Every panel action, from the keys you already own.

A Stream Deck is a panel of dedicated LCD buttons you press to launch apps, fire macros, switch OBS scenes, run multi-actions, and trigger plugins. Every one of those is an action behind a keypress, and Rebind fires the same actions from any key on the keyboard and mouse you already own.

Bind a key to launch an app, run a macro, or emit a hotkey configured in OBS. Then go where a control surface can't: remap keys, build per-app layers, transform mouse movement, expand text, and drive Rebind from TypeScript, Python, or Rust. Core scripts move across Windows, macOS, and Linux; OS-specific namespaces vary.

The one thing a Stream Deck gives you that Rebind doesn't is the dedicated, labeled physical keys themselves. If you want that tactile surface, the two work side by side. Rebind can run the actions behind it.

-- rebind: name=Action keys
-- rebind: version=1.0.0
-- rebind: min_sdk=3.2.2
-- rebind: permission=exec

-- launch an app, emit an OBS hotkey, run a macro, all from ordinary keys
Bind("F13", function() System.ExecDetached("obs") return false end)
Bind("F14", function()
  HID.Combo("F13") -- map F13 to the scene action in OBS
  return false
end)
Bind("F15", function() Macro.Play("intro") return false end)

Use Rebind when you want those actions on existing keys plus remaps, input transforms, and scripting. Core APIs run across Windows, macOS, and Linux; OS-specific namespaces vary.

Use a Stream Deck when you specifically want a dedicated surface of labeled, tactile keys in front of you for live production.

Use both: let Rebind script the actions and the Stream Deck be the labeled surface that fires them.

Can Rebind do what my Stream Deck does? Yes: launching apps, running macros, multi-step actions, and triggering software over HTTP all work, bound to any key on your existing keyboard. OBS itself needs its WebSocket protocol, which has its own authentication. What a Stream Deck adds on top is the dedicated panel of labeled physical keys.

Does Rebind work on Linux? Yes. Rebind runs on Windows 10/11, macOS on Apple Silicon, and Linux x86_64. Core scripts are portable, while OS-specific namespaces vary. See the platform matrix.