Elgato Stream Deck Mini Slims Streamer's Favorite In Size And Price

Elgato has a new, cheaper version of its control panel for streamers, with the Stream Deck Mini paring the pad down to six buttons, each a tiny LCD screen. The new model follows on from the Stream Deck, launched last year, which offered a quick way to trigger custom graphics, effects, and more while in the heat of a livestream.

Since then, Elgato has been rolling out new features for the Stream Deck, and the new Stream Deck Mini benefits from them all from the get-go. The six LCD keys are configured using a drag-and-drop interface in the Elgato companion app. The button graphics can be preset, or user-customized.

There's native integration with OBS Studio, XSplit, Streamlabs, Twitch, YouTube, Twitter, and Mixer, among other apps and platforms. Alternatively, you can set up your own apps of choice, using the Stream Deck Mini's buttons to replicate key-combos.

There's also macro support, now with the ability to have multiple actions triggered from a single keypress, either simultaneously or in sequence. That way you could press one button and have your streaming app of choice load up, messages sent out on various social media channels, and more. App folders allow for multiple button sets to be loaded and switched between.

Compared to the original Stream Deck, the form-factor has changed a little. The larger model came with a folding, removable stand that could prop it up off the desktop, whereas the Stream Deck Mini has that built-in. It's smaller, too, of course though still hooks up with a single USB cable.

While Elgato is targeting the Stream Deck Mini at gamers, of course, there's nothing to say that other users couldn't get some functionality out of it too. As we found when we reviewed the original Stream Deck, it works much like a MacBook Pro Touch Bar only with more customization potential. That has big benefits for video and photo editing shortcuts, and more.

Alongside the new, more compact model, there's also a new version of Elgato's Stream Deck software being released today. Version 4.1 adds the same multi-action macro support to the larger Stream Deck too.

The new Stream Deck Mini is available to preorder now, priced at $99.95. It'll ship on August 1. Meanwhile the original Stream Deck remains on sale, with a list price of $149.95.

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