QuickPresent vs Manual Screen Cleanup: Why I Built This
Sanskar Tiwari
The problem
If you work remotely and share your screen a couple times a day, you know the drill. Close apps, hide icons, change wallpaper, turn on DND, mute speakers. Every single time.
How long the manual way takes
| What you're doing | How long |
|---|---|
| Hiding desktop icons | 1-2 min |
| Closing or minimizing apps | 1-2 min |
| Changing wallpaper | 30 sec |
| Turning on DND | 30 sec |
| Muting speakers | 15 sec |
| Total | 3-5 min per call |
Multiply that by 3-4 calls a day. Up to 20 minutes daily on something that should take zero effort.
Why I built QuickPresent
This is such a dumb problem. Why isn't there a single button for it?
So I built it.
QuickPresent sits in your menu bar on Mac or system tray on Windows. Click it once. Desktop icons hidden. Apps minimized. Notifications blocked. Wallpaper changed. Speakers muted. Under one second.
No settings menus, no dragging files into folders, no forgetting to turn off notifications five minutes into a call.
The meeting detection thing
This is actually my favourite part. QuickPresent detects when you join a Google Meet, Zoom, or Teams call and asks if you want to turn on presentation mode.
You don't even have to remember to click the button.
That's basically it
If you share your screen regularly, there's no reason to keep doing it the slow way. QuickPresent saves you time and saves you from those awkward moments where everyone sees your messy desktop.
Free trial, takes about 30 seconds to set up.
Keep reading
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QuickPresent is available for Mac and Windows. See pricing · Setup guide