Elgato forces Stream Deck users to sign up - Revision history

SinexTitan: oopsie the trilogy

2026-03-03T15:32:10Z

oopsie the trilogy

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	{{Wplink\|Elgato}} has removed the option to download or update plugins from their marketplace for their product, Stream Deck, without an Elgato account. Following this change, Stream Deck users must have an account to add content to their device this way.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Leigh \|first=Caleb \|date=2023-10-24 \|title=Stream Deck and Marketplace - Your Questions Answered \|url=https://marketplace.elgato.com/learn/announcements/stream-deck-marketplace-questions-answered \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.~~archivep75mbjunhxc6x4j5mwjmomyxb573v42baldlqu56ruil2oiad~~.~~onion~~/web/20260302170414/https://marketplace.elgato.com/learn/announcements/stream-deck-marketplace-questions-answered \|archive-date=2026-03-02 \|access-date=2026-03-02 \|website=Elgato Marketplace}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=u/darthmarth37 \|date=2023-11-03 \|title=Updating plugins on Stream Deck 6.4 without an account \|url=https://reddit.com/comments/17mqcda \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.~~archivep75mbjunhxc6x4j5mwjmomyxb573v42baldlqu56ruil2oiad~~.~~onion~~/web/20260302170844/https://reddit.com/comments/17mqcda \|archive-date=2026-03-02 \|access-date=2026-03-02 \|website=Reddit}}</ref>		{{Wplink\|Elgato}} has removed the option to download or update plugins from their marketplace for their product, Stream Deck, without an Elgato account. Following this change, Stream Deck users must have an account to add content to their device this way.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Leigh \|first=Caleb \|date=2023-10-24 \|title=Stream Deck and Marketplace - Your Questions Answered \|url=https://marketplace.elgato.com/learn/announcements/stream-deck-marketplace-questions-answered \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260302170414/https://marketplace.elgato.com/learn/announcements/stream-deck-marketplace-questions-answered \|archive-date=2026-03-02 \|access-date=2026-03-02 \|website=Elgato Marketplace}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=u/darthmarth37 \|date=2023-11-03 \|title=Updating plugins on Stream Deck 6.4 without an account \|url=https://reddit.com/comments/17mqcda \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260302170844/https://reddit.com/comments/17mqcda \|archive-date=2026-03-02 \|access-date=2026-03-02 \|website=Reddit}}</ref>
	==Background==		==Background==
	{{Placeholder box\|Information about the product/service history to provide the necessary context surrounding the incident}}		{{Placeholder box\|Information about the product/service history to provide the necessary context surrounding the incident}}
	Until Stream Deck software version 6.4, the user could install any plugin without an account. Following the 6.4 update, the plugin installation process changed. Requiring the user to signup for an Elgato account to access the Elgato Marketplace to download or update plugins. The company provides instructions for that on their support site.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Elgato Stream Deck — Download and use Plugins \|url=https://help.elgato.com/hc/en-us/articles/33589587352337 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.~~archivep75mbjunhxc6x4j5mwjmomyxb573v42baldlqu56ruil2oiad~~.~~onion~~/web/20260302172006/https://help.elgato.com/hc/en-us/articles/33589587352337 \|archive-date=2026-03-02 \|access-date=2026-03-02 \|website=Elgato}}</ref>		Until Stream Deck software version 6.4, the user could install any plugin without an account. Following the 6.4 update, the plugin installation process changed. Requiring the user to signup for an Elgato account to access the Elgato Marketplace to download or update plugins. The company provides instructions for that on their support site.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Elgato Stream Deck — Download and use Plugins \|url=https://help.elgato.com/hc/en-us/articles/33589587352337 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260302172006/https://help.elgato.com/hc/en-us/articles/33589587352337 \|archive-date=2026-03-02 \|access-date=2026-03-02 \|website=Elgato}}</ref>
	==[Incident]==		==[Incident]==
	===Elgato's response===		===Elgato's response===

