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Beautiful Dual-Screen Desktop Wallpapers

• By Vailancio Rodrigues
• December 10th, 2008
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Dual displays come in handy when you are working on several projects at the same time. They allow you to separate everything, organize and work efficiently. Dual displays are highly suitable for Web designers, Web developers and graphic designers and they are rapidly gaining on popularity in last years.

We presented hundreds of fullscreen and widescreen wallpapers in our selections¹; however, we did not cover dual screen wallpapers so far. It’s time to change that. In this post, we present 70 beautiful dual screen desktop wallpapers, collected from around the Web. Each screenshot is clickable and linked to its source. You can find even more excellent wallpapers at the sources themselves.

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Dual Screen Wallpapers in action.

Nature Link

UFO / Flower
Dual screen wallpaper: the one for the left monitor (up to 2560×1600), the one for the right monitor (up to 2560×1600).

Blood Mountain
2560×1024px.

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Stinker Deux
Dual screen wallpaper: the one for the left monitor (up to 2560×1600), the one for the right monitor (up to 2560×1600).

3DataDesign Dual Screen Wallpapers²³⁴
2560×1024px and 3200×1200px.

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Nature Dual Screen Wallpapers⁸
40 nature-related dual screen wallpapers in resolutions up to 2880×900px.

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Mandolux Dual Screen Wallpapers
A huge collection of over 150 beautiful dual screen wallpapers in various resolutions. Created and presented by Mando Gomez. Examples: Silverback
Two wallpapers, the one for the left monitor (up to 2560×1600) and the one for the right monitor (up to 2560×1600).

Gerbera
Two wallpapers, the one for the left monitor (up to 2560×1600), the one for the right monitor (up to 2560×1600).

Valeria
Dual screen wallpaper: the one for the left monitor (up to 2560×1600), the one for the right monitor (up to 2560×1600).

Hawk Close-Up¹³
Full Screen, Wide Screen, from 1024×768 up to 2560×1600px.

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Wood at the beach¹⁵
2560×1024px.

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Panoramas Link

World Panoramas¹⁷
48 world panoramas in resolutions up to 2560×1024px.

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Dallas at Dusk²¹
2560×1600px.

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3DataDesign Dual Screen Wallpapers²³⁴
2560×1024px and 3200×1200px.

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Chicago Skyline²⁶
2560×1024px.

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Cosmos and Space Link

Deep Sky²⁸
3200×1200px.

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Dawn³⁰
2560×1024px.

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Dual Neurons³²
2560×1024px.

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Games Link

Dual Screen Game Wallpapers³⁴
Over 60 game-related wallpapers in the resolution 3200×1200px.

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Fantasy Link

Fantasy Dual Screen Wallpapers⁴²
23 fantasy dual screen wallpapers in resolutions up to 2560×1024px.

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Bowbay 2⁴⁵
This wallpaper, designed by Stefan Sicher, is available in multiple resolutions: 5120×1600, 5120×2048, 2560×960, 2048×768, 3200×1200, 3840×1200, 2560×800px.

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Abstract Link

Hard Drive 500 Gb
Three wallpapers, the one for the left monitor (up to 2560×1600), the one for the middle monitor (up to 2560×1600px) and the one for the right monitor (up to 2560×1600).

Fireworks
Three wallpapers, the one for the left monitor (up to 2560×1600), the one for the middle monitor (up to 2560×1600px) and the one for the right monitor (up to 2560×1600).

Dirty Brush
Three wallpapers, the one for the left monitor (up to 2560×1600), the one for the middle monitor (up to 2560×1600px) and the one for the right monitor (up to 2560×1600).

Rock
Dual screen wallpaper: the one for the left monitor (up to 2560×1600), the one for the right monitor (up to 2560×1600).

Further Resources Link

InterfaceLIFT Wallpapers⁴⁷
A collection of thousands of beautiful wallpapers for widescreens, HDTV, dual-screen monitors, triple-screen monitors and mobile devices.

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Digital Blasphemy!⁵²
High-resolution, original 3D-rendered computer desktop wallpapers. Members have unrestricted access to the entire collection of 3D wallpapers, which have been created over the last 10 years. Although a small collection, the wallpapers are free⁵³ for personal use.

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Dual Monitor Desktop Background

Dual monitor backgrounds⁵⁶
The largest collection of dual-monitor backgrounds on the Web.

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Deviant Art⁵⁹

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Dualscreenwallpaper⁶⁶
A huge collection of dual-screen wallpapers: 2560×1024, 1920×1600, 1680×1050, 1440×900, 1280×800.

