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CLUSTER CONTROLLERS-DESKTOP-GAME · 18 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2024-10-31

Game controller remapping tools

This cluster consists of desktop utilities that remap game controllers into keyboard, mouse, script, and macro commands, often with per-application profiles or scriptable interfaces. The dated history is too thin to read a shape from—only 4 pre-index entries exist, so the cluster likely predates the index or its members are undated. On traction, xbox-controller-mapper leads with 92 stars, followed by VibePad (25) and JoyHarness (5).

Entry timeline

ENTRY TIMELINE

OCT 2024: 1DEC 2025: 2MAY 2026: 1AUG 2026: 2SEP 2026: 7OCT 2026: 5
OCT 2024OCT 2026

Each bar is the month a member carries, which is a creation date where the source published one and a crawl date otherwise. Nothing in the index was found before 11 August 2026, and coverage broadened sharply on 14–15 August, so a bar from then on reports how much we found that month, not how much was built; an earlier bar reports how far back a member's own source dated it — not how long we have been watching.

Members by activity

Activity signals, not revenue.

Build origin · 5 ai-built · 1 hand-coded · 12 unlabelled

Operator · 11 hobby · 1 indie · 1 commercial · 1 open source · 4 unlabelled

Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 18 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.

  1. 01xbox-controller-mapper92★1 moliveai-builtcommercialDesktop app that remaps game controllers into keyboard, mouse, macro, and script commands for accessibility and general computer control.
  2. 02JoyHarness5★23 days—hobbymacOS tool that lets users control Codex Desktop with a game controller, offering haptic feedback, mouse controls, and push-to-talk.
  3. 03VibePad28★1 mo—ai-builthobbyLets users control their PC with a gamepad, simulating mouse and keyboard for vibe-coding and other tasks.
  4. 04codex-controller5★27 days—Desktop app that maps a game controller into a physical control surface for an AI coding assistant on macOS.
  5. 05Pame7★29 days—Controller-first gaming shell for Windows that brings games, stores, media and system controls into a fullscreen interface.
  6. 06Desktop-Gamepad1★21 days—hobbyWindows app that lets users control the mouse and keyboard with a gamepad, including an on-screen keyboard.
  7. 07OpenDeck-VSD-Inside-M180★17 days—hand-codedhobbyDesktop controller app for the VSD Inside M18 device, providing programmable buttons and actions.
  8. 08keebs0★2 days—hobbyLinux utility that opens an on-screen keyboard when a game controller is activated, for typing while gaming.
  9. 09ConsolePort_GamepadSlots0★3 days—hobbyGame controller addon module that adds action-slot support and tweaks to a console-port interface for players.
  10. 10xbelite2-configurator0★11 days—hobbyTerminal app that remaps Xbox Elite Series 2 controller paddles and buttons and sets profile colors on macOS and Linux.
  11. 11ControllerOS0★6 days—Programmable controller platform that lets users remap and customize game controllers through a scriptable Windows command-line interface.
  12. 12shroom-mouse-helper0★26 days—ai-builtWindows utility that provides mouse controls for Shroom and Gloom, enabling players to use a mouse instead of keyboard-only controls.
  13. 13keyvert0★11 days—hobbyWindows utility that turns keyboard presses into virtual Xbox controller input with per-game profiles and a live controller view.
  14. 14c700-keymap2★1 mo—hobbyUtility that remaps extra buttons on a Lenovo handheld console to gamepad or system actions with configurable settings.
  15. 15KeyPulse1★1 mo—hobbyA Windows desktop application that visualizes keyboard and gamepad key presses as an interactive 3D heatmap.
  16. 16dualsense-mapper1★1 mo—ai-builthobbyWindows utility that maps a PlayStation controller to keyboard and mouse actions for gaming, coding, and daily use.
  17. 17berrry-joyful7★8 mostale—ai-builtindieDesktop application that maps Nintendo Joy-Con controller inputs to mouse movement, keyboard shortcuts, scrolling, and voice dictation on a computer.
  18. 18AntiMicroX0★4 moliveopen sourceDesktop utility that maps gamepad buttons and joysticks to keyboard, mouse, scripts, and macros, with per-application auto-switching profiles.

Ranked by traction, highest first, and paged 20 at a time — this is a window on the cluster, never the whole of it. Ties are broken by a stable id so a product cannot appear on two pages or fall between them. Browse every cluster.