SinexTitan: refs green

2026-03-02T17:22:19Z

refs green

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	{{Wplink\|Elgato}} has removed the option to download or update plugins from their marketplace for their product, Stream Deck, without an Elgato account. Following this change, Stream Deck users must have an account to add content to their device this way.		{{Wplink\|Elgato}} has removed the option to download or update plugins from their marketplace for their product, Stream Deck, without an Elgato account. Following this change, Stream Deck users must have an account to add content to their device this way.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Leigh \|first=Caleb \|date=2023-10-24 \|title=Stream Deck and Marketplace - Your Questions Answered \|url=https://marketplace.elgato.com/learn/announcements/stream-deck-marketplace-questions-answered \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archivep75mbjunhxc6x4j5mwjmomyxb573v42baldlqu56ruil2oiad.onion/web/20260302170414/https://marketplace.elgato.com/learn/announcements/stream-deck-marketplace-questions-answered \|archive-date=2026-03-02 \|access-date=2026-03-02 \|website=Elgato Marketplace}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=u/darthmarth37 \|date=2023-11-03 \|title=Updating plugins on Stream Deck 6.4 without an account \|url=https://reddit.com/comments/17mqcda \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archivep75mbjunhxc6x4j5mwjmomyxb573v42baldlqu56ruil2oiad.onion/web/20260302170844/https://reddit.com/comments/17mqcda \|archive-date=2026-03-02 \|access-date=2026-03-02 \|website=Reddit}}</ref>
	==Background==		==Background==
	{{Placeholder box\|Information about the product/service history to provide the necessary context surrounding the incident}}		{{Placeholder box\|Information about the product/service history to provide the necessary context surrounding the incident}}
	Until Stream Deck software version 6.4, the user could install any ~~plugins~~ without an account. Following the 6.4 update, the plugin installation process changed. Elgato provides instructions for that on their [https://help.elgato.com/hc/en-us/articles/~~11434818801293~~-~~Elgato~~-~~Stream~~-~~Deck~~-~~How~~-to-~~Install~~-~~and~~-~~Uninstall~~-~~Stream-Deck-Plugins support site].~~		Until Stream Deck software version 6.4, the user could install any plugin without an account. Following the 6.4 update, the plugin installation process changed. Requiring the user to signup for an Elgato account to access the Elgato Marketplace to download or update plugins. The company provides instructions for that on their support site.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Elgato Stream Deck — Download and use Plugins \|url=https://help.elgato.com/hc/en-us/articles/33589587352337 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archivep75mbjunhxc6x4j5mwjmomyxb573v42baldlqu56ruil2oiad.onion/web/20260302172006/https://help.elgato.com/hc/en-us/articles/33589587352337 \|archive-date=2026-03-02 \|access-date=2026-03-02 \|website=Elgato}}</ref>
	==[Incident]==		==[Incident]==
	~~{{Placeholder box\|Change this section's title to be descriptive of the incident.~~

	~~Impartial and complete description of the events, including actions taken by the company, and the timeline of the incident coming to the public's attention.}}~~

	===Elgato's response===		===Elgato's response===
	{{Placeholder box\|If applicable, add the proposed solution to the issues by the company.}}		{{Placeholder box\|If applicable, add the proposed solution to the issues by the company.}}
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	==References==		==References==
	{{reflist}}https://marketplace.elgato.com/learn/announcements/stream-deck-marketplace-questions-answered - [https://web.archive.org/web/20251213071454/https://marketplace.elgato.com/learn/announcements/stream-deck-marketplace-questions-answered Archived Link] ''(Snapshot Date: Feb 9 2026)''		{{reflist}}

	https://reddit.com/comments/17mqcda - [https://web.archive.org/web/20260302160600/https://redlib.aosus.link/r/elgato/comments/17mqcda/updating_plugins_on_stream_deck_64_without_an/ Archived Link] ''(Snapshot Date:'' ''Mar 2 2026)''
	[[Category:Elgato]]		[[Category:Elgato]]

