Logitech moves beyond keyboards with the MX Creative Console

Logitech has finally revealed what it’s been cooking up since it acquired Loupedeck in mid-2023. The new product, called the MX Creative Console, actually consists of two devices — an array of custom buttons and a large dial.

Both are aimed at helping you speed through creative projects in the Adobe suite of programs. In my brief testing so far, they both help you move past keyboard shortcuts and are extremely customizable to fit every creator’s needs. That said, I still need a bit more time with them before I’m comfortable giving them a full review.

What you need to know is that the device is set up with some common shortcuts out of the box, but in the upgraded Logi Options+ app, you can customize it to your heart’s desire. For instance, when I set up mine, I could tailor it to my Photoshop workflows, and I found it helpful for moving controls out of dropdown menus and onto their own shortcut key. Applying a Neural Filter or opening Camera Raw controls at the push of a button is really helpful.

On top of that, when I’m not in a creative app, I was able to reformat the buttons to quickly open my writing apps, the MobileSryup website and more. Each button is also a little screen, so you can customize the icon on them so you can very quickly know what button does what without having to remember it. It’s very handy, and I’ve found making the buttons bright and different colours has made it really simple to see them in my peripheral vision when I’m focused on a photo edit. You can also make up to 15 pages of buttons (nine buttons per page) to flip through, and they’ll change contextually depending on what app you have opened.

The dial, on the other hand, is great for adjusting brush sizes or even scrolling left and right on a video timeline. It also feels great, and if you need even more control, there’s even a small roller on the top to give you two different rotating controls to dial in some more advanced creative tools. Like the buttons, these can be heavily customized to adapt to your workflow. There are also four customizable buttons on this part of the device, but they’re not little screens.

The main keypad connects to your computer using a USB-C cable, and the dial pad uses Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) and is powered by two AAA batteries, which Logitech says should last around 18 months of use.

The product starts shipping on October 14th and is available in Graphite (dark grey) or Pale Grey (off-white) for $269. You also get a three-month Adobe Creative membership that includes all the apps to help you try out all kinds of creative endeavours. Right now, it only works with macOS 13 and newer and Windows 10 or 11 computers.