Elgato forces Stream Deck users to sign up: Difference between revisions

{{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>

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>