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We've rounded up the best gear to help you build out your office or improve your existing setup. To be more comfortable, productive, and prepared, check out our selections for office supplies, small hardware, and software. And for comfort and ergonomics, we have furniture picks for both standing and sitting work styles.

Home office

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  • Our top pick for best all-in-one printer, the HP OfficeJet Pro 9015e.

    The Best All-in-One Printers

    by Ben Keough and Kaitlyn Wells

    The HP OfficeJet Pro 9015e is our favorite all-in-one thanks to its ease of use, great print quality, and low cost of operation.

  • A laser printer pictured with office supplies.

    The Best Laser Printer

    by Ben Keough and Kaitlyn Wells

    The fast, reliable, and easy-to-use HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M283fdw is the laser printer we recommend for most home offices.

  • An iPad in a Logitech Slim Folio case sitting next to a stack of books and a smartphone.

    Getting Work Done on an iPad

    by Ivy Liscomb

    You can do a surprising amount of work on an iPad with the right gear. These are the best accessories for turning your iPad into a mobile work space.

Office furniture

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  • Four chairs we recomend, clustered close together on a green rug.

    The Best Office Chairs

    by Melanie Pinola and Kaitlyn Wells

    The impressively supportive, adjustable, and durable Steelcase Gesture is still our pick for the best office chair for most people, as it has been since 2015.

  • A person using a computer at a desk that has been outfitted with our pick for best standing desk converter, the Ergo Desktop Kangaroo Pro Junior.

    The Best Standing Desk Converters

    by Kevin Purdy and Melanie Pinola

    We built and worked on 17 standing desk converters, and we found that the Ergo Desktop Kangaroo Pro Junior remains the best way to stand at a stationary desk.

Printers and scanners

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  • A smartphone resting on a pile of post-it notes while opened to a scanned page on a scanning app.

    The Best Mobile Scanning Apps

    by Ben Keough and Melanie Pinola

    These free apps turn your phone into a scanner and produce high-quality PDFs, JPEGs, and text documents.

  • A Bambu Lab A1 Mini 3D printer loaded with a teal colored filament.

    The Best 3D Printer

    by Dave Gershgorn

    The Bambu Lab A1 Mini is the fastest and easiest-to-use 3D printer we’ve found that is also compact enough to fit on a desk.

  • A close-up of DropboxFax on someone's laptop screen.

    The Best Online Fax Services

    by Melanie Pinola

    If you need to send occasional faxes for free, no service does it better than Dropbox Fax. Need to fax sensitive info? Give mFax a try.

More Office Posts

  • A person looking at a macbook screen displaying the Temi home page.

    The Best Transcription Services

    by Signe Brewster

    We found that the AI-based Temi is the best transcription service for people who need a readable and affordable transcript for general reference.

  • A Dell laptop showing a blue abstract desktop wallpaper.

    The Best Business Laptops

    by Dave Gershgorn

    An ultrabook is likely to be the best laptop for most people, but business laptops hold up to travel and frequent use thanks to their repairability.

  • A selection of our favorite gifts for coworkers, including a Hoptimist, a glass dry-erase board, a few small succulents, and a mug warmer.

    The 27 Best Gifts for Co-Workers

    by Samantha Schoech and Mari Uyehara

    Whether you’re seeing your co-workers in the office or on a screen, show them you care with these desk- and home-friendly gift ideas.

  • Two of ring lights set up on their stands behind a laptop.

    How to Buy the Best Ring Light

    by Melanie Pinola

    A ring light can make you look more professional on video calls, but not all lights are created equal. Here’s how to find the right one.

  • Several cordless phones, some scattered and some docked, situated amongst each other and other desk supplies.

    The Best Cordless Phone

    by Nick Guy and Melanie Pinola

    If you want the best phone for your home, these cordless options deliver on voice quality, range, and more.

  • Our two picks for best home projector for a living room, side by side with a vertical stack of DVDs in between.

    The Best Projectors

    by Adrienne Maxwell

    We reviewed every type of projector to find the best projector to fit your needs, whether it’s for a home theater or a home office.

  • A selection of compact mechanical keyboard that we tested to find the best.

    The Best Compact Mechanical Keyboards

    by Kimber Streams

    A compact mechanical keyboard takes up less space on a desk than a regular one—but you might need to be prepared to give up some keys in return.

  • Four of the mechanical keyboards that we tested to find the best, shown together with replacement keys.

    The Best Mechanical Keyboards

    by Kimber Streams

    If you spend a lot of time typing, a mechanical keyboard can be a great quality-of-life improvement. We have recommendations for just about every budget.

  • Our top three picks for best lumbar support pillow, shown stacked side by side.

    The Best Lumbar Support Pillow

    by Melanie Pinola

    If you slouch while sitting at your desk for long periods or suffer from back pain after a long workday, a lumbar support pillow can make all the difference.

  • Three of our picks for best desk lamp, shown side by side next to some office items like a cup of coffee, a notebook and a pencil.

    The Best Desk Lamps

    by Gregory Han and Melanie Pinola

    We found seven of the best desk lamps in various styles to brighten up any workspace and help you stay on task.

  • Three of our picks for the best portable document scanners for 2021.

    The Best Portable Document Scanner

    by Arriana Vasquez and Ben Keough

    After more than 160 hours of research and testing since 2013, we’re certain that the Brother ADS-1250W is the best portable scanner for most people.

  • A 24-inch Apple iMac in blue, showing rolling farmland wallpaper.

    The Best All-in-One Computer

    by Dave Gershgorn

    If you need a family computer or want to cut down on cords in a home office, an all-in-one computer like Apple’s iMac is worth buying.