Elgato Stream Deck Mini review — an improvement with fewer buttons

Elgato Gaming has followed up its Stream Deck USB control-panel device with a new, smaller version called Stream Deck Mini. While the first Stream Deck sells for $150 and comes with 15 buttons, the Mini is selling for $100 and has only six buttons. But in terms of how the buttons work, everything is the same. That means you can program each one to perform a specific function in software like Open Broadcasting Software (OBS Studio), Twitter, and more.

But $100 isn’t that much less expensive than the original Stream Deck, and six buttons is significantly fewer than 15. So, is the Stream Deck Mini worth it? For most casual streamers looking to simplify their setup, it probably is.