Paid app store for left-handed device 'Stream Deck' will appear

Elgato 's left-hand device that can execute various macros and shortcuts simply by pressing a button with a built-in LCD is ' Stream Deck 'is. The IT-related news site The Verge reports that a platform that can sell plug-ins and icon packs for Stream Deck for a fee will appear in the second half of 2023.

The Elgato Stream Deck is getting a paid app store later this year - The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/5/22400043/stream-deck-paid-app-store-plugins-profiles-icons-creators

The Stream Deck is a left-handed device with multiple key buttons. Shortcuts and macros can be registered to any button by setting from the PC management software. For example, you can switch the tool you are using while using Photoshop, or change the scene and play sound while streaming with OBS.

Elgato general manager Julian Fest told The Verge, 'We plan to launch a platform in the second half of 2023 that will allow us to distribute paid products such as plugins, profiles, icon packs, or anything related to Stream Deck.' says.

According to Fest, Elgato has spent almost two years building a platform that allows users to sell plug-ins and icon packs for a fee. In fact, a platform that distributes Stream Deck plug-ins for free already exists at the time of article creation.

Plugins
https://apps.elgato.com/icons

“We want to provide a platform that allows manufacturers to monetize their products if they wish,” Fest said. It is a big direction that we should show in the future, 'platform for going forward.'

In addition, Stream Deck MK.2 equipped with 15 buttons is handled by Amazon.co.jp, and at the time of article creation, it can be ordered for 19,999 yen including tax.

Amazon.co.jp: Elgato Stream Deck MK.2 White Stream Deck/White [15 Key Layout] USB Live Content Creation Controller Device for Distributors: Computers & Peripherals