# kozec/sc-controller

User-mode driver and GTK3 based GUI for Steam Controller

Repository: https://github.com/kozec/sc-controller
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/sc-controller
Language: Python
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: steam-controller, gtk3, python, python-2
Last push: 2023-10-03T08:37:27+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3783, "days_push": 1065, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1639, forks 151 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:15.174144+00:00)

## What it is
SC Controller is a user-mode driver, mapper, and GTK3-based GUI for the Steam Controller, DS4, and similar gamepads on Linux. It lets users configure controllers, map inputs, and emulate keyboard, mouse, or Xbox360 controller without launching Steam.

## Use cases
- configure a Steam Controller without launching Steam
- map controller buttons to keyboard and mouse inputs
- emulate an Xbox360 controller from a Steam Controller or DS4
- switch controller profiles automatically based on the active window
- set up on-screen keyboard and menus controlled by a gamepad
- use gyroscope, touchpads, and haptic feedback on Linux

## When to choose
- you use a Steam Controller or DS4 on Linux outside of Steam
- you want a GUI to create and switch input profiles
- you need gamepad-to-keyboard/mouse emulation with macros and modeshift

## When to avoid
- you need Windows or macOS support
- you want a modern actively developed codebase (it depends on Python 2.7)
- you only need basic controller support already handled by the kernel or Steam

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: gui, configuration-management
- domain: hardware, desktop-applications, gaming-tools, cross-platform
- platform: python
- tags: steam-controller, gamepad, input-mapping, controller-driver, gtk3, ds4, haptic-feedback, profile-switching, driver, linux, desktop

## Member repositories
- kozec/sc-controller (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:15.174144+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:46:31.454224+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/kozec/sc-controller (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:15.174144+00:00, sha 27107fdaef5a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.