InputDeck

InputDeck turns Stream Deck buttons into a virtual HID joystick device on Windows.

This repository is Windows-only.

Warning The driver is currently not signed for production use. Windows driver signing has real certificate and submission costs, and I cannot currently afford that process for official signing and distribution.

Project structure

• backend/ Resident Zig service.
• driver/ KMDF + VHF driver for the virtual HID device.
• streamdeck-plugin/ Stream Deck plugin.
• scripts/ Build scripts and utilities.
• docs/ Documentation.

Getting started

1. Read docs/DEVELOPMENT.md.
2. Read docs/ARCHITECTURE.md.
3. Run scripts/build.ps1 once your toolchain is ready.

How to build

Prerequisites:

• Windows 10 or 11
• Visual Studio with C++ workload
• Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
• Zig
• Bun/Node

Run the full build from the repository root:

powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File scripts\build.ps1

This builds:

• the driver
• the backend
• the Stream Deck plugin

Build artifacts are written to dist/.

To install the Stream Deck plugin manually, copy:

• dist/streamdeck-plugin/com.molik.inputdeck.sdPlugin

into your Stream Deck plugins directory on Windows, typically:

%AppData%\Elgato\StreamDeck\Plugins

After copying the folder, restart Stream Deck if it is already running.