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SoDesk⁷¹

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Customize.org⁷⁶

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Wallpaperpimper
A huge archive of dual-screen wallpapers.

Prowallpapers⁷⁹
Amazing collection of professional wallpapers for all resolutions: HDTV, dual-screen, widescreen, PSP, iPod, 2560×1600, 1920×1200, 1680×1050, 1440×900, 1280×800, 1600×1200, 1280×960, 1024×768, 2560×1024.

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Last Click Link

Further Resources Link

• wallcoo.net⁹³
  Over 50,000 high-quality, free wallpapers for multi-resolution, widescreen and dual-screen monitors.
• Mandolux⁹⁴
• 70 Beautiful Dual Screen Desktop Wallpapers⁹⁵
• Breathtaking Dual- and Widescreen Wallpapers⁹⁶
• Setup Multiple Monitors In Vista⁹⁷
• Flickr Pool⁹⁸ Wallpapers⁹⁹
  Over 30,000 good wallpapers.
• Flickr Pool:Designer wallpapers¹⁰⁰
  Geeky designer wallpapers made by designers.
• Dual Screen Wallpaper In Vista ¹⁰¹
• Flickr Pool:Widescreen Wallpaper¹⁰²
  Desktop wallpaper for widescreen monitors.
• Vladstudio Dual Screen Wallpapers¹⁰³
  A huge collection of beautiful dual screen wallpapers designed by Vlad Gerasimov. Registration and payment are required. Various resolutions and themes are presented.
• Make the Most of Your Dual Monitors¹⁰⁴
  “Whether you want to stretch your desktop wallpaper or taskbar across two monitors or perfectly snap all your windows into place every time, there are a few utilities that can help you make the most of every last pixel of your dual monitors. Let’s take a look.”

Related posts Link

Also consider our previous related articles:

• (Really) Stunning Desktop Wallpapers
• More (Really) Stunning Desktop Wallpapers¹⁰⁵
• More Creative and Beautiful Wallpapers¹⁰⁶
  42 more galleries of wallpapers and posters.
• Selected Wallpapers: For Desktop & Web Design¹⁰⁷
  60+ selected posters, wallpapers, galleries and background images.

