Controller Link

BearFam Studios

About this app

Controller Link turns Android phones, tablets, foldables, and attached gamepads into customizable controls for games on a Windows PC or Mac.

Play together on one computer:

- Connect up to four Android devices to one desktop companion, with an independent player slot for each device
- Pass an attached controller through the phone to compatible PC and Mac games
- Map controller and touch input to WASD, mouse movement, clicks, or custom keyboard shortcuts
- Use the phone's volume buttons as configurable triggers without the system volume overlay
- Remap, move, resize, and save every on-screen control

Choose how you connect:

- Bluetooth mode pairs directly as a gamepad on supported phones and computers. It works without Wi-Fi or the desktop companion.
- Secure Wi-Fi mode links to Controller Link Companion on your local network for touch controls, keyboard and mouse mapping, game launching, and browser play.
- Wired USB mode uses a data cable for the most dependable low-latency companion connection.

Build the controls around your hands:

- Xbox, PlayStation, Switch, keyboard and mouse, and compact templates
- Move and resize controls on screen
- Adjust joystick size, sensitivity, response, and dead zone
- Remap buttons, keyboard keys, mouse actions, and save custom layouts
- Choose hold, toggle, or burst trigger behavior
- Use a large trackpad with tap-to-click, middle click, and right click
- Enable touch vibration and supported game rumble feedback
- Flip the controller 180 degrees or darken the screen while playing

Controller Link also supports per-player reconnect state and targeted rumble when multiple phones share one desktop companion.

The desktop companion is required for Secure Wi-Fi and Wired USB modes. The optional browser helper is required for controller input on supported Xbox Cloud Gaming pages. Bluetooth support varies by phone, computer, operating system, and game. Games, subscriptions, and third-party accounts are not included.

Controller Link is not affiliated with Microsoft, Xbox, Valve, Sony, Nintendo, or GameSir.

What’s new

Clearer first-time computer setup, with the Chrome connection available as an alternative.
Refined controller icons while keeping the familiar control layout.
Fixed the Back button needing a second tap.
More efficient button-press feedback and improved layout selection feedback.