Joystick Mapper App Reviews

I downloaded this because a game I want to play doesn’t have built-in support. I’m using an xbox360 controller and everything worked as far as set up. All the example configs loaded fine, and it wasn’t too hard to figure out how to set up a new config either. The one complaint I have is that when I’m trying to play my game the mouse movements sometime start to lock up and I can’t look around. Sometimes it’s worse than others, but it’s frustrating nonetheless. If that didn’t happen this would be an easy five stars+.

works like a dream. even better than expected. seriously allows perfect customization of controller map. PLEASE BUY THIS ONE AND NOT GAME PAD COMPANION. THIS IS THE ONE YOU WANT.

I used this application to map 56 different inputs in total, across 4 controllers. They are DualShock 4 controllers, all connected via Bluetooth. The reason I had to do an exhaustive mapping like this is that the game Samurai Gunn does not natively recognize the DualShock 4, so I remapped them to keyboard keys. The profiles I setup for this purpose work beautifully, and no one would know that the game does not have native controller support. I can reliably connect anywhere from one to all four controllers and I know exactly which joystick profiles will be utilized. There is no signal propagation delay introduced by this app that I can detect, and this is very important in Samurai Gunn, as one or two milliseconds in either direction can affect whether you live or die. And best of all if I want to switch back to another game which does support my controllers, all I have to do is uncheck a checkbox. It just works.

The idea of this app is a good one. It assigns keyboard buttons as buttons on your game controller. The problem is that in specific games, the game button could be used for different purposes at different times. In my case, I used it for a first person shooter. The “X” button on my controller had to be assigned to both “Space” and “Return” because it was needed for both at diferent times. Ontop of that, several of the button assignments were incorrect and the game ran much less smoothly than it did before I installed. I would not reccommend spending money on this app at all.

It’s entirely possible I just haven’t found the setting somewhere in there, but I can’t find any way to set a deadzone for when mapping an axis to a key. If I could set deadzones, I’d definitely rate 5 stars.

The price is steep for something that may or may not work. As it stands, it refuses to see my gamepad. The UI is clunky and confusing, and requires a separate application to figure out your controller’s mappings. This is one of the least elegant solutions I’ve seen to this problem. And, as I mentioned, it failed entirely to work for me.

Still buggy. I have been waiting for months for an update. Dont waste your money on this.

Just takes a few minutes to get it setup/configured, but it works great! Thanks!

First, in defense of the developer, this is NOT a joystick driver or detector. In particular, it is not designed to detect your Xbox 360 Gamepad. For that, at least in Yosemite, you’ll need to get “360Controller” v. 0.14 from GitHub. Tattiebogle (either 0.11 or 0.12) will NOT work any longer in Yosemite. So lay off the 1-stars for that reason. Either Apple or Microsoft should have added controller support a long time ago, but until then, use this work around. (I had to discover this on my own, only to find out the dev points this out in the FAQ!) But even when you get your Mac to recognize the controller, the app isn’t perfect. My main complaint is that this app is INCOMPLETE: You have to buy the separate app “Joystick Show” in order to know what any of the buttons are! Otherwise, figuring out which buttons correspond to which numbers is impossible. The “scan” feature does provide a way around this problem, but it would nice to be know what I’m mapping to what without needing a separate app. So if you consider this a SIX-dollar app (including $1 for “Joystick Show”) it’s more honest, since the numbers in “Show” line up with those in “Mapper.” But the “Scan” input feature is feasible, even if it makes you feel blind with respect to the button numbering. Finally, beware of this app interacting badly with games that have built in controller support. It doesn’t override a game’s default controller mapping: instead, it blends with it, so that you can get mixed button or joystick mapping (e.g., a combined move/look axis), which happened to me until I figured out what was happening. And if a game already has controller support, it should work fine without Joystick Mapper--in which case you don’t need this app! Bottom line: This app is expensive for what it does (-1 star), and especially when you realize it puts an essential feature in a separate app (-1 star).

Does what it says and works well. Helps alot with Steam gaming. I have been looking for presets for games like KOTOR though.

Allowed me to match a Wii Remote to also sorts of things, including automating my Kindle app using it. Works really well, 100% responsive, at least every time I’ve used it with many different controllers.

I don’t know where all the bad reviews are coming from. I have been able to program and use my 360 and PS4 controllers on Skyrim-Tamriel, all the lego games (the 360 already worked on those) Fable- The Lost Chapters and Torchlight 2. I’m sure it’ll work on any other games I choose to try. I downloaded a driver for the 360, but the PS4 was recognized by my MacBook. And yes, I’m using my PS4 controller wirelessly (bluetooth). I have a 2.3 ghz intel i7 MacBook running 10.9.5 The only reason this isn’t a five star review is because the app doesn’t come with the ability to recognize, or show me, what buttons are connected to what number. Right trigger is “axis 1 +” for example. A layout would be very helpful. But they’d like you to purchase their other app for that. Maybe I bought it at the right time and got it after some magical update that made everything work. But more likely, I read their directions (minimal) and played with it until I understood how to use it. Yep, probably that last sentence. In a nutshell, it works. worth the money, haven’t had a problem.

Hey! I just purchased a Logitech Gamepad, and setting it up with this software only took about 5-10 minutes for the basics, after that was just figuring out what buttons needed changed. It is great for mapping for things like minecraft and other indies as well. This is a really great software for beginners! -Jackson

I was sent here from a forum to re-map keys on my micrsosoft mouse. This program does not actually do that; do not waste your money.

This program is fantastic. I was able to play Minecraft with my PS4 controller flawlessly. Thanks Rodrigo, you made my day.

I used this app to callibrate a Sabrent 12-button generic gamepad to play RBI Baseball 15 on Steam successfully. Did exactly what I needed it to do.

I just bought this app and it took me about 5min to figure out how it runs. the best thing in this app is the (scaning pair) thing which allows you to pair your controller bottons individually with a keyboard botton or mouse motion. I used it with Batman Arkham Asylum. Great app! good job developer.

This app works as advertised. I had no problems setting it up and getting it to work. Currently I use it for Eldars Scrolls Online with a PS3 dual shock controller on my 17” mid-2010 MacBook pro. No issues.

I see a lot of unwarranted complaints about this app, and they seem completely unwarranted to me. I bought this app because every free application I had used for controller mapping had been a total failure, and $5 is little to pay to comfortably play any game on my Mac. I use a WiiU pro controller, and with the addition of another free application called Wjoy it works like a charm. It can take a bit of time and patience to set up, especially if the game you want to play has many controls, but in the end it works very well. 5 stars will be given if joystick support is added.

You have to scan in each and every button separately, and they can only be labeled “Button 1, 2, 3 … etc”. It’s very difficult to know what each button is. It feels like something is obviously missing from this app, and it’s that it doesn’t have any indication of what button you are pushing. I found that this seller is selling a separate app called the “Joystick Show” for $1.00 and it gets me angry because for $5, that visualizer should definitely come with this app. I mean, that’s a pretty necessary feature that the dev left out. He/she should at least have some basic indication of what buttons are being pressed without having to reassign/rescan the button. The app works fine, but there are obvious convenience holes that are in it. It makes me feel like I paid $5 for a freemium app. I would use USB Overdrive over this. The only thing that this app has over USB Overdrive is that it allows more control over the mouse direction speed.