SinexTitan: I done stuff

2026-03-02T16:54:34Z

I done stuff

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	Elgato has removed the option to download or update plugins from their marketplace for their product, Stream Deck, without an Elgato account. Following this change, Stream Deck users must have an account to add content to their device this way.
			{{Wplink\|Elgato}} has removed the option to download or update plugins from their marketplace for their product, Stream Deck, without an Elgato account. Following this change, Stream Deck users must have an account to add content to their device this way.
	==Background==		==Background==
	{{Placeholder box\|Information about the product/service history to provide the necessary context surrounding the incident}}		{{Placeholder box\|Information about the product/service history to provide the necessary context surrounding the incident}}
	Until ~~[https://www.elgato.com/us/en/s/downloads~~ Stream ~~deck~~ software] version 6.4, user could install any plugins without account. ~~With~~ 6.4 update plugin installation process changed. ~~Company~~ provides instructions for that on their [https://help.elgato.com/hc/en-us/articles/11434818801293-Elgato-Stream-Deck-How-to-Install-and-Uninstall-Stream-Deck-Plugins support ~~side~~].		Until Stream Deck software version 6.4, the user could install any plugins without an account. Following the 6.4 update, the plugin installation process changed. Elgato provides instructions for that on their [https://help.elgato.com/hc/en-us/articles/11434818801293-Elgato-Stream-Deck-How-to-Install-and-Uninstall-Stream-Deck-Plugins support site].
	==[Incident]==		==[Incident]==
	{{Placeholder box\|Change this section's title to be descriptive of the incident.		{{Placeholder box\|Change this section's title to be descriptive of the incident.
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	{{reflist}}https://marketplace.elgato.com/learn/announcements/stream-deck-marketplace-questions-answered - [https://web.archive.org/web/20251213071454/https://marketplace.elgato.com/learn/announcements/stream-deck-marketplace-questions-answered Archived Link] ''(Snapshot Date: Feb 9 2026)''		{{reflist}}https://marketplace.elgato.com/learn/announcements/stream-deck-marketplace-questions-answered - [https://web.archive.org/web/20251213071454/https://marketplace.elgato.com/learn/announcements/stream-deck-marketplace-questions-answered Archived Link] ''(Snapshot Date: Feb 9 2026)''

	https://~~redlib~~.~~aosus.link/r/elgato~~/comments/17mqcda~~/updating_plugins_on_stream_deck_64_without_an/~~ - [https://web.archive.org/web/20260302160600/https://redlib.aosus.link/r/elgato/comments/17mqcda/updating_plugins_on_stream_deck_64_without_an/ Archived Link] ''(Snapshot Date:'' ''Mar 2 2026)''~~{{Placeholder box\|~~[[mw:~~Help:VisualEditor/User_guide#Editing_categories\|Add a category~~]] ~~with the same name as the product, service, website, software, product line or company that this article is about.~~		https://reddit.com/comments/17mqcda - [https://web.archive.org/web/20260302160600/https://redlib.aosus.link/r/elgato/comments/17mqcda/updating_plugins_on_stream_deck_64_without_an/ Archived Link] ''(Snapshot Date:'' ''Mar 2 2026)''
			[[Category:Elgato]]
	~~The "Incidents" category is not needed.}}~~

Atrocious: /* References */ Added archived links and replaced Reddit link with privacy frontend link

2026-03-02T16:12:26Z

References: Added archived links and replaced Reddit link with privacy frontend link

