Dual LED Matrix Realtime Audio Visualizer is a script that captures system audio and displays stereo frequency bars simultaneously on both the left and right Framework 16 LED Matrix Input Modules. Developed by community member Seren (GitHub: 0xSeren), it was released on March 22, 2026 — a feature the author says they had wanted "since the framework 16 modules were first originally showcased".
Framework LED Matrix Python Tool is a Python command-line suite for the Framework Laptop 16 LED Matrix modules, developed by community member mariobx (with contributions from mariom6). It was created for programming novices to run "cool simulations" and visual experiments on the dual 9×34 LED matrix beyond the simple boot animations, after the author was surprised by the lack of available tooling at the time of purchase. The project is licensed under GPL-3.0.
FW16 LED Matrix Visualizer is a real-time PC-audio visualizer and pixel-art animation player for the Framework Laptop 16's dual LED Matrix Input Modules, developed by community member Imdad3456. It talks to the two 9×34 modules directly over serial (no ledmatrixctl calls in the hot loop) for fast, responsive updates, and runs persistently in the background via a system-tray app that survives reboots through a Windows Scheduled Task. It is Windows 10/11 only and licensed under MIT.
fw16-ledvu is an audio visualizer for the Framework Laptop 16 LED Matrix modules that displays a real-time VU/equalizer driven from PipeWire audio via CAVA (Console Audio Visualizer). Developed by community member Jack Burch (GitHub: JackMBurch), it runs as a lightweight systemd user service on Linux and writes directly to the LED Matrix modules over persistent serial connections for low-latency updates.
A simple Python library for the Framework 16 LED Matrix module by Encampeded.
The OSHE Framework Desktop Usage Display is a front display panel for the Framework Desktop, developed by the Open Source Hardware Enterprise (OSHE) team at Michigan Technological University. The display mounts to the front panel of the Framework Desktop and shows real-time computer statistics such as CPU utilization, providing a simple, cheap, and good-looking proof of concept for a status display.
sigroot FW LED Matrix Firmware is an alternate firmware for the Framework Laptop 16 LED Matrix Input Module, written in Arduino/C++ by sigroot. It was created to address two limitations of the official FrameworkComputer/inputmodule-rs firmware: the inability to produce all 256 brightness levels and difficulty developing with the provided interface software.