Switch scenes
One key per OBS scene. DeckPad lists your scenes live from OBS, marks the one on air with ●, and names the key for you.
Streaming
Run your stream from your phone
Give every scene its own glowing key, start and stop streaming and recording, and open your streaming apps, all from the phone next to your keyboard. Works with OBS Studio directly, and with Streamlabs Desktop through hotkeys.
Pressed a scene key and got a message instead?
That's DeckPad telling you exactly what to change. The usual ones: “This PC has OBS 26.0.2. OBS buttons need OBS 28 or newer…” means OBS Studio needs updating, and “Streamlabs Desktop is open, but OBS buttons control OBS Studio…” means you stream with Streamlabs, which needs hotkeys instead. Every message and its fix is in OBS troubleshooting; for Streamlabs, follow the Streamlabs setup.
What you can do
A stream deck you already own
These are the keys on the example Streaming page below. Each one is a normal DeckPad button, so you can add, move and recolour them like any other.
Go live
The Stream action starts streaming in OBS, or stops it if you're live.
Record
The Record action starts recording, or stops it if OBS is recording.
Open your apps
Open app keys start OBS Studio or Streamlabs, or bring them to the front if they're already open.
Make them glow
Turn on Glow so your scene keys stand out on a dark desk: a neon edge and halo in the colour you pick.
A profile for streaming
Keep your stream keys on their own page or profile, and switch to it with a Switch profile key or from the deck menu.
Worked example
Four scenes, four keys
A typical stream has a waiting screen, the game, a break and an outro. Here they're OBS scenes called Start, Game Play, Paused and End. Scroll to watch the stream switch, or tap the keys yourself.
Now showing in OBS: Start
- StartYour “starting soon” screen while people arrive.
- Game PlayGame capture, webcam and overlays: the main show.
- PausedA “be right back” screen for breaks.
- EndThe outro, before you press Go live again to stop.
Choose your app
OBS Studio or Streamlabs?
DeckPad's OBS keys talk to OBS Studio directly. Streamlabs Desktop is a different app, so with it you use its hotkeys and DeckPad's Shortcut keys. Both get you one-tap scenes.
Live scene listGo live and RecordNeeds OBS 28 or newer
OBS Studio
DeckPad uses the remote control built into OBS Studio 28 and newer (its WebSocket server). Pick scenes from the list DeckPad reads from OBS; DeckPad finds the port and password on its own.
OBS Studio setup, step by step
Works today with hotkeysDirect control planned
Streamlabs Desktop
Give each scene a hotkey in Streamlabs (Settings → Hotkeys), then press it with a DeckPad Shortcut key, for example Ctrl+Alt+1 for Start.
Streamlabs setup, step by step
The full map
Every key, and what to set it to
The Streaming page from the screenshot: what each key is, in OBS Studio and in Streamlabs Desktop. The Ctrl+Alt combinations are examples; any combination nothing else uses will do.
| Key | With OBS Studio | With Streamlabs Desktop | What happens |
|---|---|---|---|
| Streamlabs | Open app → Streamlabs | Open app → Streamlabs | Opens Streamlabs, or brings it to the front |
| OBS Studio | Open app → OBS Studio | (not needed) | Opens OBS Studio, or brings it to the front |
| Start | OBS Studio → Scene → Start | Shortcut Ctrl+Alt+1 | Switches to the Start scene |
| Game Play | OBS Studio → Scene → Game Play | Shortcut Ctrl+Alt+2 | Switches to the Game Play scene |
| Paused | OBS Studio → Scene → Paused | Shortcut Ctrl+Alt+3 | Switches to the Paused scene |
| End | OBS Studio → Scene → End | Shortcut Ctrl+Alt+4 | Switches to the End scene |
| Go live | OBS Studio → Stream | Shortcut keys for the streaming hotkeys you set in Streamlabs | Starts streaming, or stops if you're live |
| Record | OBS Studio → Record | Shortcut keys for the recording hotkeys you set in Streamlabs | Starts recording, or stops if recording |
Good to know
Tips from the stream desk
Test before you go live
The button editor has a Test on PC button. Try each scene key there before you save it.
Use the cable on stream nights
Over USB a press reaches the PC in a few milliseconds and the phone charges all evening. Bluetooth works too, a little slower.
Names must match
A Scene key stores the scene's name. Rename a scene in OBS and the key needs the new name too: pick it again from the list.