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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Pad2Key was built to turn a Xbox 360/PS3/other controller into a keyboard effectivlly adding joystick support for any PC...

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Pad2Key alternatives page was last updated Mar 23, 2018
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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

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    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Xpadder Features

    1.  Key Mapping
    2.  Key rebinding
    3.  Portable
    4.  Controller Support
    5.  Gamepad Mapping

    Xpadder VS Pad2Key

     
    • 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

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • JP flagJapan

    Platforms

    • Windows

    JoyToKey Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Gamepad Mapping

    JoyToKey VS Pad2Key

     
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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

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    The official website and the SourceForge project page have both been removed. Last version, 1.0005, released in December 2013, can be downloaded here: http://www.xinputer.com/download/MotioninJoy_071001_signed.zip and here: ftp://ftp.gnome.org/mirror/temp/sf2015/d/ds/ds3tool/DS3%20Tool%2064-bit/

    Warning

    Has been reported to have trojan/other kind of virus embedded in the code.

    MotionInJoy DS3 Tool Features

    1.  Controller Support

    MotionInJoy DS3 Tool VS Pad2Key

     
    • 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...

    26 Pinnacle Game Profiler alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Warning

    The developer has passed away, and the project has been hacked with viruses. You should avoid downloading it on the official website, and rather check well-known third-party download websites if you want to use this software.

    Discontinued

    You can't download it from the "official website" anymore, but it's still available on third-part websites, but be cautious.

    Pinnacle Game Profiler VS Pad2Key

     
  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...

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    The J2K website has been inactive since 2014 and the program is no longer updated. Last version, 1.2, can be still downloaded from the official website.

    J2K VS Pad2Key

     
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    VJoy Virtual Joystick is a software application and virtual driver system that allows keyboard input to be translated to joystick input.

    2 VJoy Virtual Joystick alternatives

    License model

    • Free PersonalProprietary

    Application type

    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.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Discontinued

    No news since May 2009

    jstest-gtk VS Pad2Key

     
    • 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
  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

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Discontinued

    The program is no longer updated. Last version, 4.1.0, released in February 2010, can be still downloaded from SourceForge.

    QJoyPad Features

    1.  GNU/linux-libre

    QJoyPad VS Pad2Key

     
  9. ControlMK icon
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    ControlMK is an utility which uses DirectInput controllers to emulate mouse, keyboard, and other types of commands.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    Last version, 0.232, was released on September 2004. You can still download it from the official website.

    ControlMK VS Pad2Key

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

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • IL flagIsrael

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Joystick 2 Mouse VS Pad2Key

     
  11. 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.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Keysticks Features

    1.  Wireless

    Keysticks VS Pad2Key

     
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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.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Discontinued

    The program is no longer updated. Last version, 0.8.1, released in September 2008, can be still downloaded from SourceForge.

    rejoystick VS Pad2Key

     
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