MX Creative Console, 9 Customizable LCD Keys, Stream Deck Accessories,Connectivity Technology USB-C, Control Dial for Graphic Design, Zoom, Spotify - Graphite, 3-Month Adobe Cloud Membership

I recently got the Logitech MX Creative Console, and it’s been a game-changer for my editing workflow. This two-piece console features a customizable keypad and a dialpad, both easy to set up with the Logi Options+ app. It’s especially useful for Adobe Creative Cloud users, with dedicated integrations for Premiere Pro, Photoshop, and others, plus additional apps coming soon. I am personally not a creative cloud user and still find it very useful. I have created my own profiles for Capcut, Davinci Resolve, Krita, and, for the fun of it, even an old Quake 1 map editor. I fully expect to add more profiles for random and obscure apps in the future. The hardware is sturdy, with an aluminum dial and customizable LCD buttons on the keypad. You can create your own graphics to fully customize all the buttons. My only gripe is the current limited selection of third-party apps in the Options+ marketplace, but I’m optimistic this will grow over time as users and developers contribute. A little surprised Blender wasn't on the list at release. I fully expect that and various cad software support soon. Overall, it’s a fantastic addition to any creative setup. But could see the usefulness in Excel, PowerPoint, and other such productivity applications as well. Color matches with my actual computer, bluetooth connectivity is great. Definitely worth its price, highly recommend!

It works great, a little time consuming at first to configurate but once configured it's a great tool. I use it in Photoshop but they still have no Bridge or Adobe Camera Raw support, that means that you'll have to create your own personal profiles. The setup software works really well and it's very intuitive, so the learning curve is not steep and wont require much time to learn how to configure. The bluetooth connection also works really well. Logitech is constantly updating the controller, so I expect it to work even better and have more usability in the future

The MX Creative Console is really two gadgets in one box. One is a bright keypad with nine little LCD faces. The other is a dialpad that looks like it rolled straight off a sci-fi sound board. That split personality makes a single rating tricky, so I will break it apart. Dialpad X2, take a bow The dialpad is wireless, rock solid on the desk, and wakes up the instant the creative juice starts flowing. I park it under my left palm, mouse in my right, and the two behave like they have been partners for years. The dual rotary controls plus the four buttons nail every Figma nudge, zoom, and scrub I throw at them. Options+ lets me carve per-app profiles. If Logitech sold this part on its own I would hand it five stars and probably buy a second one for the snack drawer. Keypad, please see me after class Now the keypad. The screens are crisp even at 20% brightness in a sun-blasted office. Loads of plugins, loads of built-ins, but the clever ideas stop halfway. I can show a clock or a date but not both on the same key. Tap the date and nothing happens. Seconds tick and the digits jump position like jittery popcorn which is oddly distracting during focus time. Figma refuses to auto switch profiles on Windows so I have to babysit it. Worst part is the hardware. A stiff USB-C cable exits straight out the top then drags the thing across the desk every time I poke a key. The plastic pedestal tries to tame the cable but looks like an unrelated accessory I found in a bargain bin with a chonky lip of mismatch plastic and color to hold it in place. Flat on the desk the viewing angle is lousy unless I block prime keyboard real estate, already claimed by the dialpad. Wireless data with a thin, super flexible, clear power cord would have done wonders here with more weight and better feet. Software and integrations Logi Options+ scores better than average. There are canned profiles for Photoshop, Premiere, Lightroom, After Effects, Final Cut, Resolve, Figma, Teams, Zoom, and Spotify. Swapping functions is point and click. Still no scripting layer for real power users. I keep hoping for a simple Lua box or at least a macro recorder. Wish list for version two 1. Sell the dialpad alone. Trust me, people will line up. 2. Give the keypad a braided side-exit cable or, even better, batteries and low-power wireless. 3. Let keys combine data, and pages that stay pinned across profiles. 4. Expose a scripting API so nerds like me can automate wild stuff. Bottom line At roughly two hundred bucks the bundle lands well under Stream Deck plus a Loupedeck knob set. For visual pros deep in Adobe land the keypad may earn its keep, but for code-first makers the dialpad is the real prize. If Logitech splits the pair I'd be first in line. But the Dialpad has a LONG way to go and it's not all fixable in software.

