Hackpad

https://hackpad.hackclub.com/ <- website is live! This is probably a better place to start

Overview

This is a limited-time YSWS (you ship, we ship) program where you design your own macropad, and we'll ship you the parts you need to build it, for free! This is something you definitely don't want to miss out, so make sure to join #hackpad in the slack!

You ship:

• A PCB Design and schematic
• Files for the case in .STEP format
• Firmware for the keyboard. You are allowed to use QMK or other pre-existing firmware!

We'll send you:

• A custom Hack Club hackpad kit! Components can be found here
• A $15 card grant to get your PCB ordered from JLCPCB, and a 3D printed case from printing legion!

Find out more at hackpad.hackclub.com!

Contributing

The repo has gotten really big over the past year as old submissions used to go to the repo directly, so I recommend only cloning the most recent commit (with the old macropads removed):

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/hackclub/hackpad

Anything else?

Ask in #hackpad! If you're not a teen but are interested in collaborating with us, you can email me at alexren[at]hackclub.com!

Acknowledgements

Hackpad has had tons of help since its inception in October 2024. Here are some of the people who have been pivotal in making it actually work. In no particular order:

• @Dongathan-Jong - carried us during the trenches of v1, ran v2, and also helped a ton with v3
• @m0hid - been in the trenches since v1! I still remember sitting in huddles from SF lol
• @cheyao - rewrote docs for v2 and has been helping out since its inception!
• @Taran-the-Idiot - brought hackboard back from the dead!

(if you're not here and you think you should be - let me know! I couldn't find some github usernames)