The world of tabletop 3D printing has undergone a quiet revolution. What was once the exclusive domain of engineering labs and deep-pocketed hobbyists is now an accessible reality for almost anyone willing to tinker with firmware and mechanics. A decent printer now costs as much as a week's groceries, and the user communities are large enough to guarantee beginners swift debugging. This democratization of manufacturing has fundamentally shifted how individuals like you and I think about our workspaces. Sitting at my PC today and looking back at 2025, there are a handful of prints that stand out to me as the best that I've seen this year in the realm of computing accessories.

Once you get past the initial phase of printing random boat models and thinking of a printer as a toy, what takes over is something I've come to define as printing with intention. Every print solves a functional problem while somehow trying to look cool on the job. You can fill the specific gaps in your home office setup with gadgets that are custom-fit to your needs, often for pennies in filament costs. Whether you are a seasoned hobbyist or someone just looking for a year-end roundup of cool tech, here are my top printed accessories that made my computing life significantly easier this year.

Phone webcam stand

Because who needs 2MP webcams in 2025?

This is one of the models I designed and printed out to solve a very personal problem. I never bought a webcam when I built my desktop in the peak of the pandemic, choosing to use my phone instead whenever needed. It granted more privacy and better quality at zero additional cost. However, using a stand proved challenging because my camera angles always looked odd and inconsistent. Although there were several models in the public domain designed to work with a range of phones and monitors, I designed my own to perch atop the screen and hold my phone in landscape orientation.

The design is simple, but tailored to my monitor, so there's no wobble and the tolerances are tight. I've used standard, off-the-shelf parts like hex-head bolts and wing nuts to adjust the tilt angle. Although I could have joined both arms to move together, I skipped that to keep all parts thin and easily collapsible for transport. Stabilizers were added to reduce tipping over to either side when removing or inserting the phone, but this design is a testament to the simplicity and accessibility that 3D printing unlocks for the average PC user.

The helping hand headphone stand

Organic design

By design, headphone stands are boring, and conventional materials limit the shapes you can deploy. You can buy a bent piece of aluminum on Amazon for $30, or you can print something that actually has some personality. My favorite print of the year is the "Hand" headphone stand. It’s exactly what it sounds like—an anatomically correct and suitably proportioned outstretched palm you can attach to the wall or a desk. The model's fingers curl up just enough to cradle the headband of your headset, but you could print with higher infill and potentially hang a bike helmet off it too.

Design genius aside, it solves the very real problem of headphone clutter without taking up precious desk surface area. My colleague Jeff Butts printed his example in white PLA, and it looks more like functional modern art than the hook that it actually is. I could scale this one to fit the exact width of my studio headphones so the padding doesn't get crushed. It’s a small touch, but it adds a level of "lived-in" character to the setup that a generic stand just can't match.

Custom wrist rests

Typing has never been comfier

If you type as much as I do, you know that standard wrist rests are a gamble. They are either too squishy, too hard, or just the wrong height for your specific mechanical keyboard. This year, I finally ditched the store-bought foam pads and wooden planks for a 3D-printed wrist rest, and I’m never going back. This is my perfect example for personalized design that can go a long way in delivery years of comfortable use.

The beauty of printing your own is the lattice structure. By using a honeycomb or gyroid infill pattern and defining how many top layers or walls I want for infill, I can determine the squishiness. Moreover, material choices are also mine, and I've gone with 85A Shore hardness TPU filament instead of the harder, standard 95A. I was able to measure the exact front height of my keyboard and print the rest to match it perfectly, while accounting for the shape of my wrist itself. I've also sculpted the cushions to ensure my outer wrist sits lower than the inner, so as to reduce wrist pronation. By design, these resemble the Deltahub Carpio in that I never need to lift my hand up when switching between my keyboard and mouse, and it makes workdays so much comfier.

Cable management for all

So many designs to choose from

We all have that drawer. You know the one—the tangle of USB cables, charging bricks, and dongles. But this year, I printed specific holders for my thick braided HDMI cables and smaller clips for my delicate USB-C charging cords. It sits snug inside a drawer. The objective is to prevent inter-cable tangling, leave the connectors exposed for quick identification, and use managers that account for the varying lengths of cable I have.

Most designs are simple prints, usually taking only a few hours, but the mental clarity of knowing exactly where my Thunderbolt cable is, without having to untie it from a VGA cable you haven't used since 2015, is priceless. I haven't felt the need to try one, but desktop setups can also benefit from 3D-printed drag chains for cable management like thrones many printers use to ensure wires don't touch the hot end. They can be invaluable for height-adjustable desks, or even cable management within a tray mounted under your tabletop.

Feet for your laptop

A small add-on to the everyday carry

I often switch between a desktop setup and working from a coffee shop, and the neck strain from looking down at a laptop screen is real. Some friends have pointed me towards aluminium stands that hike the screen's upper edge up to eye level, but it adds too much weight to my bag. Moreover, the laptop keyboard becomes unusably slanted on such stands.

Two little wedge-shaped feet that interlock for storage form a deceptively simple print that lifts the keyboard at a slight but comfortable angle so I can still type, and the screen risers a few inches too. The two pieces separate and slide under the rear rubber feet of your laptop, propping it up at a much more ergonomic angle. This also creates a massive gap for airflow benefitting intakes mounted under the chassis. For anyone running a gaming laptop or a workstation that sounds like a jet engine, this extra airflow is crucial. I printed a pair in bright orange PETG, so I wouldn't lose them in my backpack. They weigh practically nothing, cost maybe 50 cents to make, and do the job better than the $40 stand I see others using.

PC accessories are the tip of the iceberg

Integrating a 3D printer into your PC hobby does have a learning curve. You will mess up prints, you will fight with bed adhesion, and you will spend time calibrating. But once you best that curve, you upgrade from a system builder to a setup designer. My hunt for good accessories underwent a paradigm shift when I realized I could just create anything I imagine or any solution to a deficiency in my setup.