How to set up a Stream Deck for Premiere Pro

How do I set up a Stream Deck for Premiere Pro?

Install the free Stream Deck software, add a Premiere profile and set it to switch in with Premiere. The detail is in matching the profile to your model and your Premiere setup. A note first: we make mouzeclick, a mouse app, so later sections also cover the mouse side. The Stream Deck facts here come only from Elgato's own pages, checked on 3 November 2026.

1. Check your computer. The 15-key Stream Deck lists Windows 11 or newer or macOS 13 or newer, and a USB-C port. The Stream Deck + lists the same systems and asks for a USB-C 3.0 port.
2. Install the Stream Deck software. Elgato lists it as a free download. When we checked, the newest release notes in the Elgato help centre were for Stream Deck 7.6. Paid profiles state their own minimum: the SideshowFX profile for Stream Deck + XL needs 7.1 or later.
3. Pick a starting point. Either build your own profile key by key, or download a ready Premiere profile from the Elgato Marketplace. The help centre has articles on downloading and using profiles and on plugins. Follow those for the exact clicks, because the steps themselves weren't on the pages we checked.
4. Check your Premiere shortcuts. If you build keys that send keyboard shortcuts, compare each one with the shortcut set you use in Premiere. Our guide to changing Premiere Pro keyboard shortcuts covers the shortcut editor, and the full Premiere Pro shortcut list shows the defaults.
5. Tie the profile to Premiere. Smart Profiles switch the key layout based on which app you have open. Set your Premiere profile to follow Premiere, and the deck shows it while Premiere is the open app.
6. Test on a copy. Duplicate a sequence and press every key once before you trust the deck on a real edit. A key that fires the wrong command is easier to spot on a throwaway timeline.

One condition to read before you buy: the SideshowFX profile for Stream Deck + XL asks for the English version of Premiere Pro and an English operating system. The other listings we read don't state a language either way.

Which Stream Deck is best for Premiere Pro?

For Premiere, pick the Stream Deck + if you want dials. Of the four Premiere profiles we found on the Marketplace, two are for the Stream Deck + and two are for the Stream Deck + XL, and the + XL listings use dials too. The 15-key model suits a first deck of one-press commands. The 32-key XL suits editors who want many commands on one page. Elgato showed no prices on the pages we checked, so this table has none.

Elgato also lists the Mini, Neo, Studio and Module. Their key and screen specs weren't on the pages we read, so we leave them out rather than guess.

How to choose

• Buy the profile's model, not the other way round. The $34.99 SideshowFX profile says it is built exclusively for Stream Deck +. Its sibling requires the Stream Deck + XL. FlowKits sells a separate Fastlane profile for each. The Stream Deck + XL is not the 32-key Stream Deck XL. None of the profiles we found names the XL or the 15-key model, so plan to build your own for those.
• Dials or keys. If most of your Premiere time goes on values such as Motion, Lumetri and audio, dials matter. If it goes on cuts, labels and markers, keys matter more.
• Windows 10. The 15-key, + and Galleon pages list Windows 11 or newer. Stream Deck Mobile lists Windows 10 or newer.
• Not sure yet? Stream Deck Mobile gives 6 keys free, which is enough to test whether a deck changes how you edit.

For other hardware, see our video editing controllers roundup.

Which Stream Deck Premiere Pro profiles and plugins can you buy?

The Premiere profiles we found on the Elgato Marketplace come from SideshowFX and FlowKits. SideshowFX also sells two icon packs. Elgato's own Stream Deck page, as we read it, lists no official Premiere Pro profile or plugin. Prices below are copied as the Marketplace showed them on 3 November 2026.

The listings leave three things out. They don't say whether a price is one-time or a subscription, or whether there is a free trial. Except for the two SideshowFX profiles, they don't say which systems each item supports. Ask the maker before you buy if any of that matters.

Profile or plugin? People search for a "Stream Deck Premiere Pro plugin", but most of what's sold is a profile: a saved layout of keys and dials. The SideshowFX + XL profile is the one listing we found that bundles its own plugin. Its MIDI audio control also needs the separate, paid MIDI Plugin by Trevliga Spel.

