Elgato Stream Deck Review

Video game streaming continues to boom, with more and more players trying their luck broadcasting game footage. Not everyone can make it big, but there are plenty of viewers out there to compete for, and tools to help you succeed. The Elgato Stream Deck ($149.99) could be a serious streamer's best friend, offering a customizable set of shortcut buttons for your most frequent commands while broadcasting. It allows you to set multiple hotkeys across a variety of programs for streaming and video capture services, as well as other tasks like clipping game footage and setting macros. The Stream Deck is not essential for everyone, especially given its price, but for consistent streamers with an audience, it's a valuable accessory. What is the Stream Deck? Up front, you may be unsure what this product is for, so I'll start with an explanation. The Stream Deck is built for people who stream themselves playing video games via online streaming services (think Twitch, Mixer, and YouTube). T...

The Elgato Stream Deck isn't an essential tool for every PC gamer, but it's a legitimately useful and fun shortcut panel for consistent, serious streamers who want to enhance and streamline their broadcasts.

Genuinely useful streaming tool; Simple setup with a small footprint; Satisfying to use; Super-customizable interface with a variety of software and macro options

Price makes it best for the hardcore streaming crowd; Not every program is supported

Good but some weird kinks

Stream Deck is great! The amazing backlit custom keys are amazing and it can be used for almost anything. With some amazing integration for OBS, Twitter, Twitch Chat and other bits and pieces, this is a must have for anyone streaming regular gameplay. That being said, I did find that their integration with Tipeeestream is not the best as their options are not necessarily the best with what can and can't be controlled. But hopefully this changes with future updates to the software.

Life saving for streamers!

This product makes it so much easier to stream. It allows you to create a seamless production and offers so many possibilities. I think this is one of those products that many might see as "redundant", but I think any streamer who's actually tried this product won't want to go back. My personal favorite is the Stream Deck XL as I make use of all the buttons on that one, but this would be my go to choice if I wanted to watch my wallet, or needed to save space on my desk. I use this to control my keylights, change scenes, make highlight markers, control audio sources and much more. Highly recommended product to improve the quality of streams!

Awesome

I am a advanced ms word user and I have used this to program shortcuts for document creation. This is a must if you want to enhance content creation and save lots of time. I can’t believe more people don’t réalisé it’s applications beyond game streaming.

The PERFECT Streamer Tool!

I've had the Stream Deck since Day 1, and I can't imagine streaming again without it. In fact, I've been heavily considering upgrading to the Stream Deck XL, because I can genuinely see myself providing an even more unique stream experience for my audience. Easy chat messages, adding markers for stream highlights, soundboard to accent moments during the stream, changing scenes at the press of a button, turning on and off my Elgato Key Lights, starting an ending my stream, ALL with a single button! If you create content, if you are a streamer, you need to have the Stream Deck or you're putting forth a lesser product. Facts.

Configurable function keys

Although this product is designed for the gamer market it makes an excellent office tool allowing the user to designe their own function keys with graphical key caps. Works with Macs too.