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It is serious cool pal. I’m working on a Notion use-case specific video for the new year that I think you’ll enjoy too. 🙌🎉 thanks for watching. Keep up your great content too :)
I think this is essentially what Apple had intended for their quick menu bar on previous MacBooks, but lacked the form factor of having the Deck as an accessory to the side of your workflow.
I only needed a rotary volume control and the ability to program a couple of keyboard shortcuts to a button. Bought a Nobsound S6 that did the job. Less flash but way cheaper.
I’m severely visually impaired and I have bought a stream deck so control my screen reader software which uses a vast number of unusual shortcut keys. I have just enough vision to be able to tell if a button has a light or dark background which means I can set up a pattern on the profile to let me know where the buttons are, even if I can’t identify icons on the buttons knowing the position they are means I can still use the steam deck. Very impressed and really helpful.
I use my Stream Deck to help me broadcast sports. Adding points to a scoreboard, taking graphics in and out, rolling breaks, etc. The Stream Deck seriously has streamlined everything. It has been one of the best purchases I have ever made.
Stream deck is really nice! Remember that you can control the actions from a phone app as well (30 days free). A good idea if you first just want to try things out. Only downside is that many 3rd party tools run as individual application on the background (at least this is the case on Windows). Having a ton of actions from various providers can start to show up as CPU and RAM usage. This is not a problem with the built in stuff or with any simple actions that only rely on the html/js based functionality as that runs inside Stream deck app.
I also use a Stream Deck. You can do a lot of this using the program Alfred with less pain. I use my Stream Deck for macros and that's about it. Opening websites with it is neat but Alfred is faster, especially if you have to navigate through a page or two to press the button.
@@BetterCreating This was my thought as well - as an avid user of Alfred, I could see it and the Stream Deck working in harmony with one another really well.
Nice one Matthew - thanks for watching. Yeah: loving it for editing and one button work context setups particularly. Love your content by the way - I think we have a lot in common! 🕶👊
Yeah, it's basically a custom keyboard for macros and automatic shortcut execution. I have one to help with video and audio editing tasks, but also looking at other automations too.
I have used a gaming mouse for the same purpose. The hard part was remembering which button did certain actions. This looks better since you can establish an icon.
Yes totally - lots of people have mentioned using keyboard shortcuts or the Touch Bar: but this visual custom button set up is more significant than you can first think. 👍
that's the primary reason I got the stream deck, cause I had tried setting up a midi controller to do it, but found myself always forgetting which buttons were what. the stream deck gives you that visual reminder, in a form that will fit on even the smallest of PC desks.
You're reading my mind with your videos. I was looking into this, and this was a great overview of its uses outside of gaming. I think I'm gonna go for it now. Another great video from you. Merry Christmas!
As an illustrator and graphic designer, I bought both the small and xl for my workflow. The small is perfect to place above my Wacom Cintiq. The only chore is designing and creating my own icons as I cannot find art/design specific ones. Great video.
Thanks for sharing. Nice idea. I recommend looking at Iconfinder.com - great free icons that you might find some useful elements from to rework into your own icons.
Thanks! Yeah - I’ve known about them for ages and then suddenly thought… why aren’t I using it for non-steaming stuff?! :) welcome to the BC community!
I've been using two of the XL stream decks as part of my work computer for the past 9 months or so. I'm a Software Engineer and this is incredible useful for setting up easy access to the ginormous amount of hotkeys and commands available in Microsoft Visual Studio. There is even an official plugin available. A real time-saver.
Hey - also a software engineer thinking about buying one.... What kind of things do you set yours up to do? I'm trying to get ideas for how to speed up development
All those videos about improving productivity by using new gadgets and NONE of them come with actual metrics. I mean, how do you know you ACTUALLY improve your productivity. 90% of all those gadgets are about wow effect but past the honeymoon period, it's actually hard to say if you actually imprved anything or if you're just doing things diffrently.
True metrics are helpful - but I don’t want to invest time and energy is doing them! All I’ve noticed is it takes me 1 step 2 seconds where it took 4 steps and 30 seconds on certain tasks. Nice thought thou. 👍
Totally agree with the time saved using Stream Deck for everyday functions. I have set up multiple hotkey buttons for a number of procedures in Excel 365 - some with 30 or 40 instructions. I put my 15 button Stream Deck in my laptop bag if I’m working away from home. Automatic switching to a relevant profile when opening an application is brilliant.
I am not using stream deck to replace single keyboard shortcuts. I'm running multiple shortcuts in sequences. Here is an example for a worksheet with over 50 columns and nearly 10K rows. Turn on filtering. Go to top of date column & filter by year. Go to top of category column & filter by a category. Go to end of debit column & create a subtotal formula for visible rows only. That's 4 stream deck buttons to automate 55 keystrokes!
Exactly - perfect use cases - multi action buttons for quick context based setup and apps that have a ton of shortcuts you can’t remember!! Yes indeed - they have a simple icon editor on on the website via the drop down when you add the icon, or just make or download your own in any design app and then add. That’s how I made my Notion Icon Pack for it. Cheers.
