Diagnostic tools for the front-desk computer

Free, single-purpose test pages for the software and peripherals that run a front desk: scanners, signature pads, printers, document viewers. Each tool answers one question: does this work right now?

Privacy: Every tool runs in your browser. Peripheral checks talk only to your local drivers; the network checks reach only the endpoints they name to measure your connection. No accounts, no tracking, no telemetry, and your files and inputs never leave your machine. View source on any tool to verify.

Checkups & guided flows

Not sure where to start? Run the Full Workstation Checkup One click checks your browser, system, performance, network, web apps, and clock, then gives you a plain-language health report you can send straight to IT. Nothing to install. Run checkup Connection Check Is it your Wi-Fi, your ISP, or the service? A layered plain-language verdict in about a minute, plus a report you can send your provider. Run check Meeting Readiness One-click "are you ready for your video call?" - camera, mic, speaker, echo, device selection, and call-grade network in one go/no-go. Add ?mode=interview, telehealth, streaming, hearing, or agent for tailored framing. Run check Front-Desk Station Check A guided checklist that walks a front-desk PC through the check scanner, printer, signature pad, card reader, and barcode scanner, then produces one combined station report for IT. Start checklist Phone Check Test a phone or tablet in the browser, no app to install - touchscreen, motion sensors, cameras, mic and speaker, vibration - with an honest list of what a browser cannot check (battery health, IMEI). Run check Display Check A guided full-screen grading suite for a monitor, TV, or laptop screen - dead pixels, backlight bleed, OLED burn-in, response-time ghosting, and gradient banding, plus automatic HDR and wide-gamut capability detection. You look and judge; it guides your eye, records your calls, and produces a report. Run check

Input & peripherals

Keyboard Test

Visual keymap that lights up every key on press; finds stuck keys.

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Keyboard Layout Test

Catch a keyboard-layout mismatch that types the wrong characters - like a quote key producing @, or Y and Z swapped (US vs UK vs AZERTY).

desktest.net/keylayout-test

Mouse Test

Tests every mouse button, the scroll wheel, and pointer movement smoothness. Finds stuck buttons and low-polling-rate drift.

desktest.net/mouse-test

Touchscreen Test

Confirms a touchscreen works - touch registers, the whole screen responds, and multi-touch.

desktest.net/touch-test

Pen and Stylus Test

Test a pen or stylus - Wacom tablet, Surface Pen, Apple Pencil - pressure, tilt, hover, eraser, and barrel button.

desktest.net/pen-test

Controller Test

Test a game controller or gamepad - buttons, sticks, triggers, D-pad, stick drift, and vibration (Gamepad API).

desktest.net/controller-test

MIDI Test

Test a MIDI keyboard, pad, or controller - detect connected devices and watch live note and control input.

desktest.net/midi-test

USB Device Test

WebUSB and WebHID device chooser for verifying barcode scanners, terminals, HID gear.

desktest.net/usb-test

Bluetooth Test

Confirm this workstation can pair a Bluetooth (BLE) device, so the web apps that need it work - hardware wallets, IoT and smart-home config portals, some fitness and medical web apps.

desktest.net/bluetooth-test

Serial Peripheral Test

Confirms a receipt printer, cash drawer, or pole display is talking on its COM port (Web Serial).

desktest.net/serial-test

Barcode Scanner Test

Tests any USB barcode or QR scanner - captures the scan, validates the format and check digit, and confirms it is configured right.

desktest.net/barcode-test

Card Reader Test

Confirms a USB magnetic-stripe card reader works - the card number is masked, nothing is stored, and nothing is sent.

desktest.net/card-reader-test

NFC Tag Test

Tap an NFC tag - a review, menu, or product tag - to confirm it reads and see what is on it.

desktest.net/nfc-test

Scanner Test

Verifies a FIS WebScan install is running, the check scanner is connected, and a test scan completes successfully.

desktest.net/scanner-test

Signature Pad Test

Verifies a Topaz SigWeb install can capture a signature from the connected signature pad.

desktest.net/sigpad-test

Audio, video & display

Webcam Test

Confirms camera permission, video frames are flowing, and the preview shows.

desktest.net/webcam-test

Camera Quality Check

Grade how you actually look on camera - delivered frame rate plus lighting and backlight - not just the advertised resolution.

desktest.net/camera-quality

Microphone Test

Captures audio via getUserMedia, measures input level, plays back recording.

desktest.net/mic-test

Recording Quality Check

Grade your microphone setup against podcast/audiobook (ACX) targets - peak level, noise floor, and clipping - with plain-language fixes.

desktest.net/recording-check

Speaker Test

Plays a 440 Hz tone via Web Audio and confirms both ears hear it.

desktest.net/speaker-test

Echo and Latency Test

Plays a chirp and listens for it to detect speakerphone echo/feedback and estimate audio round-trip latency.

desktest.net/echo-test

Call Readiness Test

One-page pre-flight for Teams/Zoom/Meet: camera, microphone, speakers, and network in one check.

desktest.net/call-test

Device Selection Check

Confirm a call will use the right microphone, speaker, and camera - not a virtual cam or a device another app is holding - and that the mic is not driven too hot.

