Moonlight-Switch
Moonlight port for Nintendo Switch (by XITRIX)
ViGEmBus
Windows kernel-mode driver emulating well-known USB game controllers. (by nefarius)
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| 7 days ago | 8 months ago | |
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| GNU General Public License v3.0 only | BSD 3-clause "New" or "Revised" License |
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Moonlight-Switch
Posts with mentions or reviews of Moonlight-Switch.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-06-02.
- What if I played here on android
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All apps functional :), steam through moonlight.
Pretty sure you can grab a copy of moonlight on the hbstore or here (github).
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Does anyone now how to play TF2 on a switch lite?
So if you’re able to hack a Switch Lite you should be able to install Moonlight https://github.com/XITRIX/Moonlight-Switch and be able to play TF2. This would require you to have a PC that can run TF2.
- Moonlight to play on switch
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NVidia: GameStream End of Service Notification [~mid-February]
Hm, this limitation is well documented. Are you sure you're not running at 8mbps? Even then, I still get quite a bit of frame delay.
- What ways are there for using Switch as Wii U Gamepad?
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Modded Switch OLED
Yes, with Moonlight Switch. I think for AMD GPUs there is an alternative but as far as I'm aware this is the best performing one.
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Can you stream not FROM your switch , but TO your switch console?
That's the basics behind Moonlight, yes. You'll need that Switch client as well as the base setup for Moonlight.
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PSA: Use Android on Switch for Moonlight game streaming
Mentions of weak Wi-Fi performance and CPU decoding from the Moonlight-Switch repo.
- Finally got Moonlight working on Switch. But no controller input?
ViGEmBus
Posts with mentions or reviews of ViGEmBus.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-11-19.
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Moonlight, Deck controls not working
You might need to install ViGEmBus on your host computer, that's how Sunshine sees and uses the controller.
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(PC) Joystick bug with Gamepad? Please help
download and run VIGEmBUS: https://github.com/nefarius/ViGEmBus/releases/tag/v1.22.0
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Touchpad Passthru not working after ViGEM Update
This problem on GitHub explains what I have also. Does anyone know how to fix this? I tried uninstalling and reinstalling the newest ViGEm update (1.22), and restarting my computer, but nothing is working for me. Does anyone else have this problem as well? Thanks!
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Moonlight stops recognizing my controller after a few seconds
Solution edit: Downgrading the ViGEmBus driver on the host machine to v1.21.442.0 solved it: https://github.com/nefarius/ViGEmBus/releases/tag/v1.21.442.0
- ViGEmBus 1.22.0 "It's dead, Jim" Release
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[Mini-guide] Moonlight / Sunshine setup for G Cloud and Windows 10
I installed ViGEmBus for gamepad support, just download the linked exe and run it.
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Trouble with steam deck tools
Do you have ViGEm installed? https://github.com/ViGEm/ViGEmBus/releases
- Ubisoft Stadia Controller
- Trying to use Sunshine to play Diablo 4 on my Sony OLED - help!
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controller on pluto pc
and install version 1.17 from the vigem drivers https://github.com/ViGEm/ViGEmBus/releases/tag/setup-v1.17.333.
What are some alternatives?
When comparing Moonlight-Switch and ViGEmBus you can also consider the following projects:
moonlight-nx - Moonlight port for Horizon OS
XOutput - DirectInput to XInput wrapper
Sunshine - Sunshine is a Gamestream host for Moonlight. [Moved to: https://github.com/LizardByte/Sunshine]
BetterJoy - Allows the Nintendo Switch Pro Controller, Joycons and SNES controller to be used with CEMU, Citra, Dolphin, Yuzu and as generic XInput
switch-remote-play - Let the switch remotely play PC games (similar to steam link or remote play)
DS4Windows - Like those other ds4tools, but sexier
moonlight-qt - GameStream client for PCs (Windows, Mac, Linux, and Steam Link)
HidHide - Gaming Input Peripherals Device Firewall for Windows.
NX-Shell - A multi-purpose file manager for the Nintendo Switch.
DualSenseX - Connect your DualSense Controller, use Adaptive Triggers, Emulate Xbox 360 or DualShock 4 through USB or Bluetooth on PC
moonlight-wiiu - Moonlight Wii U port
AHK-ViGEm-Bus - A wrapper for AHK that drives the ViGEm bus to create virtual console controllers
Moonlight-Switch vs moonlight-nx
ViGEmBus vs XOutput
Moonlight-Switch vs Sunshine
ViGEmBus vs BetterJoy
Moonlight-Switch vs switch-remote-play
ViGEmBus vs DS4Windows
Moonlight-Switch vs moonlight-qt
ViGEmBus vs HidHide
Moonlight-Switch vs NX-Shell
ViGEmBus vs DualSenseX
Moonlight-Switch vs moonlight-wiiu
ViGEmBus vs AHK-ViGEm-Bus