Xpadder is best recommended for gamers who want to use a gamepad with their PC games, particularly those games that lack built-in controller support. It's also suitable for users who enjoy customizing their control schemes to optimize their gaming experience or who frequently switch between different game genres that may benefit from unique control layouts.
Based on our record, Xpadder should be more popular than Joystick Mapper. It has been mentiond 14 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.
Have you tried a third party controller configuration app like Joystick Mapper?https://joystickmapper.com. Source: over 2 years ago
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: over 3 years ago
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: about 4 years ago
It mentions some alternatives, though, such as Input Mapper and Xpadder. If your games are on Steam, you could try Steam's controller config thing. Source: over 2 years ago
Did you download it from an e-mail sent to you from xpadder.com? The version I'm using is 2022.05.01. Source: over 2 years ago
You might be able to use JoyToKey (free) or xpadder ($10) to at least verify different inputs are recognized per button. Source: over 2 years ago
To remedy, I've been using this little app found from another thread. I keep this app open while running stepmania and it remap button presses solving the problem. It seems to poll quickly enough for my needs! https://www.mediafire.com/?asju7uk8shr81co Or there's xPadder - https://xpadder.com/ ($9.99) as a more rounded software solution as well. Source: almost 3 years ago
If it doesn't work out, I'd personally just get Xpadder. Source: almost 3 years ago
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.
JoyToKey - JoyToKey enables users to control the keyboard using any USB compatible controller (Dualshock 3, Xbox 360, etc.)
AntimicroX - AntiMicroX is a program used to map keyboard and mouse actions to gamepad/joystick buttons. It is useful for playing games with poor or no gamepad support. It is a new fork of discontinued AntiMicro
reWASD - First and only gamepad mapper to make Xbox Elite paddles separate buttons.
AntiMicro - A tool for mapping keyboard and mouse events to gamepads and joysticks.
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.