Elgato Stream Deck Mini control panel

I bought this for hubby as a big present and was amazed at the features this product can do if you are a streamer then you need this piece of kit in your armory

The Elgato Stream Deck is a really useful tool not just for streamers but also for anyone as I find myself using it to quickly open tabs on chrome or open Spotify and play music. I would highly recommend anyone who likes some easy shortcuts to buy this, the price is a bit too expensive in my opinion but its really good and high quality so can’t complain too much.

A great product, easy to set up and use. I purchased some button maps for Adobe CC and set those up along with a “dashboard” of web sites along with some novelty buttons like an analogue clock, speed test and colour picker.

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 I have been incredibly impressed with what the Elgato Stream Deck could do.As someone who works online all day long and records a lot of videos, it is helping me be more productive. It’s integration with popular streaming applications makes it the perfect accessory for anyone who wants to record live.The software that Elgato have created for the deck works great. It has lots of customisation options and you can export and import profiles for safe keeping (useful when using on another computer).Recommended. 

There is nothing I can say that no-one hasn’t already said. I use this more as a extension of my keyboard but with animated logos. The software is constantly updated. For the price it’s a essential piece of kit even if you are not a streamer

Great tool for productivity. Works great, easy to use.

Really useful tool. You can set up many shortcuts and they don’t have to be related to streaming etc. You can use it for application shortcuts or running regular commands. For streaming it’s great too, it works with YouTube, twitch, stream elements, stream labs, and even mixer

Overall the device is wonderful and the software is easy to use and reliable I don’t think there is anything I dislike yet.

It’s easy to install I absolutely love it! It’s really helpful if you are a streamer or content creator

My son is 14 and says this is amazing. He can access anything by downloading an app and makes life easier with his PC.That is all I can tell you as I am not tech savvy 😉

Stream Deck is the most useful add-on key pad I have ever experienced – Very Good.

If you are a creative person/podcaster this is the perfect product to improve your workflow. I was recommended this product by legendary Dutch DJ/producer Ben Liebrand, and he is on the money! Just get one 🙂

I’ve always wondered why people had these and what the appeal would be but it really is a handy bit of kit. The fact you can link to songs on your PC, set the level they will play at and also fade in and out is superb.

Great if you like using shortcuts for everything.I use it for streaming and work.

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Perfect my son loves it, it’s all set up and works brilliantly. Each button can have multiple uses (apparently). He’s happy so I am happy!

Great item – would recommend

I bought this as i have started to stream. I have used some of my buttons and they work great. Its easy to use but beware. A lot of tutorials and reading should be done to unlock its full potential

Very easy to use, switches between scenes effortlessly (OBS) can customise the buttons fully, can set a button to play a specific sound, sits stable on the desk and doesn’t move while you’re trying to press the buttons.

Its good and saves messing around with keyboard hotkeys etc but sometimes its a bit of a pain to set up using OBS and stream deck to make sure everything is in the right place for it to work 100%, many times I have pressed a button to find out nothing works but then it pops up (lag), I paid £89 for 6 keys but made folders so now have 15+ and it works well with Slobs 

It is just useful

If you google this item you will see lovers and haters, but from my personal experience it’s worth the price point. It makes streaming so much more effortless and any support system for a streamer is useful. Only bug bear is the built in cable a USB 2.0 is far to short and is also as said built in. Build quality is what you would expect from elgato, soft wear is also what you would expect simple and easy but powerful. If your thinking about one ask your self this, will this make my life easier the answer from me is yes totally with out doubt. If you can afford it get it. 

Not just a handy tool for streaming, wokring in an office where multiple tools at various points in the day get tabbed between or open and closed. then this little beauty is an essential time saver.As a gamer capturing those glorious moments it’s a must haveand as a streamer then you you really couldn’t find an easier and more professional to to keep command and control, from scene switching to just adding that extra bit of flavor to you stream 

I absolutely love this thing.It really under sells itself on Amazon, this is the best computer accessory I have ever purchased. It’s really flexible and has made regular tasks super quick.I use AutoCAD a lot and this has made commands amazingly quick. I also use the different profiles & folders to organise my shortcuts by type.The Stream Deck profile you need for the app that is on top is a great feature as well. 

