diff --git a/keyboards/vt40/keyboard.json b/keyboards/vt40/keyboard.json
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/keyboards/vt40/keyboard.json
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+{
+    "manufacturer": "vladantrhlik",
+    "keyboard_name": "vt40",
+    "maintainer": "vladantrhlik",
+    "bootloader": "rp2040",
+    "diode_direction": "COL2ROW",
+    "features": {
+        "bootmagic": true,
+        "command": false,
+        "console": false,
+        "encoder": true,
+        "extrakey": true,
+        "mousekey": true,
+        "nkro": true
+    },
+    "matrix_pins": {
+        "cols": ["GP6", "GP7", "GP8", "GP9", "GP10", "GP11", "GP12", "GP13", "GP21", "GP20", "GP19", "GP18", "GP22"],
+        "rows": ["GP2", "GP3", "GP4", "GP5"]
+    },
+    "encoder": {
+        "rotary": [
+            {"pin_a": "GP26", "pin_b": "GP16"},
+            {"pin_a": "GP27", "pin_b": "GP17"},
+        ]
+    },
+    "processor": "RP2040",
+    "url": "https://github.com/vladantrhlik/VT-40",
+    "usb": {
+        "device_version": "1.0.0",
+        "pid": "0x0000",
+        "vid": "0xFEED"
+    },
+    "community_layouts": ["ortho_4x12"],
+    "layouts": {
+        "LAYOUT_ortho_4x12": {
+            "layout": [
+                {"label": "Tab", "matrix": [0, 0], "x": 0, "y": 0},
+                {"label": "Q", "matrix": [0, 1], "x": 1, "y": 0},
+                {"label": "W", "matrix": [0, 2], "x": 2, "y": 0},
+                {"label": "E", "matrix": [0, 3], "x": 3, "y": 0},
+                {"label": "R", "matrix": [0, 4], "x": 4, "y": 0},
+                {"label": "T", "matrix": [0, 5], "x": 5, "y": 0},
+                {"label": "Y", "matrix": [0, 6], "x": 6, "y": 0},
+                {"label": "U", "matrix": [0, 7], "x": 7, "y": 0},
+                {"label": "I", "matrix": [0, 8], "x": 8, "y": 0},
+                {"label": "O", "matrix": [0, 9], "x": 9, "y": 0},
+                {"label": "P", "matrix": [0, 10], "x": 10, "y": 0},
+                {"label": "BackSpace", "matrix": [0, 11], "x": 11, "y": 0},
+                
+                {"label": "Esc", "matrix": [1, 0], "x": 0, "y": 1},
+                {"label": "A", "matrix": [1, 1], "x": 1, "y": 1},
+                {"label": "S", "matrix": [1, 2], "x": 2, "y": 1},
+                {"label": "D", "matrix": [1, 3], "x": 3, "y": 1},
+                {"label": "F", "matrix": [1, 4], "x": 4, "y": 1},
+                {"label": "G", "matrix": [1, 5], "x": 5, "y": 1},
+                {"label": "H", "matrix": [1, 6], "x": 6, "y": 1},
+                {"label": "J", "matrix": [1, 7], "x": 7, "y": 1},
+                {"label": "K", "matrix": [1, 8], "x": 8, "y": 1},
+                {"label": "L", "matrix": [1, 9], "x": 9, "y": 1},
+                {"label": ";", "matrix": [1, 10], "x": 10, "y": 1},
+                {"label": "'", "matrix": [1, 11], "x": 11, "y": 1},
+                
+                {"label": "Shift", "matrix": [2, 0], "x": 0, "y": 2},
+                {"label": "Z", "matrix": [2, 1], "x": 1, "y": 2},
+                {"label": "X", "matrix": [2, 2], "x": 2, "y": 2},
+                {"label": "C", "matrix": [2, 3], "x": 3, "y": 2},
+                {"label": "V", "matrix": [2, 4], "x": 4, "y": 2},
+                {"label": "B", "matrix": [2, 5], "x": 5, "y": 2},
+                {"label": "N", "matrix": [2, 6], "x": 6, "y": 2},
+                {"label": "M", "matrix": [2, 7], "x": 7, "y": 2},
+                {"label": ",", "matrix": [2, 8], "x": 8, "y": 2},
+                {"label": ".", "matrix": [2, 9], "x": 9, "y": 2},
+                {"label": "/", "matrix": [2, 10], "x": 10, "y": 2},
+                {"label": "Return", "matrix": [2, 11], "x": 11, "y": 2},
+                
+                {"matrix": [3, 0], "x": 0, "y": 3},
+                {"label": "Ctrl", "matrix": [3, 1], "x": 1, "y": 3},
+                {"label": "Alt", "matrix": [3, 2], "x": 2, "y": 3},
+                {"label": "Super", "matrix": [3, 3], "x": 3, "y": 3},
