How to Install Premiere Pro on a Steam Deck
Steam Decks are still the most popular portable PC gaming alternative to traditional laptops, offering amazing great gaming experiences and impressive portability. While there are plenty of different portable devices getting around as well, Steam Deck is still the best by a mile. It’s also a great substitute for a laptop and is more than capable of running creative software, including apps like Photoshop. In this guide, we’ll take you through the steps to install Premiere Pro on your Steam Deck.
How to Install Premiere Pro on a Steam Deck
Installing Premiere Pro on Steam Deck is super simple, but there are a few key steps to follow. First, you’ll need to set up your Steam Deck to dual-boot Windows 11. While it’s technically possible to install Premiere Pro on SteamOS, the process is much more complicated and not recommended, so we won’t be covering that approach in this guide. There are plenty of other benefits to using a Windows 11 dual boot system as well so it makes perfect sense.
While I personally despise Adobe and Premiere Pro in favour of Davinci Resolve Premiere Pro does run a little better on Steam Deck and Davinci as it uses CPU more heavily than GPU. Though you can also run Davinci Resolve on Steam Deck
What You Need to Install Premiere Pro on Steam Deck
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A dual-boot setup with Windows 11 on your Steam Deck
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A dock to connect the Steam Deck to a monitor
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The Windows version of the Premiere Pro installer
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A keyboard and mouse (optional but not really)
If you need help installing Windows 11 on your Steam Deck, follow the steps in this guide.
Installing Premiere Pro on Steam Deck with Windows 11 (Dual Boot)
Once your Steam Deck is booted into Windows 11, you can install Premiere Pro using the standard Windows installation files or any other method you have. Be sure to carefully follow the installation instructions provided with Premiere Pro to ensure a smooth setup.
Optimizing Premiere Pro on Steam Deck
The most important thing you need to make sure you are using are proxies. If you aren't using proxies in Premiere Pro on Steam Deck you are going to encounter a lot of issues. Especially if you are trying to do any 4k video work. Outside of Premiere Pro is fairly well auto-optimised.
Can You Use Other Creative Software on a Steam Deck?
Surprisingly, yes! You can run most creative software including CapCut, Photoshop, and Lightroom on Steam Deck. Though as we have mentioned a few times in this guide you really need a dock to make them usable trying to use any sort of creature software with Steam Decks controls is a total disaster. But with a dock, mouse and keyboard, it's no different to using a PC.