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Top 19 C++ Gamepad Projects
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antimicrox
Graphical program used to map keyboard buttons and mouse controls to a gamepad. Useful for playing games with no gamepad support.
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MissionControl
Use controllers from other consoles natively on your Nintendo Switch via Bluetooth. No dongles or other external hardware neccessary.
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ArduinoJoystickLibrary
An Arduino library that adds one or more joysticks to the list of HID devices an Arduino Leonardo or Arduino Micro can support.
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https://github.com/OpenStickCommunity/GP2040-CE/issues/515
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borealis
Hardware accelerated, controller and TV oriented UI library for PC and Nintendo Switch (libnx)
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Mergin Maps
Mergin Maps is a field data collection tool built on the free and open-source QGIS which allows you to collect, store and synchronize your data with your team.
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Ds2vJoy
Do everything you ever dreamed of with a joystick, gamepad or two at once. DualShock™ and DualSense™, DirectInput, XInput, keyboard and mouse, to DirectOutput(vJoy), XOutput(ViGEm), keyboard and mouse, with full remapping and features for Windows 64 bits.
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MPU6050-Cemuhook-gyro
Gyroscope for Cemuhook based on ESP8266 microcontroller and MPU6050 accelerometer and gyroscope IC
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ProconXInputTE
🎮POWERFUL VIBRATION🎮 for Rez, TETRIS EFFECT, ... - An XInput user-mode driver for Nintendo Switch Pro Controller (USB-wired mode) using ViGEm
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myinput
Maps keyboard keys to a virtual gamepad on a per-app basis, without having to install drivers.
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Barebone
OpenVR controller driver (emulating Vive controllers input with Xinput gamepad and position that tracks HMD view)
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NOTE:
The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars.
The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or
since we started tracking (Dec 2020).
C++ Gamepad discussion
C++ Gamepad related posts
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I hate as a person what I'm forced to do as a user
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No Second hat switch with arduno Joystick
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Adding a second input to my Joystick
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Why is it so hard to find a tutorial?
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A kernel update broke my stylus
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Mission Control v0.10.0 released (17.0.0 support)
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Handy Controller Menu
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Index
What are some of the best open-source Gamepad projects in C++? This list will help you:
| # | Project | Stars |
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| 1 | antimicrox | 2,873 |
| 2 | MissionControl | 2,790 |
| 3 | ArduinoJoystickLibrary | 2,235 |
| 4 | GP2040-CE | 1,779 |
| 5 | vJoy | 649 |
| 6 | DualSense-Windows | 386 |
| 7 | PCXSense | 366 |
| 8 | devreorder | 361 |
| 9 | borealis | 278 |
| 10 | Mergin Maps | 278 |
| 11 | bluepad32-arduino | 35 |
| 12 | GamecubeBT | 31 |
| 13 | RDS4Reboot | 27 |
| 14 | Ds2vJoy | 17 |
| 15 | MPU6050-Cemuhook-gyro | 14 |
| 16 | ProconXInputTE | 13 |
| 17 | myinput | 8 |
| 18 | Barebone | 8 |
| 19 | joystick_ds4 | 0 |
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