Elgato Stream Deck - Complete Beginner's Guide (2021 Edition)

If you just got an Elgato Stream Deck, this video is for you! In this video I list all the tips you need to get started! Whether you are a streamer or video editting enthusiast, the possibilites with this Elgato Stream Deck is endless.
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[@drmarkkwon]

Wow. You are the first person who explained HOW the deck Actually worked! Thanks so much

[@MathewTheBest]

No problem!!

[@letsgoaway]

@@MathewTheBest yes this is better than "look at this yes now get it"

[@robertfeal-martinez3065]

I've watched a lot of tutorials on Stream Deck and frankly most presenters want to joke around rather than go slowly to help us understand. Your video was superb. I have learnt all I need to know to do what I intend to use it for. Thanks

[@MathewTheBest]

Thank you so much! I appreciate that! 😊

[@robertfeal-martinez3065]

@@MathewTheBest One thing I would like to do is close a website. Can this be done. I don't recall you covering this. In fact switching off any System inputs.

[@Carla92114]

The text feature can be used if you are in a webinar as a host and want to welcome guests without having to type each message. Also good for timed messages withing meetings and webinars. When I am teaching, this is a great way to keep the flow of information going while taking care of administrative details.

[@Fragnar13]

I too use this feature, but I use it to spam profanity at stupid ppl in game chat=D

[@coachshanesesl]

Yes--this is a great video for us newbies! I've had my stream deck on my desktop for a YEAR. NOW I'm ready to use it. Thank you! Subbed!

[@kingentertainmentevents6418]

Hi Mathew! Great video...I will be using the text button quite a bit. When in sales I have a set of responses that I just copy and paste depending on what part of the ladder my lead or client is on. It's super convenient to just hit a button and give my client a generated response that I've predesigned for most scenarios. I have at the moment 10 answers ready to go at any given moment.

[@evanwynkoop9992]

Thanks for the video! Didn't know multi actions were a thing. Even more excited to get one of these now...

[@TeddyBergan]

Thanks for this alot. Getting my deck next week, pretty excited, thanks for this Video.

[@tomcruz9118]

I wasn’t sure if I should get one but now I’m sure it’s gonna be a time saver for me . Thanks for the video

[@pojocloud5132]

This was a very informative video. I just purchased my Stream Deck XL and after watching your video, I feel very comfortable getting started! Thanks!

[@bookbarbros5450]

Appreciate the in depth breakdown. Order mine and can’t wait! 🍻

[@1mikerider]

Thanks for the tutorial for this! just got my deck so gna follow this video. Great job explaining everything.

[@EdwardSobek]

Thank you Mathew. Best video for learning System Functions basics. Like how to use open, hotkey, website, and text functions. BTW found a great use for text. Repeated placement of verbiage in an email subject or document like 'Confidential Document Attached' .

[@MarauderXXX]

Thank you for a to-the-point tutorial on this!

[@JaiHarveyYin]

Thank you 🙏🏻 first video I watched. Very helpful!

[@delroyclarke1989]

Hi i've just bought a stream deck and you've really helped me out :) Keep up with the good work

[@croftracing2599]

Hey Matthew, Your video on the Elgato stream deck is a lifesaver. I have watched tons of videos and was always lost, but onceni watch yours it was a success and now i u derstand how and can actually for the first time use mine......!Thank you so much for a awesome tuorial

[@HumancityJunction]

Thanks for this video, it helped me get started setting up my stream deck.

[@ShazEire]

Really clear, very helpful, thank you so much!

[@Emerald_Knight45]

Appreciate the tutorial. Very informative.

[@PrinceJaZao]

This was very helpful, thank you so much!

[@evocdl]

Was unsure of buying it but since watching this video, I ordered it and waiting for arrival! Thank you for the good in-depth video I needed to set my mind!

[@rainer6367]

Got the 15 or 32 key? And? How does it fit to you?

[@evocdl]

@@rainer6367 15 key ma man. Don’t need the 32 key in my opinion. Fits me very well as it’s easy to use, setup, and work with. Lots of macros you can on it to do just about anything.