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Footnotes Link

1. 1 https://www.smashingmagazine.com/wallpapers/
2. 2 http://www.frogx3.com/2008/12/11/fondos-dual-screen/
3. 3 http://interfacelift.com/wallpaper/details/1507/ataqa_mountain.html
4. 4 http://www.3datadesign.com/gallery/eng/dual-wallpapers.php
5. 5 http://www.3datadesign.com/gallery/eng/dual-wallpapers.php?CHUNK=2
6. 6 http://www.3datadesign.com/gallery/eng/dual-wallpapers.php?CHUNK=8
7. 7 http://www.3datadesign.com/gallery/eng/dual-wallpapers.php?CHUNK=8
8. 8 http://www.wallcoo.com/Dualscreen/2880x900_DualScreen_Wallpapers_landscape/index.html
9. 9 http://www.wallcoo.com/Dualscreen/2880x900_DualScreen_Wallpapers_landscape/wallpapers/2880x900/[wallcoo.com]_2880x900_DualScreen_Nature_Wallpaper_374642.html
10. 10 http://www.wallcoo.com/Dualscreen/2880x900_DualScreen_Wallpapers_landscape/wallpapers/2880x900/[wallcoo.com]_2880x900_DualScreen_Nature_Wallpaper_324137.html
11. 11 http://www.wallcoo.com/Dualscreen/2880x900_DualScreen_Wallpapers_landscape/wallpapers/2880x900/[wallcoo.com]_2880x900_DualScreen_Nature_Wallpaper_213026.html
12. 12 http://www.wallcoo.com/Dualscreen/2880x900_DualScreen_Wallpapers_landscape/wallpapers/2880x900/[wallcoo.com]_2880x900_DualScreen_Nature_Wallpaper_223127.html
13. 13 http://www.crestock.com/blog/design/21-magnificent-high-resolution-wallpapers-131.aspx
14. 14 http://www.crestock.com/blog/design/21-magnificent-high-resolution-wallpapers-131.aspx
15. 15 http://www.dualscreenwallpaper.com/index.php?act=view&id=41
16. 16 http://www.dualscreenwallpaper.com/index.php?act=view&id=41
17. 17 http://www.wallcoo.com/Dualscreen/WORLD_PANORAMAS_2560x1024_01/index.html
18. 18 http://www.wallcoo.com/Dualscreen/WORLD_PANORAMAS_2560x1024_01/index.html
19. 19 http://www.wallcoo.com/Dualscreen/WORLD_PANORAMAS_2560x1024_01/wallpapers/2560x1024/World_Panoramas_Scenery_2560x1024_pan0017h604.html
20. 20 http://www.wallcoo.com/Dualscreen/WORLD_PANORAMAS_2560x1024_01/wallpapers/2560x1024/World_Panoramas_Scenery_2560x1024_pan0027h625.html
21. 21 http://hdrwalls.com/comments.php?id=666
22. 22 http://hdrwalls.com/comments.php?id=666
23. 23 http://www.3datadesign.com/gallery/eng/dual-wallpapers.php
24. 24 http://www.3datadesign.com/gallery/eng/dual-wallpapers.php?CHUNK=7
25. 25 http://www.3datadesign.com/gallery/eng/dual-wallpapers.php?CHUNK=7
26. 26 http://www.dualscreenwallpaper.com/index.php?act=view&id=52
27. 27 http://www.dualscreenwallpaper.com/index.php?act=view&id=52
28. 28 http://tienod.deviantart.com/art/DeepSky-12-73542896
29. 29 http://tienod.deviantart.com/art/DeepSky-12-73542896
30. 30 http://adit.deviantart.com/art/Dawn-74078096
31. 31 http://adit.deviantart.com/art/Dawn-74078096
32. 32 http://www.dualscreenwallpaper.com/index.php?act=view&id=12
33. 33 http://www.dualscreenwallpaper.com/index.php?act=view&id=12
34. 34 http://www.wallcoo.com/Dualscreen/3200x1200_DualScreen_Game_Wallpapers/html/wallpaper1.html
35. 35 http://www.wallcoo.com/Dualscreen/3200x1200_DualScreen_Game_Wallpapers/wallpapers/3200x1200/[wallcoo.com]_3200x1200_DualScreen_Game_Wallpaper_06_o.html
36. 36 http://www.wallcoo.com/Dualscreen/3200x1200_DualScreen_Game_Wallpapers/wallpapers/3200x1200/%5Bwallcoo.com%5D_3200x1200_DualScreen_Game_Wallpaper_3325d2a0ba_o.html
37. 37 http://www.wallcoo.com/Dualscreen/3200x1200_DualScreen_Game_Wallpapers/wallpapers/3200x1200/%5Bwallcoo.com%5D_3200x1200_DualScreen_Game_Wallpaper_ad444d4482_o.html
38. 38 http://www.wallcoo.com/Dualscreen/3200x1200_DualScreen_Game_Wallpapers/wallpapers/3200x1200/%5Bwallcoo.com%5D_3200x1200_DualScreen_Game_Wallpaper_00a849fa0d_o.html
39. 39 http://www.wallcoo.com/Dualscreen/3200x1200_DualScreen_Game_Wallpapers/wallpapers/3200x1200/%5Bwallcoo.com%5D_3200x1200_DualScreen_Game_Wallpaper_19335.html
40. 40 http://www.wallcoo.com/Dualscreen/3200x1200_DualScreen_Game_Wallpapers/wallpapers/3200x1200/%5Bwallcoo.com%5D_3200x1200_DualScreen_Game_Wallpaper_0197_o.html
41. 41 http://www.wallcoo.com/Dualscreen/3200x1200_DualScreen_Game_Wallpapers/wallpapers/3200x1200/%5Bwallcoo.com%5D_3200x1200_DualScreen_Game_Wallpaper_0be2551_o.html
42. 42 http://www.wallcoo.com/Dualscreen/2560x1024_DualScreen_Wallpapers_dreammy_01/index.html
