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 Controller for Teams

Arise Controller for Teams restores meeting controls to your Stream Deck with no tokens, no cloud dependency, and no configuration beyond dragging an action to a key. Keys show live mute state, best-effort camera and hand-raise feedback, grey out when Teams is closed, and show an amber idle state while no meeting is active.

Slack huddles

Arise Huddle Control for Slack

Arise Huddle Control for Slack brings six huddle actions to your Stream Deck with a three-state visual model that shows when Slack is offline, idle, or in a live huddle. No tokens or accounts required.

Browser productivity

Arise Context Switcher for Google Chrome

Arise Context Switcher for Google Chrome 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.

Voice input

Arise Speech to Text

Arise 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.

Python automation

Arise Python Commander

Arise Python Commander connects Stream Deck hardware to Python automation. Four action types let you trigger scripts, map output values to key visuals, keep background services alive on a timer, and stream live data directly onto keys.

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

Stream Deck turns your most-repeated remote work actions into single key presses (mute, camera, profile switch, dictation, AI prompts, and context capture) so you stay in flow during meetings and deep work.

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 removed its own Stream Deck integration from Teams. 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 no configuration.

Voice dictation

Stream Deck Dictation With Local Whisper AI

Arise 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.