I 3D printed cable organizers and my messy desk suddenly looked like I knew what I was doing

I 3D printed cable organizers and my messy desk suddenly looked like I knew what I was doing By  Rob LeFebvre Published May 29, 2026, 5:00 PM EDT Rob LeFebvre is an editor and writer focusing on consumer and enterprise technologies for a broad range of outlets. He’s been writing online for more than 15 years; before that he was a special educator for kids with severe disabilities. Rob has been an Editorial Director at Lifewire, a news writer at Engadget, and a senior contributor at Cult of Mac. He's written about PCs, Macs, mobile phones, and games, created newsrooms from the ground up, and has extensive experience reviewing hardware, software, and games across his career. Sign in to your MakeUseOf account Add Us On Summary Generate a summary of this story follow Follow followed Followed Like Like Thread Log in Here is a fact-based summary of the story contents: Try something different: Show me the facts Explain it like I’m 5 Give me a lighthearted recap If your desk is anything like mine, you've got a ton of cables twisting this way and that, in various states of coiled, making for a visual and functional mess. I've tried Velcro straps (annoying and lint-trapping), little adhesive clips (they don't last too long), and even a dedicated box for my cables (too bulky to keep on the desk). None of it stuck, literally or figuratively. I went looking for some great 3D cable organizers on MakerWorld , and I wasn't disappointed. There are a ton of them. I picked a couple of solutions that I think will stay on my desk for a long time, and found a couple more I'm planning on printing here soon. Now my desk doesn't look like a bachelor pad gone wrong anymore, as if I made actual decisions about cable storage and organization. Every model here is free on MakerWorld and prints without support. If you have a Bambu Lab printer like my P1S or A1 Mini, these are a quick print to get your own cables under control. Related I 3D printed my desk organizers instead of buying them an