We build keyboards we want to type on
Typovox is a small workshop obsessed with the feel and sound of a keystroke. We design hot-swap boards, source switches and keycaps we believe in, and assemble and test every order by hand before it ships.
A keyboard is the one tool most of us touch all day. It should feel deliberate, not disposable.
How we started
Typovox began the way most keyboard obsessions do: with one board that did not feel right, and a weekend spent taking it apart. Lubing switches, swapping plates, tuning stabilizers — each small change taught us how much the details matter, and how few off-the-shelf keyboards bother with them.
So we built the keyboard we wanted, then a few for friends, then a small catalog. Everything we sell is something we use ourselves: boards that are hot-swap so you never need a soldering iron, switches we have hand-tested, and keycaps chosen for both how they look and how they sound.
The workshop today
We keep the range deliberately tight: a handful of layouts from 40% to full-size, a curated set of switches across linear, tactile, clicky and silent, and keycap sets in the profiles we actually reach for. Every board is assembled, flashed and bench-tested before it leaves us.
We would rather do a small number of things properly than carry everything. If a part is not good enough to put in our own builds, it does not go in the catalog.
Principles
01
Hot-swap, always
No soldering iron, no permanence you regret. Every board takes switches by hand, so you can change the feel of your keyboard in minutes instead of rebuilding it.
02
Tuned, not just assembled
Stabilizers come pre-clipped and partially tuned, switches arrive factory-lubed, and every board is bench-tested for sound and consistency before it ships.
03
Honest specs
Real layouts, real materials, real switch weights. The spec table on every product page is the spec sheet we would want to read before buying.
The build process
Pick a base
Choose a layout and a mount. Compact 60/65% for desk space, 75% or TKL for the function row, 1800 or full-size for a numpad. Gasket mount for cushion, top mount for crispness.
Choose a feel
Linear for smooth and fast, tactile for feedback, clicky for sound, silent for shared spaces. Switch weight sets how much each press resists. Try the tester if you are unsure.
Dress it
A keycap profile and colorway change both comfort and sound. Doubleshot for permanence, dye-sub for smooth texture, shine-through for RGB. Add a coiled cable to finish.
Build & test
Hot-swap means push-fit assembly in minutes. We bench-test every prebuilt and kit, flash the firmware, and check every key registers before it ships — typically within 48 hours.
The bench
LEAD BUILDER
[Team member — pending]
Owns assembly, stabilizer tuning and final sound testing. Has built more boards than is strictly reasonable.
SOURCING & QC
[Team member — pending]
Selects switches and keycap sets, runs incoming quality checks, and manages the catalog. Will not stock a part that fails the bench.