I bought a \*\***IKEA IDASEN\*\*** desk to fix my back, and then barely used it standing. Moving it means holding the paddle for 15 seconds every time, and it's mostly guessing — you have no real idea what height you're at or where "standing" actually was. But the honest reason? Most of the time I just forgot to stand. So the desk that was supposed to change my day just sat there, in sitting position.



So I built a small tool for myself: something that put the desk one click away, right in the menu bar. It worked. I started standing without thinking about it — and it slowly turned into a real app instead of a hack.



Then it hit me that I'm probably not the only one with an expensive desk I forget to use. So I kept refining it into something that feels native to the Mac and fits into the Apple ecosystem instead of fighting it. That became \*\*DeskShift\*\*.



\*\*What it does:\*\*



\* \*\*Your desk lives in the menu bar\*\* — live height readout, one tap to Sit, Stand, or any position you've saved

\* \*\*Named presets\*\* — set up your own positions (sitting, standing, a lower one for the tablet, whatever) and jump between them instantly, no more guessing heights or holding the paddle

\* \*\*Posture Coach\*\* — reminders on your own schedule, and if you want, the desk just moves itself so standing isn't something you have to remember to do

\* \*\*Global keyboard shortcuts\*\* — change position from any app without touching the mouse

\* \*\*Siri, Spotlight & Shortcuts\*\* — "move my desk to Standing," or drop it into your own automations

\* \*\*Double-tap the desk's physical button\*\* to switch positions, no Mac needed

\* \*\*iCloud sync\*\* across your Macs, no account, no tracking — it connects over Bluetooth exactly like the official app does, nothing to install on the desk itself



Built natively for macOS. Confirmed on the IKEA IDASEN (that's my desk), and it works with LINAK-based Bluetooth desks too.



\*\*Mac App Store:\*\* [https://apps.apple.com/app/deskshift/id6773494854](https://apps.apple.com/app/deskshift/id6773494854)



I'd genuinely love to hear any feedback on what to build next. 🥰

DeskShift - I built a native macOS app that controls IKEA IDASEN & LINAK desks