Monitor setup visualizer
Plan your desk setup before you buy. Arrange up to 8 screens to scale — side by side, stacked or vertical — on stands or a monitor arm, then check the arm's reach and every screen's height against your eye level.
Start from
34″ · top edge 15.5″ above desk
Top edge 2.9″ below eye level — ideal
27″ · top edge 30.3″ above desk
Top edge 11.9″ above eye level — lower it so you don't look up
Your arm
Horizontal reach
24″
Max mounting height
30″
Clamp position (from left end)
30″
You
Your height
70″
Desk height
29″
Ergonomic rule of thumb: the top edge of your main screen should sit at, or slightly below, eye level, about an arm's length away.
Screen A
31.3 × 13.4 in
Screen B
23.5 × 13.2 in
Quick add
Desk width
Popular setups
Start from a common setup
Dual monitor setup planner
Plan a dual monitor setup to scale: how wide two 24″, 27″ or 32″ monitors are, the desk you need, dual monitor arm reach, and how high to set them.
Stacked monitor setup planner
Stack monitors or put them side by side? See a stacked setup to scale, how high the top screen ends up, and the pole height a stacked monitor arm needs.
Triple monitor setup planner
Plan a triple monitor setup to scale: how wide three 24″ or 27″ screens are flat and angled, how they compare with a 49″ super ultrawide, and how to mount them.
Vertical monitor setup planner
Plan a vertical (portrait) monitor setup for coding or reading: how tall a 24″ or 27″ monitor is turned vertical, where to put it and how high to mount it.
How high should your monitor be?
How high should your monitor be? Find your ideal monitor height from your height and desk height, sitting or standing, and see it to scale.
How the setup visualizer works
Every screen is drawn from its real diagonal and aspect ratio, so a 34-inch ultrawide is 31.3 inches wide and 13.4 inches tall here, just as on your desk. Turn any screen to portrait for a vertical monitor, double it for a dual pair, and drag it to where you want it.
In monitor-arm mode the dashed box shows where your arm can reach from its pole. Set the reach and maximum height from your arm's spec sheet, and move the clamp along the desk. Your eye level is estimated from your height and desk height (seated eye height is about 42% of your height above the seat), and each screen is checked against the ergonomic rule: top edge at, or slightly below, eye level.
Setup questions
Getting the height and reach right
How do I plan a multi-monitor setup?
Add each screen with its size and aspect ratio, choose stands or a monitor arm, and set your desk width. The visualizer draws everything to scale, shows how much desk is left, flags screens that are out of the arm's reach, and checks each top edge against your eye level.
How high should a monitor be on an arm?
Set the top edge of the screen at, or one to two inches below, your seated eye level. For a 5′10″ person at a 29″ desk that is roughly 18″ above the desk surface. Your eyes then rest about a third of the way down the screen, which keeps your neck neutral.
Should I stack monitors or put them side by side?
Side by side keeps both screens at the same comfortable height, but needs a wide desk. Stacking saves width, but the top screen ends up well above eye level, so it suits a secondary screen you glance at (chat, monitoring) rather than your main work.
How much reach does a dual monitor arm need?
For two screens side by side on one pole, each arm needs to reach half the screen width plus half the gap: about 11.3″ for dual 24″, 12.6″ for dual 27″ and 14.7″ for dual 32″. Ultrawides and triple setups need longer arms or a second pole.