GamePad Companion Alternatives

GamePad Companion is described as 'Available exclusively on the Mac App Store. GamePad Companion 3.1 is a utility that makes it easy to configure your GamePads (controllers, joysticks, etc..) to play your favorite OSX games. You can configure your controller to work as your mouse cursor and buttons, or to map to' and is an app in the gaming software category. There are four alternatives to GamePad Companion for Mac and Windows. The best GamePad Companion alternative is BetterJoy, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like GamePad Companion are Joystick Mapper, USB Overdrive and Controllers.

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Available exclusively on the Mac App Store. GamePad Companion 3.1 is a utility that makes it easy to configure your...

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GamePad Companion alternatives page was last updated Mar 9, 2025
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    BetterJoy

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    Allows the Nintendo Switch Pro Controller, Joycons and SNES controller to be used with CEMU, Citra, Dolphin, Yuzu and as generic XInput.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    BetterJoy VS GamePad Companion

     

    • BetterJoy is the most popular Windows alternative to GamePad Companion.

    • BetterJoy is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to GamePad Companion.

    • BetterJoy is Free and Open SourceGamePad Companion is Paid and Proprietary
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    Joystick Mapper

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    Joystick Mapper is an application that allows you to configure your joysticks or gamepads to simulate keyboard keys/mouse movement/mouse click/mouse scroll, so you can control any app or game using them, even the ones without built-in support.

    20 Joystick Mapper alternatives

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • BR flagBrazil

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    Joystick Mapper Features

    1.  Multiplayer
    2.  Gamepad Mapping

    Joystick Mapper VS GamePad Companion

     

    • Joystick Mapper is the most popular Mac alternative to GamePad Companion.

    • Joystick Mapper is the most popular commercial alternative to GamePad Companion.

    • Joystick Mapper is Paid and ProprietaryGamePad Companion is also Paid and Proprietary
    • Joystick Mapper is MultiplayerGamePad Companion is not according to our users
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    USB Overdrive

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    The USB Overdrive is a device driver for macOS that handles any USB or Bluetooth mouse, keyboard, trackball, joystick, gamepad or gaming device from any manufacturer and lets you configure it either globally or on a per-application, per-device basis.

    17 USB Overdrive alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • IT flagItaly
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    USB Overdrive VS GamePad Companion

     
    Comments about USB Overdrive as an Alternative to GamePad Companion
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    Negative Apr 12, 2020
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    the compatibility of this app is to small

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    • USB Overdrive is Freemium and ProprietaryGamePad Companion is Paid and Proprietary
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    Controllers

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    Consoles allows you to use console controllers to play almost any game on Mac, even games that don't have built-in support for controllers.

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Controllers screenshot 1

    Controllers Features

    1.  Gamepad Mapping

    Controllers VS GamePad Companion

     
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