Thank you for this great explanation of how you use a stream deck for productivity. I am a time management coach who makes extensive use of text expanders and other productivity tools and this looks like a worthy addition to my productivity tools setup!
I’ve had this in my Amazon list for two years. I love the idea and had similar thinking to you. The thing that gets me is I have to remove my hand from the keyboard to use it. That doesn’t take much time, but it does take some time. I’m on the fence.
No problem. Yes - really enjoying the pad. I definitely think the physical version is best if you enjoy it - the mobile version is good but needed a good internet connection
I'm forwarding this video to everyone! I use one for my video conferencing calls (Meet and Zoom). Its game changing to a) have dedicated buttons for muting yourself regardless of keyboard shortcut combo and b) to have that button be in the same place for both apps. I don't have to look away to control my settings or stumble around trying to unmute myself because the tab isn't in focus ;)
Yeah I think I’m only just scratching the surface of what is possible with a bit of research. I’m hoping to have single button automations to set up for podcasting, specific zoom meetings and online courses perhaps. 👍
Been toying with getting this for a while now, so came to your video! Thanks for the breakdown of it all and you've persuaded me :-D Love streamlining workflows so excited at seeing my productivity soar!
Hi there, Let’s say I just discovered your channel. Entered the Apple buying my 2011 Iphone and then an IPad and then 2018 Intel MacMini ….the updated one. Pre…M1 chip. Successfully upgraded memory to 32GB. Added two SSD External Drives. HD filled up and started booting from an SSD. Running very slow. Sorry for details but thought may be relevant for my question. I also have an IPad Pro. I just ordered Elgato Stream Deck Plus,….which I see many possibilities to use with my MacMini. My question and request for advice how I should proceed “starting over” with Mac mini before introducing the StrreamDeck. The HD as you know is not replaceable. Thank you for whatever ideas you may have. Charlie
Yep. One way to look at it - probably not something you will use. But - it’s changed my workflow for the better with apps with multiple in-app shortcuts that I can’t remember and I love the visual aid. That said if you know about Alfred - that’s the strongest argument to say you don’t need a stream deck!
Is anybody familiar with something similar that is just a stand alone wheel? Like I need the interface to work reasonably well over a network or through usb-c/thunderbolt but I’d love to have a dial to scroll my notes on a massive monitor. I was a developer before moving to physics in academia, I can program it myself but the ones with buttons and a wheel all get horrible reviews and don’t seem to have much driver support…
I'm really interested to see how I can use this to streamline my productivity for the administration side of teaching. Particularly when it comes to communication and reporting.
I'd never thought of a Stream Deck for non-streaming purposes. Interesting! I do have OBS setup for my webcam and mic to do some light pre-processing, which surprised some colleagues and friends.
The secret of its success is the software to assign program starters, functions, macros, workflows etc. prepared and in a dynamic, intuitive way. There have been macro buttons for decades, apart from the F-keys, Logitech gaming keyboards incl. small display, mice with more than 3 buttons, DJ/MIDI controllers and most notable, the multimedia buttons for controlling media player. Thing is, that different desktop system have different APIs and ways to inject non-HID events, and assign them more complex functions on the othet side, especially when it comes to controlling programs beyond their hotkeys. Then we (don't) have the optimus keyboard,with one programmable OLED per button, at a sick price tag. So, streamdeck brought all these together into a compromise and leaving out the shortcomings of former approaches in the driver software.
how annoying! must be a weird mix of the background music when I rendered it! Only you and 1 other have found this so fingers crossed it's not happening for everyone! I won't be use that track again! ha
Hello! I recently bought a stream deck and I rather like your command Q button. Could you go more into detail on how to configure that? The stream deck software just closes instead of assigning the hotkey to command Q.
Yeah it's good isn't it? Yes I can! When stream deck is observing keystrokes you need to type in the command button on it's own, release it and after a moment then type the 'Q''. This will allow you to add it without quiting the stream deck app. Since it's a generic quit button i've copied one to all my Stream Deck profiles in the same button location so i can easily quit whatever program i'm in. Thanks for watching!
@@BetterCreating btw. that's relatable. i am by far the best in organising stuff in my peer group, due to my adhd. not _in spite of_ my adhd, but _due to_ my adhd! gaining the ability is simply a matter of survival.
Hi, I want to use this stream deck also on my company laptop where I cannot install third party apps. Is it possible to configure the whole deck on my private computer an then use it on my corporate machine without the software?
You dont need a stream deck when you can use touch portal that uses your tablets or phones and has way more features. Its also WAY cheaper at $12 one time.
glad I randomly hit sort by new on this video. The app looks pretty cool, I'll be checking it out more, so thanks for sharing! Although I can also share that as yet another alternative, a "free" ~100 button version of all of this is just using a 2nd keyboard with AutoHotKey. :P I mainly use it to launch certain programs, favorite music playlists, groups of programs, certain macros, certain Windows utilities that are awkward to get to, and most importantly when you really need it: abort shutdown! haha
i know this is an old video but i am a new streamer and a twitch streamer i have watched for two years sold me his for 80 since he upgraded i am very excited
I used to have a pi-engineering macro keyboard, I used it to make one-key keyboard combos to run our work software, since it had such lovely combos like CTRL-SHIFT-S-F5 and such to do different things.
