bitfocus/companion
Bitfocus Companion enables the Elgato Stream Deck and other controllers to be a professional shotbox surface for an increasing amount of different presentation switchers, video playback software and broadcast equipment. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
99/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 99
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 14.5
- age_days: 3054
- days_rel: 10
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 39
Adoption not part of the score
2270 stars · 594 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Bitfocus Companion turns an Elgato Stream Deck and similar controllers into a professional shotbox control surface for presentation switchers, video playback software, and broadcast equipment, supporting 700+ devices via modules. It also offers a built-in emulator, web-based buttons, and remote triggering via OSC, TCP, UDP, HTTP, WebSocket, and ArtNet.
Use cases
- control broadcast equipment from a stream deck
- use stream deck as a shotbox for video switchers
- trigger OBS scenes with hardware buttons
- control vMix and ATEM from a physical control surface
- trigger buttons remotely via OSC or HTTP
- use a tablet as a stream deck alternative
- automate video playback software during live events
When to choose
- you need a hardware button surface to control AV/broadcast gear
- you want brand-agnostic control across many devices with one tool
- you need free, open-source control software with a web admin UI
When to avoid
- you need a general-purpose home automation hub rather than AV control
- your device has no Companion module among the 700+ integrations
- you need a fully closed, vendor-supported commercial control system
Facets
application · maturity active
gui workflow-automation developer-tools media developer-tools self-hosted cross-platform windows stream-deck broadcast-control av-control shotbox osc atem obs vmix hardware-control-surface automation macos linux nodejs
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/bitfocus/companion · fetched 2026-08-28 · 715e9d230d56
- homepage: https://companion.free/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 6061ec4e6bb7
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| bitfocus/companion | main | 99 |
For agents
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