MotionPad is a Windows tray app that turns PS Move and PS Navigation controllers into an Xbox 360 controller, keyboard and mouse input.
It is designed to stay in the background, reload profiles without restarting, and let you switch control schemes quickly from the tray.
- Gyroscope and accelerometer mapping for PS Move
- Rumble forwarding to PS Move controllers
- Mapping to Xbox 360 controller, keyboard, and mouse output from a single profile
- Live profile reload without restarting the app
- Alternate layers through
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If you are using a PS Navigation controller, you must manually replace its driver with WinUSB to make it visible to MotionPad:
- Connect the Navigation Controller via USB.
- Run Zadig as Administrator.
- Select
Options->List All Devices. - Select Navigation Controller from the dropdown list.
- Set the target driver to WinUSB (using the arrows).
- Click Replace Driver.
- Once finished, the device should appear under "Universal Serial Bus devices" in Device Manager.
Launch motionpad.exe. The app appears in the system tray and keeps running in the background.
When emulation is enabled and at least one controller is connected, MotionPad creates a virtual Xbox 360 controller through ViGEmBus.
From the tray you can:
- See controller battery summary
- Enable or disable emulation
- Pair PS Move controllers
- Launch PS Move calibration
- Switch the active profile
Limits:
- Up to 2 PS Move controllers
- Up to 1 PS Navigation controller over wired USB only
MotionPad writes runtime information to motionpad.log.
Profile sections, field names, binding syntax, and action prefixes are documented in:
PROFILE_REFERENCE.md
src/- application sourcesinclude/- bundled headerslib/-.deffiles and generated import librariesruntime/- runtime DLLs and default configruntime/settings.ini- startup settingsruntime/profiles/default.ini- sample profilePROFILE_REFERENCE.md- profile format and action referenceCMakeLists.txt- build configuration
cmake -S . -B build -G "MinGW Makefiles"
cmake --build buildOutput:
build\bin\motionpad.exe
cmake -S . -B build -G "MinGW Makefiles" -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=tcc -DCMAKE_RC_COMPILER=windres
cmake --build buildcmake -S . -B build -G "Visual Studio 16 2019" -A Win32
cmake --build build --config ReleaseNotes:
GCCbuild requirescmake,gcc, anddlltoolTinyCCbuild still requires MinGW toolsMSVCbuild requires Visual Studio Build Tools- Runtime DLLs and default config are copied from
runtime/
- Windows-only app
- Manual message loop via
PeekMessageW - Config reload via file watching
- PS Move support delegated to
psmoveapi - PS Navigation support delegated to
libnavinput - Xbox 360 controller emulation delegated to
ViGEmClient
This software is an independent, open-source project and is not affiliated with, authorized, maintained, sponsored, or endorsed by Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc., Microsoft Corporation, or any of their affiliates.
"PlayStation", "PS Move", "PS Navigation", "DUALSHOCK" and related marks are registered trademarks of Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. All Sony controller names, images, and references in this repository are used strictly for nominative purposes — only to identify hardware compatibility and provide instructions to the user.
"Xbox", "Xbox 360", and "Windows" are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Any Microsoft product names are used only to describe software and hardware compatibility.
All other trademarks, logos, and brands are the property of their respective owners. The use of these names, logos, and brands does not imply endorsement.
MotionPad is open-source software licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 (GPLv3).
You are free to use, modify, and distribute this software under the terms of this license. For more information, please see the LICENSE file in the repository.
- PS Move API — Licensed under the Simplified BSD License.
- ViGEmBus — Licensed under the BSD 3-Clause.
- Developed via ChatGPT (Prompt-based development).