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Keyboard Accessories

Everything around the keyboard: 35 wrist rests, deskmats, cables, stabilizers, tools and small fixes, grouped by what they do.

Wrist rests Deskmats and mouse pads Coiled keyboard cables Stabilizers Keycap pullers, lube and modding tools Cleaning Feet, grip tape and stands

Where to start

New keyboard: a deskmat and a keycap puller.
Tall keyboard: a wrist rest the same height as the front edge.
Rattly spacebar: new stabilizers or a lube job.
Also see rotary knobs and keycaps.

6 products

Keyboard wrist rests

A wrist rest keeps your wrists level with a raised keyboard, which matters most on high-profile boards. Stone stays cool and firm, silicone is soft and easy to clean, and fabric is the most cushioned. Stone vs silicone vs fabric wrist rests.

KBDfans Quartz Stone Wrist Rest

A solid quartz-stone wrist rest, 20 mm tall and 80 mm deep, in three lengths: 296 mm for 60% boards, 320 mm for 65% and 75%, and 360 mm for 80%/TKL. It is heavy — around 880 g for the 60% size — so it stays put without a grippy base, and it ships with its own rubber feet. Black, White, Golden and Chaos Origins finishes; the stone is natural, so the veining varies piece to piece. Hard and cool rather than cushioned: a palm-support pick, not a soft pad.

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Keychron Silicone Palm Rest

A soft silicone palm rest cut to match specific Keychron boards, sold by length — from a 118 mm numpad rest and a 306 mm 60% rest up to 447 mm for full-size, with Alice and split versions. Keychron lists the matching boards per size (the 327.5 mm 75%/65% rest fits the V1, V2, Q1 Pro, Q2 and Q2 Pro, for example), so check your board's length before ordering. Black is the core colour, with gray, light purple and light pink in some sizes. Availability varies by size — several lengths sell out at a time.

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Akko Steamed Bun Wrist Rest

Akko's Lycra-fabric wrist rest in its Steamed Bun theme, made to match the Steamed Bun keyboard and keycaps. Two sizes: a 75 size for compact and 75% boards and a 108 size for full-size keyboards. A cushioned, soft-surface rest — the opposite approach to a stone or wood rest — and the easy pick if you already run the Steamed Bun set or want a themed desk.

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Grifiti Fat Wrist Pad 17 x 8

A 17 x 8 inch wide wrist rest for full-size keyboards and a mouse, on sale at Apos on 13 November 2026.

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Grifiti Slim Wrist Pad 12"

A 12-inch slim wrist rest for small, thin and compact keyboards. $13.98 at Apos on 13 November 2026.

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Grifiti Slim Wrist Pad 17"

A 17 x 4 inch slim wrist rest for full-length, slim-profile keyboards. $15.98 at Apos on 13 November 2026.

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Deskmats and mouse pads

A deskmat dampens typing sound, stops the keyboard sliding and ties the desk together. Glass pads suit fast mouse movement. All deskmats.

Bob Ross Deskmat

An officially licensed deskmat printed with landscapes from The Joy of Painting, six scenes to choose from, with stitched edges and a non-slip base. $23.99, down from $29.99 (20% off) during Apos's August sale.

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Nuxroskb Monotype Deskmat

An off-shape deskmat with an extended area for more wrist and mouse coverage. Rough, durable surface, 908mm x 358mm, available in Crimson, Off-White, and Phantom. $25.

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Substance Deskmat R3

A deskmat designed by Nuxroskb with a smooth cloth surface and rubber bottom, in six colorways: Old School, Vintage, Mictlan, Evil, Blacksnail, and Oblivion. 912mm x 418mm. $23.

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Cork Keyboard Pad

A cork desk pad sized to the keyboard footprint rather than the full desk — cork's cellular structure acts as a natural acoustic dampener for a deeper sound. Sized for 40%, 60-65%, 80%, and 100% layouts. $4.80-$7.20.

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Pwnage Precision Control Gaming Cloth Mousepad

Pwnage Precision Control cloth gaming mousepad at Apos.

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Pwnage Ultra Glide Pyramid Glasspad

A Pwnage glass gaming mouse pad. From $69.99 at Apos on 13 November 2026.

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Nyomi Glass Mouse Pad

A Pwnage glass mouse pad with Nyomi artwork. $99.99 at Apos on 13 November 2026.