[@rainer6367]

@@evocdl thank you! Ordered the 15 key one earlier today but was not sure to wait for better pricing of 32. Have a great evening

[@macaronia]

Thanks Matt, this was really helpful!

[@Passenger-hn5fb]

Great vid! Cheers. Lots of great ideas to think about and apply.

[@spanishconmigo122]

I loved this. Now I need to get a video on set up for the 1st time. Thank you so much!

[@MathewTheBest]

You're so welcome!

[@Creativesnooker]

Great video thank you , order my stream deck today so it was very helpful. Also subbed to your channel :)

[@bengvideos572]

Very good video my friend . Everything explained in details , keep up the good work .

[@inuyasha7108]

This was a great video! It really gets me excited as the possibilities are endless! Can’t wait to set mine up thanks 😎

[@MathewTheBest]

Glad it was helpful!

[@kyeh4551]

I have learnt a couple of things from your video, thanks!

[@IplaySoldier]

Thank you for the video!

[@businessplusmm]

very helpful, amazing video. Thank you.

[@alharris8861]

I'm a full grown man, to preface. I made it to 5:38 before I legitimately started crying. This already saves me so much time and I have 25 more minutes to watch.

[@anatolyspencer3063]

i like the video alot, just ordered my stream deck, the 32 key edition. ill be watching this again when it comes in! thanks again big dog. what i would actually like to see is how to have my twitch chat etc on one screen while im streaming COD on my main monitor.

[@MathewTheBest]

Thank you! And yeah thats doable within the obs panels up in the top left. You just have to enable it

[@MotorsportMagpie]

Thank you for all your help. Really simply put and it helped me loads

[@MathewTheBest]

You're very welcome!

[@Dymindntheruff]

Hey great in depth video. I like your open & honest personality too. Keep pushing content bruh!

[@MathewTheBest]

Thank you! I appreciate that!

[@jbabie04]

I just got my stream desk. This was very helpful.

[@RagingRougarou]

Hell this was super informative! Way better than the others I’ve found, thanks so much for the great video and taking it slow for us noobs. 🤘🏻

[@thehalfpackage2.0]

I am for sure getting this down the road thank you so much bro

[@MathewTheBest]

No problem!

[@WickedGamerCollector]

I just bought a streamdeck... finally 🤣 Really great video tutorial keep them coming ! 😎

[@AlmightyJio]

Subbed just because how well done this was.

[@amydavis4945]

Thank you *so* much! My stream deck should be here on Tuesday, and I'm so looking forward to it. I'm a mod on a very popular weather YT channel and just being able to use the "text" macro button will save me having to type the same things over and over in live stream chat. It will also help me access other sites while the streams are live, so I can get important information to those that need it. You explained everything so well!

[@MathewTheBest]

Thank you so much! I hope everything works out for you!

[@amydavis4945]

@@MathewTheBest True story: I got the Stream Deck tuesday about 20 minutes before the Live Stream started. I had everything I needed loaded into 4 "folders" on the stream deck in >10 minutes. That was thanks to your video because you had explained it so well. This stream deck is a godsend to me and is helping me soooo much!

[@danaforeman4349]

Great video, helped allot.

[@SiteswithNatalie]

Thank You. It's been very helpful. :)

[@aynsliee95]

👀 i know this guide is 2 years old but i see stronghold 2 on the desktop! i absolutley love that game! i am a new streamer (6 months) but i finally bought a stream deck!

[@rbabyboy84021]

Very informative. Thank you

[@MVIVN]

I can see this thing being useful for my day-to-day computer use even though I only stream casually and very occasionally so I'm gonna get it! I can already think of endless ways I could use this! E.g. for the hotkey switch where you said you can't think of what anyone could do with it, that can be useful if you are copy/pasting a lot of stuff and just have one button which alternates between CTRL+C > CTRL+V (a dumb example but shows how useful even a feature like that can be). Honestly after watching this video I'm convinced this is an essential gadget that everyone should have on their desks for productivity and efficiency!

[@MathewTheBest]

100%. This product goes beyond just streaming alone. Lots of uses for work and Macros

[@padey.]

Yo that was so helpful tysm!

