Customer Ratings & Reviews

I love this piece of equipment. However the first one out of the box was bad! Had to wait for the second which is the one I bought from Best Buy! I do webinars for a living and I use it to bring up slides, clips and audio when I need them. Change screens etc. I can't imagine doing my work without it now!

If you stream, or even podcast, I highly recommend picking up this or one of the other versions. (I have 32 button version) Tasks and checklists! Any one who streams can tell you there are a lot of things you have to remember when you start each time, and several tasks that may pop up during the stream. Checking sound levels, making sure to turn on the local recording, muting and un-muting devices at different times, switching scenes, playing transitions and animations. A LOT of things to remember and sometimes forgetting one of them can really mess things up! That is where the Elgato Stream Deck comes in. Sure there is the obvious advantage of pressing a button to switch scenes without taking your mouse out of the current application/game, but that is just the surface level. Each button has the ability to have multiple actions linked to it, like a macro. So when you switch from "Starting Soon" to "Game Time" the button can: Turn off the music source, un-mute your microphone, un-mute your game audio, start your local recording(!), play a intro video, play the transition, and load your gaming scene! All in a single button press that you name and create a icon for that displays on the screen of the Stream Deck. Creating macros like the example above is very easy with a drag and drop interface with each action have different options on what it does. The actions depend on what you are interfacing with, and the Stream Deck comes ready to work with most the major software apps that we need like: OBS, Stream Labs OBX, Xsplit, Twitch, Mixer, You Tube, Twitter, and Voice mod to name a few. Further, several publishers have created interfaces to work with the Stream Deck like Voicemeeter, Spotify, and StreamElements, all easily loadable through the Stream Deck app. If that was not enough for you: It also integrates with Unity and VisualStudio, so you can create your own application controlled by the Stream Deck! The construction is solid! This thing has some heft to it and feels good. The cord is braided and is a USB-C so can be replaced if need be. The deck itself is like a thick tablet with a angle built in so it is easy to see and read when laying on a desk. It magnetically attaches to its stand for a steeper angle making it very easy to read and solidly held in place when mashing those buttons. I did have one temporary issue where the display was upside down and mirrored without the buttons moving. This had happened when I was moving the USB to another port. Something that others had an issue with online as well. In there cases they had to RMA and get a replacement, but in my case it fixed itself after a few days. I am happy to say that I have NOT had the problem since and based on research online it seems really rare! Even with that weird issue I had I HIGHLY recommend this! It certainly takes care of a lot of the minutia for you, allowing you to concentrate on entertaining your audience. (maybe get one of those extended warranties?)

I'm not a streamer but I've never loved a device so much. I use it for shortcuts along with BetterTouchTool ( for Mac ) to save loads of time in launching apps or getting stuff done within them. No need to remember a bunch of shortcuts anymore. It makes my computer feel a 100 times snappier. I do dislike the way the buttons feel. They're way too soft and go way too deep. I wish they were closer to the feel of my mechanical keyboard.

I absolutely LOVE the Stream Deck lineup. I have all 3 now after purchasing the XL. I wanted more buttons on the device so I can control the power, dimming, and warmth of my Keylights and have plenty of buttons leftover for launching apps and websites. This device saves me so much time with shortcuts for Adobe CC. I highly recommend the Stream Deck XL. The stand attaches magnetically and the detachable USB-C cable is definitely an upgrade from the Stream Deck.

This is a great productivity companion once you become acclimated to using it. It's just a giant, easily programmable macro pad with screens on the buttons for easy recognition. The Stream Deck app allows for easy setup and integration with your other apps. You probably won't be using all of the buttons if you've never used something like this before, but just give it time...

Its honestly improved my whole set up since getting it. I am having a blast utilizing this to its max potential and dedicated about 3 hours to setting it up for what I needed it to do. It covers a wide variety of my essentials from not only streaming, but art, organization, to timing of my tasks through out the day. I use it so exclusively now and can't wait to make it even more customizable in the coming future to be more aesthetically pleasing.