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Coiled keyboard cables

A coiled USB-C cable keeps the desk tidy and adds a splash of color. An aviator connector lets you unplug the keyboard without reaching behind the desk. Keyboard customization tips.

Aviator Coiled USB C Cable

A coiled USB-C keyboard cable with an aviator connector, from Pwnage. $19.99 at Apos on 13 November 2026.

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Pwnage USB-C Paracord Cable (USB-A to C)

A flexible paracord USB-A to USB-C cable from Pwnage. $6.99 at Apos on 13 November 2026.

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Keyboard stabilizers

Stabilizers sit under the spacebar, Enter, Shift and Backspace. Good ones stop rattle. Check whether your board takes plate-mount or screw-in stabilizers before you buy. How to lube switches and stabilizers.

Durock Screw-In Stabilizers

Durock PCB screw-in stabilizers in clear or smoky translucent housings. $16 at Apos on 13 November 2026.

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Durock Piano Plate Mount Stabilizers

Durock plate-mount stabilizers with gold-finished wires. $10 at Apos on 13 November 2026.

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Cherry PCB Mount Screw-in Stabilizers

Cherry's own screw-in stabilizers, the set every other stabilizer gets compared to. They mount through the PCB and clamp down with a screw instead of clipping into the plate, so the housing cannot rock loose and start rattling under a spacebar. The 60 set is 4x 2U plus one 6.25U; the 104 set is 7x 2U, one 6.25U and an extra 7U wire. The usual starting point for a clip-and-lube job.

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Typeplus x YiKB Screw-in Stabilizers

Screw-in stabilizers built around a secured wire mechanism that holds the wire in its housing, which is the joint that pops loose and starts ticking on cheaper sets. Typeplus also claims a more forgiving lubing tolerance, so a first attempt is less likely to end up over- or under-lubed. Both the 60 and 104 kits ship with an extra 7U wire, foam stickers, screws and washers; 3U and 6U wires are sold separately.

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KBDfans Dyboox PC Screw-in Stabilizers

KBDfans' in-house polycarbonate screw-in set, and the cheapest way to replace the plate-mount stabilizers a prebuilt shipped with. Each 60 or 104 kit includes an extra 7U wire, stabilizer foam stickers, screws and washers — the foam is what stops the housing knocking against the PCB on every spacebar press. Sold in several colors, though not every color is stocked at once.

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Gateron Plate Mounted Stabilizers

Plate-mount stabilizers for boards whose PCB has no screw holes — they clip into the plate instead, which is how most prebuilts and older kits are built. The white version comes lubed from the factory but not clipped; the black version ships dry. Gateron sells a 60/87 set and a 104 set, each with an extra 7U wire. Check the board first: KBDfans notes these do not fit the plates and PCBs it sells.

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Keycap pullers, lube and modding tools

A puller is the one tool every hot-swap keyboard owner needs. The rest are for lubing switches, swapping springs and opening up a board. Keycap puller guide.

Keychron 2-in-1 Switch and Keycap Puller

A single dual-ended tool that covers both jobs: one end is a wire-loop keycap puller, the other is a clamp that grips the upper and lower latches of a switch so it lifts straight out of a hot-swap socket. Gripping the latches instead of prying is the point, because prying is what bends switch pins and chews up the PCB. If you only buy one removal tool, this is the one to buy.

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Gateron Switch and Keycap Puller

Gateron's take on the same dual-ended design, sold through Keychron and a couple of dollars cheaper than the Keychron version. The wire loop pulls keycaps without scuffing the sides, and the sprung clamp at the other end releases switches from the plate. The smoked housing with orange arms is the only real difference in use, so pick on price and color.

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KBDfans Lube Tools Collection

The four-piece starter set for lubing your own switches: two fine lube brushes, a pair of tweezers, and a switch stem holder that grips the stem so you can paint it evenly without touching it. Buying these separately costs more than the set, and the stem holder is the piece most beginners skip and then wish they had.

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Gateron Switch Opener

A 126mm metal block that pops a switch housing apart in one press, so you can clean or lube the stem and rails instead of replacing the switch. The step past cleaning keycaps: a scratchy or crunchy switch is usually debris inside the housing, not a dead switch. Fits Cherry MX-style housings; it does not fit Kailh BOX switches.

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Stainless Steel Switch Springs

Replacement switch springs in different weights, for changing how much force each key takes. $10 at Apos on 13 November 2026.

