macOS Tahoe · Apple Silicon

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Stream Deck Manager gives you a complete, always-accurate picture of every device, profile, and plugin — and tells you which buttons are broken before you go live. Sits alongside the Elgato app. Does what it can't.

Get Stream Deck Manager — $9 → See what it does

Built for Mac · Apple Silicon · Launches instantly

Your setup — at a glance
4
Devices
38
Profiles
21
Plugins
6
Backups
2
Missing
🖥️
Every device on one screen
Hardware, Mobile, and virtual decks — all in a single view
⚠️
Broken button detection
Flags removed plugins before they break your stream
💾
One-click backup & restore
Full setup archived in seconds — profiles, devices, all of it
Built for Mac · Feels like it belongs here
The gap

The Elgato app is built to configure. Not to protect.

  • It shows you a button error — but only after you've opened that profile, on that device, and spotted it yourself
  • There's no way to search profiles across multiple Stream Decks at once
  • It has no backup feature — if something goes wrong, your setup is gone
  • You can't see which installed plugins aren't being used by anything
  • There's no single view of all your devices, profiles, and health status together

"The Elgato app answers what does this button do?"

Stream Deck Manager answers "what's the state of my entire setup?" — across every device, every profile, and every plugin, all at once.

You shouldn't find out a button is broken mid-stream.

Stream Deck Manager scans everything and tells you before it matters — so you can fix it when it's convenient, not when it's critical.

What it does

Three tabs. Total control.

Each tab gives you a dimension of your setup the Elgato app doesn't surface at all.

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Devices
Every Stream Deck ever registered on this Mac — hardware, Mobile app, and virtual — on a single screen. Each card shows product image, model, key layout, and profile count. Tap any card to open its full profile sheet with plugin health per profile.
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Plugins
The full plugin library on your Mac — every installed plugin, with four live filters: Installed, 3rd Party, Unused, and Missing. Search across all of them instantly. Expand any missing plugin to see exactly which profiles break and which button actions stop working.
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Backups
Create a complete snapshot of your entire Stream Deck setup in one click — every profile, from every device. Restore any backup just as fast. A 30-day bar chart shows your backup history so you always know how recently you've protected your setup.
Flagship feature

Know which buttons are broken before you go live.

Stream Deck Manager scans every profile on every device and cross-references every button action against your installed plugins. If something's missing, you know immediately — not mid-stream.

01
MISSING turns red in the dashboard
The stats bar shows a live count of broken plugin dependencies — always visible, always up to date
02
Hover for a summary — click to investigate
A popover shows how many plugins are affected. Click through to jump straight to the Plugins tab with the Missing filter applied
03
See exactly what breaks
Expand any missing plugin to see which devices are affected, which profiles break, and which specific button actions stop working
04
One click to the Elgato Marketplace
Reinstall with a single click — Stream Deck Manager links you directly to the right Marketplace search
Missing Plugins Detected
2
plugins removed — buttons broken
Elgato Control Center
4 profiles · 7 button actions
NOT INSTALLED
OBS Studio Integration
2 profiles · 3 button actions
NOT INSTALLED
Note: A plugin was installed, a profile was built using it, and that plugin has since been uninstalled. The button still exists — it just can't run.
Plugin audit

Four filters. A complete picture.

The Plugins tab gives you four views the Elgato app has no equivalent for. Search across all of them instantly.

21
Installed
Every plugin on this Mac — the live count, alphabetically sorted, with author and version
8
3rd Party
Community and commercial plugins from outside Elgato — isolated so you know what came from the open ecosystem
5
Unused
Plugins installed but not referenced by any button action in any profile on any device — safe to remove
2
Missing
Plugins your profiles depend on that are no longer installed — expand each to see exactly what breaks
Feature comparison

Side by side.

Elgato App Stream Deck Manager
Configure button actions✓— (not its job)
Install plugins from Marketplace✓—
View all devices together✗✓
Cross-device profile search✗✓
Missing plugin detection✗✓
See which profiles break & why✗✓
Backup entire setup✗✓
One-click restore✗✓
Unused plugin audit✗✓
Dashboard stats at a glance✗✓
Built specifically for Mac✗✓
Is this for you?

Built for Stream Deck power users.

This is for you if
  • You use a Stream Deck seriously — for streaming, production, or a complex workflow
  • You have multiple devices, lots of profiles, or a large plugin library
  • You've had buttons stop working and didn't know why until it was too late
  • You've never backed up your Stream Deck setup and know you should
  • You want visibility across your whole setup without clicking through every device
✗ You don't need this if
  • You only have one Stream Deck with a handful of profiles
  • You never uninstall plugins once they're set up
  • You're looking for something to configure your buttons — the Elgato app already does that

New to managing a Stream Deck?  Read the Stream Deck management guide →

FAQ

Common questions

Does Stream Deck Manager replace the Elgato Stream Deck app?

No — it's a companion. You still configure and run your buttons in Elgato's app. Stream Deck Manager answers a different question: what's the state of my entire setup? — across every device, profile, and plugin at once, plus backup and restore.

Can I back up and restore my Stream Deck profiles?

Yes. One click snapshots your whole setup — every profile from every device — and you can restore any backup just as fast, on the same Mac or a new one. It keeps a backup history so you always know how recently you're protected.

How does it know which buttons are broken?

It scans every profile and cross-references each button action against your installed plugins. If a plugin a profile depends on has been removed, it flags exactly which devices, profiles, and button actions break — and links you straight to the right Elgato Marketplace search to reinstall.

Does it work with all my Stream Deck devices?

Yes — hardware decks, the Stream Deck Mobile app, and virtual decks all appear together on one screen, so you can see and search every device, profile, and plugin in a single view.

Can it show me plugins I'm not using?

Yes. The Plugins tab has an Unused filter listing plugins installed but not referenced by any button action in any profile on any device — so you know what's safe to remove.

Will I get a security warning, and what does it need to run?

No warnings — it's a notarized native Mac app that launches instantly. It runs on macOS Tahoe or later on Apple Silicon.

macOS Tahoe · Apple Silicon
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Your Stream Deck setup, fully visible.

A proper Mac app — built for Apple Silicon, feels fast, launches instantly. Total clarity over every device, profile, and plugin you have.

Stream Deck Manager

Stream Deck Manager

SKU:SDM-001

A native Mac app that shows every Stream Deck device, profile and plugin in one view — backs up your whole setup in one click, and flags broken buttons and missing plugins before you go live.

$9.00
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macOS Tahoe+
Apple Silicon
One-time · No subscription
v1.0

Built by Neil Farrimond · v1.0 · June 2026