43. 43 http://www.wallcoo.com/Dualscreen/2560x1024_DualScreen_Wallpapers_dreammy_01/wallpapers/2560x1024/%5Bwallcoo.com%5D_dualscreen_Wallpaper_CG_art_3180.html
44. 44 http://www.wallcoo.com/Dualscreen/2560x1024_DualScreen_Wallpapers_dreammy_01/wallpapers/2560x1024/%5Bwallcoo.com%5D_dualscreen_Wallpaper_CG_art_1867.html
45. 45 http://desk08.customize.org/wallpaper/122
46. 46 http://desk08.customize.org/wallpaper/122
47. 47 http://interfacelift.com/
48. 48 http://interfacelift.com/wallpaper_beta/details/1558/auckland_harbour_bridge.html
49. 49 http://interfacelift.com/wallpaper_beta/details/1672/rangitoto.html
50. 50 http://interfacelift.com/wallpaper_beta/details/1267/melancholic_rodeo.html
51. 51 http://interfacelift.com/wallpaper_beta/details/1510/sunset_beach.html
52. 52 http://www.digitalblasphemy.com/
53. 53 http://www.digitalblasphemy.com/freegallery.shtml
54. 54 http://www.digitalblasphemy.com/mpages/dualscreen2.shtml
55. 55 http://www.digitalblasphemy.com/mpages/dualscreen14.shtml
56. 56 http://www.dualmonitorbackgrounds.com/
57. 57 http://www.dualmonitorbackgrounds.com/nature/Overemphasized.jpg.html
58. 58 http://www.dualmonitorbackgrounds.com/vehicles/EarlyAudi.jpg.html
59. 59 http://www.deviantart.com/
60. 60 http://toetag.deviantart.com/art/Depth-Perception-64992375
61. 61 http://kory83.deviantart.com/art/Viewpoint-Panorama-76968121
62. 62 http://toetag.deviantart.com/art/Long-walk-off-of-a-broken-peer-98250025
63. 63 http://smoovie.deviantart.com/art/Adolescent-Eyes-sup3-32155008
64. 64 http://grafixeye.deviantart.com/art/WideScreen-Dreamy-World-2nd-32155000
65. 65 http://djmattricks.deviantart.com/art/Somewhere-52892874
66. 66 http://www.dualscreenwallpaper.com/
67. 67 http://www.dualscreenwallpaper.com/index.php?act=view&id=149
68. 68 http://www.dualscreenwallpaper.com/index.php?act=view&id=104
69. 69 http://www.dualscreenwallpaper.com/index.php?act=view&id=101
70. 70 http://www.dualscreenwallpaper.com/index.php?act=view&id=135
71. 71 http://www.sodesk.com
72. 72 http://www.sodesk.com/display-wallpaper-album-211-pos-3.html
73. 73 http://www.sodesk.com/random-wallpapers-cat-28-pos-3130.html
74. 74 http://www.sodesk.com/display-wallpaper-album-211-pos-10.html
75. 75 http://www.sodesk.com/display-wallpaper-album-211-pos-0.html
76. 76 http://customize.org/wallpapers
77. 77 http://customize.org/wallpapers/46566
78. 78 http://desk08.customize.org/wallpaper/11
79. 79 http://www.prowallpapers.com/
80. 80 http://www.flickr.com/
81. 81 http://www.flickr.com/photos/scottgosnell/2870249739/
82. 82 http://www.flickr.com/photos/77392960@N00/2761568607/
83. 83 http://www.flickr.com/photos/karanmehta/2812556989/
84. 84 http://www.flickr.com/photos/retrodesignfan/
85. 85 http://www.flickr.com/photos/mauidan/
86. 86 http://www.flickr.com/photos/helioricardo/
87. 87 http://www.flickr.com/photos/raskol/
88. 88 http://www.flickr.com/photos/jimu/
89. 89 http://www.flickr.com/photos/matsfjellner/
90. 90 http://www.flickr.com/photos/bigcuthy/
91. 91 http://www.flickr.com/photos/timpalpant/
92. 92 http://www.flickr.com/photos/jefferyanderson/
93. 93 http://www.wallcoo.net/
94. 94 http://www.mandolux.com/
95. 95 http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/70-beautiful-dual-monitors-desktop-wallpapers/
96. 96 http://www.marcofolio.net/other/breathtaking_dual-_and_widescreen_wallpapers.html
97. 97 http://skattertech.com/2008/04/setup-multiple-monitors-in-vista/
98. 98 http://www.flickr.com/groups/wallpapers/pool/
99. 99 http://www.flickr.com/groups/wallpapers/pool/
100. 100 http://flickr.com/groups/designerwallpaper/
101. 101 http://skattertech.com/2008/05/dual-screen-wallpaper-in-vista/
102. 102 http://www.flickr.com/groups/10003140@N00/
103. 103 http://www.vladstudio.com/wallpapers/?dual=dual
104. 104 http://lifehacker.com/software/geek-to-live/make-the-most-of-your-dual-monitors-317479.php
105. 105 https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/05/15/more-really-stunning-desktop-wallpapers/
106. 106 https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2007/02/22/more-creative-and-beautiful-wallpapers/
107. 107 https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2006/12/07/selected-wallpapers-for-desktop-and-web-design/

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