Top 15 CWiid Alternative and Similar Softwares | Apr 2024

Since the Wii Remote uses bluetooth to communicate with the console, it's relatively straightforward to use it to control a computer. The most obvious way is similar to the main menu on the Wii console - point the remote where you want the cursor to go, and press A and B to left and right click. There are also options for tilting the Wiimote to move the cursor around, which is useful if you don't have a sensor bar available.

1. OpenPIE

OpenPIE OpenPIE is an open source alternative to the well known GlovePIE , by Carl Kenner. It has some differences though. Basically, it will work mainly with the Wiimote, and will allow users to write scripts in order to control its behavior.......

2. FreePIE

FreePIE FreePIE (Programmable Input Emulator) is a C# utility for bridging and emulating input devices. It has applications primarily in video gaming but can also be used for VR interaction, remote control, and other applications. A typical application might be controlling the mouse in a PC game using a Wiimote. Device......

3. GlovePIE

GlovePIE GlovePIE stands for Glove Programmable Input Emulator. It emulates keyboard, mouse, joystick, MIDI and TrackIR. And it can be controlled with those plus Wii Remote, Balance Board, SIXAXIS, Xbox 360 controller, Voice, Spaceball, virtual reality gloves, HMDs and many other novel input devices.......

4. Logitech Profiler

Logitech Profiler Profiler is an application that allows keystrokes and button presses to be assigned to the controls on any Logitech® game controller (buttons, axes, POVs, etc). Each game can have its own profile, so that the gaming device can be customized differently for each game.......

5. MotionInJoy DS3 Tool

MotionInJoy DS3 Tool MotioninJoy is a software that makes your PS3 and XBOX controllers work with your PC. It installs a driver for you and you can set up the controller to work.Features* Operating controller through USB or wirelessly through Bluetooth.* Supports 4 controllers simultaneously with 1 bluetooth adapter.* Fully functional SixAxis support.*......

6. gleanstick

gleanstick gleanstick is a gui fronted to leanstickIt helps you create and edit leanstick configuration files, and lets you control leanstick for the system tray......

7. Enjoy

Enjoy Enjoy is a utility that lets USB joysticks and gamepads work with programs that normally expect keyboard input. Each gamepad button can be set to simulate a particular key. For example, the "Fire" button can be set to spacebar, and in any game where the spacebar is used to shoot,......

8. rejoystick

rejoystick Rejoystick - A gamepad/joystick translator/keymapperRejoystick is a program that maps keypresses on your gamepad/joypad/joystick to keypresses on a keyboard when you are running X. Since it uses SDL to communicate with the gamepad device, it can work on every platform that provides SDL and an X environment. (Though it is......

9. Wiiji

Wiiji Wiiji is the perfect joystick solution for Wii remotes on Mac.With Wiiji, your Wii remotes will appear as ordinary joysticks to any application that supports joystick input. It does this through a kernel extention.If your favorite game doesn't support joysticks, Wiiji can emulate keyboard input, too.It runs conveniently in your......

10. QJoyPad

QJoyPad QJoyPad is a free Linux/QT program that lets you control any keyboard XWindows program with a gaming device......

11. VJoy Virtual Joystick

VJoy Virtual Joystick VJoy Virtual Joystick is a software application and virtual driver system that allows keyboard input to be translated to joystick input.......

12. J2K

J2K There are already very feature-rich joystick to keyboard mappers out there, be it JoyToKey or XPadder. However, both are not Freeware and both lack the possibility to easily switch configurations from outside the applications, which would be necessary if you use game front-ends like HyperSpin. This is where J2K has......

13. ControlMK

ControlMK ControlMK is an utility which uses DirectInput controllers to emulate mouse, keyboard, and other types of commands.......

14. Enjoy2

Enjoy2 Enjoy2 is a simple program for OSX that allows you to transform joystick inputs into keyboard or mouse events.If you've ever played a video game which only supports mouse and keyboard input, but you want to use a joystick or gamepad, then Enjoy2 is the program for you. Enjoy2 lets......

15. GamePad Companion

GamePad Companion Available exclusively on the Mac App Store. GamePad Companion 3.1 is a utility that makes it easy to configure your GamePads (controllers, joysticks, etc..) to play your favorite OSX games. You can configure your controller to work as your mouse cursor and buttons, or to map to any key on......