+                {"label": "⇓", "matrix": [3, 4], "x": 4, "y": 3},
+                {"matrix": [3, 5], "x": 5, "y": 3},
+                {"matrix": [3, 6], "x": 6, "y": 3},
+                {"label": "⇑", "matrix": [3, 7], "x": 7, "y": 3},
+                {"label": "←", "matrix": [3, 8], "x": 8, "y": 3},
+                {"label": "↓", "matrix": [3, 9], "x": 9, "y": 3},
+                {"label": "↑", "matrix": [3, 10], "x": 10, "y": 3},
+                {"label": "→", "matrix": [3, 11], "x": 11, "y": 3}
+            ]
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/keyboards/vt40/keymaps/default/keymap.c b/keyboards/vt40/keymaps/default/keymap.c
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index 00000000000..95bd31083fd
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+++ b/keyboards/vt40/keymaps/default/keymap.c
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+// Copyright 2023 QMK
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+
+#include QMK_KEYBOARD_H
+
+
+enum layers {
+  _QWERTY,
+  _COLEMAK,
+  _DVORAK,
+  _LOWER,
+  _RAISE,
+  _ADJUST
+};
+
+#define LOWER MO(_LOWER)
+#define RAISE MO(_RAISE)
+#define ADJUST MO(_ADJUST)
+#define QWERTY PDF(_QWERTY)
+#define COLEMAK PDF(_COLEMAK)
+#define DVORAK PDF(_DVORAK)
+
+const uint16_t PROGMEM keymaps[][MATRIX_ROWS][MATRIX_COLS] = {
+
+  /* Qwerty
+   * ,-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------.
+   * | Tab  |   Q  |   W  |   E  |   R  |   T  |   Y  |   U  |   I  |   O  |   P  | Bksp |
+   * |------+------+------+------+------+-------------+------+------+------+------+------|
+   * | Esc  |   A  |   S  |   D  |   F  |   G  |   H  |   J  |   K  |   L  |   ;  |  "   |
+   * |------+------+------+------+------+------|------+------+------+------+------+------|
+   * | Shift|   Z  |   X  |   C  |   V  |   B  |   N  |   M  |   ,  |   .  |   /  |Enter |
+   * |------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
+   * | Caps | Ctrl | Alt  | GUI  |Lower |Space |Space |Raise | Left | Down |  Up  |Right |
+   * `-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------'
+   */
+  [_QWERTY] = LAYOUT_ortho_4x12(
+    KC_TAB,  KC_Q,    KC_W,    KC_E,    KC_R,    KC_T,    KC_Y,    KC_U,    KC_I,    KC_O,    KC_P,    KC_BSPC,
+    KC_ESC,  KC_A,    KC_S,    KC_D,    KC_F,    KC_G,    KC_H,    KC_J,    KC_K,    KC_L,    KC_SCLN, KC_QUOT,
+    KC_LSFT, KC_Z,    KC_X,    KC_C,    KC_V,    KC_B,    KC_N,    KC_M,    KC_COMM, KC_DOT,  KC_SLSH, KC_ENT ,
+    KC_CAPS, KC_LCTL, KC_LALT, KC_LGUI, LOWER,   KC_SPC,  KC_SPC,  RAISE,   KC_LEFT, KC_DOWN, KC_UP,   KC_RGHT
+  ),
+
+  /* Colemak
+   * ,-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------.
+   * | Tab  |   Q  |   W  |   F  |   P  |   G  |   J  |   L  |   U  |   Y  |   ;  | Bksp |
+   * |------+------+------+------+------+-------------+------+------+------+------+------|
+   * | Esc  |   A  |   R  |   S  |   T  |   D  |   H  |   N  |   E  |   I  |   O  |  "   |
+   * |------+------+------+------+------+------|------+------+------+------+------+------|
+   * | Shift|   Z  |   X  |   C  |   V  |   B  |   K  |   M  |   ,  |   .  |   /  |Enter |
+   * |------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
+   * | Caps | Ctrl | Alt  | GUI  |Lower |Space |Space |Raise | Left | Down |  Up  |Right |
+   * `-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------'
+   */
+  [_COLEMAK] = LAYOUT_ortho_4x12(
+    KC_TAB,  KC_Q,    KC_W,    KC_F,    KC_P,    KC_G,    KC_J,    KC_L,    KC_U,    KC_Y,    KC_SCLN, KC_BSPC,
+    KC_ESC,  KC_A,    KC_R,    KC_S,    KC_T,    KC_D,    KC_H,    KC_N,    KC_E,    KC_I,    KC_O,    KC_QUOT,
+    KC_LSFT, KC_Z,    KC_X,    KC_C,    KC_V,    KC_B,    KC_K,    KC_M,    KC_COMM, KC_DOT,  KC_SLSH, KC_ENT ,
+    KC_CAPS, KC_LCTL, KC_LALT, KC_LGUI, LOWER,   KC_SPC,  KC_SPC,  RAISE,   KC_LEFT, KC_DOWN, KC_UP,   KC_RGHT
+  ),
+
+  /* Dvorak
+   * ,-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------.
