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  * [[pilot|How to try Folk]]
  * [[guides/what-folk-can-do|Simple examples of what Folk can do right now]]
  * **[[newsletters/2026-05|May 2026 newsletter]]** ([[newsletters|archive]]). Subscribe:
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  * [[links|Links / related work]]

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[[{}https://github.com/FolkComputer/folk|Folk GitHub repository]] [[{}https://github.com/sponsors/FolkComputer|**Sponsor Folk on GitHub Sponsors**]]

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  * Software:
    * [[https://github.com/FolkComputer/folk-cnc|CNC previewer]]
    * [[https://github.com/osnr/folk-qr|QR code scanner]]
  * Guides:
    * **[[guides/button|Let's make a button!]]**
    * [[guides/example-programs|Example programs]]
    * [[guides/gpu|GPU 'FFI' / shaders]]
    * [[guides/ble serial|Serial Bluetooth]]
    * [[guides/OpenCV|OpenCV]]
  * Long-form notes:
    * **[[notes/tableshots|Towards a folk computer]]** ("tableshots") (December 2023)
  * Discord:
    * Request Discord access to chat with other Folk users and get help: [[cwervo@folk.computer?subject=Requesting%20to%20join%20the%20Folk%20Discord|cwervo@folk.computer]]

Past supporters and partners include:

  * [[https://www.inkandswitch.com|Ink & Switch]]
  * [[https://www.gradientretreat.com|Gradient Retreat]]
  * One Fact Foundation
  * [[https://www.kosmik.app/|Kosmik]]
  * [[https://tisch.nyu.edu/itp|NYU ITP]]
  * [[https://joel.franusic.com|Joël Franusic]]
  * [[https://www.val.town|Val Town]]
  * [[https://joininteract.com|Interact]]
  * **[[https://github.com/sponsors/FolkComputer|and more small sponsors (including you?)]]**

Folk media:

  * [[https://spikeartmagazine.com/articles/essay-emily-dickinson-apple-computer-house|Emily Dickinson's Apple Computer House]] (Spike Art Magazine, April 2023)
  * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3kIzvCYWdE|Folk Computing: A Computer for the Real World]] (Causal Islands Berlin, October 2024)
  * [[https://youtu.be/hrXEtG3JILo|Omar and Andrés on the Folk Computer Gadget]] (Localhost, Recurse Center, July 2025)

Want to partner with us on something more specific, or support us? <contact@folk.computer>