AntiMicroX vs LEA Extended Input

AntiMicroX is a desktop application for Linux and Windows that maps gamepad controls to keyboard keys, mouse actions, scripts, and macros. It can be used to control desktop applications or play games without gamepad support. Users can assign multiple mapping sets to a gamepad and switch between them. Auto profiles can associate a profile with the active application window, but that feature is unavailable in Wayland. The application can generate SDL2 configuration to map atypical gamepads to generic controllers such as Xbox 360 controllers. The project says it supports X.org and Wayland, while warning that the Flatpak package may not work correctly with Wayland. Downloads include Windows installers and Linux options such as Flatpak, AppImage, Debian or Ubuntu packages, and installation options for Fedora, openSUSE, and Arch. AntiMicroX is licensed under GPL version 3 and provides a D-Bus service for some functions, including selecting the current control set. The project is seeking a new maintainer and expects limited support, with no new features planned unless external contributors provide them.

LEA Extended Input lets users emulate keyboard and joystick inputs from mobile client devices connected to a PC. The clients are available for Android and iOS, and the standalone server runs on 64-bit editions of Windows 7 and higher. The server emulates four joysticks and one keyboard, can redirect gamepad and joystick inputs to them, and supports multiple clients connected to one PC with synchronized client statuses.

Users can choose from 13 standard controls, create their own, or import controls shared by the community. Controls can be customized by shape, size, orientation, color, and texture, and the client includes a macro editor. In Extended mode, a compatible PC game can send information such as inventory, a mini-map, or radar to the client UI. Users can export projects through LEA Resources Manager on PC to share them with the community. The maker offers a C# SDK; its SDK page lists a C++ SDK as available soon. The clients and server are free.