@@BetterCreating I was previously unaware of these though, as the little LED screen is nice. On the Pi-engineering ones, you have to cut out little paper key cap labels, which does the job, but it's not as clean and elegant.
Next time I have extra money lying around I am certainly going to get this v2 one. It looks snappy and works with macOS .. perfect. There's so many apps I use daily where my fingers just smash the keyboard combos to do 3 things over and over again. And mispressing the shortcut can ruin stuff. I'd love to have an external setup like this where i know it will go well and I can keep focus on the screen. I've tried using the iPad itself, but no tactile feedback whatsoever is counterproductive actually. I kept going back to the real keyboard. Even bought a numeric keyboard recently just to have the shortcuts assigned there. Which helped.
Interesting perspective. Yeah I agree - it’s not for everyone - some people just say it’s pointless and slower than keyboard shortcuts - but I find the visual and tactile nature of it has been great for shortcut heavy apps - and I definitely use more of them now. Ps. Get the Cheatsheet app for quickly pulling up a list of every shortcut for your applications. Thanks for watching
Get the 32 key version. I couldn't imagine all the paging on a 15 key given all the paging I do on my 32. I have 28 right now on my safari profile. And that' only half of what I need. It all adds up, really quickly. Zoom in, out, default. Next Tab, Previous Tab, Close Tab, Tab overview. Reopen last closed tab. That's 8 right there! Reading list, bookmarks sidebar, add bookmark. Search. Find. Print. Then you have cut, copy, paste. What 2 do you get rid of on the 15 key?
Ahhh! Brilliant. I’ve been thinking about a product like this the past year but I didn’t quite know what to search for. This is perfect. Can’t wait to add this to my workflow 🏆👍🏼
@@BetterCreating too late. I already bought it and holy crap! How did I work with out this?!? I’m going to build a custom widget for it - I use Toggl as a time tracker but the existing Toggl widget doesn’t work well. (1) the icon toggles but if you stop your timer in browser, the Stream Deck doesn’t recognize the change of state. (2) doesn’t allow you to select Tasks of a Project
Sure: I recommend a good place to start is the IFTTT plugin and and account with the website (ifttt.com/) and some smart sockets you can buy to plug things into, and them into the wall. This will allow a basic light control with Stream Deck (plus you don't give away all your privacy to Alexa and Google if you don't want to! cheers and thanks for watching!
Subb'd! Thanks for making this video. I bought the same one, betting on the software updates and community creating great shortcuts that will be shared and hopefully I can build and share. Great vid.
Yes - this is likely not for you. I’ve found it’s been saving me about 3 hours an edit on FCP and auto email filling for regular admin on a set of buttons has also been a massive time saver - so easily worth it for me personally.
New to the unit. I like your presentation style, so I subscribed. This video was a bit of a teaser, so I will look at more. Ctl-Q? I never used shortcuts much. Will look into that one! Thanks.
If you are talking about the Notion ones - Bettercreating.com/downloads - if it’s any of the others - I bought mine from MacStories - just search Mac stories icon pack. :)
Downloaded your Notion icon for stream deck - fab thanks. Made one improvement by add /turn to each button action (from /h1 to /turnh1) this mean it will format current block as well as crest new. Thanks for your great content.
This video came up on my recommended. Great video, but i have a question. Have you considered Touch-Portal? You can use a spare phone or tablet, and so pretty much the exact same thing. Free version has 2 pages, 8 buttons per page. Paid version (about 12 bucks) can have 74 buttons per page, infinite sub folders. The community is very active, and there are a ton of plug-ins. And it's for windows and mac, and Android and iOS.
Great to have you here. Yes I have - it’s the obvious best alternative with infinite tinkering options - great for people who want to maybe keep things cheaper and/or really build their own automations. But honestly: Stream Deck Mobile is a pile of awful - mostly because it’s laggy - but really because it looses the tactile quality of real buttons - I don’t think you can beat that: having real buttons to press in one place is som much better and intuitive. I’m still in the stream deck camp.
@@BetterCreating Thanks for responding, I found the solution to be just uninstalling and re-installing Spotify completely. Looking forward to seeing how else I can integrate the Stream Deck into my workflow now.
I bought a gaming mouse a while back to help with productivity and quickly realized there's not enough buttons. It has 7 extra buttons and a scroll wheel that acts as the middle button, in addition to left and right. Some had even more buttons but I did not like their ergonomics. Then I came across this thing and had the same idea. Basically to have the most common hotkeys on the mouse (it also detects what application you're using), then have pages of tasks and visual feedback on the stream deck. I hope it works as well as I imagine.
Yes - you can program any program to open and then use a short cut with it: so could do this with your choice of screenshot app (or your computer’s native shortcut for that
@@BetterCreating so I have to purchase a screen recording program and this allows me to create a shortcut. Which program do you use to record your screens?
