With its customizable LCD buttons, Stream Deck is an amazing accessory for increasing your productivity. Whether it’s recording your oft-used actions in Photoshop, adding a shortcut to launch your favorite apps, or even binding useful OS macros, there’s a staggering number of ways you can put a Stream Deck to good use. But if you’re the proud owner of a Raspberry Pi, you can put together a DIY Stream Deck by combining the SBC with a touchscreen display.

To nobody’s surprise, a Raspberry Pi SBC will serve as the core of this project. For the best performance, you’d want to pick at least a Raspberry Pi 3, though you’re free to go with a Zero 2 if you’re willing to deal with slight performance issues.

Plus, you’ll need a touchscreen display for the makeshift Stream Deck, one that’s big enough to house all your shortcuts and macros. We’ll also assume you’ve already flashed an operating system on the Raspberry Pi. If you want to set up the Stream-Pi Client using the simple curl method, you’d want to go with the 32-bit version of your favorite Linux distro (preferably the Raspberry Pi OS). We have a dedicated guide on setting up a Raspberry Pi that you can consult if you're having trouble installing the OS.