desktest.net/device-sanity

Screen Share Test

Confirms this machine can share its screen in Teams, Zoom, or Meet.

desktest.net/screenshare-test

WebRTC Test

Verifies STUN reachability, ICE candidate gathering, and end-to-end peer connection for Zoom, Teams, Meet, Slack Huddles.

desktest.net/webrtc-test

Display Test

Color test patterns, dead-pixel scan, and resolution detection.

desktest.net/display-test

Refresh Rate Test

Measure your monitor's actual refresh rate - is that 144Hz panel really running at 144, or did Windows quietly default it to 60?

desktest.net/refresh-rate

Network & connectivity

Network Test

Probes public CDNs, DNS-over-HTTPS, and a WebSocket echo to verify egress.

desktest.net/network-test

Speed Test

Real download and upload throughput in Mbps for this desk, plus which Teams/Zoom video modes will hold up - the bandwidth number the Network Test deliberately does not measure.

desktest.net/speed-test

Connection Stability Test

Watch a live connection for about 45 seconds to catch flaky Wi-Fi that drops long-running sessions like check scanners, Teams, and RDP.

desktest.net/socket-stability-test

Proxy Test

Detects a corporate proxy or TLS inspection sitting between your browser and the internet.

desktest.net/proxy-test

SaaS Reachability Test

Checks whether Microsoft 365, Google, Salesforce, and other cloud apps are reachable, and whether an outage is your network or the vendor.

desktest.net/saas-test

SiteLink Test

Browser readiness check for SiteLink Web Edition. Confirms TLS, cookies, popups, and reachability of known SiteLink endpoints.

desktest.net/sitelink-test

Certificate Check

Inspect an X.509 certificate locally: issuer, validity, expiry, SAN domains, self-signed. Nothing is uploaded.

desktest.net/cert-check

Clock Test

Checks whether the system clock is off enough to break HTTPS, domain logins, and 2FA.

desktest.net/clock-test

Browser, system & performance

Browser Test

Reports browser version, security context, storage, and modern API support.

desktest.net/browser-test

System Info

Reports CPU, memory, GPU, display, OS, network, and storage - everything the browser can see, locally.

desktest.net/system-info

Performance Test

A quick "is this PC slow?" check: CPU, rendering, memory, and main-thread responsiveness.

desktest.net/perf-test

Web App Readiness Test

Checks popups, cookies, notifications, and clipboard - the browser settings that block vendor web apps.

desktest.net/webapp-test

Notification Test

Confirms desktop and browser notifications actually work - it requests permission and fires a real test notification, catching browser-blocked and OS Focus Assist / Do Not Disturb.

desktest.net/notification-test

Clipboard Test

Confirms copy, paste, and image-paste work - a common failure point in RDP, Citrix, and locked-down browsers.

desktest.net/clipboard-test

Cache and Update Test

The "a hard refresh fixes it" inspector - registered service workers and their state, cache storage, and how to force an update.

desktest.net/cache-test

Font Presence Check

Confirm the fonts a vendor app or check-printer needs - including MICR and barcode fonts - are actually installed.

desktest.net/font-check

Accessibility and Zoom Check

Check whether the accessibility, zoom, and contrast settings a user turned on are actually reaching the browser - and how to fix them.

desktest.net/access-check

Browser and OS Currency Check

Flags an out-of-date or end-of-life browser or Windows build that is a security liability.

desktest.net/currency-test

Kiosk Readiness Check

Pre-deployment go/no-go for a self-serve kiosk: stays awake, holds fullscreen, and locks down.

desktest.net/kiosk-test

Security & privacy

Security Key Test

Test a FIDO2 security key (like a YubiKey) or a built-in platform authenticator (Windows Hello / Touch ID) with a throwaway credential - nothing is registered, stored, or sent.

desktest.net/security-key-test

Email Header Check

Inspect a suspicious email's headers for spoofing and phishing, locally. Nothing is uploaded.

desktest.net/email-check

File Hash Check

Compute a file's SHA-256 locally and compare it to a vendor's published hash to verify a download. Nothing is uploaded.

desktest.net/hash-check

Documents & printing

PDF Test

Confirms PDF viewing, form-filling, and printing work in this browser. Detects Adobe Acrobat vs. built-in viewers.

desktest.net/pdf-test

Printer Test

Guided test page to confirm the configured printer prints correctly, including alignment and color/grayscale.

desktest.net/printer-test

What is DeskTest.net?

A free collection of diagnostic pages built for the software stack that powers a front desk: property management, self-storage, dental, medical, legal, hospitality. Every tool here is the single thing an IT person sends a user to when something isn't working.

Each page is built around three rules:

One page, one question. A test should give a clear pass/fail in under a minute. No menus, no settings, no decisions to make.
Your data never leaves your computer. Peripheral checks run locally against your installed drivers; network checks contact only the endpoints they name, never your files or inputs. No backend, no analytics, no telemetry. View source proves it.
No accounts, no tracking, no monetization. The trust posture is the moat. If you ever see a "sign up" button on this site, something has gone wrong.