ViGEmBus
Windows kernel-mode driver emulating well-known USB game controllers. (by nefarius)
DS4Windows
Like those other ds4tools, but sexier (by Ryochan7)
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| ViGEmBus | DS4Windows | |
|---|---|---|
| 126 | 589 | |
| 2,386 | 4,012 | |
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| 0.0 | 9.8 | |
| 8 months ago | over 2 years ago | |
| C++ | C# | |
| BSD 3-clause "New" or "Revised" License | MIT License |
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Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
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.
DS4Windows
Posts with mentions or reviews of DS4Windows.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-11-19.
- Does the Ultimate C Bluetooth controller work on Windows?
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Translating Steam Deck Joystick into emulated mouse and keyboard
Since Valorant has strict anti-cheat that disables the mouse movement of the Steam Deck, I was wondering if its possible to make a driver that does it like DS4Windows with their FakeInput Driver
- Touchpad Passthru not working after ViGEM Update
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Flydigi Vader 3 Pro How to connect to DS4 Windows
the Github post link is here--->https://github.com/Ryochan7/DS4Windows/issues/3065
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Will I be able to play this game with a PS5 controller?
- if you have the game on Xbox app, you will need a 3rd party app like DS4Windows. It will install some custom drivers and the controller will work like a PS4 controller.
- Dualshock 4 controller with Official Adapter - no vibration / rumble
- Local multiplayer on cracked games?
- Questions
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Dualshock 4 Controller Support
https://github.com/Ryochan7/DS4Windows (its an open source project)
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DS4 wont detect controller, but it worked fine 12 hours ago
Fixed it by installing version V 3.1.12 and updating manually (https://github.com/Ryochan7/DS4Windows/issues/2946)
What are some alternatives?
When comparing ViGEmBus and DS4Windows you can also consider the following projects:
XOutput - DirectInput to XInput wrapper
DualSenseX - Connect your DualSense Controller, use Adaptive Triggers, Emulate Xbox 360 or DualShock 4 through USB or Bluetooth on PC
BetterJoy - Allows the Nintendo Switch Pro Controller, Joycons and SNES controller to be used with CEMU, Citra, Dolphin, Yuzu and as generic XInput
hidusbf - USB Mice Overclocking Software (for Windows)
HidHide - Gaming Input Peripherals Device Firewall for Windows.
DsHidMini - Virtual HID Mini-user-mode-driver for Sony DualShock 3 Controllers
AHK-ViGEm-Bus - A wrapper for AHK that drives the ViGEm bus to create virtual console controllers
DualSense-Windows - Windows API for the PS5 DualSense controller
Sunshine - Self-hosted game stream host for Moonlight.
duckstation - Fast PlayStation 1 emulator for x86-64/AArch32/AArch64