ViGEmBus vs AHK-ViGEm-Bus

ViGEmBus

Windows kernel-mode driver emulating well-known USB game controllers. (by nefarius)

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AHK-ViGEm-Bus

A wrapper for AHK that drives the ViGEm bus to create virtual console controllers (by evilC)

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ViGEmBus		AHK-ViGEm-Bus
	Project
126	Mentions	2
2,386	Stars	22
-	Growth	-
0.0	Activity	3.6
8 months ago	Latest Commit	about 3 years ago
C++	Language	AutoHotkey
BSD 3-clause "New" or "Revised" License	License	MIT License

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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.

Moonlight, Deck controls not working
1 project | /r/SteamDeck | 10 Dec 2023

You might need to install ViGEmBus on your host computer, that's how Sunshine sees and uses the controller.
(PC) Joystick bug with Gamepad? Please help
1 project | /r/RogueTraderCRPG | 8 Dec 2023

download and run VIGEmBUS: https://github.com/nefarius/ViGEmBus/releases/tag/v1.22.0
Touchpad Passthru not working after ViGEM Update
2 projects | /r/DS4Windows | 19 Nov 2023

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!
Moonlight stops recognizing my controller after a few seconds
1 project | /r/SteamDeck | 8 Nov 2023

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
1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 2 Nov 2023
[Mini-guide] Moonlight / Sunshine setup for G Cloud and Windows 10
3 projects | /r/logitechgcloud | 28 Aug 2023

I installed ViGEmBus for gamepad support, just download the linked exe and run it.
Trouble with steam deck tools
2 projects | /r/WindowsOnDeck | 11 Jul 2023

Do you have ViGEm installed? https://github.com/ViGEm/ViGEmBus/releases
Ubisoft Stadia Controller
2 projects | /r/Stadia | 10 Jul 2023
Trying to use Sunshine to play Diablo 4 on my Sony OLED - help!
2 projects | /r/MoonlightStreaming | 8 Jul 2023
controller on pluto pc
1 project | /r/Plutosphere | 27 Jun 2023

and install version 1.17 from the vigem drivers https://github.com/ViGEm/ViGEmBus/releases/tag/setup-v1.17.333.

AHK-ViGEm-Bus

Posts with mentions or reviews of AHK-ViGEm-Bus. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-07-03.

I’m wondering if this is possible to do with AHK
2 projects | /r/AutoHotkey | 3 Jul 2021
Mementos Auto Farming - PS Remote Play
2 projects | /r/Persona5 | 24 Mar 2021

Download and unzip AHK-ViGEm-Bus

What are some alternatives?

When comparing ViGEmBus and AHK-ViGEm-Bus you can also consider the following projects:

XOutput - DirectInput to XInput wrapper

AHK_Controller_Library - A Simple and Easy to Use AHK Controller Library

BetterJoy - Allows the Nintendo Switch Pro Controller, Joycons and SNES controller to be used with CEMU, Citra, Dolphin, Yuzu and as generic XInput

DS4Windows - Like those other ds4tools, but sexier

HidHide - Gaming Input Peripherals Device Firewall for Windows.

DualSenseX - Connect your DualSense Controller, use Adaptive Triggers, Emulate Xbox 360 or DualShock 4 through USB or Bluetooth on PC

Sunshine - Self-hosted game stream host for Moonlight.

Interception - The Interception API aims to build a portable programming interface that allows one to intercept and control a range of input devices.

steam-deck-tools - (Windows) Steam Deck Tools - Fan, Overlay, Power Control and Steam Controller for Windows

stadiacontroller - Command line application that emulates an Xbox 360 controller from a wired Stadia controller on Windows.

vJoy - Virtual Joystick

DualShock4-emulator - DualShock4 emulation for Xbox controllers or keyboard and mouse / Эмуляция DualShock4 для Xbox контроллеров или клавиатуры и мыши