A feature-packed keyboard emulator that enables users to rely on their joysticks for controlling other software solutions and even games
- I use JoyToKey to drive an HTPC interface I've designed. Part of that is a program called VoluMouse that shows an OSD of the volume when keys are pressed. I have the right analog stick of my controller mapped to Volume Up/Volume Down, but when I hold the stick down or up it only goes up 1 step then stops: I have to keep pressing up or down.
- JoyToKey is a practical option to control gamepad/ joystick on your PC running Windows 7, 8.1 or 10. It supports a wider range of configurations and allows you to customize the settings. It can also be used to configure and use your gaming console controllers (including PS2, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360 and Nintendo Remote Wii.
We all know that to control a computer, a mouse and a keyboard are needed. However, you can use other devices to send the same input and one of them is the joystick.
JoyToKey also supports multiple devices at once which is nice. The 310 I use on my laptop while traveling - that said - it works pretty well. I can send you my 310 profile next week as I think JoyToKey can import them. I spend 90% of my time in steam - so I use the X/Y on the left joystick as both Regulator/Reverser respectively.
Thus, instead of using it for gaming purposes only, this hardware device can be turned into a PC controller with the help of a dedicated software. Such a program is JoyToKey, a lightweight application especially designed to emulate keystrokes and mouse clicks using the joystick.
Doesn't require installation
The utility doesn't require installation but, instead, it requires that a supported device is connected, otherwise it will not load. The great news is that JoyToKey is built to support up to 16 joysticks, though it's highly improbable that one should need that many controllers.
This application enables you to create several configuration files and load the one you need in no time. To do so, you can simply press the button you assigned for the 'Switch to the other configuration file' feature.
Capable of emulating the inputs from both keyboard and mouse
The configuration includes 32 buttons, 6 axes and 2 Point of View (POV) switches for each of the joysticks.
Insofar as the mouse emulation is concerned, JoyToKey can handle both buttons and wheel. More so, it has a function for adjusting mouse movements as well as wheel rotation, making them faster or slower, as you need.
Allows you to use your joystick for games that don't come offer support for this type of controller
All in all, it appears that this software is pretty well equipped and ready to offer an interesting experience to anyone interested in turning their joystick(s) into a PC controlling device.With JoyToKey you should be able to easily get along with applications that are not even designed to accept input from a joystick, including Office apps and many more.
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JoyToKey was reviewed by Olivian Puha
- From keyboard (multi) tab, you can now trigger the assignments on different buttons. In order to use it, when assigning a key code, open the right-click context menu, and select Button 1~128. For example, you can assign Input1=Button31, Input2=Button32 and switch them based on the button hold duration, and they could be defined to switch to a different profile.
- Enhanced switch rotation in Keyboard(Multi) tab - Added an ability to reset the counter when a button isn't pressed for a certain duration. That means, when the button is pressed next time, it will go back to start with Input1.
JoyToKey 6.6.0.485 / 6.7.0.507 Beta
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- runs on:
- Windows 10 32/64 bit
Windows 8 32/64 bit
Windows 7 32/64 bit
Windows Vista 32/64 bit - file size:
- 924 KB
- filename:
- JoyToKey_en.zip
- main category:
- Tweak
- developer:
- visit homepage
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