Logitech MX Creative Console

Why this model

The Logitech MX Creative Console is a two-piece desk controller, made up of a keypad with 9 customisable LCD keys and a wireless dialpad with an aluminium dial, built for photographers, video editors and designers who spend their days in Photoshop, Lightroom, Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve. Your left hand stays on physical controls while your right hand keeps the mouse or pen.

This Logitech MX Creative Console review covers its design, daily use, key specs and who it suits (or doesn’t). We also briefly compare it with the Stream Deck, the alternative everyone thinks of first. It’s available in Pale Grey on Amazon.

Design: two minimalist modules in true MX style

The MX Creative Console follows the Logitech MX design language: soft shapes, a matte finish and a Pale Grey version that pairs nicely with a MacBook or a light wooden desk. The keypad is under 10 cm across and the dialpad is only slightly bigger, so the pair sits neatly to the left of your keyboard without cluttering the desk.

The dialpad’s centrepiece is a large, low-friction aluminium dial that draws both the eye and the hand. On the keypad, the 9 keys show icons for your tools and change with the app you’re using. It’s a small desk object worth leaving on display. According to Logitech, it’s made with recycled plastic.

Daily use: editing, cutting and shortcuts

In Lightroom, the dial adjusts exposure, contrast or white balance while the LCD keys switch between tools. In Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve, it scrubs the timeline, and the dialpad’s roller and 4 buttons handle your most frequent actions. Logitech lists integrations with Photoshop, Lightroom, Premiere Pro, Illustrator, Final Cut Pro, DaVinci Resolve, Figma, Zoom and Spotify.

Everything is set up in the free Logi Options+ app. According to Logitech, you can create up to 15 pages of keys per app and flip through them with the keypad’s 2 page buttons. The Logi Marketplace offers ready-made plugins, profiles and icons, which helps if you don’t want to configure everything yourself.

Logitech MX Creative Console key specs

The keypad has 9 customisable LCD keys and 2 page buttons. It measures 91.7 × 77.9 × 25.5 mm, weighs 96 g and connects to your computer with a USB-C cable. The dialpad measures 92.1 × 93.7 × 33.8 mm and weighs 128 g. It combines an aluminium dial, a roller and 4 buttons, connects over Bluetooth LE and runs on 2 AAA batteries.

The console works with Windows and macOS via Logi Options+. It comes in Pale Grey (the model on this page) and Graphite. Check which colour is available on Amazon.

Who it’s for (and who should skip it)

It’s aimed at creatives who edit regularly: photographers in Lightroom, video editors in Premiere Pro or Resolve, designers in Illustrator or Figma. If you want a Stream Deck alternative that’s more geared to creative work, with a real analogue dial, this is exactly what it’s for. It also makes a great gift for a creative who works from home.

Skip it if you only do office work: a keyboard with a few programmable keys will do. It also isn’t designed for Linux or ChromeOS, since Logi Options+ only runs on Windows and macOS. And if you mainly want to control a live stream with lots of keys, a dedicated streaming keypad is a better fit.

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