Your Stream Deck, live in Blender.
Deck Controls puts Blender on your Stream Deck with keys that know what Blender is doing: the current frame, the shading and mode you're in, whether X-Ray or snapping is on, your brush size. Dial through frames and brush sizes; run any operator with one press.
// see it
Keys and dials that show Blender's real values
// what it does
What's on the keys
Timeline
Play / pause with the current frame on the key, jump to start or end, step frames. On a dial: scrub, push to play, tap for the start.
Shading, modes, workspaces
Wireframe, Solid, Material Preview, Rendered; Edit ⇄ Object like Tab, or straight to Sculpt or Pose; one key per workspace tab. Keys light up for the one you're in.
Viewport switches
X-Ray, overlays, wireframe, gizmos, statistics, proportional editing, snapping and auto keying, each with its on/off state on the key.
Brush size and strength
In Sculpt and Paint modes, turn a dial for size; push to switch to strength. Or use +/- keys.
Run anything
Right-click any button in Blender, Copy Python Command, paste it into a key. Or run a script from the Text Editor or a .py file.
Undo / redo, hide / show
Every key press is one undo step, so Ctrl+Z works as you expect. Hide the selection and bring it back.
// get it
Get Deck Controls for Blender
Coming to the Elgato Marketplace soon. This page will link to it once it's live.
// set up
Set it up
1 · Install the plugin
From the Elgato Marketplace, in the Stream Deck app.
2 · Add the Blender add-on
It comes with the plugin: open any key's settings, click "Show the Blender add-on file", and drag the file into Blender.
3 · Drag actions onto keys
Find "Deck Controls for Blender" in the Stream Deck app's action list. Keys light up as soon as Blender is running.
// questions
Questions
Which Blender do I need?
Blender 4.2 or later (it uses Blender's extension system). Tested with Blender 5.2.
Do I need a Stream Deck +?
No. Every action works on keys, on any Stream Deck, including Stream Deck Mobile. Dials (Stream Deck +) add scrubbing, brush size and live values on the touch strip.
Does anything leave my computer?
No. The add-on only listens for the plugin on your own computer (127.0.0.1) and ignores everything else.
Questions?
Ask us anything about Deck Controls. We reply within one business day. Everything stays on your computer: see the privacy policy.
Blender is a registered trademark of the Blender Foundation. Stream Deck is a trademark of Corsair Memory, Inc. Deck Controls is made by Senyi Labs and is not made, endorsed or sponsored by the Blender Foundation or Elgato. The Blender add-on is GPL-licensed, as Blender requires.