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KBDfans Anti-Static ESD-11 Tweezers

A 14cm stainless steel tweezer with a fine curved tip, for the parts of a clean your fingers cannot reach. Lifting hair and crumbs out of a switch housing, retrieving a stabiliser clip that fell into the case, seating a spring back on a stem. Anti-static so it is safe to use around an exposed PCB, and 20g so it does not fatigue your hand.

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Nanch 23-in-1 Precision Magnetic Screwdriver Set

Twenty-three magnetic S2 steel bits (Phillips, Torx, flathead, hex) on an aluminium handle with a swivel cap and a telescopic extension shaft. This is the tool for a deep clean rather than a surface one: getting a case open to wipe the plate and the inside of the shell, which is where the dust that keeps coming back actually lives. Bits store in a magnetic latching case.

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KBDfans Magic Wrapper Cloth

A 490mm square cloth that wraps a keyboard for transport and then unfolds into a work mat when you get there. The soft inner face keeps keys and chargers from scratching the case in a bag, and laying it flat gives you a clean surface for a switch or keycap swap away from your desk. Useful if you actually carry your board around rather than leaving it on one desk.

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Keyboard cleaning

A soft brush clears dust between keycaps, and a cover keeps it off in the first place. How to clean keycaps.

KBDfans Keyboard Mahogany Cleaning Brush

A wide 138mm wood-handled brush for sweeping dust and hair out of a board once the keycaps are off. The bristles are soft fiber and the head is wood rather than plastic, so nothing in the tool can scratch a case or a keycap set. This is the step between pulling the caps and putting them back, and a 50g brush does it far better than compressed air alone.

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KBDfans Keyboard Cover Cloth

A 596mm x 391mm cloth that drapes over the board when it is not in use. Dust that never settles between the keycaps is dust you never have to pull the caps off to remove, and at that size it covers a full-size layout with room to spare on a TKL or 75%. The cheapest maintenance habit in the hobby, and the one that makes every other cleaning step less frequent.

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Keyboard feet, grip tape and stands

Small fixes for a keyboard that slides, sits too flat or takes up too much desk. Rubber keyboard feet guide.

Rubber Keyboard Feet

Replacement rubber keyboard feet for improved grip, desk stability, and reduced sliding during gaming. Easy low-cost upgrade for any mechanical keyboard.

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KBDfans Rubber Feet

Replacement rubber feet sold by the board they fit rather than as generic bumpers — separate variants for the Tofu60/Tofu65 1.0, KBD67 Lite, D60/D65, Tofu60 Redux, Tofu65 2.0, Tofu TKL, KBD8X MKIII, Holy60/Holy80, GT-60/GT-80, Agar, Athena 1800, Onibi, Tiger Lite, TET and Dusk 67. The generic pack is four 8 x 8 x 2 mm hemispherical EVA silicone pads in transparent, yellow, black or white; the Tofu60 2.0 and Tofu65 2.0 variants are silicone feet cut for those cases. The cheapest fix for a custom board that slides or has lost a foot.

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Ultra Grip Keyboard Grip Tape

Pre-cut, non-slip grip tape for keycaps with 3M adhesive backing. $9.99 at Apos on 13 November 2026.

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KBDfans Aluminum Keyboard Stand

Modular aluminum display stand with non-slip silicone contact pads and an anti-slip base. Ships flat and assembles with the included screwdriver.

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FAQ

Keyboard accessory questions

What accessories do I need for a mechanical keyboard?

Most people only need two: a keycap puller (often in the box with hot-swap boards) and a deskmat. A wrist rest is worth adding if your keyboard is high profile. Stabilizers, springs and lube tools are for people who want to tune how the keyboard sounds and feels.

Do I need a wrist rest for a mechanical keyboard?

On a tall keyboard, usually yes. Most mechanical keyboards sit higher than a laptop keyboard, so a wrist rest at the same height as the front edge keeps your wrists straight. Low-profile keyboards often don't need one.

Are coiled keyboard cables worth it?

They don't change how the keyboard types. People buy them for looks and tidiness, and the aviator connector makes it easy to unplug the keyboard. Make sure the keyboard end is USB-C and the other end matches your computer.

Plate-mount or screw-in stabilizers?

It depends on the keyboard. Screw-in stabilizers bolt to the PCB and rattle less, but the PCB needs screw holes. Plate-mount stabilizers clip into the plate and fit boards whose PCB has no holes. Check your keyboard's spec page before buying.

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