writerDeck
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.