# Magnetic USB-C: support both magnetic cable and normal USB-C cable **URL:** \ **Category:** Creators & Developers\ **Tags:** feature-requests\ **Created:** [October 8, 2026, 5:24am UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/magnetic-usb-c-support-both-magnetic-cable-and-normal-usb-c-cable/85329 "2026-10-08T05:24:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MioMio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/53a042/32.png) [@MioMio](https://community.frame.work/u/MioMio)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2026, 5:24am UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/magnetic-usb-c-support-both-magnetic-cable-and-normal-usb-c-cable/85329/1 "2026-10-08T05:24:54Z")
A certain company just introduced magnetic USB-C charging port It would be great if we could have an expansion card like that: support both magnetic cable and normal USB-C cable ---
**Author:** ![Paolo\_Bertoli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Paolo\_Bertoli](https://community.frame.work/u/Paolo_Bertoli)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2026, 7:46am UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/magnetic-usb-c-support-both-magnetic-cable-and-normal-usb-c-cable/85329/2 "2026-10-08T07:46:25Z")
I had the same thought when I saw Microsoft’s announcement! An Expansion Card that works with both the new magnetic cable and regular USB-C cables would be a great addition. Keeping the USB-C port and exploring how to integrate magnets around it seems like a promising direction. I’d definitely support a community project to make this happen. There’s also a closely related discussion here: [Mag-C Expansion Card](https://community.frame.work/t/mag-c-expansion-card/85330) ---
**Author:** ![Jo\_Hannes](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.frame.work/jo_hannes/32/48020_2.png) [@Jo\_Hannes](https://community.frame.work/u/Jo_Hannes)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2026, 12:15pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/magnetic-usb-c-support-both-magnetic-cable-and-normal-usb-c-cable/85329/3 "2026-10-08T12:15:13Z")
Would‘ve been nice to just provide some context. For anyone else living under a rock: [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/uploads/framework3/original/3X/3/0/30fbf0316700adda61cbb0056c66a7c6786d647c.jpeg "The first true magnetic USB-C port?") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vt-VcPCTqSo) ---
**Author:** ![wojciech\_migas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/35a633/32.png) [@wojciech\_migas](https://community.frame.work/u/wojciech_migas)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2026, 1:00pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/magnetic-usb-c-support-both-magnetic-cable-and-normal-usb-c-cable/85329/4 "2026-10-08T13:00:12Z")
I think that the challenge will be to get port.. it has a different shape. without usb-c port in extension card it will be hard to do anything. Any idea where it can be bought? ---
**Author:** ![Jack9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a8b319/32.png) [@Jack9](https://community.frame.work/u/Jack9)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2026, 1:39am UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/magnetic-usb-c-support-both-magnetic-cable-and-normal-usb-c-cable/85329/5 "2026-10-09T01:39:28Z")
What do you mean? The port is just the standard USB-C with two magnets, so it should be pretty straightforward to add Mag-C feature. What is non-standard and challenge to get is the new plug by Microsoft. Good news are that we can just buy the cable from them 😄 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/uploads/framework3/original/3X/f/c/fccf1fba804497b29cd766fe45e73d74b408a81d.png) ![The magnets around the standard USB-C port.](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/uploads/framework3/original/3X/c/2/c2debc924912456d088a903dad80d407ea9141dc.png) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/uploads/framework3/original/3X/b/9/b99da444f4cd764702c0d58d34a3f05df943b573.webp) ![The new and non-standard plug by Microsoft.](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/uploads/framework3/original/3X/3/8/3885d5d2dda9a7a1b65d6be571381ca047a15b67.png) ---
**Author:** ![iFreilicht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/73ab20/32.png) [@iFreilicht](https://community.frame.work/u/iFreilicht)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2026, 10:07am UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/magnetic-usb-c-support-both-magnetic-cable-and-normal-usb-c-cable/85329/6 "2026-10-09T10:07:12Z")
Yeah I just saw this as well and I 100% agree! It should be quite easy to create a USB-C passthrough port module that just uses the currently dead space next to the port for magnets. That should be all that’s needed to get a magnetic charging port on any Framework Laptop. To imagine that Microsoft of all companies enables this… ---
**Author:** ![wojciech\_migas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/35a633/32.png) [@wojciech\_migas](https://community.frame.work/u/wojciech_migas)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2026, 10:41am UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/magnetic-usb-c-support-both-magnetic-cable-and-normal-usb-c-cable/85329/7 "2026-10-09T10:41:10Z")
It looks like connector is slightly thicker than a regular USB-C plug. which means that hole around socket probably is thicker too. but it is just a guess based on the photos. I would say that you can connect standard usb-c cable to magnetic connect port, but probably you will not be able to connect magnetic connect plug into standard usb-c port. I’m referring to this part but I might be wrong ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/uploads/framework3/original/3X/c/7/c7f92eeabcd9faeeb67d9070e1fb581949b02e3b.jpeg)