Teamsy with Deckboard (free Stream Deck on mobile)

I share in this post how to configure a Stream Deck like the free Deckboard to command Microsoft Teams using Teamsy.

Deckboard allows to command your PC from your mobile phone and is free.

Teamsy Installation

Download the standalone .exe available here: https://github.com/tdalon/ahk/raw/main/PowerTools/Teamsy.exe

Deckboard Installation

Install the Windows client and the App on your phone. https://github.com/rivafarabi/deckboard/#download

Deckboard Configuration

Define the action behind a button.

Select Action: Run Program

Select the Teamsy.exe

Pass the proper command option

List of available options can be read from the code here /Lib/Teamsy.ahk 

Examples see here.

Demo

See demo below showing how it works live:

https://youtu.be/F0D2yzllLxU

Note this weird UX: the Teams client does not show your own reactions on the reactor side if the video camera is off. (in other words I have checked that my script works properly i.e. it is reflected on the other attendees side.) 

This simple setup might be not so nice as the Elegato Stream Deck Teams Plugin in the sense that the buttons are only toggle and do not reflect the current state e.g. for the Mute microphone action. (not 100% sure if Elgato supports that)

Credits

I have learned about Deckboard from this post: Teams Controller by Frank Carius @msxfaq