Great item for making shortcuts and helping out with everything computing. Software is very user friendly. Total customization of all buttons in what images are on them to what they do.

This is a great product. I use this to automate functions for work, using macros mostly. Its great for productivity, and I use it also just for launching programs and other basic functions. I like gadgets and this is great one to have. Yeah, a touchscreen with icons can do the same thing, but they have an app for that too. I now have 2 of these, one for work, and one at home.

I rarely write reviews but felt compelled to write one for the Stream Deck XL. It is easily the best purchase I've made in years and in the few short weeks that I've had it, had saved me tons of time in my day-to-day computing tasks. My understanding is that this device has a big following in the gaming and content creation communities. I belong to neither. I use it primarily to speed up everyday computing tasks and for use with Sibelius, a music notation and scoring program. It's brilliant! It's intuitive, extremely easy to set up and use and from what I can tell, it's applications are almost limitless. I considered getting the 15 key version and I'm sure I'd have been happy with that choice, but I opted for the 32 key version and am very glad I made that choice. Trust me... you'll find all sorts of uses for those extra keys! If you're serious about wanting to work as efficiently as you can when using your computer for any of a million tasks, buy this device. You won't be sorry.

i didnt think i would need the extra keys but they came in handy, highly recommend even if your not streaming, you can create a lot of hotkeys for regular work as well.

I actually use this to replace using keyboard shortcuts when I’m writing music and it saves me a TON of time. Love how customizable it is and I now use it with a ton of other apps. Easy recommendation!

Well-made, easy push-button macros. Love it. I crush presentations now. When a customer asks me to show them something in the middle of a pre-sales call, I click a button to open up the exact location of the application they want to talk about. They think I'm a wizard. When they have a particular question that I know they're gong to ask, I click a button to take me to the slide that covers it.

Perfect condition, easy to set up, and makes my day so much easier. I use this for work functions and shortcuts as well as for my side hustle, video editing and streaming. Cant recommend enough!

While it is confusing to see a 5 star rating with a 3 star or lower title there is a good reason for it. The Stream Deck XL is great and i highly recommend it, it SHOULD NOT be your first Elgato Device. Elgato came out with a new Stream Deck called the Stream Deck + and this is way more beneficial than both the Stream Deck and Stream Deck XL. The dials on the Stream Deck + allow for more actions than ever and it allows you to use both the Stream Deck software and their Wave Link software. Wave link allow you to sort all the audio in your PC to controllable sub mixes to be easier for both Streaming and Home/Personal use. If you already have a Stream Deck + then get this! The uses it gives you are limitless and almost every update has something new that's worth fiddling with.

I thought this was mainly for streamers. If you aren’t you can still get tons of use from this device. There is so much you can do, the XL gives me more buttons and makes things much more of a breeze to use. This version has more support at the base and feels more solid. Overall happy with this and will save me so much time with my day to day operations. Grab one

I upgraded from the MK.2 to this beast and it was a lifesaver. I'm constantly on my computer doing gaming, photo editing, drawing and everything in between. I like having more buttons than just 15 and it looks amazing on my desk.

Excellent for streaming and easy to setup and price was fairly decent for everything it's capable of doing

The XL is so great for my live streaming along with its usefulness in my creative applications. Any macro/hotkey can pretty much be programmed to do what you want. If I had to do it over, I would have bought the XL and not the regular Stream Deck. Now I have both but it makes it easier to shift to another camera while still having control over my videos.

I am very pleased with the compatibility of this product. It does everything I wanted it to and I am not using it for streaming so it does have a lot of versatility if someone wants to use it for quicker shortcuts or other uses that aren't for streaming. Only thing that took a while was to get everything i wanted set up. Other than that it was a great investment for me.

It does what it’s supposed to do. I just haven’t spent enough time with it to know if I really need it. It’s definitely handy but it seems more like a gadget than a necessity. If you absolutely hate having to click a mouse to make selections than this is 100% for you, but if you don’t mind mouse clicking you may want to saveYour money. One things for sure, it wasn’t cheep.