DS4 Bridge turns knockoff DualShock 4 controllers into a standard Xbox 360 controller that Steam, Proton and emulators recognize instantly.
Start a game and its button layout, deadzones and gyro settings are active. Close it and your default comes back.
Use the motion sensors to aim with the right stick or the mouse, while you hold a button or all the time.
Everything you need to make a budget DualShock 4 clone feel like the real thing.
See drift, buttons, triggers and gyro live.
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Every button, mapped your way or off.
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Deadzones, invert, swap and rumble strength.
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Mouse and keyboard from the couch.
Learn moreTilt to aim, with calibration.
Learn moreCheap sticks wander. The Controller Test window shows exactly how much, and a round deadzone per stick removes it without making the stick feel dead.
Map any button to any Xbox button, or switch it off. Save a layout as a profile and DS4 Bridge picks it automatically when that game starts.
Press PS + Options and the controller becomes a mouse and keyboard. Browse, pick a game, adjust the volume, then press it again to play.
One file. No installer, no drivers, nothing to compile. Download, make it executable, play.
Download AppImagePrefer the file manager? Right-click → Properties → Permissions → "Allow executing file as program". Also as a plain executable or from source.
# 1. Download $ wget https://github.com/engineer948/ds4-bridge-linux/releases/download/1.0/DS4_Bridge-1.0-x86_64.AppImage # 2. Make it executable $ chmod +x DS4_Bridge-1.0-x86_64.AppImage # 3. Start it and plug in your controller $ ./DS4_Bridge-1.0-x86_64.AppImage --start
Needs glibc 2.34+ and Linux 4.5+. On older systems, build from source.
| Distribution | Supported | Not supported |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu | 22.04, 24.04 and newer | 20.04 and older |
| Debian | 12, 13 | 11 and older |
| Linux Mint | 21, 22 | 20 and older |
| Pop!_OS · Zorin OS · elementary OS | Ubuntu 22.04-based and newer | Older releases |
| Fedora | 35 and newer | 34 and older |
| RHEL · AlmaLinux · Rocky Linux | 9 | 8 |
| Arch · Manjaro · EndeavourOS · openSUSE Tumbleweed | Rolling releases | – |
GNOME users: install the "AppIndicator and KStatusNotifierItem Support" extension to see the tray icon.
DS4 Bridge is an independent project, designed, developed and maintained by engineer948, to make budget controllers work on Linux without any hassle. Feedback, bug reports and ideas are always welcome.
Yes. It is free and open source under the MIT License: you can use, modify and share it, as long as the copyright notice stays.
DS4 Bridge takes over the physical controller so games only see the virtual one. If another program opened the controller first, stop and start the bridge from the tray menu.
The app shows the exact command to fix it, with a Copy button. Paste it into a terminal once, then log out and back in. You can open it again from "How to Fix /dev/uinput Access…" in the tray menu.
Open Controller Test from the tray menu and watch the hollow dot without touching the stick. Raise that stick's deadzone until the filled dot stays centered.
Many clones have no working motion sensors. Settings → Gyro shows whether sensors were found on your controller.
No. DS4 Bridge works completely offline and does not collect, store or send any personal data.
No. DS4 Bridge is built on the Linux input system and is Linux-only.
The full source code is public, and the 1.0 AppImage has been scanned on VirusTotal.
DS4 Bridge