Desk setup tools

Free tools for planning a home-office desk. Each one uses published reference values and says when a figure is only a planning default. Edited by Rhett Varley. Read how we research for what the site does not measure.

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Desk height calculator

Estimate sitting and standing desk height from your stature and a shoe allowance, using published ANSUR II rows checked against OSHA keyboard ranges.

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These checks are not published. The slots show what the tools section will hold next.

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Dual-monitor desk depth

A later check for eye-to-screen distance from desk depth, screen size, and how the monitor is mounted.

Not published

Monitor arm fit

A later check that compares a monitor’s VESA pattern and weight, and the desk thickness, with the limits printed for an arm.