Arise Knowledge Base

What Is Stream Deck?

Understand the core model behind Stream Deck: hardware keys, visual states, profiles, pages, and plugins that turn repetitive software actions into deliberate physical controls.

Getting started

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How To Use Stream Deck Well

Learn how to set up Stream Deck with simple profiles, role-based pages, and state-aware actions instead of creating a cluttered wall of buttons.

Workflow design

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Workflow Improvements With Stream Deck

See how Stream Deck improves meetings, content work, operations, and focus by removing repeated UI hunting and turning high-frequency actions into visible controls.

Hardware guide

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Which Stream Deck Devices Are Out There?

Compare the main Stream Deck device categories (from the six-key Mini to the 36-key Stream Deck + XL, plus dial-based and foot-operated variants) and choose based on workflow shape rather than spec sheets alone.

Teams meetings

Arise Teams Controller

Arise Teams Controller restores meeting controls to your Stream Deck with no tokens and nothing to switch on in Teams. It is a paid plugin, a one-time purchase on the Elgato Marketplace. The mute, camera and hand keys follow what the buttons in Teams report. Keys are gray while Teams is not running and amber while no meeting is running. Earlier pages on this website called this plugin Arise Controller for Teams.

Webex meetings

Arise Webex Controller

Arise Webex Controller puts mute, camera, raise hand, share, chat, and leave meeting on your Stream Deck. Each key shows the live state of the meeting. On a Stream Deck +, the mute and camera dials show time left, a progress bar, and recording and sharing status. No sign-in, no tokens, no companion app. Earlier pages on this website called this plugin Arise Controller for Webex.

Slack huddles

Arise Slack Huddle Control

Arise Slack Huddle Control puts seven Slack huddle actions on Stream Deck keys, on Windows and macOS. Each key reads its state from Slack's own huddle buttons: green and red for mic and camera, blue for sharing, a raised hand or an open thread. Nothing to set up in Slack. It is a paid plugin, a one-time purchase on the Elgato Marketplace. Earlier pages on this website called this plugin Arise Huddle Control for Slack.

Browser productivity

ChromeShift

ChromeShift assigns any Google Chrome profile to a Stream Deck key. One press opens Chrome in the right workspace instantly. Stealth Mode adds optional Incognito launch with no extra steps. Earlier pages on this website called this plugin Arise Context Switcher for Google Chrome or Context Switcher for Chrome.

Voice input

Speech to Text

Speech to Text runs OpenAI Whisper entirely on your machine with no cloud connection. Tap to record, tap to stop, and your words land in the clipboard, the active window, or an AI chat. Your audio never leaves your computer. Earlier pages on this website called this plugin Arise Speech to Text. Speech to Text is also known as Local AI Transcribe.

Python automation

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Arise Python Commander

Arise Python Commander turns any Python script into a Stream Deck control that reports back. Five actions cover one-shot runs, output-to-image mapping, timed loops, live streaming to a key or the Neo info bar, and keys the script paints itself. For Stream Script, the property inspector can write the whole prompt for your AI agent.

AI for project managers

Project Management Prompts

Project Management Prompts is a Stream Deck SD Profile with seven one-tap AI prompt templates. Press a key to paste the prompt into any AI chat interface (Copilot, Claude, ChatGPT, or others) and get structured output without composing prompts from scratch.

Stream Deck setup

How to set up Smart Profiles on Stream Deck

Smart Profiles let Stream Deck automatically switch to the right key layout when a linked app comes into focus, and switch back when you leave it. No manual page navigation required.

Stream Deck setup

How to install Stream Deck plugins

Stream Deck plugins add new key actions beyond the built-in set. Install them in seconds from the Elgato Marketplace, directly from the Stream Deck app or from a browser.

Stream Deck setup

How to import a Stream Deck profile

A Stream Deck profile (.streamDeckProfile) is a pre-built key layout you download and import, not something installed through the Marketplace. Here is exactly how import works, what changed in Stream Deck 7.0, and how to export your own.

Remote work

Stream Deck for home office: the essential setup

Put repeated remote-work actions on dedicated keys: mute, camera, browser profile switching, dictation and AI prompts. Learn which integrations fit your setup and where app focus or availability still matters.

AI workflows

Stream Deck with ChatGPT and AI tools

Stream Deck turns your best AI prompts and your microphone into physical keys, so you spend less time typing prompts and more time acting on answers. Works with any AI chat interface that accepts keyboard input.

Meeting productivity

Using Stream Deck With Microsoft Teams

Microsoft's own Teams plugin for Stream Deck left the Elgato Marketplace in December 2025, and Microsoft retired the local interface it relied on, effective June 30, 2026. This article explains what that means, how plugins fill the gap, and how to get mute, camera, raise hand, share, and leave back on hardware keys with nothing to switch on in Teams.

Voice dictation

Stream Deck Dictation With Local Whisper AI

Speech to Text brings OpenAI Whisper to a single Stream Deck key. Tap to record, tap to stop, and your words are transcribed entirely on your machine, no cloud connection, no subscription, no microphone data leaving your computer.

Browser productivity

Switch Chrome Profiles With Stream Deck

If you keep multiple Chrome profiles (work, personal, or client accounts), switching between them means the avatar menu every time. A Stream Deck key eliminates that: assign a profile to a key and Chrome opens in the right workspace instantly.