+   * | Tab  |   "  |   ,  |   .  |   P  |   Y  |   F  |   G  |   C  |   R  |   L  | Bksp |
+   * |------+------+------+------+------+-------------+------+------+------+------+------|
+   * | Esc  |   A  |   O  |   E  |   U  |   I  |   D  |   H  |   T  |   N  |   S  |  /   |
+   * |------+------+------+------+------+------|------+------+------+------+------+------|
+   * | Shift|   ;  |   Q  |   J  |   K  |   X  |   B  |   M  |   W  |   V  |   Z  |Enter |
+   * |------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
+   * | Caps | Ctrl | Alt  | GUI  |Lower |Space |Space |Raise | Left | Down |  Up  |Right |
+   * `-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------'
+   */
+  [_DVORAK] = LAYOUT_ortho_4x12(
+    KC_TAB,  KC_QUOT, KC_COMM, KC_DOT,  KC_P,    KC_Y,    KC_F,    KC_G,    KC_C,    KC_R,    KC_L,    KC_BSPC,
+    KC_ESC,  KC_A,    KC_O,    KC_E,    KC_U,    KC_I,    KC_D,    KC_H,    KC_T,    KC_N,    KC_S,    KC_SLSH,
+    KC_LSFT, KC_SCLN, KC_Q,    KC_J,    KC_K,    KC_X,    KC_B,    KC_M,    KC_W,    KC_V,    KC_Z,    KC_ENT ,
+    KC_CAPS, KC_LCTL, KC_LALT, KC_LGUI, LOWER,   KC_SPC,  KC_SPC,  RAISE,   KC_LEFT, KC_DOWN, KC_UP,   KC_RGHT
+  ),
+
+  /* Lower
+   * ,-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------.
+   * |   ~  |   !  |   @  |   #  |   $  |   %  |   ^  |   &  |   *  |   (  |   )  | Bksp |
+   * |------+------+------+------+------+-------------+------+------+------+------+------|
+   * | Del  |  F1  |  F2  |  F3  |  F4  |  F5  |  F6  |   _  |   +  |   {  |   }  |  |   |
+   * |------+------+------+------+------+------|------+------+------+------+------+------|
+   * |      |  F7  |  F8  |  F9  |  F10 |  F11 |  F12 |ISO ~ |ISO | | Home | End  |      |
+   * |------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
+   * |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      | Next | Vol- | Vol+ | Play |
+   * `-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------'
+   */
+  [_LOWER] = LAYOUT_ortho_4x12(
+    KC_TILD, KC_EXLM, KC_AT,   KC_HASH, KC_DLR,  KC_PERC, KC_CIRC, KC_AMPR,    KC_ASTR,    KC_LPRN, KC_RPRN, KC_BSPC,
+    KC_DEL,  KC_F1,   KC_F2,   KC_F3,   KC_F4,   KC_F5,   KC_F6,   KC_UNDS,    KC_PLUS,    KC_LCBR, KC_RCBR, KC_PIPE,
+    _______, KC_F7,   KC_F8,   KC_F9,   KC_F10,  KC_F11,  KC_F12,  S(KC_NUHS), S(KC_NUBS), KC_HOME, KC_END,  _______,
+    _______, _______, _______, _______, _______, _______, _______, _______,    KC_MNXT,    KC_VOLD, KC_VOLU, KC_MPLY
+  ),
+
+  /* Raise
+   * ,-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------.
