Controllers Alternatives

Controllers is described as 'Consoles allows you to use console controllers to play almost any game on Mac, even games that don't have built-in support for controllers' and is an app in the gaming software category. There are nine alternatives to Controllers for Mac and Windows. The best Controllers alternative is Xpadder. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try BetterJoy or BetterJoy by d3xMachina. Other great apps like Controllers are JoyToKey, Joystick Mapper, ControllerKeys and USB Overdrive.

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  1. Xpadder icon
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    A utility for mapping keyboard keys and mouse button actions to your game controller buttons for PC gaming.

    37 Xpadder alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  2. JoyToKey icon
     46 likes

    JoyToKey enables you to control any softwares (e.g. browsers, games on the web, Microsoft office applications or even Windows itself) by using your favorite windows joystick! Whenever you press joystick buttons and sticks, JoyToKey will convert the input into keyboard strokes...

    25 JoyToKey alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  3. BetterJoy icon
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    Allows the Nintendo Switch Pro Controller, Joycons and SNES controller to be used with CEMU, Citra, Dolphin, Yuzu and as generic XInput.

    11 BetterJoy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  4. Allows the Nintendo Switch Pro Controller, Joycons, and Switch SNES controller to be used with Cemu using Cemuhook, Citra, Dolphin, Yuzu, and system-wide with generic XInput support.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  5. Joystick Mapper is an application that allows you to configure your joysticks or gamepads to simulate keyboard keys/mouse movement/mouse click/mouse scroll, so you can control any app or game using them, even the ones without built-in support.

    24 Joystick Mapper alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  6. A native macOS application that maps Xbox and DualSense controller inputs to keyboard shortcuts, mouse movements, and scroll, magnify, pan actions. Features an on-screen keyboard and full DualSense touchpad support.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  7. USB Overdrive icon
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    The USB Overdrive is a device driver for macOS that handles any USB or Bluetooth mouse, keyboard, trackball, joystick, gamepad or gaming device from any manufacturer and lets you configure it either globally or on a per-application, per-device basis.

    20 USB Overdrive alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  8. Available exclusively on the Mac App Store. GamePad Companion 3.1 is a utility that makes it easy to configure your GamePads (controllers, joysticks, etc..) to play your favorite OSX games. You can configure your controller to work as your mouse cursor and buttons, or to map to...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  9. VibePad icon
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    Ship code from your couch. Control your AI coding assistant with a gamepad.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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