Xpadder

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Xpadder

Xpadder interface shown on Windows Vista.
Developed by Jonathan Firth
Latest release v5.1
Preview release v5.2 beta 5
Platform Windows 2000, XP, Vista
Development status Active
Genre Keyboard and mouse emulation
License Freeware
Website http://www.xpadder.com

Xpadder is a freeware program that has the ability to emulate a mouse and/or keyboard using a controller or joystick. This is primarily used for playing games with poor or no controller support, but Xpadder can be used in a web browser, media player, or almost any other application. Xpadder supports the use of up to 16 controllers simultaneously and if a controller supports it, Xpadder can assign a button to make the controller rumble/vibrate. It runs on the Microsoft Windows family of operating systems including Vista 32-bit and 64-bit.

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[edit] Features

  • Freeware
  • Keyboard and mouse emulation.
  • Profile management.
  • Support for any controller recognized by Microsoft Windows
  • Updates are available frequently; as much as every month.
  • Support rumble on capable controllers.
  • Sets for using keys as "shift" keys and emulating more keys than a controller actually has.

[edit] Limitations

Xpadder does not work on some online multiplayer games which make use of Anti-Hacking software. Games using GameGuard, such as MapleStory, sometimes block Xpadder. Servers running PunkBuster, however, do not have this problem, allowing Xpadder to be used with PunkBuster-enabled games. A full list of known incompatible games is available on the Xpadder forums.

[edit] Updates

  • Versions of Xpadder before version 5.0 had a white-screen bug which made the program unuseable with multi-core processors.
  • Versions of Xpadder before 5.2 Beta 4 were not able to emulate key combinations that included the windows key


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