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DIY WriterDecks

Here is a selection of DIY writerDecks by various people.

Custom Built WriterDecks

If the table below looks awful, try the mobile version.

Date Name Details Image
8/26/2025 JFW by u/Not_Hilary_Clinton Hardware: “Raspberry Pi 5, SunFounder 101.1”” screen AdaFruit Trackball, Royal Kludge R65 keyboard”; Software: FocusWriter; Case: 3D printed
1/27/2025 Octavia by u/jiadarola Hardware: “iPad Mini 6, Epomaker EP64 keybaord”; Software: iPad Mini OS; Case: 3D printed
1/14/2025 Micro Journal Rev 7 by Un Kyu Lee Hardware: “ESP32.S3, Lilygo T5 e-Paper”; Software: Custom; Case: 3D printed
3/4/2024 Micro Journal by Un Kyu Lee Hardware: “Raspberryi Zero 2W, 30-key keyboard”; Software: ???; Case: 3D printed
2/25/2024 Tapico Typer by u/v1c3ntecruz Hardware: “Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W, Waveshare e-ink”; Software: ZeroWriter; Case: 3D printed
2/19/2024 backgammon deck by u/ChristyMalry Hardware: “Raspberry Pi Zero 2W, Waveshare E-ink”; Software: ZeroWriter; Case: backgammon board
2/7/2024 TypeWryter by u/CertifiedWerewolf Hardware: “Raspberry Pi Zero 2W, Waveshare E-ink”; Software: TypeWryter; Case: plastic
1/19/2024 Creativity Machine by u/Pangolin_Beatdown Hardware: Rapberry Pi 4b; Software: Wordgrinder; Case: “jewelry trays, vinyl”
12/24/2023 Mewriter by u/Cello42 Hardware: “Rapberry Pi Zero 2W, VSDisplay IPS touchscreen”; Software: “FocusWriter, WordGrinder”; Case: wood
12/19/2023 ZeroWriter by u/tincangames Hardware: “Raspberry Pi Zero 2W, Waveshare E-ink”; Software: ZeroWriter original open software; Case: 3D printed
12/9/2023 Writercyber-cyberwriter by u/wabaki- Hardware: “Raspberyy Pi 3A+, Bigtreetech TFT50”; Software: ???; Case: aluminum HDD enclosure
7/26/2023 Mythic II by u/Yungblude Hardware: Intel NUC?; Software: ???; Case: “wood, leather”
5/18/2023 MUSE by u/ThisIsTheNewSleeve Hardware: “Raspberry Pi 4, 68 Keys open source keyboard”; Software: “Raspberry Pi OS, Google Docs”; Case: 3D printed
5/14/2023 ClipboardPi by u/CrazyinFrance Hardware: Raspberry Pi 400; Software: Raspberry Pi OS; Case: a clipboard
4/18/2023 mac air top deck by u/DreaminginDarkness Hardware: “Raspberry Pi, Waveshare touchscreen”; Software: “FocusWriter, rclone, rclonesync”; Case: Mac air top case
3/29/2023 Mythic I by u/Yungblude Hardware: Intel NUC; Software: “NixOS, bash, wordgrinder, kakoune”; Case: “maple, walnut, leather”
3/21/2023 Compass Set Deck by u/DreaminginDarkness Hardware: “Raspberry Pi, Waveshare LCD, Vortex core 40% mech keyboard”; Software: “FocusWriter, rclone, rclonesync”; Case: Compass lettering set case
6/14/2022 WareWoolf Alpha by Benjamin Sloan Hardware: Raspberry Pi 4; Software: “Raspberry Pi OS Lite, WareWoolf original open software”; Case: “oak, copper, plastic, cork”
10/24/2021 square-screened lego deck by u/DreaminginDarkness Hardware: “Raspberry Pi 4, Hyperpixedl square touch screen”; Software: “Linux, FocusWriter”; Case: cardboard and lego blocks
7/7/2021 LCDTyper by John Larsby Hardware: “Raspberry Pi Zero, GeekPiLCD”; Software: “Linux, Kilo”; Case: wood
6/5/2021 Papertyper by John Larsby Hardware: “Raspberry Pi Zero, Waveshare LCD”; Software: “Linux, Micro”; Case: wood
12/14/2020 FeatherQuill by CameronCoward Hardware: “Raspberry Pi Zero W, ELECTROW 5 Inch touch screen”; Software: “DietPi, WordGrinder”; Case: 3D printed
3/22/2019 SPUDwrite by Lucian Copeland Hardware: “STMicroelectronics Cortex-M4 processor, E-ink, LCD, thermal printer”; Software: “Software: Mbed firmware, custom Arduino code”; Case: wood
1/30/2018 Ultimate Writer by NinjaTrappeur Hardware: “Raspberry PI 3B, Waveshare E-ink”; Software: “Raspian, Ultimate Writer open software”; Case: wood

Setups For Using Phones/Tablets As WriterDecks

For tablet decks, phone decks, and other almost-WriterDecks, please see this list here.