XOutput


XOutput 3.22

XOutput is an easy tool that converts DirectInput into XInput data so that you can use XBox 360 controllers when playing games on your PC.



Overview

If you are not able to get the old game controller to work on new games, then you should know that the problem arose when Microsoft changed the controller APIs from DirectInput to XInput. Some old controllers will not work anymore for the new games. You can use XOutput so that the controllers work on Xinput instead of direct input. XOutput converts the Direct Input into Xinput and gets your controller operating in the proper conditions.

Using XOutput can allow you to use the old controllers with the new games as well. It can save your money and provide you with the latest entertainment opportunities. Although no software compatibility requirements are required for using Xoutput, it is expected that you will have VIGEm driver installed in your computer to make this application working correctly. Despite the fact that both APIs coexisted side by side for quite a while, it turns out that they are not compatible with most games released after this point.

Xoutput While the program does not need setup, you need to make sure that you have the ViGEm drivers installed on your system so that you do not get any errors. You will be happy to learn that the tool recognizes the input devices connected and you can find the one you want to configure the Game Controller section. XOutput can provide you with the ease of managing the new games without facing the compatibility issues. Configuration settings of the older controllers can also be adjusted using this application.

XOutput Main Features

-XBox controller emulation
- Axis, button, slider, dpad support
- ViGEm and SCPToolkit compatibility
- Multilangue support

XOutput settings

How to play Multiple players with one computer and Multiple keyboards

If you are asking this question the answer is Yes, you can use two keyboards to play multiplayer games like Pro Evoulation Soccer and EA FIFA Soccer. If your friend don’t have joysticks tell him to bring a keyboard to play in multiplayer mode.

What do you need?
Xbox Driver Click here to download.

Keyboard splitter Software like :
1- Gaming Keyboard Splitter creates up to 4 virtual xbox 360 controllers and feeds them via one and up to ten keyboards.
2- XOutput: Converts DirectInput into XInput data so that you can use XBox 360 controllers when playing games on your PC.

How does It Work
You need to connect multiple keyboards into your computer and make then act as a single keyboard then you can use these keyboards for playing multiplayer games on one Computer. You need a small tool called Keyboard Splitter to make virtual Xbox 360 controllers and connect the input from the separate keyboard to each Xbox Controller.

Now the Xbox controllers appear to be plugged and windows will allow you to play multiplayer games using these controllers. You can easily customize Keyboard Splitter keys to play almost any game you want. To test the controls configuration and make sure they are set correctly use the build in function called "Test Virtual Controller" to make sure that the controller setup is correct and ready to use.

1- Download and install the correct version Xbox driver that is matching your Operating system.
2- Download and install the latest version of Keyboard Splitter.

 keyboard splitter control configuration


3- Launch Keyboard Splitter and select the desired number of keyboards that you want to connect.
4- Choose the game name from the drop and select the default if your game is not found.
5- Use Test Virtual Controller function to make sure that the button configurations are correct.
6- Save you control configuration for later use
7- Check the box with block the chosen keyboard and click start.
8- Now you are ready to play multiplayer games with up yo 4 keyboards on the same Computer.

Xoutput Issues

When I launch the program it closes immediately
- Updated DirectX and installed both the 32 and 64 bit versions of 2015 visual c redistributable.

DualShock 3 doesn't detect LY axis
- By default Y axis is inverted, if your controller does not invert LT, but says it is Y rotation, then I think my application is working properly. I think Y Axis is working fine for you, with one of my controllers Y rotation is working fine, because of the default inversion.

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Xoutput Changelog

Xoutput 3.18
-Axis and trigger detection fix.
Xoutput 3.17
- Fix Crash issue
- Vibration does not work on version 3.15 3.16
Xoutput 3.16
- HidGuardian support added
- French language added
- Hide real Dinput device from games
- Xoutput not work on forza horizon 4 !
- French Translation
- Guide for install Xoutput and hide real device
Xoutput 3.15
- Start the app silent without taskbar icon
Xoutput 3.14
- Disable alt tab while application in on tray
- Program stays in Alt Tab menu even when close to tray enabled.
Xoutput 3.13
- Dpad mapping fix
-left stick to D´pad
Xoutput 3.12
- Slider detected as axis fixed
- Spanish language updated
- Logging extended
- Version check is fixed
- Lag, trigger issue
Xoutput 3.11
- Show all input devices added to settings. Now other devices can be started automatically.
- Show all devices checkbox - active when program starts
Xoutput 3.10
- Fixed startup controllers ordering, it is started ordered by display name.
- Joystick order problem

How to play games with two Keyboards - Method 2

Universal Control Remapper
Some games does not allow multiple players on keyboard so if you want play games with two keyboards you need to remap any inputs such as keyboards, mice, joysticks, racing wheels, eye trackers, etc. to virtual output devices. Remapping is achieved by transforming inputs through plugins to a desired output device.

UCR is one of these tools thsat supports input and output devices through plugins using the IOWrapper backend. UCR Supports the following input:
Xbox 360 controllers (Xinput)
DirectInput controllers, includes gamepads, racing wheels, HOTAS, etc.
Keyboard (using interception)
Mouse (using interception)
Tobii Eye tracker

How to install UCR
Download UCR and install it, then reboot your system
After rebooting, start UCR. If you extracted UCR with Windows's zip extractor, you may be prompted to run it by Microsoft SmartScreen. You will then be prompted by UCR to unblock additional components of UCR, which will require going through SmartScreen again.
Now go to Devices then to Manage Device Groups and create an input group and add your keyboard to it.
Make an output group and add the ViGEm Xbox 360 Controller 1 to the group.
Select Profile then New to make a new Profile then select the added input and output groups.
Edit the Mapping Inputs and map your controller buttons.
To map the triggers, use the Button to Axis plugin.
To map an axis, use the Buttons to Axis plugin for each joystick. If you find that your two buttons are the wrong way around, you can check the Invertcheckbox to swap them.
Check if the mapping are correct by selecting Profile then select Activate Profile. The status of inputs and outputs will be shown as bars. Before starting UCR make sure you have installed the controller driver and ViGEm.
Now open UCR and activate the added profile.

Conclusion

To conclude XOutput works on Windows operating system(s) and can be easily downloaded using the below download link according to MIT License license. XOutput download file is only 399 KB in size.
XOutput was filed under the Tools and Editors category and was reviewed in softlookup.com and receive 5/5 Score.
XOutput has been tested by our team against viruses, spyware, adware, trojan, backdoors and was found to be 100% clean. We will recheck XOutput when updated to assure that it remains clean.

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Category: Tools and Editors 
Publisher: ?rmin Csutor?s
Last Updated: 25/11/2023
Requirements: Windows 10 64-bit / Windows 10 / Windows 2003 / Windows 8 64 bit / Windows 8 / Windows 7 64 bit / Windows 7
License: MIT License
Operating system: Windows
Hits: 13294
File size: 399 KB
Price: Not specified


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