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	==References==		==References==
	{{reflist}}https://marketplace.elgato.com/learn/announcements/stream-deck-marketplace-questions-answered		{{reflist}}https://marketplace.elgato.com/learn/announcements/stream-deck-marketplace-questions-answered - [https://web.archive.org/web/20251213071454/https://marketplace.elgato.com/learn/announcements/stream-deck-marketplace-questions-answered Archived Link] ''(Snapshot Date: Feb 9 2026)''

	https://~~www~~.~~reddit~~.~~com~~/r/elgato/comments/17mqcda/updating_plugins_on_stream_deck_64_without_an/~~<nowiki~~/>{{Placeholder box\|[[mw:Help:VisualEditor/User_guide#Editing_categories\|Add a category]] with the same name as the product, service, website, software, product line or company that this article is about.		https://redlib.aosus.link/r/elgato/comments/17mqcda/updating_plugins_on_stream_deck_64_without_an/ - [https://web.archive.org/web/20260302160600/https://redlib.aosus.link/r/elgato/comments/17mqcda/updating_plugins_on_stream_deck_64_without_an/ Archived Link] ''(Snapshot Date:'' ''Mar 2 2026)''{{Placeholder box\|[[mw:Help:VisualEditor/User_guide#Editing_categories\|Add a category]] with the same name as the product, service, website, software, product line or company that this article is about.

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Bythmusters: added cargo

2026-02-02T19:11:56Z

added cargo

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 Elgato has removed the option to download or update plugins from their marketplace for their product, Stream Deck, without an Elgato account. Following this change, Stream Deck users must have an account to add content to their device this way.
 ==Background==

2604:3D08:2C8B:8800:3CD9:8BD7:48E4:280F: Changed wording of lead section for grammar and clarity

2025-08-16T22:35:04Z

Changed wording of lead section for grammar and clarity

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	Elgato~~, business behind Stream deck~~ removed ~~ability~~ to download or update plugins without an account. ~~After~~ change, ~~user have to~~ have an account ~~in order~~ to ~~get any new~~ content ~~in user friendly~~ way.		Elgato has removed the option to download or update plugins from their marketplace for their product, Stream Deck, without an Elgato account. Following this change, Stream Deck users must have an account to add content to their device this way.
	==Background==		==Background==
	{{Placeholder box\|Information about the product/service history to provide the necessary context surrounding the incident}}		{{Placeholder box\|Information about the product/service history to provide the necessary context surrounding the incident}}

Jedelg: Elgato forcing users to create account, i hope it's somewhere of good'ish stub.

2025-03-01T13:03:15Z

Elgato forcing users to create account, i hope it's somewhere of good'ish stub.

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Elgato, business behind Stream deck removed ability to download or update plugins without an account. After change, user have to have an account in order to get any new content in user friendly way.
==Background==
{{Placeholder box|Information about the product/service history to provide the necessary context surrounding the incident}}
Until [https://www.elgato.com/us/en/s/downloads Stream deck software] version 6.4, user could install any plugins without account. With 6.4 update plugin installation process changed. Company provides instructions for that on their [https://help.elgato.com/hc/en-us/articles/11434818801293-Elgato-Stream-Deck-How-to-Install-and-Uninstall-Stream-Deck-Plugins support side].
==[Incident]==
{{Placeholder box|Change this section's title to be descriptive of the incident.

Impartial and complete description of the events, including actions taken by the company, and the timeline of the incident coming to the public's attention.}}

===Elgato's response===
{{Placeholder box|If applicable, add the proposed solution to the issues by the company.}}

They allow for plugin side-load. It's inconvenient and sometimes impossible to do. In order to do so, developer has to release plugin via different channel than marketplace, e.g. GitHub.
==Lawsuit==
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===Claims===
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===Rebuttal===
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===Outcome===
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==Consumer response==
{{Placeholder box|Summary and key issues of prevailing sentiment from the consumers and commentators that can be documented via articles, emails to support, reviews and forum posts.}}

==References==
{{reflist}}https://marketplace.elgato.com/learn/announcements/stream-deck-marketplace-questions-answered

https://www.reddit.com/r/elgato/comments/17mqcda/updating_plugins_on_stream_deck_64_without_an/<nowiki/>{{Placeholder box|[[mw:Help:VisualEditor/User_guide#Editing_categories|Add a category]] with the same name as the product, service, website, software, product line or company that this article is about.

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