kutethy Gateron Switches Opener for Mechanical Keyboard Switch Shaft Modification DIY Tool (Switch Opener Black)

Why did you pick this product vs others?:Makes pulling switches as easy and fast as pulling keycaps. There's no reason not to get this if youre in the hobby

I wish I had bought this sooner. It works perfectly and it's funnnnnnnn. I was skeptical about it because other similar ones on Amazon are rated horribly, but went with this one because the ratings were slightly higher. Price is a little steep but if you're pulling switches on the regular it's totally worth it.

Sometimes it works beautifully, other times not so much. It is good for when you have little clearance to stick the other kind of switch puller in. The best part is ejecting the switch. Price is too high for what it does.

I don't swap out the switches in keyboards too often - maybe once a year or less. When I do, the worst part of the process in my opinion is pulling the actual switches out of the keyboard. It gives me the most finger fatigue and seems like part of the process most prone to breaking switches, if you put too much force on the tab or pull at the wrong angle. I was skeptical when I ran across this and felt it was probably overpriced, but was willing to splurge on the chance that it would really improve things.You can see the five stars, so you already know the answer: this thing is amazing. You loosely position it over the switch and then press down, which triggers a mechanism to close the prongs on the switch, securing it and depressing the tab. Lift up (not much force required) and the switch comes out, nicely secured to the barrel. Depress the button and the switch releases. It's nearly effortless and makes the process incredibly fast and easy. You don't need to remove all of the keycaps around the switch you're pulling, the barrel is pretty narrow and fits easily.If you plan to only swap out switches on a keyboard once and think you might never do it again in your life, just stick with the usual tweezer-style switch remover that probably came with your keyboard or switches. Once you're done and started shopping for your next keyboard, and/or find yourself reading about other switches, acknowledge that you've fallen into the rabbit hole like the rest of us and buy this. Your fingers will thank you.Fun fact: the button to release the switch is a Gateron-styled switch, itself, and the button you depress is a standard keycap that can be replaced with any MX-style keycap (although when I tested, it was tighter to remove my standard keycap than it was to remove the keycap that came with the switch puller).I can't recommend this highly enough. I only wish Amazon had stocked the versions with the red or blue barrels when I bought mine, to further add to the fun of using it.

Love it! This makes removing key caps so much more fun, quick, and easy. I wish I found this tool much earlier in my dive into custom keyboard building. My only gripe is the price: it's a bit too expensive in my opinion, but not horrible.

If you like to switch keys and tinker, THIS IS A MUST. Pick this up this has been able to pull every Switch i tried it on. Gatreon, TTC, Everglade Etc.

I was skeptical because of some of the bad reviews and how deceptively easy it looked. But it really does work. I have a couple of keyboards where the switches are really hard to get out using the dinky switch puller that came with them. This solved that problem. It took me only ~5 min to remove all the switches off of my TKL keyboard. Hopefully it holds up.

This thing does not work half the time. and it damaged the coating on the plate the switches go into. I wish I would have listened to the other one star reviews.