ControllerKeys is described as 'A native macOS application that maps Xbox and DualSense controller inputs to keyboard shortcuts, mouse movements, and scroll, magnify, pan actions. Features an on-screen keyboard and full DualSense touchpad support' and is a Key Mapping tool in the system & hardware category. There are more than 25 alternatives to ControllerKeys for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and iPhone apps. The best ControllerKeys alternative is AntiMicroX, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like ControllerKeys are Xpadder, AntiMicro, DS4Windows by Ryochan7 and JoyToKey.
There are already very feature-rich joystick to keyboard mappers out there, be it JoyToKey or XPadder. However, both are not Freeware and both lack the possibility to easily switch configurations from outside the applications, which would be necessary if you use game front-ends...
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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.
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Rejoystick - A gamepad/joystick translator/keymapper
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