If you work in After Effects too, our Stream Deck for After Effects guide covers that side. We found no named After Effects profiles on the Marketplace pages we read.

How do I build my own Stream Deck Premiere profile?

Start with the commands you press most, give each one a clear icon, and keep the first page small. A home-made profile costs nothing and fits your own shortcut set, which a bought profile may not.

1. List your top commands. Watch yourself edit for one session and write down what you press. For most timeline work that is cutting, ripple deleting, marking, labelling and nudging. Our page on the Premiere Pro cut, razor and ripple delete shortcuts is a good place to start the list.
2. Match the deck size. A 15-key deck holds 15 commands on a page and the XL holds 32. On a Stream Deck +, put one-press commands on the 8 keys and values on the 4 dials.
3. Group by task. Put cutting on one row and colour labels on another. Put export or render on the far edge, where you won't hit it by accident.
4. Add icons. The free 70-icon SideshowFX sampler was made for building your own Premiere profile. The 1000-icon pack is $14.99 if you want one for every command.
5. Tie it to Premiere with Smart Profiles so the layout follows the app.
6. Trim after a week. Any key you haven't pressed in a week can go. Free keys are worth more than full ones.

The advantage of building your own is control. Every key sends a shortcut you chose, in your language of Premiere, with no condition such as the English-only note on the + XL profile.

How do I put the same Premiere shortcuts on my mouse?

With mouzeclick (we make it), the same Premiere actions go on the mouse you already own. They sit on its buttons and gestures and on a 112-tool Premiere wheel. It runs on Windows 10 and 11 and on macOS 12 or newer, with any wired, wireless or Bluetooth mouse and no driver.

1. Start the trial. It's 3 days with no card. The key and the Windows and Mac download links arrive by email. The 3 days start the first time you open the app with the key. On a Mac, follow the four Mac install steps, including the one-time Open Anyway and the Accessibility and Input Monitoring permissions.
2. Press each mouse button once. The settings page is then built around the buttons your mouse really has. It uses up to five standard buttons (left, right, middle, Mouse 4 and Mouse 5) plus scroll and tilt.
3. Install the Premiere bridge. On the app's Tool wheel page, press Install Premiere bridge, then restart Premiere. Keep mouzeclick running while you work.
4. Set buttons for Premiere. Buttons work per app, so Mouse 4 can cut in Premiere and do something else in Chrome. Pick from the built-in library (309 shortcuts on Windows, 153 of them for Premiere Pro) or record your own. Each button has eleven slots: tap, hold and move in four directions, a chord with another button, or hold and scroll.
5. Fill the gestures. "Add editing gestures" fills the empty directions: up plays, down splits, left undoes, right moves one frame forward.
6. Open the Tool wheel. Press F10 or hold the right button. A quick right click still opens Premiere's own menu. The wheel holds 112 tools in 12 segments:
   • your installed effects
   • all sixteen label colours in a 4 × 4 grid, and all eight marker colours
   • nine anchors, Fill frame, punch in, slow zoom and a shake that dies away
   You drag tools onto segments, rename them and lock finished ones.
7. Pin effects from search. In Search effects, Enter applies an effect and Shift+Enter applies it and pins it to the Tool wheel.

There is also the Options wheel on F8, with 48 favourites per app on three rings, for anything that isn't a Premiere tool. The Premiere Pro mouse shortcuts guide goes through button layouts in more detail, and the Premiere Pro tools page shows the wheel.

How do I split jobs between a Stream Deck and the mouse?

Give each action one home. Put what you do with the pointer on the timeline under the mouse, and the labelled or dial-driven jobs on the deck. Both switch by app (Smart Profiles on the deck, per-app profiles in mouzeclick), so both change when you click into Premiere.

A mouse gesture runs without your eyes leaving the timeline. A deck key needs a glance down, which costs little for a value you're going to turn anyway. If the same command ends up in both places, delete one so your hand learns a single home for it.

