Friday, May 22nd 2026 Steam Controller Gets HID Remapper Support for 3rd-Party Compatibility by Cpt.Jank Today, 19:31 Discuss (0 ) HID Remapper is an open-source, hardware-agnostic project that makes input devices remappable with a hardware USB adaptor that sits between the input device and the host device and converts inputs from the controller into a signal that is compatible with the host. According to a new May 20 update to HID Remapper, it now fully supports the Valve Steam Controller, effectively eliminating the biggest complaint that came up in reviews of the Steam Controller—that it only works in Steam games with Steam running in the background. According to the project's developer, Jack Fedoryński, "All inputs are usable, including the trackpads, touch sensors and accelerometer/gyro," and, aside from working outside of Steam Input on Windows and Linux, the controller is now also compatible with the Nintendo Switch, Android devices, and the Xbox Series consoles. While the project is open-source, and there are files available to build your own converter, there are also pre-built options on the market for as little as $17.50—although you may have to do some DIY work to make an enclosure and flash the firmware to make it a complete package. Sources: HID Remapper on GitHub, jfedorynski on X, HID Remapper Related News Tags: Adapter Compatibility Control Controller DIY Linux Nintendo Nintendo Switch open-source Steam Steam Controller Support USB Valve Windows Xbox Apr 13th 2026 Epic Games Store Employees: People Only Came for Free Games, Then Returned to Steam (91) Apr 28th 2026 Linux now Officially Available for PlayStation 5 (19) Dec 14th 2025 Microsoft Copilot AI Comes to LG TVs, and Can't Be Deleted (144) Nov 28th 2025 Valve Steam Machine May Cost Less Than Anticipated (118) Apr 21st 2026 Valve Uploads Steam Controller Unboxing Video, Launch Imminent (16) Nov 12th 2025 Valve Announces Steam Machine, Steam Frame, and Steam Controller (204) Dec 8th 2025 Valve Trying to Unblock Open-Source HDMI 2.1 Support on Steam Machine (37) Apr 2nd 2026 Steam Deck 2 Ditches Semi-Custom APU for Off-the-Shelf AMD Silicon, Eyes 2028 Launch (44) Apr 17th 2026 Pragmata Launch: Glowing Reviews and Chart-Topping Sales but Mediocre Player Counts (62) Nov 16th 2025 Valve Claims Steam Machine Outperforms 70% of Current Gaming PCs (133) Add your own on Steam Controller Gets HID Remapper Support for 3rd-Party Compatibility There are no yet.