@@TheCoolProfessor no you don't - most computers have a shortcut - do a little research on your computer. I personally use CleanShot which is awesome for high res more advanced screen recording
@@BetterCreating I agree :) they basic idea is great - if better implemented one could get similar value from the Touch Bar as you are getting from your Stream Deck; but in practice it does not work... And I actually fail to understand why :)
Happy Holidays friends! 🎁 Is this on your list? How do you use yours? Links below and WATCH THIS NEXT to supercharge a productive 2022 with Notion: ruclips.net/video/UQcfDEGPxDY/видео.html
This is REALLY interesting. I've considered getting one for productivity before but this may have convinced me!
It is serious cool pal. I’m working on a Notion use-case specific video for the new year that I think you’ll enjoy too. 🙌🎉 thanks for watching. Keep up your great content too :)
I think this is essentially what Apple had intended for their quick menu bar on previous MacBooks, but lacked the form factor of having the Deck as an accessory to the side of your workflow.
Yes - similar principles. People have been making DIY pads like this for years - I think elgato just nailed a flexible version. :)
Exactly! My touch bar is better than the stream deck.
I only needed a rotary volume control and the ability to program a couple of keyboard shortcuts to a button. Bought a Nobsound S6 that did the job. Less flash but way cheaper.
Add an affiliate link to the description with the product, it’s going viral!
They are already there! :)
The secret to *my* productivity is familial wealth and privilege and access to ADHD meds
I’m severely visually impaired and I have bought a stream deck so control my screen reader software which uses a vast number of unusual shortcut keys.
I have just enough vision to be able to tell if a button has a light or dark background which means I can set up a pattern on the profile to let me know where the buttons are, even if I can’t identify icons on the buttons knowing the position they are means I can still use the steam deck. Very impressed and really helpful.
I use my Stream Deck to help me broadcast sports. Adding points to a scoreboard, taking graphics in and out, rolling breaks, etc. The Stream Deck seriously has streamlined everything. It has been one of the best purchases I have ever made.
Good stuff! It's such a surprisingly useful tool :)
Stream deck is really nice! Remember that you can control the actions from a phone app as well (30 days free). A good idea if you first just want to try things out.
Only downside is that many 3rd party tools run as individual application on the background (at least this is the case on Windows). Having a ton of actions from various providers can start to show up as CPU and RAM usage. This is not a problem with the built in stuff or with any simple actions that only rely on the html/js based functionality as that runs inside Stream deck app.
I also use a Stream Deck. You can do a lot of this using the program Alfred with less pain. I use my Stream Deck for macros and that's about it. Opening websites with it is neat but Alfred is faster, especially if you have to navigate through a page or two to press the button.
Good to know, thanks, I’ll check it out. Sounds excellent.
@@BetterCreating This was my thought as well - as an avid user of Alfred, I could see it and the Stream Deck working in harmony with one another really well.
Mac only, for anyone wondering
I set up a search in Alfred that pings multiple open license photo sites at once… and another for free vectors. It’s awesome.
Love this idea. I’ve always been aware of this product for streaming, and macros in general, but seeing it in this context is eye opening. Thank you!
Nice one Matthew - thanks for watching. Yeah: loving it for editing and one button work context setups particularly. Love your content by the way - I think we have a lot in common! 🕶👊
@@BetterCreating Appreciate that! Subbed
Great to be connected pal. Nice.
Watch you on my personal account… so now you have me subbed twice! 😂
@@BetterCreating 🙏🏽
Yeah, it's basically a custom keyboard for macros and automatic shortcut execution. I have one to help with video and audio editing tasks, but also looking at other automations too.
I have used a gaming mouse for the same purpose. The hard part was remembering which button did certain actions. This looks better since you can establish an icon.
Yes totally - lots of people have mentioned using keyboard shortcuts or the Touch Bar: but this visual custom button set up is more significant than you can first think. 👍
that's the primary reason I got the stream deck, cause I had tried setting up a midi controller to do it, but found myself always forgetting which buttons were what. the stream deck gives you that visual reminder, in a form that will fit on even the smallest of PC desks.
You're reading my mind with your videos. I was looking into this, and this was a great overview of its uses outside of gaming. I think I'm gonna go for it now. Another great video from you. Merry Christmas!
Thanks! Yes, it’s great.
As an illustrator and graphic designer, I bought both the small and xl for my workflow. The small is perfect to place above my Wacom Cintiq. The only chore is designing and creating my own icons as I cannot find art/design specific ones. Great video.
Thanks for sharing. Nice idea. I recommend looking at Iconfinder.com - great free icons that you might find some useful elements from to rework into your own icons.
@@BetterCreating hey thank you for the link.
If I had issues looking for icons, I would want the skills of an illustrator and a graphic designer? Lol
Woah, this is epic!! Can’t believe I hadn’t heard of this tool before, the productivity use cases you have are awesome. Subscribed!
Thanks! Yeah - I’ve known about them for ages and then suddenly thought… why aren’t I using it for non-steaming stuff?! :) welcome to the BC community!
