xbkbremap

An Xbox controller emulator for Linux that maps keyboard keys to buttons on a virtual controller.

Prerequisites

1. Add necessary udev rules file.

# /etc/udev/rules.d/99-xbkbremap.rules

KERNEL=="uinput", MODE="0660", GROUP="input", OPTIONS+="static\_node=uinput"

2. Add yourself to the input group.

sudo usermod -aG input $USER

3. Reload udev rules.

sudo udevadm control --reload-rules && sudo udevadm trigger

Usage

1. Compile the project with cargo build --release.
2. Copy config.example.json to ~/.config/xbkbremap/config.json to use it as base configuration file.
3. Edit the copied configuration file to your liking.
4. Run: ./target/release/xbkbremap "profile name"

Important notes:

Press F12 to stop the program.

LICENSE

MIT