Editing Damping (section)

===Silencing clips===
A silencing clip works like a soft-landing pad by muting the bottom of the stroke but they also dampen the slider's return. They clip over pre-existing switches.
Compatibility with keyboards on the market is very limited.

* [[UNIQEY]]'s '''QMX-clip'''. Two variants exist: The original variant is only for [[Switch mount#PCB mount|PCB-mounted]] [[Cherry MX]] switches. A second variant for [[Switch mount#Plate mount|plate-mounted]] switches got introduced later.
* [[Zeal PC]]'s '''Zealencio''' silencing clips. For both plate-mounted and PCB-mounted [[Cherry MX]] and [[Gateron KS-3 series|clones from Gateron]] that have compatible housings including [[Zealio|Zeal PC's own switches]].

Like with O-rings and soft-landing pads, bottoming out is cushioned against internal struts in the keycap which requires that the keycap has them.
Both QMX-clips and Zealencios are made for [[Cherry profile]] keycaps and would need an additional O-ring for use with OEM profile.

Plate-mounted clips do not fit together with [[Stabiliser#Costar | Costar-style stabilisers]].

Because QMX-clips and Zealencios surround the tops of Cherry MX switches, thick-walled keycaps work with these clips should be mounted only on key switches with the LED window facing towards the user or else the clip's plastic wall would be in the way and greatly reduce key travel.
This means that they are unsuitable together with thick keycaps on many keyboards, including almost all keyboards made for [[backlighting]] as those typically have the switches oriented with the LED window facing the other way.

The clips also don't work with clicky [[Cherry MX Blue]] or [[Cherry MX Green|Green]] because those have small pins in the base of the slider that would get in the way. Clicky clones from Greetech also has those sprues but [[Gateron KS-3 series|Gateron]] does not.

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File:QMX Clip and Zealencio.jpg|QMX Clips (left) and Zealencio clips (right)
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