+   * |   `  |   1  |   2  |   3  |   4  |   5  |   6  |   7  |   8  |   9  |   0  | Bksp |
+   * |------+------+------+------+------+-------------+------+------+------+------+------|
+   * | Del  |  F1  |  F2  |  F3  |  F4  |  F5  |  F6  |   -  |   =  |   [  |   ]  |  \   |
+   * |------+------+------+------+------+------|------+------+------+------+------+------|
+   * |      |  F7  |  F8  |  F9  |  F10 |  F11 |  F12 |ISO # |ISO / |Pg Up |Pg Dn |      |
+   * |------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
+   * |ADJUST|      |      |      |      |      |      |      | Next | Vol- | Vol+ | Play |
+   * `-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------'
+   */
+  [_RAISE] = LAYOUT_ortho_4x12(
+    KC_GRV,  KC_1,    KC_2,    KC_3,    KC_4,    KC_5,    KC_6,    KC_7,    KC_8,    KC_9,    KC_0,    KC_BSPC,
+    KC_DEL,  KC_F1,   KC_F2,   KC_F3,   KC_F4,   KC_F5,   KC_F6,   KC_MINS, KC_EQL,  KC_LBRC, KC_RBRC, KC_BSLS,
+    _______, KC_F7,   KC_F8,   KC_F9,   KC_F10,  KC_F11,  KC_F12,  KC_NUHS, KC_NUBS, KC_PGUP, KC_PGDN, _______,
+    ADJUST,  _______, _______, _______, _______, _______, _______, _______, KC_MNXT, KC_VOLD, KC_VOLU, KC_MPLY
+  ),
+
+  /* Adjust (Lower + Raise)
+   * ,-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------.
+   * |      | Reset|      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |      |  Del |
+   * |------+------+------+------+------+-------------+------+------+------+------+------|
+   * |      |      |      |      |      |AGnorm|AGswap|Qwerty|Colemk|Dvorak|      |      |
+   * |------+------+------+------+------+------|------+------+------+------+------+------|
+   * |      |      |      |      |      |             |      |      |      |      |      |
+   * |------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------+------|
+   * |      |      |      |      |      |             |      |      |      |      |      |
+   * `-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------'
+   */
+  [_ADJUST] = LAYOUT_ortho_4x12(
+    _______, QK_BOOT, DB_TOGG, _______, _______, _______, _______, _______, _______,  _______, _______, KC_DEL ,
+    _______, _______, _______, _______, _______, AG_NORM, AG_SWAP, QWERTY,  COLEMAK,  DVORAK,  _______, _______,
+    _______, _______, _______, _______, _______, _______, _______, _______, _______,  _______, _______, _______,
+    _______, _______, _______, _______, _______, _______, _______, _______, _______,  _______, _______, _______
+  )
+
+};
+
+#if defined(ENCODER_MAP_ENABLE)
+const uint16_t PROGMEM encoder_map[][NUM_ENCODERS][NUM_DIRECTIONS] = {
+    [0] = { ENCODER_CCW_CW(KC_PGUP, KC_PGDN), ENCODER_CCW_CW(KC_VOLD, KC_VOLU) },
+    [1] = { ENCODER_CCW_CW(_______, _______), ENCODER_CCW_CW(_______, _______) },
+    [2] = { ENCODER_CCW_CW(_______, _______), ENCODER_CCW_CW(_______, _______) },
+    [3] = { ENCODER_CCW_CW(_______, _______), ENCODER_CCW_CW(_______, _______) },
+    [4] = { ENCODER_CCW_CW(_______, _______), ENCODER_CCW_CW(_______, _______) },
+    [5] = { ENCODER_CCW_CW(_______, _______), ENCODER_CCW_CW(_______, _______) }
+};
+#endif
diff --git a/keyboards/vt40/keymaps/default/rules.mk b/keyboards/vt40/keymaps/default/rules.mk
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ee325681483
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+++ b/keyboards/vt40/keymaps/default/rules.mk
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ENCODER_MAP_ENABLE = yes
diff --git a/keyboards/vt40/readme.md b/keyboards/vt40/readme.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0d87b011345
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+++ b/keyboards/vt40/readme.md
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# VT-40
+
+* Keyboard Maintainer: [Guido Bartolucci](https://github.com/guidoism)
+* Hardware Supported: Raspberry Pi Pico (RP2040)
+* Hardware Availability: https://github.com/vladantrhlik/VT-40
+
+Make example for this keyboard (after setting up your build environment):
+
+    make vt40:default
+
+Flashing example for this keyboard:
+
+    make vt40:default:flash
+
+See the [build environment setup](https://docs.qmk.fm/#/getting_started_build_tools) and the [make instructions](https://docs.qmk.fm/#/getting_started_make_guide) for more information. Brand new to QMK? Start with our [Complete Newbs Guide](https://docs.qmk.fm/#/newbs).
+
+## Bootloader
+
+Enter the bootloader in 3 ways:
+
+* **Bootmagic reset**: Hold down the key at (0,0) in the matrix (usually the top left key or Escape) and plug in the keyboard
+* **Physical reset button**: Briefly press the button on the back of the PCB - some may have pads you must short instead
+* **Keycode in layout**: Press the key mapped to `QK_BOOT` if it is available
+