The Wooting 60HE is a wired analog gaming keyboard with Gateron Lekker switches. These switches use magnetic Hall effect sensors to detect how far down they've been pressed, and you can fine-tune various settings using this keyboard's software to change how these switches operate. You can customize the pre-travel distance of individual keys, program up to four inputs to the same key, set custom reset points, or even toggle an analog mode that mimics gradual inputs like a controller joystick.
Our Verdict
The Wooting 60HE is an amazing gaming keyboard. It has excellent build quality and remarkably low latency. Its magnetic switches provide a high degree of customizability, letting you adjust the pre-travel distance of individual keys and enable joystick-like analog control or rapid trigger behavior, among other settings. The keyboard has mediocre ergonomics as it has a high profile and fixed incline. It also lacks an included wrist rest, though Wooting sells one separately.
- Excellent build quality.
- Exceptionally low latency.
- Lots of software features to customize gaming performance.
- Mediocre ergonomics; wrist rest is sold separately.
The Wooting 60HE is a satisfactory keyboard for office work, but it isn't specifically for this use. It feels very well-built, and you can fine-tune the typing experience by adjusting the pre-travel distance of individual keys using the customization software. There are also layers of sound-dampening foam inside the board, and the linear switches are quiet to type on and unlikely to disturb anyone around you. Unfortunately, its ergonomics are mediocre since it has a fairly high profile and lacks an included wrist rest, though one can be bought separately from Wooting.
- Excellent build quality.
- Customizable typing experience.
- Mediocre ergonomics; wrist rest is sold separately.
The Wooting 60HE is a wired-only keyboard that isn't suitable for use with mobile devices or tablets.
The Wooting 60HE is good for programming but isn't specifically for this use. It feels very well-built, and you can customize your typing experience by adjusting the pre-travel distance of individual keys using the customization software. While it lacks dedicated media keys, and you can't program macros directly onboard, you can download a dedicated program for complex macros on the manufacturer's website. Unfortunately, the ergonomics are mediocre since this keyboard has a fixed incline and lacks an included wrist rest, so you might want to buy one from Wooting separately.
- Excellent build quality.
- Customizable typing experience.
- No dedicated macro keys or onboard macro programming.
The Wooting 60HE performs poorly in an entertainment or home theatre setup and isn't for this use. It's a wired-only keyboard, so you'll have to sit close to your computer to use it. It also lacks dedicated media keys and has no extra navigation controls, like a control wheel or trackpad, meaning you'll also need to use a mouse to navigate on-screen menus.
- Excellent build quality.
- Wired-only.
The Wooting 60HE offers amazing raw performance with outstanding single- and multi-key latency. It also has full n-key rollover and an effective update rate of 1000Hz that isn't bottlenecked by other latency components. Overall, this keyboard provides an exceptionally consistent and responsive experience suitable for gaming in any genre at any competitive level.
Changelog
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Updated Jan 29, 2026:
We've added a link to the Wooting 60HE v2 in the Dimensions section.
- Updated Jan 06, 2026: Our Test Bench 1.4.3 update adds clearer terminology and new measurements to our Keystrokes test group. For more details, see the full changelog.
- Updated Oct 02, 2025: Our 1.4.2 Test Bench Update makes changes to the Hardware Customizability test group. We've created a new Magnetic Switch Compatibility test and renamed our previous PCB Socket test to Mechanical Switch Compatibility. See our full changelog.
- Updated Aug 26, 2025: We've converted this review to Test Bench 1.4.1. This update removes the Key Release test and a video element from the Multi-Key Latency section, resulting in minor score changes. See our full 1.4.1 changelog for details.
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
The Wooting 60HE keyboard is available in a standard ANSI United States layout or several ISO language layouts. All layouts are only available in a single colorway: black. ISO language layouts can be purchased with PBT or ABS keycaps or without keycaps entirely. We bought and tested the ANSI United States layout, and you can see the label for our unit here.
Popular Keyboard Comparisons
The Wooting 60HE is a mechanical gaming keyboard with the same overall feature set as Wooting's previous release, the Wooting two HE. However, this new version has a much smaller, compact form factor. This keyboard stands out from most gaming keyboards due to its Gateron Lekker switches and companion software that allow for much more customization than standard mechanical gaming keyboards. There are gaming keyboard models from other major manufacturers that offer similar functionality, including the SteelSeries Apex Pro and the Razer Huntsman V2 Analog. Both of these other keyboards allow you to customize the pre-travel of individual keys, but they don't feel as well-built and premium and don't allow you to customize the pre-travel as precisely. These other keyboards also lack some of the more specific modes that the Wooting 60HE offers, detailed in our Extra Features section.
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The Wooting 60HE and Wooting 80HE are analog gaming keyboards featuring Hall effect switches that allow for customization of the actuation and reset points on individual keys. Both deliver outstanding performance, but the 80HE offers lower latency and supports a higher maximum polling rate of 8000Hz. It also has a slightly larger form factor, including arrow keys, navigation keys, and a customizable LED light bar not available on the 60HE. Additionally, the 80HE features a gasket mount design, providing a softer, more cushioned typing experience. It's available with either a zinc alloy or plastic case, while the Wooting 60HE is only offered with a plastic case.
The Wooting 60HE v2 is the successor to the original Wooting 60HE. The 60HE v2 is available with either an ABS or aluminum case, and in standard ANSI or Split ANSI layouts. Other changes include a higher maximum polling rate of 8000Hz. While it provides a small measurable latency improvement, it's not something you'll notice in-game, though it does significantly improve latency consistency, which can have a more noticeable impact. It also introduces a new friction-fit mounting design, which improves typing feel and sound while making it easier to mod the keyboard into compatible GH60 cases. Lastly, it uses a new generation of Wooting's Lekker switches with slightly tighter tolerances for reduced stem wobble and a closed bottom design, resulting in a slightly less clacky sound profile.
The Razer Huntsman V3 Pro Mini and the Wooting 60HE are wired compact (60%) keyboards that use analog optical switches that allow you to customize pre-travel and reset distance of individual keys. The Wooting offers marginally better gaming performance. It also provides a slightly better typing experience and is quieter. Conversely, the Razer is also available in a full-size or tenkeyless size variant, while the Wooting doesn't have size variants available at the time of writing.
The SteelSeries Apex Pro Mini and the Wooting 60HE are mechanical gaming keyboards with Compact (60%) form factors. Both keyboards have exceptional gaming performance and analog switch functionality that allow you to adjust the pre-travel of individual keys. However, the Wooting has some additional software features the SteelSeries lacks, including a low latency Tachyon Mode, Rapid Triggers, the ability to assign up to four inputs to a single keypress, customizable reset points, and an Analog Mode that mimics the gradual inputs of a controller joystick.
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