Campus is a custom laptop built by community member Flurples (Reddit: flurpyflurples) that completely redesigns the Framework Laptop 13 chassis to house a gasket-mounted mechanical keyboard. Starting from a stock Framework 13, Flurples reverse-engineered the entire chassis, designed custom CNC-milled aluminium housing, and built a fully custom mechanical keyboard PCB from scratch — resulting in a machine that resembles a 1990s-era laptop with modern internals.
A custom columnar-staggered (semi-ortholinear) keyboard replacement for the Framework Laptop, created by community member dosssman.
The Framework 16 Keyboard v1 (subtitled "Poor Man's Ortho") is an ortholinear split keyboard designed to fit inside the Framework Laptop 16 in place of the stock keyboard module. Created by Per Sommer (GitHub: sommerper), it uses 40 Kailh Choc low-profile switches in a column-staggered layout and connects via USB or Bluetooth using an nRF52840 microcontroller — rather than interfacing with the Framework 16's Input Module connector.
The Input Cover Controller is an RP2040-based board by CRImier (Arya) that lets you reuse a Framework input cover (palmrest with keyboard and touchpad) as a standalone USB device. It connects to the keyboard matrix, touchpad, power button, fingerprint sensor, and LEDs — turning a spare input cover into a fully functional USB keyboard.
Rasti Computer is a retro-futuristic clamshell laptop inspired by the iconic 1982 GRiD Compass — widely considered the first clamshell-style laptop, famously used by NASA's Space Shuttle program. Created by hardware designer Penk Chen (penk), it repurposes a Framework Laptop 13 Mainboard, battery, WiFi module, and antenna inside a fully 3D-printed enclosure with a custom mechanical keyboard.
The RoPlug is a community-designed expansion card that adds a configurable rotary encoder (scroll wheel) to Framework laptops. Created by community member mrwm in October 2021, it was one of the earliest functional community-built expansion cards. The card is powered by an ATmega32U4 microcontroller running the QMK firmware, allowing users to remap the scroll wheel to any keyboard function — volume control, mouse scrolling, cursor movement, copy/paste, undo/redo, and more.
The ThinkPad 701C Framework Transplant is a project by Karl Buchka (Karl_Buchka) that installs a Framework Laptop 13 mainboard into the chassis of an IBM ThinkPad 701C "Butterfly" — a compact subnotebook from 1995 famous for its expanding butterfly keyboard. First posted in February 2023, the project features a fully functional original keyboard and TrackPoint, an iPad 7 display panel, and a custom integration board — all fitting within the original 701C's 10-inch footprint. Framework CEO Nirav Patel gave the project a shoutout during a live Q&A in June 2023.
The ThinkPad Keyboard Mod is a collaborative community project to adapt Lenovo ThinkPad keyboards with TrackPoint pointing sticks for use in Framework laptops. Initiated by Harley Godfrey in October 2023 for the Framework Laptop 13 using a ThinkPad T480s keyboard, the project expanded significantly when C. Scott Ananian began a parallel effort targeting the Framework Laptop 16 with a ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 10 keyboard, producing working hardware prototypes and open-source firmware.