I've been using two of the XL stream decks as part of my work computer for the past 9 months or so. I'm a Software Engineer and this is incredible useful for setting up easy access to the ginormous amount of hotkeys and commands available in Microsoft Visual Studio. There is even an official plugin available. A real time-saver.
Nice. Thanks for watching.
Hey - also a software engineer thinking about buying one.... What kind of things do you set yours up to do? I'm trying to get ideas for how to speed up development
Great video! I love seeing how people who don't stream put it to use. Such an incredible tool.
All those videos about improving productivity by using new gadgets and NONE of them come with actual metrics.
I mean, how do you know you ACTUALLY improve your productivity. 90% of all those gadgets are about wow effect but past the honeymoon period, it's actually hard to say if you actually imprved anything or if you're just doing things diffrently.
True metrics are helpful - but I don’t want to invest time and energy is doing them! All I’ve noticed is it takes me 1 step 2 seconds where it took 4 steps and 30 seconds on certain tasks. Nice thought thou. 👍
Totally agree with the time saved using Stream Deck for everyday functions. I have set up multiple hotkey buttons for a number of procedures in Excel 365 - some with 30 or 40 instructions. I put my 15 button Stream Deck in my laptop bag if I’m working away from home. Automatic switching to a relevant profile when opening an application is brilliant.
What sort of Excel stuff have you found to be helpful? I haven't yet found a good use-case that a simple Excel shortcut already doesn't help with.
I am not using stream deck to replace single keyboard shortcuts. I'm running multiple shortcuts in sequences. Here is an example for a worksheet with over 50 columns and nearly 10K rows. Turn on filtering. Go to top of date column & filter by year. Go to top of category column & filter by a category. Go to end of debit column & create a subtotal formula for visible rows only. That's 4 stream deck buttons to automate 55 keystrokes!
Thanks @@judytessa that's really helpful! Was there a plugin you used for Excel specifically, or just the regular multi-action stuff?
Finally, I don't have to remember all the key shortcuts in CAD/CAM programs.
Edit: One question. Can you use your own custom drawn icons?
Exactly - perfect use cases - multi action buttons for quick context based setup and apps that have a ton of shortcuts you can’t remember!!
Yes indeed - they have a simple icon editor on on the website via the drop down when you add the icon, or just make or download your own in any design app and then add. That’s how I made my Notion Icon Pack for it. Cheers.
I never understood why you would open your browser or youtube or any program with this, u could just click the browser icon in your taskbar, no?
If you are using it for other functions - a quick button press on your desk is just swifter for me personally. I don’t sit on Chrome that much. :)
@@BetterCreating Okay, thanks for clarifying
Thank you for this great explanation of how you use a stream deck for productivity. I am a time management coach who makes extensive use of text expanders and other productivity tools and this looks like a worthy addition to my productivity tools setup!
I’ve had this in my Amazon list for two years. I love the idea and had similar thinking to you. The thing that gets me is I have to remove my hand from the keyboard to use it. That doesn’t take much time, but it does take some time. I’m on the fence.
Awesome, I'll try this! Thanks for the inspiration.
No problem. Yes - really enjoying the pad. I definitely think the physical version is best if you enjoy it - the mobile version is good but needed a good internet connection
I'm forwarding this video to everyone! I use one for my video conferencing calls (Meet and Zoom). Its game changing to a) have dedicated buttons for muting yourself regardless of keyboard shortcut combo and b) to have that button be in the same place for both apps. I don't have to look away to control my settings or stumble around trying to unmute myself because the tab isn't in focus ;)
Super interesting, might actually pick one of these up now. Solves a lot of issues I’ve been thinking through. Thanks for sharing!
Yeah I think I’m only just scratching the surface of what is possible with a bit of research. I’m hoping to have single button automations to set up for podcasting, specific zoom meetings and online courses perhaps. 👍
Been toying with getting this for a while now, so came to your video! Thanks for the breakdown of it all and you've persuaded me :-D Love streamlining workflows so excited at seeing my productivity soar!
Nice. Enjoy!
Hi there, Let’s say I just discovered your channel. Entered the Apple buying my 2011 Iphone and then an IPad and then 2018 Intel MacMini ….the updated one. Pre…M1 chip. Successfully upgraded memory to 32GB. Added two SSD External Drives. HD filled up and started booting from an SSD. Running very slow. Sorry for details but thought may be relevant for my question. I also have an IPad Pro. I just ordered Elgato Stream Deck Plus,….which I see many possibilities to use with my MacMini. My question and request for advice how I should proceed “starting over” with Mac mini before introducing the StrreamDeck. The HD as you know is not replaceable. Thank you for whatever ideas you may have. Charlie
Or I can just click on the buttons on my screen…
Yep. One way to look at it - probably not something you will use. But - it’s changed my workflow for the better with apps with multiple in-app shortcuts that I can’t remember and I love the visual aid. That said if you know about Alfred - that’s the strongest argument to say you don’t need a stream deck!
Essentially what the touch bar should have been.