[@kodiekulp]

Excellent presentation and it's really nice for you to point out that you aren't sponsored. I understand why people take sponsorships but a lot of it can be a little deceptive when they are talking about how great a product is. I started streaming 😂 I do a KZbin show its politics and I obviously wanted to move to streaming but needed a better desktop because I was essentially editing videos on my school laptop 😂 So I've been streaming and I'm definitely realizing I'm having a problem with chewing things up and having the ability to make a joke or say something and then queue up a video or a sound referring to that, you know what the hell I'm talking about. This seems like this would really help with that

[@fritzcapet2101]

Very clear and useful.

[@JuniorTuc]

Thank you for the info!

[@MatManExtreme]

Amazing vid, thanks for explaining!

[@MathewTheBest]

No problem!

[@RODINEIGALVAO]

Thank you : Excelent explanaied.

[@EnvyDraven]

thanks for all the info it helped!

[@MathewTheBest]

Glad it helped!

[@Anabriella]

Amazing - so helpful thank you! 🙌

[@MathewTheBest]

Thank you for watching!

[@howardwidensky696]

Excellent. Thank you

[@romanone]

this thing is actually pretty neat, I will look into getting one once I start my YT channel

[@thesimsim_sima5616]

This was awesome thank you!!!

[@MathewTheBest]

You're so welcome!

[@Winnerspro-eu]

you are a great teacher, thanks

[@TheoldKov]

Thanks so much for the help

[@aongtingco]

Thank you very much for this awesome explanation video of HOW IT ACTUALLY WORKS, Please make more

[@georgemickel6608]

Thanks for the video liked and subbed ✅

[@WtbgoldBlogspot]

Good shit, thanks!

[@makcccp]

Thanks for the intro to Streamdeck tutorial brah

[@609STAACKS]

Amazing videos I was looking to get one and because of your video I am

[@andyhsu5able]

Hey Matt, thanks for the video, for the longest time I had no idea how does stream deck even do or why it was so popular among streamers. Now I see it is very handy and I just may pick up a mini to try it myself before even going into the regular one.

[@DerekWilliamsMusic]

Thanks! I wanted to learn about the Hotkeys.

[@MathewTheBest]

Yeah i think im going to do a follow up video on the hotkeys potential with this

[@Scarpia9111]

I'm definitely getting this!

[@whateverijustcommentedisma6969]

But they are expensive bro

[@NishDontGame]

This video has made me feel more confident buying a steam deck. Thanks for showing off the folder feature. Now I know I dont have to get the XL for more options.

[@Skopin]

6:46 you don't have to delete the title. You can turn off the text in the text options. That way you can still see the title in the software but not on the Stream Deck itself.

[@DARRELLSHAMMOND]

I've purchase one because of your video thanks.

[@ImaITman]

If you're playing a game and you specify one key to open something, and the other to close. The hotkey alternate would suit this scenario well.

[@mikey1sdf761]

Hey there, great video. Quick suggestion, you may want to make your socials above "clickable". Took me a few to figure out what I was doing wrong. All the best and thanks again!

[@USALiveStream]

Hey Matthew I subscribe and hit likes awesome Tutorial

[@straago481]

Thank you so much you just save my Hole day

[@MathewTheBest]

Thanks for watching!

[@DetFlex]

Awesome video Matthew 👊😁 Question: When I add a multi action command (music and text together on screen) i click on it again and the text wont disappear or reset. Should i remove all of my hot keys associated to my keyboard? Thats what i used before getting the stream deck. Thanks brotha ⭐️ Flex Smashed the Like 😁👍

[@Ldygltrsprkls88]

Just letting you know...in 2024 This video helped me out SO much just to start. I hope you get this message..so thank you!

[@RYN988]

Photoshopped a little bit lol 😂 thanks for the video. I’m no gamer not by any measure but I got the deck because it proved itself to useful even for non gamers.

[@MathewTheBest]

Thank you!

[@Cs137matt]

For the hotkey switch option. I have that set up for gaming. I use it as a on/off switch

[@robinjanson8411]

Great video...why more informative than what Stream Deck has on their own site. Do you or anyone reading comments know how to record a Lightroom Classic preset to a hotkey?

[@emstoria7100]

Omg i really love your Webcam Border, It's super good. Wondering where i can get one.

