 3.5 mm | 3.5 mm |
| Silent (dampened) | No | Yes |
| Factory lubed | No | No |
| MX-compatible stem | No | No |
| Price tier | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Street price | varies | varies |
Matias advertises an actuation force for both of these, so the two headline figures in this table are measured at the same point and can be read against each other.
Verdict
Feel is the headline difference here: the Matias Click is a clicky switch while the Matias Quiet Click is a tactile, and that shapes every keystroke. Noise tips things as well: only the Matias Quiet Click carries silencing pads, and that matters more in practice than any spec sheet suggests. Both are rated 60 g at actuation, the only measuring point with a published figure for each, so the spec sheet will not settle weight. The Matias Quiet Click comes out ahead of the Matias Click for gaming and for typing, and it is the dampened one, so a shared room is not an argument, so this comparison has one answer instead of a set of them.
- Overall pick
- Matias Quiet Click
This pair does not split by use case: the Matias Quiet Click comes out ahead of the Matias Click on all three, so there is one pick here rather than three.
Force curves
Matias Click
Matias publishes no bottom-out force for this switch, so the dashed end of the curve is an estimate, not a spec. Everything up to actuation comes from the published numbers.
Matias Quiet Click
Matias publishes no bottom-out force for this switch, so the dashed end of the curve is an estimate, not a spec. Everything up to actuation comes from the published numbers.
Matias Click or Matias Quiet Click: the long answer
The table above already holds the answer. Here is what it means under a finger. Feel splits them at the root: both raise a bump, but only the Matias Click makes a noise about it. Both come out at 60 g at actuation, and actuation is the only point with a figure for each of them, so the tie is on the spec sheet rather than proven in the hand. The two stroke depths are identical, 2.2 mm to actuation inside 3.5 mm of total travel. No spec under this one outranks it, so answer the bump question before you weigh anything else.
Sound is where most people finally pick a side. Played back to back, the Matias Click is modern Alps-style click, brighter than vintage against damped Alps-style thud, office-safe from the Matias Quiet Click. Only the Matias Quiet Click is pad-dampened. That removes the top of the bottom-out entirely, which is a bigger change than any number in the table above, and it is why the Matias Click is the one people hear through a wall. These demos are synthesized from published specs and documented character rather than studio recordings, which every player on the site says plainly.
On cost and convenience, both are mid priced. Lube is on you with both of these, which is a real cost in time whichever one you order. Worth knowing before you order: neither of these uses an MX style stem, so neither will drop into a standard hot-swap board or accept ordinary MX keycaps, and they do not share a mount with each other either.
This one does not split. Every axis we score points the same direction: the Matias Quiet Click is our pick for gaming, for typing and for a shared desk. On speed, it is the easier switch of the pair to press quickly and repeatedly. On typing feel, the bump tells your fingers the key registered, which is most of what typists want. On noise, its dampening keeps the sound from carrying across the room. That leaves the Matias Click to anyone who wants a clicky stroke specifically, which the scoring cannot weigh for you. Match the trims above, play both, and trust whichever one you keep replaying.
Want the full story on either switch? Read the dedicated Matias Click page and the Matias Quiet Click page. If you are here to check the board you already own, use our free keyboard tester.
Frequently asked questions
Is the Matias Click or the Matias Quiet Click the better gaming switch?
We pick the Matias Quiet Click for gaming. Of the two it has the less intrusive stroke for rapid repeated presses.
Is the Matias Click quieter than the Matias Quiet Click?
The Matias Quiet Click is clearly quieter. It is a factory dampened silent switch, so both the bottom-out and the release are softened, while the Matias Click produces a normal click on every press.
Which switch is heavier, the Matias Click or the Matias Quiet Click?
Neither, as far as the published numbers go: both are rated 60 g at actuation, the only measuring point with a published figure for each. Bottom-out is where two switches matched at actuation often diverge, but neither switch here has a published bottom-out figure at all. Treat this as a tie on the spec sheet rather than a proven match in the hand.
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