Bitfocus Companion5.0.7

Map buttons to commands and use them to operate presentation switchers, broadcast equipment, video playback software, and home-automation systems from a single control surface. Bitfocus Companion turns Elgato Stream Deck and similar hardware into professional control panels for equipment and applications across production, AV, and live-event workflows. It supports many brands rather than tying control to one closed ecosystem.

A built-in Stream Deck emulator lets you work without physical buttons, while a browser-based touch interface and virtual web buttons extend control to phones, tablets, and other browsers. Buttons can use colored labels or uploaded images, display device state through feedback, and run several actions from one press. Each action can have its own delay, and buttons can distinguish key-down from key-up actions or latch and toggle between states.

Companion can accept button triggers through OSC, TCP, UDP, HTTP, WebSocket, and Art-Net, making it suitable for technicians, presenters, broadcasters, and anyone coordinating multiple systems. Multiple Stream Decks can be connected at once, and the web administration interface allows configuration from any browser on the network. A Companion plugin also makes its buttons available inside the native Stream Deck application.

The macOS edition is version 5.0.7,9763,cec2f88e6f and requires macOS 12 Monterey or later on Apple Silicon arm64 hardware. As a System Tools application, it stands out by combining physical controls, software emulation, network-triggered buttons, and device feedback in one brand-agnostic system.