Cherry MX Silent Red
Silent linear Cherry
The Cherry MX Silent Red is a 45g linear with integrated rubber dampeners on the stem that cut both bottom-out and upstroke noise, making it the standard quiet-office pick.
Cherry MX Silent Red specs
| Type | Silent linear |
|---|---|
| Actuation force | 45g |
| Bottom-out force | n/a |
| Pre-travel | 1.9 mm |
| Total travel | 3.7 mm |
| Stem | POM with dampeners |
| Top housing | nylon |
| Bottom housing | nylon |
| Spring | single-stage |
| Factory lube | none |
| Pins | 5-pin |
| Typical price | $0.45 / switch |
| Sound profile | hushed, dampened |
| Released | 2016 |
Spec fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers rather than guesses.
Switches similar to the Cherry MX Silent Red
Kailh Midnight Silent Red Silent linear The Kailh Midnight Silent Red is a pre-lubed 40g silent linear with widened muffler pads in the housing that make it one of the quietest stock switches available. Cherry MX Silent Black Silent linear The Cherry MX Silent Black is the 60g heavy version of Cherry's dampened linear, muting bottom-out and upstroke for typists who like MX Black weighting without the noise.
Which keyboards can use it?
Any hot-swap board with standard MX sockets accepts the Cherry MX Silent Red (5-pin: check that your plate or PCB supports 5-pin, or clip the legs). Use compare boards side by side to shortlist hot-swap boards that fit your budget and size, or browse the keyboard database.