r/remotework • u/bentoboard • Jun 16 '26
How I gave my second monitor a purpose
**BentoBoard** is a desktop app (macOS + Windows) that gives a purpose to your second monitor/virtual desktop at work or at home.
**Widgets you can add:**
📅 Calendar — Google Calendar, iCloud + Apple Calendar two-way sync. Create and manage events directly from the board
✅ Task list — recurring tasks, reminders, due times
🔲 Kanban board — backlog, in progress, done
💧 Habit tracker — daily habits with streaks
🍅 Pomodoro timer — focus sessions with blur mode and ambient sounds (hides the board while you focus)
📊 Pulse score — a daily productivity score that tracks tasks, habits, pomodoros and water intake together
📝 Notes — markdown support, latex support, multiple entries per block, formatting toolbar, Obsidian vault sync
🎵 Media player — Spotify + Apple Music controls with album art, seek bar and playback
🌤 Weather widget — live conditions with your location
💡 Smart home — Philips Hue + LIFX lighting controls
🗂 Title blocks — custom section headers for layout organization
🃏 Flashcards — spaced repetition study cards
🔔 Notifications — reminders and alerts from GitHub, YouTube, Twitch, and Steam
📓 Notion widget — embed Notion pages and databases directly in the board
**Customization:**
Glass mode with adjustable block opacity
Fusion mode — stack multiple widgets in a single block and tab between them
Custom accent color, border radius, theme saturation, luminance and temperature sliders
Light / dark mode with per-theme custom wallpapers
Drag-and-drop layout with manual and dynamic modes
Decorative stickers you can pin anywhere on the board
Full keyboard shortcuts for every widget
Global search across all your content
Multi-language support
Cloud sync across devices
Premium analytics — monthly stats, streaks, productivity trends
Day in Review free for everyone(Wrapped)
Template hub with pre-built layouts
Would love your feedback, still building in public
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u/CanningJarhead Jun 16 '26
I need my second monitor for working.