GameController Mapper vs JoyShockMapper
GameController Mapper
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| Figure | GameController Mapper | JoyShockMapper |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 2 |
| Spec score · Controller Mapping Software | 7.6 (#19) | 8.5 (#3) |
| Button mapping | Controller buttons can trigger single keys, key combinations, function keys, and media keys. | Controller buttons can be mapped to keyboard or mouse inputs, with options including tap and hold, chorded press, and simultaneous press. |
| Purpose | GameController Mapper turns a game controller into a remote control for macOS. | JoyShockMapper maps game controller input to keyboard, mouse, or virtual controller events for playing PC games. |
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GameController Mapper
GameController Mapper has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
JoyShockMapper
JoyShockMapper maps game controller input to keyboard, mouse, or virtual controller events for PC games. It supports gyro controls and flick stick for aiming and turning. Buttons can map to keyboard or mouse inputs with tap-and-hold, chorded, and simultaneous-press options; stick modes can control the mouse or trigger keys, including scroll-wheel and flick-stick modes. The project describes support for DualSense, DualShock 4, paired JoyCons, and Nintendo Switch Pro Controller. It loads commands from text configuration files, and its download includes example gyro configurations. JoyShockMapper is free, with a Windows release and Linux builds available from source. Development primarily targets Windows, and Linux builds may not always work. Linux use requires read and write access to /dev/uinput and the relevant /dev/hidraw device; focused-window detection works only on X11. Virtual Xbox or DS4 output requires separate ViGEm bus software. The releases page lists v3.6.1 as the latest release.