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The 15 Best Desk Organizers for Decluttering Your Workspace

Because your pencil cup can only hold so much.

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Thinking of reconfiguring your desk setup? Whether you're organizing your home workspace, sorting your dorm desk for peak productivity, or getting used to office life again, a neat desk can help your day go so much smoother. That's where desk organizers can help — they keep your space in shipshape by holding your things exactly where they need to be. Our guide to the best desk organizers covers a variety of needs by providing a dedicated place to hold every little thing at the ready. Read on to check out our 15 picks.

1
Best All-in-One Organizer

Simple Houseware Mesh Desk Organizer

Simple Houseware Mesh Desk Organizer

This black mesh desk organizer pretty much does it all. It offers file organizers up top to hold papers, folders, and notebooks where you need them, an open letter slot right underneath, and a pull-out drawer with three compartments beneath that.

Students and remote workers alike love that this multipurpose organizer keeps an otherwise unruly pile of stuff neatly stacked together in its own corner. Just keep in mind that you will need to assemble this yourself and not take any shortcuts with the instructions!

2
Best Display Shelves

Jerry & Maggie Desktop Organizer

Jerry & Maggie Desktop Organizer

Add a little structure to your workspace with these geometric desktop cubbies. This piece comes in two parts that can be slotted and secured together to become one unit, and it holds books, a file organizer, or even plants and other decor items.

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Best Monitor Stand Organizer

SimpleHouseware Metal Desk Monitor Stand

SimpleHouseware Metal Desk Monitor Stand

If you sit at a truly tiny desk, get the most out of your monitor stand. This black metal option raises your screen 5.8 inches from the surface. It's equipped with an organizer slot beneath and storage space on both sides for loose accessories like notepads and pens.

4
Best Accessories Organizer

UnionBasic Office Desk Organizer

UnionBasic Office Desk Organizer

If your organizational needs are simple, then this six-slot accessories organizer should do the trick for keeping everything from pushpins to loose change at the ready.

We like this one's sky blue color, which breaks up the usual white, black, and gray monotony of office decor, but it's also available in a wide spectrum of 19 colors.

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Best Organizer With Charging Station

TopMade Wireless Charger Desk Organizer

TopMade Wireless Charger Desk Organizer

If you use a smart device that supports Qi-compatible wireless charging and you're always reaching for it on the job, this desk organizer is the one to get.

It's a user-favorite pick that can juice up your phone while holding your most-used desk supplies in five different cubbies at the same time. Just plug it into an outlet via USB port, and you're good to go.

6
Best Add-On Desk Drawer

Cedilis 3 Pack Under Desk Drawer, Self-Adhesive Desk Organizer Drawer, Hidden Drawer Pencil Tray, Add a Drawer Under Table Easily, Attachable Desktop Organizer for Office School Home Desk, White

Cedilis 3 Pack Under Desk Drawer, Self-Adhesive Desk Organizer Drawer, Hidden Drawer Pencil Tray, Add a Drawer Under Table Easily, Attachable Desktop Organizer for Office School Home Desk, White

Ever wish your desk came with just one more drawer? This desk organizer allows you to adhere several right underneath your desk surface.

It's three shallow drawers that are only 2.5 inches tall, making it a good choice for storing small, slim items that you don't want crowding your surface area.

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Best File Folder Stand

Tobocoy Desktop File Organizer

Tobocoy Desktop File Organizer

Keep folders, manuals, and magazines upright and easy to access with this simple, triangle-shaped, wire organizer. It offers nine slots for plenty of flexible storage options, and it also comes in six different metallic finishes to better coordinate with your office aesthetic.

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Best Magazine Holder

mDesign Plastic Sturdy File Folders (Set of Two)

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mDesign Plastic Sturdy File Folders (Set of Two)

A colorful alternative (or addition) to a file-folder stand, these magazine holders combine storage with style.

Made of plastic and available in a set of two, they're great for keeping files and reading materials stored neatly and out of the way until they're needed. They also come in eight different colors.

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Best Modular Drawer Organizer

Three By Three Seattle Drawer Organizer (Pack of 5)

Three By Three Seattle Drawer Organizer (Pack of 5)

These five rounded, plastic cubbies can fit together in a totally custom way to make your desk drawers infinitely more organized. Their fun look is sure to make you smile when you see them.

10
Best Expandable Drawer Tray

Officemate OIC Recycled Expandable Drawer Tray

Officemate OIC Recycled Expandable Drawer Tray

This drawer tray extends from 11 to 16 inches long, so even if your seat changes, you won't be stuck with drawer storage that doesn't fit! Three of its included dividers are removable, so you can adjust the configuration of your storage as you need.

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11
Best Filing Cabinet

YITAHOME 3-Drawer Rolling File Cabinet

YITAHOME 3-Drawer Rolling File Cabinet

This file cabinet features rounded corners and drawer handles to make it look a whole lot more eye-catching than the ones you typically see in an office. Available in black, white, and gray, it has swiveling, locking casters that allow you to move it from place to place easily.

Its top drawer stows its own pencil tray, and the bottom drawer includes a removable hanging file bar that allows you to keep folders upright and easy to find.

12
Best File Jackets

Smead Notes File Jacket (Pack of 12)

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Smead Notes File Jacket (Pack of 12)

For papers that you're filing away for safekeeping, make sure they don't get lost in the abyss of your desk drawers by having neat, colorful file jackets on hand.

These are made of sturdy paper stock and are expandable up to 2 inches, so you can pack them pretty full. They come in a set of 12, and we really like their somewhat Wes-Andersonian color palette.

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13
Best Desk Lamp Organizer

Aduro U-Light LED Desk Lamp with Wireless Charger

Aduro U-Light LED Desk Lamp with Wireless Charger

If you don't already own a desk lamp, you need one! This gooseneck-style LED lamp offers a little extra organization with a pencil cup and wireless phone charger built right into it.

The lamp powers on and off right from the head, and it has three brightness levels for using comfortably at all hours.

14
Best Cable Clips

OHill Adhesive Cable Clips (Pack of 16)

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OHill Adhesive Cable Clips (Pack of 16)

Make your office the haven of organization that it should be with the help of these adhesive cable clips, which gently hold charging cords in place — even when you briskly unplug your device.

There's something very satisfying about having your cables neatly adhered and angled along the sides of a desk, where they are accessible, yet out of view, instead of being splayed spaghetti-style across a desk.

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15
Best Clear Drawer

HeZone Clear Acrylic Paper Tray

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HeZone Clear Acrylic Paper Tray

The best thing about acrylic decor is that it really goes with anything. Plus, it allows you to locate documents much easier than an opaque device would.

This two-tier letter tray is made of thick material that reviewers say feels substantial and high quality.

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Melanie Yates is the Senior Digital Editor at House Beautiful, where she oversees design, gardening, and home renovation content. Since joining the team in 2024, Melanie ideates, assigns, and edits digital stories from in-house and freelance writers and helps execute big-picture projects for the brand. Prior to this role, Melanie was a senior editor at Best Products for over eight years, where she launched the site’s home vertical, conducted numerous bedding product tests, wrote The Present Perfect newsletter column, and produced video tutorials on how to wrap a gift. A lifelong enthusiast of the written word, Melanie holds a BA in broadcast journalism from Hofstra University and a certificate in copyediting from UC San Diego Extension. She’s always on the lookout for the next vintage find to furnish her Queens apartment.

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