dark-matrix is an open-source control system for the Framework Laptop 16's dual 9×34 LED Matrix Input Modules, developed by community member heckseven. It is built as a persistent TypeScript/Node.js daemon driving both modules over USB serial, paired with a browser-based web UI called the Deck for configuration, animation editing, HUD presets, audio visualization, video display, and games. The project is licensed under GPL-3.0-or-later.
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".
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.