PadForge

What PadForge is

PadForge is a free Windows app that maps input devices to the virtual controller format a game expects. It can remap gamepads, wheels, flight sticks, keyboards, mice, and other supported inputs, including touchpads, MIDI devices, HOTAS, arcade sticks, and VR controllers. The app can provide up to 16 virtual controllers at once, with Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo, Steam, VR, MIDI, and keyboard-and-mouse shapes. Profiles can switch automatically when a game takes focus, and 13 starter profiles are included. Gyro tools offer calibration, smoothing, and mapping motion to a stick or mouse. PadForge can import supported Steam community layouts and supports Razer Chroma and Logitech LIGHTSYNC lighting through local software engines. A browser on the same Wi-Fi network can act as a controller, with up to 16 phones connected without installing an app. Remote Link shares input devices between PadForge PCs over a network or the internet, routing feedback back to the physical device. The maker says the app has no telemetry. Its source code uses the CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license. Windows 11 on ARM64 is identified as preview, and the maker advises judgment with games that use aggressive anti-cheat.