Whether you’re departing for a relaxing, indulgent vacation or flying for business, chances are you have at least one piece of tech on you: a smartphone, tablet, laptop, camera, wireless headphones—the list goes on. Our tech and its respective charging blocks and cords can quickly add up and tangle into a mess at the bottom of a bag. Plus, there’s nothing worse than realizing you threw the wrong cable in your bag mid-flight or forgot your outlet adapter. Unorganized gear leads straight to frustration, which is why finding the best tech organizer for your needs is essential for stress-free travel.
Everyone’s digital Dopp kit is different: Photographers need lots of pockets for small things like SD cards and filters; backpackers should prioritize flexible roll-up tech pouches that are water-resistant; and families may need a larger tech case that can hold tablets, game consoles, and an assortment of chargers. Look for a pouch that will grow with you and your tech gear, and has design features like adjustable straps and pockets that can adapt to your needs.
Start by taking an inventory of the tech you always take with you on trips. Then, read on for our most-recommended travel tech organizers.
Evergoods
Civic Access pouch
Dimensions: 9.5″W x 3.5″D x 5.75″H
Standout features: Easy to open and close with one hand, lifetime warranty
This soft, boxy foam pouch is an everyday organization champion. You could use it as a toiletry bag or Dopp kit, but it shines as a tech pouch. While most tech organizers open like a book and take up a lot of tray table space, this Civic Pouch’s unique design opens like a desk organizer and stands upright on its own. A top zipper pouch is smooth to access for quick needs, like keys, cash, or your passport. The main body compartment is designed with multiple dividers, pouches, and sleeves to adjust to your load. The interior pockets lie flat when not in use so you can even store bigger items, like cameras or game consoles.
Dimensions: 9.5″L x 6″W x 4″H
Standout features: Water-resistant, several individual pockets keeps gear organized
Peak Design is known for designing gear with the travel photographer in mind, and its tech pouch is no different. This padded, semi-rigid carry-all can stand upright on its own and opens like a clam to reveal compartments of varying sizes designed to keep tech from tangling. A zippered pocket can hold small, loose items like SD cards. You can even turn this tech pouch into a simple bag by adding straps through exterior loops. It makes a natural pairing with the new Peak Design Roller Pro carry-on.
Dimensions: 9.5″L x 7″W x 1.25″H
Standout features: A mesh pouch makes loose items easy to spot and grab quickly, elastics and snug pockets keep gear from spilling out when you open it
Calpak’s travel tech organizer doesn’t reinvent the wheel, but it does make it a lot more fun. It’s a favorite of commerce editor Meaghan Kenny for every type of trip. This lay-flat organizer has elastics for storing rolled-up cords, and a zippered pouch perfect for smaller loose items like SD cards. An exterior mesh zippered pouch is perfect for bigger items you need to reach in a hurry, like your phone and a charging brick. The trouble won’t be figuring out how to organize your tech, it’ll be choosing from one of playful patterns and colors that show off your style.
Matein
Electronics organizer
Dimensions: 10.5″L x 7.75″W x 3.5″H
Standout features: Features waterproof and shockproof nylon fabric, three removable interior dividers, carrying strap
Family road trips run a lot smoother when you have charged tablets at the ready for tantrums and on-the-go entertainment. If you’re in charge of making sure the Nintendo is in the car, you’ll probably like how this large organizer that can handle multiple layers of tech. It has nearly 10,000 reviews on Amazon and an average 4.6-star rating.
Dimensions: 4.3″L x 8.3″W x 5.1″H
Standout features: Waterproof waterproof, carrying handle
If you know you’ll be traveling through wet or damp environments and waterproofing your tech accessories is your number one priority, then look to Rains to keep you dry. This bag is fully waterproof thanks to a coated zipper and a signature waterproof PU fabric. Although this small bag doesn’t have interior divided compartments, it’s small enough that your tech won’t jostle around.
Travelon
Tech accessory organizer
Dimensions: 4.75″L x 6.75″W x 0.75″H
Standout features: The flexible roll-up design makes this ideal for tucking into empty corners of any backpack or bag; malleable yet tough ripstop construction.
Tech organizers don’t have to be complicated, they just need to be easy to find in your bag when you need them. The Travelon tech accessory organizer in the color lime pops, and is easy to spot quickly, even in the dark. The roll-up design makes it compact and flexible. Made of ripstop fabric, the water and stain-resistant exterior would also hold up on backpacking or outdoor trips if you’re stuffing it in a jam-packed hiking pack.
Parker Clay
Guzo Utility pouch
Dimensions: 10″L x .25″W x 7″H
Standout features: A sleeve slips over your palm to make this bag cup into your hand, so it doesn’t slip out of your grasp while you hold it; sustainably sourced leather
The Guzo Utility Pouch is a chameleon of travel bags. Use it as a slim tech pouch that you can slide into any tote, or transform it into a chic clutch you bring to a cafe or out to dinner. Parker Clay’s bags are made of fine Ethiopian leather and abide by the highest standards of ethical manufacturing and sustainable sourcing. The leather goods brand partners with Ellilta Women at Risk (EWAR), to hire and train at-risk women in craftsmanship. Its bags are not only made sustainably (read more about the brand’s leather production and sourcing here), they’re also well-designed and timeless in their construction.
Thule
Subterra powershuttle bag
Dimensions: 9.5″L x 7.1″W x 3.6″H
Standout features: Customized padded dividers, rigid yet soft construction keeps tech protected in a suitcase
Over-ear headphones fit into this roomy tech organizer with ease. You can adjust the interior to suit your gear thanks to padded, adjustable dividers. Interior zippers, pockets, and elastic sleeves offer up other options to organize and secure accessories like SD cards, USBs, cords, and adapters. If the “plus” size is more than you need, it comes in a mini and medium size too.
Dagne Dover
Arlo Neoprene tech organizer
Dimensions: 8″L x 3.25″W x 5.25″H
Standout features: Available in two sizes (small and large); small enough to fit in a sling bag or fanny pack
This mini tech organizer from Dagne Dover could live in your everyday bag. It’s so small and compact you could fit it into a belt bag, travel sling, or day pack without added bulk. Designed to keep tech basics handy, this neoprene organizer doesn’t leave extra wasted space for items to slip around. Everything is kept snug using elastics and mesh pockets made of recycled plastic.
Dimensions: 16.14″L x 11.42″W x 0.79″H
Standout features: Available in five laptop sizes, built-in luggage sleeve, 20 colorways
If you’re a digital nomad or traveling for business, chances are your laptop goes with you everywhere, which means its chargers and accessories can’t get left behind. The Mosiso comes in five different laptop sizes for almost any model, and cocoons your computer in a cushy sleeve with 360-degree padding. On the outside, tuck all of your laptop accessories into soft zippered pouches. You won’t forget hard drives and battery packs when they live attached to your laptop case.
Dimensions: 7.75″L x 2″W 4.5″H
Standout features: Three different sizes available that can be nested together, water-resistant material
Wandrd started as a Kickstarter, designing bags for on-the-go photographers. Today, its travel bags have proven useful for any traveler looking for well-designed bags. The Wandrd tech bag bundle includes three different size tech bags that nest together, but you can purchase them separately if you wish. The smallest bag is slim and flat, while the large size has height and can accommodate bulky charging bricks. An optional strap transforms each Wandrd tech bag into a compact sling. Earthy, neutral colors like Aegean blue, Yuma tan, and Sedona orange are fun variations to basic black, though that is offered too.
This article has been updated with new information since its original publish date.