Controller Companion
Koga Tech Limited · 2015 · Utilities, Controller, Software
PC
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About Controller Companion
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Controller Companion lets you control your entire PC—mouse, keyboard, media, and more—from your couch using an Xbox controller, even outside of games or Steam Big Picture. It features customizable button mapping, low CPU usage, Xbox 360 Chatpad support, and automatically disables itself when Big Picture launches so it never gets in the way.
Use your controller even when you're not in-game or in Big Picture.
Never leave the couch when using a controller with PC. Control mouse, keyboard and media player. No more getting up to muck about with mouse and keyboard to launch the game you wanted to play.
Mouse and Keyboard Control on the Desktop
When Big-Picture is not running, you can control the mouse with the left thumbstick and scroll with the right thumbstick.
Click the left thumbstick and you get keyboard input directly on the desktop with a nice arcade-style keyboard spiral.
Turns off your wireless controller when you turn off your PC
Never again will you have to pop out the battery to turn off the controller when you turn off the PC. (Only Xbox 360 Controllers)
Very Low CPU usage
Controller Companion makes sure to stay in the background and use as few resources as possible. It will also disable itself as soon as Big Picture is running.
Switch between PC and TV displays
Switch between your connected monitors or TV screens with the controller.
Use Controller as a Media Remote
Control your music player with the controller using Y for Play/Pause and the shoulder buttons for Previous and Next track.
Customization
You can remap the buttons.
Xbox 360 Chatpad Support
You can finally put the Xbox 360 Chatpad to use on PC. A custom experimental driver will allow you to use the Chatpad whenever you are not playing any games.
Does it work with Xbox One and Wired Xbox 360 Controllers?
Yes, it works with any controller that is supports XInput.
Why did it stop working when playing fullscreen video?
Controller Companion auto-disables for fullscreen programs, you can override it by holding back and start. See the video above about Auto-Disable.
Will running this app show me as "Playing Controller Companion"?
No! Controller Companion will launch through Steam and then run in the background.
Do I need to have Steam running to use Controller Companion
No, you can even set Controller Companion to automatically start when you start your PC.
Is there any kind of DRM in Controller Companion?
No.
Can I use my PlayStation controllers?
No, not without installing an XInput wrapper.
Is the Xbox One Chatpad supported?
The Xbox One Chatpad is supported by Windows 10 natively. You will not need to install Controller Companions chatpad driver do use the Xbox One chatpad
Can I remap the Xbox One Elite paddles?
No, the paddles always have the same functionality as the buttons they have been mapped to. This is a limitation of Windows 10.
Never leave the couch when using a controller with PC. Control mouse, keyboard and media player. No more getting up to muck about with mouse and keyboard to launch the game you wanted to play.
Mouse and Keyboard Control on the Desktop
When Big-Picture is not running, you can control the mouse with the left thumbstick and scroll with the right thumbstick.
Click the left thumbstick and you get keyboard input directly on the desktop with a nice arcade-style keyboard spiral.
Turns off your wireless controller when you turn off your PC
Never again will you have to pop out the battery to turn off the controller when you turn off the PC. (Only Xbox 360 Controllers)
Very Low CPU usage
Controller Companion makes sure to stay in the background and use as few resources as possible. It will also disable itself as soon as Big Picture is running.
Switch between PC and TV displays
Switch between your connected monitors or TV screens with the controller.
Use Controller as a Media Remote
Control your music player with the controller using Y for Play/Pause and the shoulder buttons for Previous and Next track.
Customization
You can remap the buttons.
Xbox 360 Chatpad Support
You can finally put the Xbox 360 Chatpad to use on PC. A custom experimental driver will allow you to use the Chatpad whenever you are not playing any games.
Freqently Asked Questions:
Does it work with Xbox One and Wired Xbox 360 Controllers?
Yes, it works with any controller that is supports XInput.
Why did it stop working when playing fullscreen video?
Controller Companion auto-disables for fullscreen programs, you can override it by holding back and start. See the video above about Auto-Disable.
Will running this app show me as "Playing Controller Companion"?
No! Controller Companion will launch through Steam and then run in the background.
Do I need to have Steam running to use Controller Companion
No, you can even set Controller Companion to automatically start when you start your PC.
Is there any kind of DRM in Controller Companion?
No.
Can I use my PlayStation controllers?
No, not without installing an XInput wrapper.
Is the Xbox One Chatpad supported?
The Xbox One Chatpad is supported by Windows 10 natively. You will not need to install Controller Companions chatpad driver do use the Xbox One chatpad
Can I remap the Xbox One Elite paddles?
No, the paddles always have the same functionality as the buttons they have been mapped to. This is a limitation of Windows 10.
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
this program is stil a gem in 2026 . use controller as mouse from couch2 found this helpful
The best tool I've been using for years to make playing PC games from the couch easier, both in and out of Steam. One of the better features is the ability to customize the functions of each input on the controller to various things that might not be in the default configuration.2 found this helpful
It does what it says. Cool feature that you can turn of and on the companion any time in case your in a game with actual or just semi-good working controller support.1 found this helpful
Very good even in 2026 to be honest. Very good with like cloud gaming on like Ipad or something too.1 found this helpful
Great app but please make it so it works on Mac too (my windows pc stopped working)
if you do not wan to use a mouse and sit far back like on a couch with no good way to use one this app for using a controller for one is perfect
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