If they bring out more apps for it, it will be great… take a screen and put buttons over it, align that with keyboard macros and you have a winner… It’s designed for streaming content but it’s a programmable keyboard shortcut machine. If you have the patience, you tie one button to an app. For example word. You hit that button and word opens a blank doc, the screen on the stream deck changes, as do the functions on screen… cut copy paste each on one button. And plenty of other buttons to program to your other popular keystrokes…works really well . The more keystrokes required to get to your chosen function, the more you will love this.

Great piece of kit

Love this product. Makes everything so much faster.

I was looking for an external keypad, I use a lot of macros, snippets and tools while working and eventually I’ve chosen the stream deck because of its ability to change the icon directly on the keys. It’s honeslty great, price tag is a higher than many other devices of the same type, but that 15 micro screens are awesome, I’ve already created many subfolders expanding the unit, and I can fire any snippet, or tool I need. I’m missing a better SDK for creating and showing more useful informations but I think is just a matter of time. 

I bought this to work with Logic Pro x on the Mac – assigning some functions (and icons) to it and it was easy to set up and you can create your own icons from png files or photos and its just amazing. Saves so much time having a single button press for keys you use a lot like play, record, cut, glue etc. I might buy another if it goes on sale on Black Friday!

Great for productivity apps, not just games and streaming.I bought this as a bit of a luxury item, but now it seems totally essential. I’m a software developer and the icon display on the buttons and nested folders of button configurations have been very useful for running macros, otherwise obscure commands and generally optimising workflows.I can’t recommend the Elgato Stream Deck highly enough.

Has improved my streaming on twitch as I can change scenes, stop and start music, use a timer, activate voice mod and change my sound outputs with a push of a button. Really great product and it also looks nice sitting on my desk

I am unable to use a full-size keyboard due to my disability so I use this when I am playing games or editing videos. The device itself is very well built.

Perfect easy to use and add icons

Very good

Love this. I don’t use this in any of the suggested ways – I’m not a streamer and don’t use any of the suggested software, but as long as you have files and pctures saved on your computer and attach them to the buttons you can call them up. I use it for quiz nights, playing sample music, or for a picture round, so that it’s easy to recall the files if a team needs a reminder.Update – I also use this now for play rehearsals in school. The students love using it. I attach the sound effects and they can pull them up at the touch of a button. I can also attach increase and decrease sound, to adjust volume at crucial moments. I don’t use it in the final performance as I have specialist programs, but it’s great for quick and easy rehearsals 

Bought for my brother who is a gamer. He said its the perfect addiction to his streaming kit. He has set up things needed so they’re all at the touch of a button. Was simple to get set up and program

Great product and has made my online presentations much easier. I use this with OBS to control scene changes and as a remove from the Key light. Nice job Elgato.

Super easy to install and set up.The buttons don’t look as good as the picture (the screen is set quite far back from the face of the button) and the movement of the buttons feels a bit cheap and plastic-y.

Had to learn streaming video in a hurry due to pandemic. This is great. It lets me run macros at the touch of a button. I suspect if you are looking at this, you know what it is for. Worth the money if you don’t need the newer model with twice the number of buttons.

Not just for streamers/media types… I’m a gamer, and sitting behind my throttle while I play Elite:Dangerous is (almost) all I use mine for!Dead easy to set up various “Screens/Pages” of commands that can be navigated using the buttons as menus.Simple to assign (complex) multiple characters to trigger in response to keypress (e.g. press a single button to trigger Left CRTL + Left Alt + H)Really easy to assign graphics (download, make up using the editor, draw yourself in paint) to the key (see my picture for some quick and dirty examples) 

Wow! You need one of these!

Love it. I don’t stream but having an extra set of keys for changing music playlists, media volume copy pasta etc the limit is your imagination.I think this is the perfect size, XL has too many keys and the mini too few imo