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.

    • Free • Proprietary
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    What is SDL2 Gamepad Tool?

    Features

    Simple graphical UI
    Automatic updates of mappings database from https://github.com/gabomdq/SDL_GameControllerDB
    Local storage for newly created or changed mappings

    How To Use

    Connect the gameapad to a computer
    Launch the app. If you connected mupltiple gamepads select the one you want to use in a dropdown
    If the app displays that mapping is available go to step 5
    If mapping is not available or available but you would like to change it press Make New Mapping and follow the instructions. Go step 3
    There are two approches how to force games to pick new mapping. First is to set environmental variable, then all SDL2 games will pick new mapping automatically. To do this simply click Set Mapping As Environment Variable. Second approches is to find mappings database file in the game folder, usualy it's called gamecontrollerdb.txt and add mapping string to the end of the file

    Games That Use SDL2 Game Controller Mappings

    Duke Nukem 3D: Megaton Edition
    Shadow Warrior Classic Redux
    Hotline Miami
    XCOM: Enemy Unknown
    Orx Portable Game Engine
    Retrobooster
    etc
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    • joystick
    SDL2 Gamepad Tool

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    SDL2 Gamepad Tool

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    SDL2 Gamepad Tool was added to AlternativeTo by timoteo7 on Nov 3, 2019 and this page was last updated Mar 23, 2020.

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