Elgato Stream Deck Classic - Live production controller with 15 customizable LCD keys and adjustable stand, trigger actions in OBS Studio, Streamlabs, Twitch, YouTube and more, works with PC/Mac

I got this to use as a soundboard in discord and as a tool to help me start streaming. It is super customizable and a wicked cool piece of tech, highly recommend.

easy to use, easy to learn, and plenty of macros you can copy paste off the web to make work, gaming, or streaming just a bit easier.

Love love love! Added on my collection of streaming gadgets and couldnt be happier!!!

I have been using this Stream Deck XL for a few months for PLC programming and AutoCad. PRO: Setting up buttons is fast and instant. The macro program automatically updates the key as you work on it, so there is minimal down time in your work flow if you come up with and idea for a useful macro. The Screen allows you to instantly label your buttons, which is the big draw of this guy. I have other macro keyboards and I have to go through some trouble to remember what macros have been set up. With this I can put an icon or text on each key to tell me what the key does. The keys work well and I have never had a false click or had it miss a click. CON: the keys are a bit mushy and they rock towards whatever edge you are pushing on. It isnt a very satisfying key-press. Also the macro program must be running at all times for this to work. I have other keyboards that store the macros internally and that is nice for being instantly portable and you dont have to wait until a program starts up to use the device. For me this isnt a problem and not having to flash the internal memory is what lets the macro work instantly. Just be aware that you cant close the stream deck program. Conclusion: I love this thing and for anybody who does autocad or any program with repetitive keyboard based commands, this is a must buy. If they fix the mushy keys somehow, it would be even better.

First off, Im not a gamer or a streamer. Im a software developer looking to streamline my workflow. My company uses Microsoft Teams and Ive been looking for a way to reduce my anxiety when participating in meetings. Specifically controlling mute, and camera without fumbling for shortcut key or moving cursor over toolbar button on a window that is on a different monitor. When I saw that there was an ElGato plugin for MS Teams, (and that there was a sale) I thought it wouldnt hurt to try. Unfortunately, the plugin was a disappointment. Even after setting and resetting the api key from the MS Teams app, the buttons would never activate the Teams action. I was able to manually create a hotkey that could do the mute action, but I couldnt replicate the lighted icons, or other reaction button that dont have a Teams shortcut. Another feature that I disliked was that this is a wired device. No wireless option. And, it has to be connected directly to a port on the computer. This was a bummer for me because now i had to worry about the cord knocking things over when I move the device around. I stand for my meetings and I want to be able to hold the device in my hand while talking. I really wanted to like this device. Its a clever device with oled screen under the buttons and ability to assign profiles to an application that would switch automatically. However I couldnt justify spending this amount for something that doesnt do what was promised, while also adding another obstacle to my workflow. Edit: increasing star rating because the faults I stated are not caused by the device. A little more research on my part could have saved me some time.

Runs so smooth and it makes editing and streaming so much easier. If you can afford it, I highly recommend it. I find that the 15 button Stream Deck is the best in my opinion. Enough to display enough buttons for one profile, but not too big. P.S. In the software you can program a button to change profiles so you can cycle through them on your deck. So if you want more than just 15 you can set more profiles and program a button to switch between them.

I have nothing negative to say about this thing, at least, once the software installed (version at the time kept failing, had to install an earlier version then upgrade). It was worth that little bit of hassle though. I stream and work from my PC as well doing tech support. You can set it up to automatically switch profiles depending on programs being run. As soon as I run my communcation software for work, it loads my work profile. No more repetitively typing out the same thing over and over, hotkey quick text. Done working, lets stream, Primary purpose, w/ 1 button, can have it start the game, change the stream title, tweet it out, whatever. They have been constantly adding new functionality to it as well. Honestly cannot recommend it enough and plan to upgrade to the XL model when I can, but Im poor and they are NOT cheap. If pressed for a bad point, the stand for the 16 button model could be better I suppose.

easy setup, flexible customization, just very useful in general

I got this thing thinking it would be bigger smaller than expected…when ever getting the 6 key deck just remember don’t go thinking the buttons a big. But other was I got it for a sweet deal of 50 dollars on sale, couldn’t pass up on that offer. Waiting on my pc so I can test out the actual screen and the app for it and etc but otherwise it’s fine. 4/1/2023 Update it work great for regular use but the only problem is that every time I turn on my pc I have to open the software then it starts working

First off I want to say that this product was pretty easy to install and customize! Big marks for that! However, when the unit falls asleep, I didnt know how to wake it back up. (so I unplugged it and plugged it back in) (a bit of a hassle) Customization was really very easy and intuitive. Works great on the setup I have (using OBS over Zoom) This is making a real difference in how I make those Zoom calls now. ( I do magic over the Zoom calls and I can have multiple scenes to switch to) I got this on the July super sale from Amazon for $89! It was a steal at that price! I havent played with all the features yet (and there are a ton of them) but, I will get around to using them one way or the other. At full price, this is still a great unit to help with streaming. I dont think I will stream the same without it.