# Elgato Stream Deck MK.2

> A grid of 15 programmable keys for switching scenes and angles.

- Stream controller, High volume
- Typical UK price: $130 to $150 (a typical band, not a live price)
- Platforms: Whatnot, TikTok Shop, eBay, Vinted
- Orders a week: 20–2000
- Checked October 7, 2026

A desk pad of 15 screen keys, each set to one action in your streaming software: overhead camera, face camera, a slab close-up, a timer overlay. One press switches the angle mid-show, so you skip the menus while a buyer waits. Buy it once you stream from a computer with two or more cameras; a phone-only stream has nothing for it to control.

## Setups

- [Pro Whatnot streaming setup for card breaks](https://sellersetups.com/us/setups/pro-whatnot-streaming): A two-camera studio with app-controlled lights, a button pad for angles and a packing line, for card breakers shipping 80 to 300 orders a week.

## Card breakers running two or more cameras

If you switch between overhead, face and slab cameras during a show, or pull up a timer overlay, you put each change on its own key.

It fits card breakers and collectibles sellers running several Whatnot shows a week. If you go live from a phone alone, it has nothing to control.

## Specs from Elgato

The MK.2 has 15 LCD keys, each showing its own icon. It connects with a detachable USB-C cable, comes with a desk stand and has a swappable faceplate.

Check Elgato's current system requirements for your Windows or macOS version. Through plugins, the Stream Deck app links keys to OBS, Elgato lights and audio controls.

## Mapping keys to OBS scenes before a show

Install the Stream Deck app, add the OBS plugin and give each camera scene its own key. Add keys for mute, a break-timer overlay and your light presets.

Put the camera keys on the top row and order the rest by use, so your hand finds them without a glance. Tuck rarer actions, such as a giveaway screen, into folders.

## Capture cards, Key Lights and free hotkeys

With one HDMI capture stick per camera you can run several cameras into one computer and give each its own key. Elgato's desk key lights have brightness presets you can set as actions.

For two scenes, keyboard hotkeys in your streaming software cost nothing. In that case, put the money toward a 4K USB webcam.

## Profile backups, cleaning and the faceplate

It costs $130 to $150. Once it is set up, export your profile in the app and keep a backup.

Wipe the keys with a dry cloth and keep drinks away from it. If the default color clashes with your desk on camera, swap the faceplate.

## Common mistakes

- It controls software on a computer, so you can't use it on a phone-only stream.
- Start with five or six keys. Fill all 15 on day one and you lose the camera switches among the rest.
- Export the profile now; a reinstall without a backup wipes your layout.
- Keep it within reach of your hand, so your eyes stay on the camera.
- Two scenes don't justify it: keyboard hotkeys handle that for free.

## Guides

- [Whatnot production setup: lights, camera and audio](https://sellersetups.com/us/guides/whatnot-production-setup): Which pro streaming kit to buy first, and which to skip, once your Whatnot shows outgrow a phone and a ring light.

## Questions

### Does the Stream Deck work with Whatnot?

It controls your streaming software on a computer, which then sends to Whatnot. It has no direct control over the Whatnot app.

### Does it need Elgato software?

Yes, the free Stream Deck app, which you use to set up the keys.

### Can it control my lights?

Elgato's own lights have built-in actions in the app. Other lights need a plugin.

### Is 15 keys enough?

For most selling shows, yes. Once you run out, put the extra actions in folders.