TradingView TERMINAL
DOC SETUP Updated March 2026 · ~4 min · For TradingView desktop 3.2.1

Setup

Building a Multi-Monitor Workspace in TradingView: Tear-Off & Lock

TradingView multi-monitor workspace illustration

The web fakes multi-monitor with several browser windows; the desktop terminal's tear-off is native — windows stay linked and the whole layout saves. This is the single biggest win for heavy watchers moving from web to desktop.

Tear-off and lock

  1. On a chart tab, choose split to a new window; the chart becomes an independent OS window;
  2. Drag it to the target display and maximize; repeat for watchlists and the screener;
  3. In window settings, lock to display so each window returns to its own screen after a restart instead of piling onto the main one.

Linking across windows

Give windows the same link group (a color tag); change the symbol on any one and the group follows. A classic three-screen setup:

  • Screen 1: main chart + trading panel (execution);
  • Screen 2: a 4-chart layout (analysis) — pair with the multi-timeframe workflow;
  • Screen 3: watchlist + screener + alert log (scanning).
Tip: the more screens, the more GPU acceleration helps. Save a named layout for the multi-screen setup; switch to a single-screen layout on a laptop, and restore in one click at your desk.