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Controllers VS Joystick Mapper

Compare Controllers VS Joystick Mapper and see what are their differences

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Controllers logo Controllers

Controllers turns your Mac into a console gaming experience.

Joystick Mapper logo Joystick Mapper

Joystick Mapper, An app for Mac OS X that allows you to use gamepads in any app or game
  • Controllers Landing page
    Landing page //
    2021-10-17
  • Joystick Mapper Landing page
    Landing page //
    2019-03-04

Controllers videos

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The freaky truth about custom controllers… #gaming #scuf #ps5controller #bestps5controller

More videos:

  • Review - BEST Controllers in 2023
  • Review - The Best Xbox Series X/S Controllers - Budget to Best

Joystick Mapper videos

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Joystick Mapper : Use any Gamepad on your Mac! (HD)

More videos:

  • Tutorial - Joystick Mapper Tutorial | Tech With Ro - Episode 12

Category Popularity

0-100% (relative to Controllers and Joystick Mapper)

Controllers

Joystick Mapper

Gaming
36 36%
Gaming
64% 64
Controller Mapping
37 37%
Controller Mapping
63% 63
OS & Utilities
49 49%
OS & Utilities
51% 51
Gaming Tools
28 28%
Gaming Tools
72% 72

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Social recommendations and mentions

Based on our record, Joystick Mapper should be more popular than Controllers. It has been mentiond 3 times since March 2021. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.

Controllers mentions (1)

  • Help with mapping keyboard to gamepad
    I switched to using the app Controllers to remap the buttons (https://vividmachine.com/controllers/) and it solved it! Source: over 1 year ago

Joystick Mapper mentions (3)

  • Max VM controller support
    Have you tried a third party controller configuration app like Joystick Mapper?https://joystickmapper.com. Source: 12 months ago
  • OG Xbox One Controller for Game Pass on Mac Mini M1 Monterey
    Checkout https://joystickmapper.com/ for the mapper (if it still works even) and https://gamepad-tester.com/ to see if your OS detects a gamepad. Source: about 2 years ago
  • As promised, I did the Guitar Hero Drums as Midi controller Tutorial.
    You guys from MAC will use https://joystickmapper.com/ Instead of JoyToMidi to map your Drumset. That's the only difference between Windows and Mac process. Source: over 2 years ago

What are some alternatives?

When comparing Controllers and Joystick Mapper, you can also consider the following products

SDL2 Gamepad Tool - It's a simple GUI tool to create/modify gamepad mappings for games that use SDL2 Game Controller API. Created to be an alternative to Steam Bigpicture gamepad configurator.

JoyToKey - JoyToKey enables users to control the keyboard using any USB compatible controller (Dualshock 3, Xbox 360, etc.)

Enjoyable - Enjoyable is an application that allows you to use a joystick or gamepad and configure them to act as a mouse and keyboard.

DS4Windows - DS4Windows is an open-source gamepad input mapper and virtual emulator designed to use and connect your PlayStation controller (DualShock 3/4 and DualSense 5) to a Windows 10 & 11 PC.

Gamepad Test - Now you can test one or more controllers for malfunctioning or failures via this online gamepad controller test and monitor their performance.

Xpadder - Xpadder simulates the keyboard and mouse using your gamepad What does Xpadder let you do?

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