Xpadder is a Windows application that allows users to create and customize profiles for their gaming controllers. It enables users to map controller inputs to keyboard and mouse movements, allowing them to use their controller for a wide variety of games and applications. Xpadder also provides users with a range of options for customizing their gaming experience, such as assigning multiple functions to a single button, remapping buttons, and setting up macros. Xpadder is designed to work with both wired and wireless controllers, and supports most gaming consoles, including Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo.
Open source, very easy to configure and use.
Better than Xpadder because it is open source.
Free - Small learning curve - Tons of features - User interface looks great
does not have a dead zone for drivers
It has a great deal of customization, including the set of control by EXE file.
Warning The program installer is suspected to have malware inside. Be careful!
Discontinued Has not been updated since October 2016 and has issues with Win10. A forked project by Ryochan7 is actively maintained as of January 26, 2019.https: //github.com/Ryochan7/DS4Windows
DS4Windows adds PS4 Controller support to Windows, which is not what Xpadder does. Xpadder relinks the buttons of a controller that Windows already has support for.
DS4Windows is not a program comparable to Xpadder, but it is still an amazing program to use your PS4 controller for PC.
Xpadder converts joypad input (and joystick, steering wheel, etc.) to keyboard or mouse output. X360ce converts similar input to XInput output, allowing recent games (which presume Xbox controllers are all there is) to work with the other hardware. But it won't be useful for games that don't have joypad input to begin with, and don't have such an advanced remapping system.
Joystick mapper for mac os x only
Discontinued No news since May 2009.
Discontinued The J2K website has been inactive since 2014 and the program is no longer updated. The latest version, 1.2, can still be downloaded from the official website.
Customizable and easy-to-assign buttons, best user interface