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My friends at Elgato have updated the Stream Deck app for Mac for version 7.0 with new features for creating virtual Stream Decks on your computer, key logic so each key have multi-tap abilities, weather updates in a new plugin, and quality-of-life features like showing whether an app is currently open.

Here’s how they describe the updates:

🎛️ Virtual Stream Deck — your on-screen workspace controller

Create unlimited virtual keys, customize actions and layouts, then pin them in place or summon to your cursor. It’s your OS sidekick, making every workflow fast and effortless. It’s Stream Deck on your computer, anywhere you go.

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👇 Key Logic — multi-tap abilities

Assign up to three different actions to a single key using Key Logic. Perform a unique action based on how the key is pressed:

• Press
• Double press
• Press and hold
  

For example, press to play/pause music, double press to skip tracks, or press and hold to go to the previous track.

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⛅ Weather plugin – stay ahead of the forecast

The new Weather Plugin for Stream Deck puts live weather updates and forecasts at your fingertips, with minimal setup and configuration. Instantly see the sky’s latest mood and plan your day without ever picking up your phone or opening a browser.

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🛠️ Improvements and bug fixes

The Open Application action now displays a green dot when the selected app is running.

You can now configure the Open Application action to either do nothing, close, or force quit the selected app when long-pressed.[…]

Virtual Stream Decks are extremely cool.

Check out the Elgato Stream Deck 7.0 Release Notes and get the Stream Deck from Elgato – be sure to sure use my discount code ZZ-CASSINELLI for 5% off.

My friends at Elgato have updated the Stream Deck app for Mac for version 6.9 with new features for launching and closing an app from the same key, paste from clipboard in Text actions, the ability to choose your browser when opening URLs, and quality-of-life improvements specifically to make the app more Mac-like.

Here’s how they describe the updates:

🆕 Open App – From launch to close, all on one key

Launching your favorite apps just got easier. The new Open Application action shows a searchable list of installed programs—no file path hunting required.

And it now works with Windows Store (UWP) apps like Discord, Spotify, and Microsoft Teams.

✨ Pro tip: Press and hold the key to close the app. Quick in, quick out.

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📝 Text Action – Now with Clipboard Paste Mode

The Text action now includes paste mode selection with options for simulating typing or pasting from clipboard. Simulate typing is exactly that—its as if you’re typing the text. Paste from Clipboard is new and text is pasted as if you’ve pressed CTRL/CMD+V. The default mode has been changed to Paste from Clipboard.

Simulate Typing is useful for programs that need inputs, like typing out commands in sim games

Paste from Clipboard is useful for chat applications, when you want to paste a block of text as a single message

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🌐 Website Action – Choose Your Browser

Now you can choose exactly where your Website actions open. Chrome for work, Firefox for dev, Safari for testing—it’s all up to you.

Just pick from your installed browsers in the dropdown. The old “GET request in background” toggle now lives here too, tucked away for power users.

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⬇️ Profiles just got smarter

Importing profiles from Marketplace? Stream Deck 6.9 now helps you hit the ground running. If a profile uses actions from plugins you don’t have, you’ll be prompted to install them automatically—no guesswork, no more question marks.

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🪄 Quality of life improvements

A few small touches make a big difference:

Option to launch Stream Deck on startup

Option to disable automatic update checks

macOS only: Stream Deck now appears in the Dock when open

macOS only: You can now maximize the app using the green button

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Check out the Elgato Stream Deck 6.9 Release Notes and get the Stream Deck from Elgato – be sure to sure use my discount code ZZ-CASSINELLI for 5% off.