Is anybody familiar with something similar that is just a stand alone wheel? Like I need the interface to work reasonably well over a network or through usb-c/thunderbolt but I’d love to have a dial to scroll my notes on a massive monitor. I was a developer before moving to physics in academia, I can program it myself but the ones with buttons and a wheel all get horrible reviews and don’t seem to have much driver support…
Excellent content. You’ve got a world wide audience, I recommend you put the affiliate links in both US and UK formats. Cheers.
Thanks pal - it’s on the to do list this month! Thanks :)
I'm really interested to see how I can use this to streamline my productivity for the administration side of teaching. Particularly when it comes to communication and reporting.
I use it for coding and for ssh commands on Linux server. Great device.
So cool hearing all the non-streaming use cases!
I'd never thought of a Stream Deck for non-streaming purposes. Interesting! I do have OBS setup for my webcam and mic to do some light pre-processing, which surprised some colleagues and friends.
The secret of its success is the software to assign program starters, functions, macros, workflows etc. prepared and in a dynamic, intuitive way.
There have been macro buttons for decades, apart from the F-keys, Logitech gaming keyboards incl. small display, mice with more than 3 buttons, DJ/MIDI controllers and most notable, the multimedia buttons for controlling media player.
Thing is, that different desktop system have different APIs and ways to inject non-HID events, and assign them more complex functions on the othet side, especially when it comes to controlling programs beyond their hotkeys.
Then we (don't) have the optimus keyboard,with one programmable OLED per button, at a sick price tag.
So, streamdeck brought all these together into a compromise and leaving out the shortcomings of former approaches in the driver software.
Great thoughts. :) thanks for watching.
I’m not seeing an Elgato Spotify plugin, only the one by BarRaider. How’d you find the Spotify plugin by Elgato?
That's probably it - I'm referring to third party plugins that can be accessed thru the elgato platform. cheers
I don't comment on RUclips often, but this is game changing from a work mindset. Never thought to use a stream deck in this way #amazing
Ah cheers Kevin - great to know! Welcome to the channel.
I can't tell if you have a phone ringing in the backgroun or if that is part of the background music but it makes this video unwatchable.
how annoying! must be a weird mix of the background music when I rendered it! Only you and 1 other have found this so fingers crossed it's not happening for everyone! I won't be use that track again! ha
i really dont know what to do if i buy this item for real i wan to start on streaming my gaming before i get old jejeje
So glad I stumbled upon your video on this! So many uses!! Thank you! Liked and subbed!
Excellent! Welcome to the BC Community! Thanks for watching.
I. bought one in November and its still in the box. Oops. Need to break it out!😀
It's great - get on it!
As much as it works for you, it still lacks so many features that it isn't worth the price
i know right. and how hard would it be to create a software only version with a small widget to control 15 or more buttons :)
Hello! I recently bought a stream deck and I rather like your command Q button. Could you go more into detail on how to configure that? The stream deck software just closes instead of assigning the hotkey to command Q.
Yeah it's good isn't it? Yes I can! When stream deck is observing keystrokes you need to type in the command button on it's own, release it and after a moment then type the 'Q''. This will allow you to add it without quiting the stream deck app. Since it's a generic quit button i've copied one to all my Stream Deck profiles in the same button location so i can easily quit whatever program i'm in. Thanks for watching!
As a content creator myself, I have no need for this product at all. 😂
Haha - that time comes back to bite me … it’s an expression I thought was fun! 🤪 cheers
you need 5 to 10 minutes to start your web cam, open a program and turning a light on? and you have a youtube channel about productivity? bold.
Hahaha
@@BetterCreating btw. that's relatable. i am by far the best in organising stuff in my peer group, due to my adhd. not _in spite of_ my adhd, but _due to_ my adhd! gaining the ability is simply a matter of survival.
Another hidden Ad 😒 How can you be more productive when your hands leaving the keyboard 🤷♀️
Sounds like Stream decks are not for you. I love it for editing. In my left hand - Saves me hours.
Hi, I want to use this stream deck also on my company laptop where I cannot install third party apps. Is it possible to configure the whole deck on my private computer an then use it on my corporate machine without the software?
No you need to have the Stream deck software on the computer of the board won't have anything to interface with.
Ok, it was on my wishlist, but now I’m putting it higher in the list. It’s not yet in my basket… but it’s getting closer XD
Haha - you are welcome! I Think. I’m pleased I did it!
This could be a handy tool for a home recording studio, as well. Could have the keys be tools to cut clips, open the mixer, record, and so on!
Nice - agree that’s the idea of fast set up for multi app tasks. :)
You dont need a stream deck when you can use touch portal that uses your tablets or phones and has way more features. Its also WAY cheaper at $12 one time.
glad I randomly hit sort by new on this video. The app looks pretty cool, I'll be checking it out more, so thanks for sharing!
Although I can also share that as yet another alternative, a "free" ~100 button version of all of this is just using a 2nd keyboard with AutoHotKey. :P I mainly use it to launch certain programs, favorite music playlists, groups of programs, certain macros, certain Windows utilities that are awkward to get to, and most importantly when you really need it: abort shutdown! haha
Nice video, thank you!
