HMX Sunset Gleam

Name: HMX Sunset Gleam switch
Brand: HMX

Linear HMX

HMX Sunset Gleam is a factory-lubed linear tuned brighter and clackier, popular with builders chasing a higher-pitched stock sound signature.

HMX Sunset Gleam specs

Type	Linear
Actuation force	48g
Bottom-out force	n/a
Pre-travel	n/a
Total travel	3.5 mm
Stem	POM
Top housing	PC
Bottom housing	nylon
Spring	n/a
Factory lube	factory lubed
Pins	5-pin
Typical price	$0.50 / switch
Sound profile	clacky bright linear
Released	2024

Spec fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers rather than guesses.

Unverified: specs compiled from manufacturer listings

Switches similar to the HMX Sunset Gleam

HMX Xinhai Linear The HMX Xinhai is a light 45g-bottom linear whose POM stem gives a crisper, higher-pitched bottom-out than its sibling Macchiato; a heavier 62.5g version is also sold. Compare: HMX Sunset Gleam vs HMX Xinhai

HMX Swift Linear The HMX Swift is a light 50g-bottom linear with an LY stem and 22mm spring, tuned for a fast, creamy mid-pitched stroke. Compare: HMX Sunset Gleam vs HMX Swift

HMX Nimbus Linear HMX Nimbus is a factory-lubed linear in the popular HMX lineup, tuned toward a brighter clacky sound that many builders pair with fruity or high-pitch keycap profiles.

Which keyboards can use it?

Any hot-swap board with standard MX sockets accepts the HMX Sunset Gleam (5-pin: check that your plate or PCB supports 5-pin, or clip the legs). Use KeebScout finder to shortlist hot-swap boards that fit your budget and size, or browse the keyboard database.