Pad2Key Alternatives

Pad2Key is described as 'Was built to turn a Xbox 360/PS3/other controller into a keyboard effectivlly adding joystick support for any PC game' and is an app in the gaming software category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Pad2Key for Windows and Linux. The best Pad2Key alternative is Xpadder. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try MotionInJoy DS3 Tool or J2K. Other great apps like Pad2Key are JoyToKey, Pinnacle Game Profiler, VJoy Virtual Joystick and jstest-gtk.

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  1. Xpadder icon
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    A utility for mapping keyboard keys and mouse button actions to your game controller buttons for PC gaming.

    35 Xpadder alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • Xpadder is the most popular Windows alternative to Pad2Key.

    • Xpadder is the most popular commercial alternative to Pad2Key.

    • Xpadder is Paid and ProprietaryPad2Key is Free and Proprietary
  2. JoyToKey icon
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    JoyToKey enables you to control any softwares (e.g. browsers, games on the web, Microsoft office applications or even Windows itself) by using your favorite windows joystick! Whenever you press joystick buttons and sticks, JoyToKey will convert the input into keyboard strokes...

    22 JoyToKey alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    MotioninJoy is a software that makes your PS3 and XBOX controllers work with your PC. It installs a driver for you and you can set up the controller to work.

    9 MotionInJoy DS3 Tool alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued
    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • MotionInJoy DS3 Tool is the most popular free alternative to Pad2Key.

    • MotionInJoy DS3 Tool is Free and ProprietaryPad2Key is also Free and Proprietary
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    Pinnacle Game Profiler allows you to emulate your keyboard and mouse with your video game controller, and otherwise customize the controller's behavior. Many PC games do not directly support game controllers, but with Pinnacle Game Profiler you can use any controller to play...

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Warning
    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. J2K icon
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    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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    jstest-gtk is a simple joystick tester based on Gtk+. It provides you with a list of attached joysticks, a way to display which buttons and axis are pressed, a way to remap axis and buttons and a way to calibrate your joystick.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
    • jstest-gtk is the most popular Linux alternative to Pad2Key.

    • jstest-gtk is the most popular Open Source alternative to Pad2Key.

    • jstest-gtk is Free and Open SourcePad2Key is Free and Proprietary
  7. ControlMK icon
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    ControlMK is an utility which uses DirectInput controllers to emulate mouse, keyboard, and other types of commands.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. QJoyPad icon
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    QJoyPad is a free Linux/QT program that lets you control any keyboard XWindows program with a gaming device

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    Joystick to mouse (also known as joy2mouse) let's you control the mouse and keyboard using your joystick or gamepad.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. Keysticks icon
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    Empowers PC users with game controller integration for various tasks like web surfing, gaming, and remote entertainment control. Supports wireless gamepads, offering comfort and flexibility in environments like home theaters or presentations, and includes an on-screen keyboard and pre-built control profiles.

    17 Keysticks alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Rejoystick - A gamepad/joystick translator/keymapper

    Rejoystick is a program that maps keypresses on your gamepad/joypad/joystick to keypresses on a keyboard when you are running X. Since it uses SDL to communicate with the gamepad device, it can work on every platform that prov.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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