Show HN: Floaty, a tiny portable stand designed for MacBook, phones and tablets

2 jorjordandan 4 7/16/2025, 6:18:38 AM floatystand.com ↗

I designed a tiny collapsible laptop stand that fits in your pocket and weighs less than a AA battery. It props up the back of your MacBook (or most laptops with a rear lip), and also works as a phone/tablet stand. After dozens of prototypes, I landed on a form that prints fast, folds flat, and actually feels stable. Site is live at https://floatystand.com Feedback welcome!

Also if you have a 3d printer, the files are available for free, just check the FAQs of the website.

Comments (4)

mdrzn · 19h ago

Very cool! Is it stable enough if I have to type with the Mac's keyboard?

jorjordandan · 15h ago

Yeah it's super stable! The front edge of the laptop makes it a stable triangle. Because the stand locks in solidy you can even grab the macbook and move it around no problem. Thanks!

brisingr_eldest · 14h ago

This looks awesome! It appears as if the link to the 3d printer files isn't working properly, though.

jorjordandan · 13h ago

Oh shit! Thanks for the heads up! All fixed now, might have to hard refresh if it's cached!

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Show HN: Floaty, a tiny portable stand designed for MacBook, phones and tablets

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