Desk accessories that speed up my work and keep me on task are few and far between—mainly because I can be quite picky and very stubborn. (My fiancée has a lot to say about the latter.) I stay fairly traditional and am used to memorizing keyboard shortcuts and jotting down my tasks with pen and paper.

But then I had the chance to test the Loupedeck Live S – a 5 x 3 controller with touchscreen buttons designed primarily for live streaming – and it changed everything. In fact, I would argue that the Loupedeck Live S is as essential a peripheral for getting things done as my keyboard and mouse.

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I was initially ambivalent about this Elgato Stream Deck-like device. (All the marketing materials for the Loupedeck Live S focus on how to quickly control a Twitch stream.) As the title suggests, I don’t stream. But the Loupedeck’s real superpower lies in your daily productivity—courtesy of the marketplace.