How can I switch the audio output with the Stream Deck?
You can try the Toggle Audio Device plugin from the stream deck store as a starter. It's good to switch between speaker and headphones.
I have been eyeing one of this for a while now. Thanks for taking the time to share.
No problem. I love it!
i know this is an old video but i am a new streamer and a twitch streamer i have watched for two years sold me his for 80 since he upgraded i am very excited
Haha love it! Enjoy!
I used to have a pi-engineering macro keyboard, I used it to make one-key keyboard combos to run our work software, since it had such lovely combos like CTRL-SHIFT-S-F5 and such to do different things.
Nice.
@@BetterCreating I was previously unaware of these though, as the little LED screen is nice. On the Pi-engineering ones, you have to cut out little paper key cap labels, which does the job, but it's not as clean and elegant.
Next time I have extra money lying around I am certainly going to get this v2 one. It looks snappy and works with macOS .. perfect. There's so many apps I use daily where my fingers just smash the keyboard combos to do 3 things over and over again. And mispressing the shortcut can ruin stuff. I'd love to have an external setup like this where i know it will go well and I can keep focus on the screen. I've tried using the iPad itself, but no tactile feedback whatsoever is counterproductive actually. I kept going back to the real keyboard. Even bought a numeric keyboard recently just to have the shortcuts assigned there. Which helped.
Interesting perspective. Yeah I agree - it’s not for everyone - some people just say it’s pointless and slower than keyboard shortcuts - but I find the visual and tactile nature of it has been great for shortcut heavy apps - and I definitely use more of them now. Ps. Get the Cheatsheet app for quickly pulling up a list of every shortcut for your applications.
Thanks for watching
@@BetterCreating cheatsheet is great. :)
Wow! This is like an external touch bar! Thanks for the video! Considering getting one now 😁
It really is! Nice one.
Get the 32 key version.
I couldn't imagine all the paging on a 15 key given all the paging I do on my 32.
I have 28 right now on my safari profile. And that' only half of what I need.
It all adds up, really quickly. Zoom in, out, default. Next Tab, Previous Tab, Close Tab, Tab overview. Reopen last closed tab. That's 8 right there! Reading list, bookmarks sidebar, add bookmark. Search. Find. Print. Then you have cut, copy, paste.
What 2 do you get rid of on the 15 key?
Ahhh! Brilliant. I’ve been thinking about a product like this the past year but I didn’t quite know what to search for. This is perfect. Can’t wait to add this to my workflow 🏆👍🏼
Great! Thanks for watching. I recommend trying it on your mobile first and seeing if you really like it :)
@@BetterCreating too late. I already bought it and holy crap! How did I work with out this?!? I’m going to build a custom widget for it - I use Toggl as a time tracker but the existing Toggl widget doesn’t work well.
(1) the icon toggles but if you stop your timer in browser, the Stream Deck doesn’t recognize the change of state.
(2) doesn’t allow you to select Tasks of a Project
Wow, this is insane. Like a new world. Thank you for the video :) I would be really interested in more productivity videos with stream deck.
Nice one. Yeah - it’s pretty great. Will plan another stream deck video !
These are stupid expensive for what they are, and dont even have any rotary encoders. I'd recommend a Duckboard or BDN9 if you care about money.
I thought this said Steam Deck…. still cool tho!
Did someone make an app like this to run this via iPad? There is no space on my deck for another controller…
Yep - stream deck mobile! :)
a wireless Number pad keyboard with handwritting sticker can do same
Yes is can indeed - up to the number of keys it has
So, how is it secret when this video has been seen by more than half million people?
Errr… no one had viewed it when I made it…? Haha thanks for watching
Can you please elaborate on how you got the light to work with the Stream Deck (around 5:39 timestamp in the video)? Thank you!
Sure: I recommend a good place to start is the IFTTT plugin and and account with the website (ifttt.com/) and some smart sockets you can buy to plug things into, and them into the wall. This will allow a basic light control with Stream Deck (plus you don't give away all your privacy to Alexa and Google if you don't want to! cheers and thanks for watching!
@@BetterCreating Amazing! Thank you!!!
Subb'd! Thanks for making this video. I bought the same one, betting on the software updates and community creating great shortcuts that will be shared and hopefully I can build and share. Great vid.
Glad I could help and thanks for the Sub. Welcome to the community! big plans for 2022: let's stream deck our way through it. :)
Looks like unnecessary consumerism to me. Save time so you can cram more tasks into the time you saved.
Yes - this is likely not for you. I’ve found it’s been saving me about 3 hours an edit on FCP and auto email filling for regular admin on a set of buttons has also been a massive time saver - so easily worth it for me personally.
... would have been nice to know if you can use it through a dock to keep a 1 cable set up
Mine is working through my external monitor as a dock - so seems all good! :)
Really awesome work here. I can tell you put in a lot of work bringing this idea to life. Thanks mate.
