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Computer desk setup, worked out

Fit the desk to you.

Measure two heights with a tape measure, enter your desk and your screens, and get plain numbers: where the keyboard should sit, how high to raise each screen and how far away it belongs. Plus the true size and sharpness of any monitor before you buy it.

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Side view drawn to scale: the example desk after the fix. Chair raised 4 inches, so the elbow is at 30 inches, level with the keyboard on a 29 inch desk; eye height 49 inches; the screen is 26 inches from the eyes, inside the 20 to 40 inch range, with the top of the picture just below eye level Elbow 30 in Eye 49 in Desk 29 in 20 to 40 in
Drawn to scale: the example below after the fix. Chair raised 4 in, so the elbow is at 30 in, level with the keyboard on the 29 in desk; eye 49 in; screen 26 in away, inside 20 to 40 in. Distances follow the OSHA computer workstation eTool.

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heights of you, taken with a tape measure

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screens planned on one desk

20–40 in

eyes to screen, from the OSHA eTool

$1.95 a month

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Example result

One desk, worked out.

This is what the planner gives back for a real set of numbers. Yours comes from your own tape measure.

Try it with your numbers

You entered Seated, elbow 26 in, eye 45 in, desk 29 in, one 27-inch 2560 x 1440 screen at 26 in

  1. KeyboardKeyboard is 4 in above your elbows: raise the chair 4 in (a footrest if your feet no longer rest flat)
  2. Screen heightThen put the bottom of the picture about 3.9 to 6.4 in above the desk
  3. The screen27-inch 16:9 is 23.5 x 13.2 in, 108.8 pixels per inch; try 125% scaling

Distances follow the OSHA computer workstation eTool; the scaling step is a rule of thumb.

How it works

Three steps, one tape measure.

  1. Measure yourself

    Sit (or stand) the way you work, feet flat, shoulders relaxed, upper arms hanging down. Measure from the floor to the underside of your elbow, and from the floor to your eyes. That is all the Desk Fit planner needs from you.

  2. Plan the desk

    Enter the desk height, your screens and how far away they sit. The planner says how much to move the chair (or a standing desk), how high each screen goes and whether everything fits across the desk.

  3. Know the screen

    Screen Math turns "27 inch, 2560 x 1440" into real inches, pixels per inch and a Windows scaling starting point, and lines up to 4 screens side by side so you can compare before you buy.

Desk Card

Save it on a Desk Card.

A private Desk Card keeps your desks, so the numbers are there the next time the chair gets bumped or you move rooms. No account, no email: you get a private link.

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Pricing

Free to plan. $1.95 to keep more.

Free

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Both tools, one saved desk

  • Desk Fit planner: keyboard height, screen height and distance from your own measurements, for up to 4 screens (up to 200 results a day)
  • Screen Math: true size, sharpness and a Windows scaling starting point for up to 4 screens side by side
  • A private Desk Card with 1 saved desk and up to 2 screens on it

Desk Pass

$1.95 a month

or $19.50 a year (two months free)

  • Up to 10 saved desks on one card: home, office, a standing setting, each person in the family
  • Up to 4 screens on each saved desk
  • A printable setup sheet with every desk's numbers, to tape under the desk or hand to whoever sets it up

Free during preview: every Desk Pass feature is on for everyone and nothing is charged.

Desktop Services sells no furniture, monitors or installs. It is general guidance, not medical advice: if a setup hurts, stop and ask a qualified professional.