[@MathewTheBest]

This one I actually made myself using Adobe After Effects but I know Nerd or Die has some good borders without having to spend the amount of time that I spent making this one 😅

[@Aly-ym9yi]

I was so hesitant to get a stream deck because I had absolutely no experience or understanding of them. I’d heard people talk about them, and vaguely understood that people used them for switching scenes, but that was it. I was so confused as to why people would get them when you can only press 15 buttons, and was trying to figure out if there were multiple pages so you could have more controls 😂 Honestly the fact that there’s folders feels like it should’ve been obvious, I just never had any experience with it. I think I’m going to have to get a stream deck now. I know this video isn’t sponsored, but honestly it should be 😂

[@BluD]

You can use the hot key switch in some games. For example one of the games I got this for is ats and you can use it to turn on off a Jake brake.

[@arnoldotorres3202]

You produce great videos. When I first started watching I thought you were a hundred thousand subscriber KZbinr. You produce better quality videos too.

[@MathewTheBest]

Thank you!! I appreciate it!

[@FrenchyAU]

for streamdeck mobile, if you are using it on android, activate your phones developer mode which will allow you to turn on a setting that never turns the display off if its plugged into power, this is great if you cant afford a streamdeck, and even better if you have an old android phone thats not being used

[@MathewTheBest]

Good tip!!

[@CoreyCrone]

Crushed this m8

[@MathewTheBest]

Thank you!

[@jtfhangar1akathegoatlocker798]

Great video.....QUESTION, if I'm streaming, how can I switch between open applications with the Stream Deck? I saw how you can open, but how can you switch between them/minimize to taskbar like an alt-tab command?

[@gant8408]

Just an FYI the hockey switch let's you set the same hockey command but with different icons so you can have you mice mute button not have a slash through it then have a slash through it when you are muted

[@Plymouthmusicschool]

Just subbed💪

[@MD_is_me]

This is a great primer on the SD, thanks. Is it possible to to create a multi-action that, for example, initiates all the actions required withing OBS and FB to begin a stream from scratch on FB?

[@lthrnck_gamer3944]

@matthewthebest Where did you get that desktop wallpaper? That is awesome! I appreciate the work on and the info in this video.

[@MathewTheBest]

Wallpaper Engine on Steam!

[@LocalMaple]

Thanks for the basic tutorial! I’m still thinking about buying one, for the purposes of D&D audio. But I have a question, which might need its own tutorial video. I would like to be able to have Music and SFX. If I click a file I’ve deemed Music, I would like to fade out of current music, start the new music, and have it play on loop. If I click a file I’ve labeled SFX (with or without looping), the music will still play uninterrupted, and the SFX will play (once or until manually paused). Multiple SFX can be running at once, such as a looping ‘fire popping’ and a short one time ‘screaming child’ (Pyromaniac Sorcerer, don’t ask).

[@ch4chii644]

Great video , where did you get that wallpaper

[@freddymiguelponce]

One of the best videos about stream deck! If you allow me 2 questions please, this is all new for me Q1: Can i install the app and configure it while i wait to arrive? I would like to do some work ahead of time Q2: If i change from PC to Mac, can i use the same stream deck or i need to "reset it" and start setting up like if it was new? Thanks in advance and sorry for my English; i'm still learning Have a Productive and Healthy Day!

[@TheDBZCollector]

Getting one soon

[@merloboomintv]

the ninja tweet made me laugh, thanks for delivering info in the way that you do.

[@MathewTheBest]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@lilagent6674]

u r the best much love

[@MathewTheBest]

Thank you!

[@Willy42586]

Great video. Question where did you get the wallpaper on your desktop from

[@poeticalvision]

you can use the hotkey switch for like copy paste, you only use one button. Its Ctrl+C then Ctrl+V, so on and so forth

[@croftracing2599]

Hey Matthew, I enjoyed your video on Elgato stream deck. I have a question: how can I put brake bias adjustments on my Elgato?

[@KIBAFANG22]

Just got stream deck for xmas and this helped me with most of my setup, Thank You!!!

[@MathewTheBest]

No problem!!

[@AyeeHime]

Thanks dood