MoltenGamepad
Flexible Linux input device translator, geared for gamepads (by jgeumlek)
antimicrox
Graphical program used to map keyboard buttons and mouse controls to a gamepad. Useful for playing games with no gamepad support. (by AntiMicroX)
| MoltenGamepad | antimicrox | |
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| 18 | 113 | |
| 267 | 2,131 | |
| - | 2.5% | |
| 0.0 | 8.3 | |
| 7 months ago | 6 days ago | |
| C++ | C++ | |
| MIT License | GNU General Public License v3.0 only |
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Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
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MoltenGamepad
Posts with mentions or reviews of MoltenGamepad.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-10-12.
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Developers shipping broken ports and unfinished games (at a $70 price tag) has hit the sweet spot for linux gaming.
I have been messing with preseeding a debian install with the packages I need and maybe toying around with the kernel for native gamepad support. I found a project that appears to fix some of the gamepad support issue when trying to run emulated games from steam -gamepadui (passing controllers to Ryujinx or dolphin leads to disconnect issues).
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Controller players, What is your preferred controller?
I've been using MoltenGamepad (https://github.com/jgeumlek/MoltenGamepad) on Linux. It'll handle mapping all the buttons, IR, accel/gyro, nunchuck, etc. It works pretty well once you figure out the config files. I'm not sure if there's an equivalent for Windows though. IMO the a wiimote with the sensor bar works pretty good controlling the mouse for a media PC connected to your TV.
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Virtual Controller Input for Games?
I thought of this, but I am also using FFXIV Launcher and piping that through Steam seems to break wine. MoltenGamepad seems perfect so far, but I appreciate your suggestion!
- Need to Create a Dummy Controller
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Does anyone know how to emulate a controller with a HOTAS in Linux?
I did trip across MoltenGamepad, but I haven't really tried it out yet.
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Is there software for emulating controller with keyboard? Mostly interested because of the Steam Remote.
I found this project in another reddit thread, but it hasn't been updated since 2020: https://github.com/jgeumlek/MoltenGamepad
- How do you force a playstation controller to show up as an xbox controller for steam?
- help with moltengamepad assign?
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I have problems with my generic gamepad
I use https://github.com/jgeumlek/MoltenGamepad to make all of my pads behave like XBox360 controllers.
antimicrox
Posts with mentions or reviews of antimicrox.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-10-01.
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I hate as a person what I'm forced to do as a user
For gamepad control it looks like there is a program to do just that here .
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Handy Controller Menu
A Controller to Mouse Software (I used reWasd, a free alternative is AntiMicroX)
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[Recommendation] Not necessary, but cool software to tweak your devices (webcam, keyboard etc.)
- AntiMicroX: Map keyboard buttons & mouse controls to a gamepad (with Wayland support)
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What’s the best way to multiple inputs to a single pushbutton?
I have an unused 24mm button on my stick, and I’d like to be able to assign to it two (or more) inputs so it can be used with AntiMicroX for some other function (i.e. 'Select+R3' would press F12, which is bound to 'Reset' in Retroarch). I originally planned for this button to be used for Turbo, but I changed my mind once I realized how many possibilities there are with AntiMicroX. Like the button could run shell scripts or some win32 executable, which is pretty neat.
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Playing Flash Games With a Controller
Like the other person said, Flash has no native support for that. Even games with controller support in mind (Like Super Mario Crossover) tell you to install programs for using controllers, so yeah, you would have to use an external program to accomplish this. I personally would advocate using AntiMicro which is available for free, just install and assign controller buttons to emulate key presses.
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Need some help with emulators
Already solved by: signalno11 (discord) by program: https://github.com/AntiMicroX/antimicrox/releases/tag/3.3.4
- Is there a way to scroll using a game controller on Wayland? Or map the controller to other mouse buttons?
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Just upgraded to Moza R5 + ES wheel - How do I enable menu navigation with the dpad?
Works like a charm: https://github.com/AntiMicroX/antimicrox/
- Class that doesn't require a lot of movement while mobbing?
- Mods for better accessibility (disabled player)
What are some alternatives?
When comparing MoltenGamepad and antimicrox you can also consider the following projects:
sc-controller - User-mode driver and GTK3 based GUI for Steam Controller
xpadneo - Advanced Linux Driver for Xbox One Wireless Controller (shipped with Xbox One S)
antimicro - [NOT maintained anymore] Graphical program used to map keyboard buttons and mouse controls to a gamepad. Useful for playing games with no gamepad support
RAWeb - RetroAchievements.org Platform
devreorder - A utility for reordering and hiding DirectInput controllers
skyscraper - Powerful and versatile game scraper written in c++
DualSense-Windows - Windows API for the PS5 DualSense controller
linux
GP2040 - Gamepad firmware for Raspberry Pi Pico and other RP2040 microcontrollers supporting Nintendo Switch, XInput and DirectInput
XOutput - DirectInput to XInput wrapper
RetroPie-joystick-selection - A script to let the user choose the controllers for RetroArch players 1-4
MoltenGamepad vs sc-controller
antimicrox vs sc-controller
MoltenGamepad vs xpadneo
antimicrox vs antimicro
MoltenGamepad vs RAWeb
antimicrox vs devreorder
MoltenGamepad vs skyscraper
antimicrox vs DualSense-Windows
MoltenGamepad vs linux
antimicrox vs GP2040
MoltenGamepad vs XOutput
antimicrox vs RetroPie-joystick-selection