![]() In Windows 10, the easiest way to enable the keyboard is to right-click on the taskbar and select the “Show touch keyboard button”. The controls are here so you might want to check them out before proceeding.Īside from Controller Companion, none of these apps has a built-in keyboard so if you want to type with your controller, you will have to use Microsoft’s On-Screen Keyboard instead. The only thing you need to do is run the app and keep it in the background. Gopher is the least configurable app of the bunch though it is still being worked on so that might change in the future. All you have to do is configure the controllers to be recognized by Windows by using DS3Tool (PS3), DS4Windows (PS4) or InputMapper. Despite the name, the app can also be configured to work with PS3/PS4 controllers, exactly like the Controller Companion app. To start assigning buttons, double-click on one of the listed items and press a key from your keyboard or configure the button to work like a mouse via the respective tabs.Īnother option is to use Gopher, also known as Gopher360. The developer has an extensive section on JoyToKey’s website which covers everything from the basic functions to the more advanced features. The settings will let you map the thumbsticks to your mouse, the face buttons of your controller to the left, right, and middle buttons of your mouse, and more. In contrast to Controller Companion, this app will require a time investment on your part as you will have to manually map buttons to specific functions in your PC. On the other hand of the spectrum we have JoyToKey, a free app which works with virtually any controller. ![]() It also includes an xbox360ce installer which will allow you to use your PS3/PS4 controller with Windows, and thus Controller Companion. Controller Companion is incredibly simple and it includes a built-in virtual keyboard with a spiral interface so it is incredibly convenient for web browsing and other similar activities. The app has been incredibly well-received and it now works with controllers from both Microsoft and Sony though it started off with Xbox controllers only. To quote the web Apple Support guide ( Use Launchpad to view and open apps on Mac – Apple Support (UK) ): “If you’re using a game controller that supports it, you can access and navigate the Games folder using your controller.“ If you are in a game that expects to use this physical key, the behaviour is unexpected and jarring.The first choice we have is Controller Companion, a $3 app that is available on Steam. I would expect a System Settings > Game Controllers toggle switch to enable/disable this action. As it stands, pressing that key whilst in-game will switch apps to Launchpad taking you out of the game. When using a game controller, that physical key may be expected to be used by the game. There does not appear to be a method to disable the system mapping of a controller physical key with the action to open Launchpad showing the Game collection. New/different behaviour with game controller physical key mappings. Please describe the issue and what steps we can take to reproduce it: Which settings are you seeing issues with? Provide a way to disable default button map for game controllers Please provide a descriptive title for your feedback: Here are the responses I used for each of the feedback form fields… ![]() Everyone reading this thread, it would help greatly if you could spend five minutes to report this issue using the Apple Feedback Assistant…
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