Thanks Ryan. It makes me happy anyway! :)
Can you make a full tutorial on how to set up your stream deck like this
Will work on it! Nice idea. :)
Perfect video I own a stream deck too and this gets me more inspiration to get more use out of it thx :D
Thanks Jan. Great to hear! His was just 4 days of messing around so I’m sure there is a lot more to discover! :)
I am still not convinced :)
Haha - might not be for you then!
New to the unit. I like your presentation style, so I subscribed. This video was a bit of a teaser, so I will look at more. Ctl-Q? I never used shortcuts much. Will look into that one! Thanks.
Wondering if you knew…can you do all these on the Stream Deck Plus?
I’m sure you can.
Thank you!
Is it work for mac ? mac with usb c port
do we need to buy other cable?
Just purchase a small usb to usb c adapter, use any usbc to usbc data cable or go via an external monitor/hub like I do :)
Where can we get those icons for the stream deck
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If you are talking about the Notion ones - Bettercreating.com/downloads - if it’s any of the others - I bought mine from MacStories - just search Mac stories icon pack. :)
Downloaded your Notion icon for stream deck - fab thanks. Made one improvement by add /turn to each button action (from /h1 to /turnh1) this mean it will format current block as well as crest new. Thanks for your great content.
How many profiles can you create on the stream deck?
I believe as many as you like! :)
This video came up on my recommended.
Great video, but i have a question.
Have you considered Touch-Portal?
You can use a spare phone or tablet, and so pretty much the exact same thing.
Free version has 2 pages, 8 buttons per page.
Paid version (about 12 bucks) can have 74 buttons per page, infinite sub folders.
The community is very active, and there are a ton of plug-ins.
And it's for windows and mac, and Android and iOS.
Great to have you here. Yes I have - it’s the obvious best alternative with infinite tinkering options - great for people who want to maybe keep things cheaper and/or really build their own automations. But honestly: Stream Deck Mobile is a pile of awful - mostly because it’s laggy - but really because it looses the tactile quality of real buttons - I don’t think you can beat that: having real buttons to press in one place is som much better and intuitive. I’m still in the stream deck camp.
Now if this works with home assistant, and had a layer of security like finger print authentication before certain buttons could be used...
How did you get the Spotify plugin to work? Mine is completely unresponsive.
Ah, sorry to hear that - I just added it via the elgato plugin page, set up the triggers and it worked… :(
@@BetterCreating Thanks for responding, I found the solution to be just uninstalling and re-installing Spotify completely. Looking forward to seeing how else I can integrate the Stream Deck into my workflow now.
Can you do something as simple as shortcuts for bold, italics, underline, cut and paste etc
Of course - any shortcut from any app - just type it in to the observation input for a button.
@@BetterCreating Interesting. And that would work across apps, as they're universal shortcuts usually, I would think.
hello - which plugin did you install to change the audio input from headphones to speakers?
The Stream Deck Mini is the best purchase I've ever made since I started working remotely.
Well, I read video title that I need to get Steam Deck to boost my productivity....
I bought a gaming mouse a while back to help with productivity and quickly realized there's not enough buttons. It has 7 extra buttons and a scroll wheel that acts as the middle button, in addition to left and right. Some had even more buttons but I did not like their ergonomics. Then I came across this thing and had the same idea. Basically to have the most common hotkeys on the mouse (it also detects what application you're using), then have pages of tasks and visual feedback on the stream deck. I hope it works as well as I imagine.
OK, I'm now dusting off my Logitech G13
Ok now I need a stream deck... Thanks for that 😒
Ha - sorry. Try the app first for free before you buy to be sure you do! Maybe something like Alfred will be better for you too. Enjoy! I love mine!
Didn't realize how terrible macOS was until now.
I find concept interesting. How is this better than shortcut keys or macros?
Fine! I'll buy one...
Did you get a usbc to usbc to connect it to your Mac?
Usb-c - Usb. But Easy to use a third part usbc-usbc. I go through my external monitor dock anyway so all good.
I know you can record games but can you do screen record? For example if I wanted to record a tutorial.
Yes - you can program any program to open and then use a short cut with it: so could do this with your choice of screenshot app (or your computer’s native shortcut for that
@@BetterCreating so I have to purchase a screen recording program and this allows me to create a shortcut. Which program do you use to record your screens?
@@TheCoolProfessor no you don't - most computers have a shortcut - do a little research on your computer. I personally use CleanShot which is awesome for high res more advanced screen recording
you do know you can remind keyboard keys..?
Yep. Thanks for sharing.
So, you have actually got yourself a stand-alone Touch Bar? 😂
Ha! TOUCH BARS ARE AWFUL. 🤦♂️
@@BetterCreating I agree :) they basic idea is great - if better implemented one could get similar value from the Touch Bar as you are getting from your Stream Deck; but in practice it does not work... And I actually fail to understand why :)
Works with Linux?
Hello, Congratulations. 👍Cool. Thank You For Advice and Explaining Us. I got it. Someday, I would buy it anytime.
Thanks - it’s a great tool. see you on another one. :)
Nice and helpful Review. I am going to buy one!