PROs: + Solid construction feels like it won't break + Bluetooth dialpad is wireless + Button pad has pagination + Jogging through timelines or zooming is fairly intuitive when configured properly + Customizations are pretty solid and understandable + Contextual wheel actions can adjust based on a keypad option selected + Stacked/macro actions are useful + Adapt to App switches profiles based on your active application (possible con though) EHHs: +/- Buttons on keypad have rounded edges which refract the light in a weird way CONs: - Setup process is a nightmare - Profiles are separate for dialpad, keypad and actions ring (could be considered a positive, but if you want Adapt to App enabled, it is not) - Cannot migrate a profile to another app, so you have to start new (software update may eventually fix this if Logitech maintains updates) - Cannot map a profile to another app - Adapt to App does not always work -- you sometimes have to create the app profile using the EXE rather than find the program from your list - Dialpad wheel has no haptic feedback and spins freely, no ability to enable a "stepped" friction mode like you can with many Logitech mice wheels - Options+ software can be frustrating to use (menu hovers disappear too easily) Overall, this is a well designed product which has some frustrating limitations that could be enhanced to make it worth the price tag. It is smooth and clean, with a relatively small footprint which is nice compared to the Stream Decks by Elgato which have a much larger footprint and take up more desktop space. The jog wheel is Bluetooth so it works wirelessly. This does mean you'll need batteries for it, but my understanding is that it has a relatively long battery life, so not a big issue compared to the freedom it gives you. As a makeshift video editor device, it is nice to have an option that isn't a full hardware unit that takes up your workspace. The jog wheel makes it easy to scrub through a timeline and find the exact frame you want to cut on (tested in DaVinci Resolve; other software may not support this). Is this much different from, say, scrolling your mouse wheel and scrubbing through a timeline? No, not really, except that the mouse wheel often functions for different tasks, so a dedicated jog wheel is a nice plus. Setup and config is probably the biggest hurdle to using this. It is a lengthy process of mapping various features to each button, profile, jog wheel function, etc. Not really a slam against it, but it would be nice to have some pre-configured profiles. It's been several months since I bought this, and the only preconfigured profiles available are still the Adobe suite ones. It feels a bit like Logitech isn't really putting much effort into this device. And likely for good reason, as it is a fairly niche product. Streamers and video editors may find the most use out of it, but even then, they likely have setups that exceed the limited capabilities of this. Creative Console feels like it would be most suitable for smaller indie editors who can't afford a full system. Overall, I use it occasionally for certain things, like taking screenshots quickly, playing/pausing music, opening Task Manager quickly, etc. I don't know that it's worth the $200 price tag, especially given Logitech's lack of support beyond its initial release, but it is well made and has a sophisticated polish to it that makes it pleasant to use. I just don't really use it enough to justify the cost. But those can always change if devs and Logitech started supporting it.

I do a great deal of creative editing in several applications and this will be my third device in an attempt to streamline / speed up workflow and I finally got it right. I had a Loupedeck (cheap and finicky) and a Tourbox (by the time I really got it flowing, it broke) and really needed something simple and customizable. Grabbed one of these, game changer. Keypad is backlit, every button is fully customizable by color / label / function and you can have multiple pages. The scroll wheel is heavy and has good tactile feel, and the buttons on the wheel are also assignable. The only 2 drawbacks I’ve found are as follows: The Logi app is easy to navigate and fun to use, but unlike some of the competition, not EVERY function in a given app is available and assignable. Granted, it covers 95 percent of what you’d need, but as a power user I sadly ran into 3-4 things that weren’t options in the assignable function list. Usually creating automations / presets and then assigning them to a button dodged most issues (which is incredible by the way. Having labeled presets and actions as physical glowing buttons). Other drawback is the app updates. Every week or two I plug in my MX and start working and it doesn’t function. Turns out my creative software updated automatically at some point and it rendered the Logi useless until I update it as well. I fear the day Logi stops updating, as this thing is heavily dependent on its software. Overall it rules, costs less than other tools like it, and I highly recommend it. You also get to look like some kind of missile commander once you get good at it, if you’re using it in public.

In theory, this device is great. I came from using a Tourbox, which is no longer supported by the company. I thought this would be a more modern replacement but unfortunately, it is not The keypad connects to their software and works just fine to program different functions. The problem is the bluetooth shuttle, which has to connect to your computer rather than to the other half of the logitech device. This is such a horrible design concept! On the rare occasion that it can stay connected for longer than 10 minutes, the device is slow, clunky, and very unresponsive. I tried using it with Premiere Pro and the jog wheel is jerky and has about a 1 second lag. It's completely worthless because of this and I'm sending it back for a refund. I called "customer service" and they were of absolutely zero help. I had high hopes for this device, but alas, it's another tech product that sounds great on paper but is terrible in application.

I used a Contour express Shuttle express for the past four or five years, when it suddenly died on me, so I was in the market for a new paddle to ease my video editing. I came across a review of this item on Premier Gal's YouTube before it was released to market, and I thought yeah, why not? SO glad I did. This item comes with three months of Adobe Creative Cloud which even current subscribers can utilize. that in itself drops the price of this already valued equipment down to almost nil. but if that isn't incentive enough, the build quality is spectacular. the button are easy to press, and the paddle rotates easily. the buttons on the console are programmable, and you can design the logo that appears for whatever application you wish. (That is something you must do on your own however. there is no service available for that purpose on Logitechs website.) The only discouraging thing I can say about this item is the length of the USB cable for use with the panel. it is just a tad short in my humble opinion, but nothing that a USB extension cannot solve. Having already purchased a new Logi-Tech MX-3S mouse, and now the Creative Console, of course I had to purchase the MX keyboard as well. Logi-Tech has come a long way from where they began. This actually made me happy about my shuttle express dying. Well worth the money, whether you use Adobe or not. easy to install and set-up, easy to use. The MX Creative Console makes your workflow so much easier. DO NOT DELAY. BUY THIS NOW!

The Creative Console is a fantastic device. I have to scrub through 6+ hours of footage after each wedding event, and this device really helps me do that with precision. The customization is vast, and between creating quick keys on the deck, and scrubbing with the scroll wheel, it definitely helps to speed up my workflow with Premiere Pro. Also, it has come in handy several times with Excel as well. Lastly, I have created scripts with Script Editor, turn them into applications, and then I can make that a button on the deck. So really, possibilities are endless with this product.