Elgato Stream Deck Plus: Dials and Keys to Tame Your Creative Flow

Hardware for content creators and editors has evolved. The Elgato Stream Deck + arrives to fill a space many didn't know they needed: tactile-analog control. It combines eight customizable LCD keys with four rotary dials that allow precise parameter adjustments, whether in Photoshop, DaVinci Resolve, or any editing software. Its touchscreen adds an extra layer of versatility.

close-up on a creator s desk, hands rotating four metallic dials on an Elgato Stream Deck Plus while eight LCD keys display colorful icons, a monitor in the background shows a DaVinci Resolve timeline and a floating Photoshop brush adjusting opacity in real-time, subtle blue LED glow from the device illuminating the fingertips, cables neatly trailing to a laptop, technical cinematic product shot with shallow depth of field, photorealistic industrial design, soft key light reflecting off the brushed aluminum surface, macro detail on the tactile texture of the dials

Deep integration and profile customization 🎛️

The Stream Deck + connects via USB-C and is instantly recognized by the proprietary app. Each key can display an icon or text, and the dials are assigned to functions like zoom, brightness, or timeline position. Internal memory allows saving profiles for each program, switching between them effortlessly. The dials offer tactile feedback and clicks that prevent misadjustments. It's a control panel that eliminates the constant search for keyboard shortcuts.

The controller your mouse would want as a neighbor 🖱️

After hours of retouching layers, you discover that turning a dial is more satisfying than dragging a slider with the mouse. The Stream Deck + makes you feel like an editing DJ, except your mixes are of color curves instead of bass. That said, be careful when using it in a café: people will give you strange looks as you adjust a model's skin tone with the seriousness of a Formula 1 driver.