What Stream Pad can do
Every kind of tile on the pad, every action a button can run, and how your devices work together.
Nine kinds of tiles
Action button
Tap to run. A button can run one action or a whole sequence, and can have a second action for press-and-hold.
Toggle
Keeps two states, such as mic on or off, and shows which one is active.
Slider
Drag to set a value, such as the computer’s volume.
Counter
Each tap adds one. Good for counting rounds or deaths in a game.
Timer
A stopwatch or a countdown, such as a five-minute break.
Clock
Shows the time and date.
Computer monitor
Shows the CPU or RAM percentage of the computer running the Companion.
Label
A text tile for grouping buttons.
Audio
Plays your computer’s sound on your phone. Tap to turn it on or off.
A button can do eight things
- Shortcut
- Sends a key combination, such as Ctrl + Shift + M.
- Media key
- Play or pause, previous track, next track.
- Open an app
- Opens an application on your computer.
- Run a command
- Runs a command or script on your computer.
- Open a link
- Opens a link on your computer.
- Type text
- Types a saved piece of text wherever the cursor is.
- Change page
- Goes to another page of buttons in the same board.
- Switch board
- Switches to another board on every connected device.
Boards, pages and buttons
A board is a complete pad with its own rows, columns, theme and accent color. Each board has several pages, and each page holds buttons. You can make one board for streaming, one for gaming and one for work.
The computer keeps track of the active board. When you switch boards on one phone, every other connected phone and tablet switches too.
Computer audio on your phone
The audio button sends your computer’s sound to your phone over the local network. With several phones connected, you choose which one plays. Only one plays at a time: starting one stops the other.
The phone has its own volume slider. With the Companion on macOS, you can turn on sync so the phone’s volume follows the computer’s.
Everything stays on your network
Your phone and computer talk directly to each other over Wi-Fi. There is no account, no server in between, and your button layout is saved on your own computer.