Zeal Clickiez Convertible

Quick Summary

The Zeal Clickiez is the rare switch that refuses to pick a lane: a single MX-compatible switch that transforms between clicky, tactile, and linear by repositioning an ALPS-style click leaf. The headline is the tactility — in its bumped modes this is one of the most aggressive, defined tactile events you can put under a keycap, paired with a click that leans deep rather than shrill. It’s a switch for tinkerers and feedback-lovers who want to dial in feel per key, not a fit-and-forget option for someone after a quiet, neutral board.

Specs and Feel

On paper this 32g variant is light — roughly 32g actuation and a 40g bottom-out — but the 73g peak force is the whole story. That peak lands while the click leaf is engaged, so in clicky or tactile mode the bump is enormous, borderline polarizing; owners consistently call it the strongest tactility they have ever felt. The click itself sits lower and rounder than a typical Cherry Blue, with real depth rather than a tinny snap, and it stays surprisingly restrained in volume for a clicky. In tactile mode you keep that monster bump without the audible click; in linear mode the leaf is moved aside for a plain glide. Smoothness and stem wobble are respectable for a switch built around a moving leaf. The one caveat owners flag repeatedly: in clicky and tactile modes the click leaf can hang in the depressed position on stabilized keys.

Tuning

Don’t lube the click leaf — it needs to move freely to do its job. The stock 40g bottom-out is genuinely light, and some owners find it too light, swapping in heavier springs (18mm 50g springs pulled from a set of Gateron Cap V2 Reds are one documented route) to firm up the keypress without touching the tactility. The housing accepts standard MX springs, so weighting is easy to dial per board. Use Cherry-style stabilizers only — Costar wires interfere with the leaf housing.

Verdict

Buy the Clickiez if you want the strongest tactile event on the market and the freedom to set each key to clicky, tactile, or linear. It’s an enthusiast’s switch — fiddly to convert, light in stock form, and quirky on stabs — but owners who like it really like it, and there’s genuinely nothing else like it. Next to a conventional clicky like a Kailh Box White it’s in another universe of feedback and configurability. If you just want a clean, no-setup clicky board, look elsewhere; for the curious tinkerer, it’s a standout.