Privacy policy

Effective and last updated: July 19, 2026

Overview

StreamDecky is a free and open-source Windows desktop application maintained by BenjiButten. It does not require an account, contain advertising or analytics, or send telemetry or crash reports to the maintainer. Profiles and user-entered content remain on the user's computer unless the user deliberately copies, types, exports, or shares them.

Information stored locally

StreamDecky may store the following information under %LOCALAPPDATA%\StreamDecky:

• profiles, layouts, button actions, hotkeys, quick text, sticky notes, and application settings;
• form templates, form submissions, counters, and autocomplete history;
• profile backups and migration backups;
• cached overlay images and references to local files selected by the user;
• the time of the most recent update check; and
• diagnostic logs containing operational messages, local paths, and error details.

Form history is limited by the application to 300 submissions per profile and 50 values per autocomplete field. Diagnostic logs remain until the user deletes them. StreamDecky does not automatically upload local data. A user may choose to provide a profile or log when asking for support. Local data can be removed by closing StreamDecky and deleting %LOCALAPPDATA%\StreamDecky. Profiles or form history that should be retained must be exported or backed up first.

Clipboard, input, and local integration

At the user's direction, StreamDecky can place configured text on the Windows clipboard or simulate keyboard input into the previously active application. StreamDecky itself does not transmit that content over the Internet, but the receiving application may process or transmit it under its own privacy policy. The optional MicMixer integration uses a same-user local named pipe and does not expose the data as an Internet service.

Network communication

• Release builds contact the GitHub API when the main window is open to check for updates, at most once every 12 hours. The request identifies itself as the StreamDecky updater. GitHub receives normal connection information such as the user's IP address and request metadata.
• If the user accepts an offered update, StreamDecky downloads the release archive and checksum from GitHub, verifies the SHA-256 checksum, and installs the update.
• Links opened by the user, including project and release links, are handled by the user's default browser and the destination site's privacy policy.

GitHub processes connection information under the GitHub Privacy Statement.

Data received by the maintainer

The maintainer receives no personal data directly from normal application use. Information voluntarily submitted through GitHub issues, support conversations, exported profiles, or log files is handled through the service where the user submits it and is used to answer the request.

Changes and contact

Material changes to this policy will be published in the source repository and on this page. Questions or privacy requests can be submitted through StreamDecky's GitHub issue tracker.