For a wider look at decks against mouse setups, see our Stream Deck alternative comparison. For what editors say about decks, read the Stream Deck for video editing Reddit summary.

Where is a Stream Deck the better pick for Premiere?

A Stream Deck is the better pick when you want physical dials, readable labels on every key, or a large ready-made Premiere profile. mouzeclick has none of those three things in hardware form.

• Dials. The Stream Deck + has 4 push dials and a touch panel. For colour and audio values, turning a dial feels different from anything a mouse does.
• Labels you can read. Every key is an LCD with its own icon. A new editor can find a command by looking. Mouse gestures have to be learned.
• A big ready profile. The SideshowFX + XL profile lists 600+ programmed keys and dials, Lumetri and Motion control and all 66 built-in Audio Effects. Nothing on our side ships that layout ready-made for a deck.
• Feet. The Stream Deck Pedal has 3 pedals, for commands while both hands are busy.
• MIDI. The SideshowFX + XL profile integrates with Premiere's MIDI controller. Its MIDI audio control needs the separate paid MIDI plugin.

If those matter more than keeping your hand on the mouse, buy the deck and its matching profile. You can also run both, as the previous section shows.

Where mouzeclick fits (we make it)

mouzeclick fits if you want Premiere commands on the mouse you own, without another device on the desk. It is software only: one small app in the tray on Windows or the menu bar on Mac.

• Platforms. The mouse app, gestures, the three wheels, the Premiere Tool wheel, Search effects and the Toolbar run on Windows and Mac. The two workspace panels, auto, styled and Hinglish captions, Retakes, cloud sync and in-app updates are Windows-only. The Mac app does not include the workspaces.
• Windows 10. mouzeclick supports Windows 10 and 11. The Stream Deck hardware pages we read list Windows 11 or newer.
• A connection. mouzeclick needs the internet while it runs. If the connection drops, shortcuts pause and the mouse acts normally until it returns.
• Not a deck. There are no dials and no labelled keys. It doesn't change DPI, polling rate or lighting; those stay with your mouse maker's software.
• Price. One plan with everything: $25 a month, $249 a year, or $499 once for one of the first 100 lifetime keys. See pricing. There are no refunds after payment, so try it free for 3 days first. If mouzeclick doesn't work on your computer and can't be fixed within 7 days of payment, the refund is in full.

What should I check when a Stream Deck key does nothing in Premiere?

Check that the right profile is active, that it matches your model, and that your setup meets the profile's stated conditions. Most dead keys come from one of these.

1. Is the Premiere profile showing? If the deck shows another layout while Premiere is open, check that your Premiere profile is set to switch in with Premiere through Smart Profiles.
2. Does the profile match the model? Each listing names one model. The SideshowFX profile, for example, requires a Stream Deck + XL.
3. Is the software new enough? The SideshowFX + XL profile needs Stream Deck 7.1 or later. Stream Deck Mobile needs 6.3 or later on the computer.
4. Language. The SideshowFX + XL profile requires English Premiere Pro and an English operating system.
5. Shortcuts changed. If you've edited Premiere's shortcut set, keys that send the old shortcut will miss. Re-check them against your set.
6. Mobile only: the phone and computer need Wi-Fi.

On the mouse side, the Tool wheel may not open in Premiere. Confirm that the Premiere bridge is installed from the Tool wheel page, that you restarted Premiere afterwards, that mouzeclick is running, and that you're online. On Windows, an app running as administrator ignores apps that aren't elevated; pick Restart as administrator in the tray menu.

Questions people ask

Sources

Checked on 2026-11-03. Prices and features change: each link goes to the maker's own page.

1. Elgato: Stream Deck (15 keys) specs and Smart Profiles
2. Elgato: Stream Deck + specs and requirements
3. Elgato: Galleon 100 SD requirements
4. Elgato: Stream Deck Mobile, XL and Pedal
5. Elgato Marketplace: Premiere Pro Profiles Stream Deck + XL (SideshowFX) and related Premiere listings
6. Elgato help centre: Stream Deck category

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