Supported gamepads

Supported gamepads are the real, physical controllers that can be used with DS4Windows.

Complete list

To check the complete list of supported controllers, check the list of supported gamepads in R7's DS4Windows Wiki

DS3DS4M

Needs to be running under DsHidMini driver and in DS4Windows Mode
Requires BthPS3 for Bluetooth connection (covered on DsHidMini installation guide)
Rumble works as normal, though the small motor has only one strength level
LEDs can be controller by setting the correct lightbar colors (more on this here)
Pressure sensitive buttons not supported
Motion related functions not supported
Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR or higher required for wireless connection

Some of the features described here may not work when a copy-cat/third-party DS4 gamepad is used

All controller features are supported except the integrated headphone jack and speaker
The headphone jack can only be used via USB and only with a DS4v2 (native gamepad function, unrelated to DS4Windows)
The headphone jack can only be used wirelessly if the controller is connected via Sony's DualShock 4 Wireless USB adapter
Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR or higher required for wireless connection

Some of the features described here may not work when a copy-cat/third-party DualSense gamepad is used

Most controller features are supported
The headphone jack and microphone can only be used when used via USB (native gamepad function, unrelated to DS4Windows)
Adaptative triggers are supported but can only be used in limited forms
Advanced rumble effects are not used. Rumble acts as common one
Bluetooth 2.1? + EDR or higher required for wireless connection (necessary confirmation)

?LEDs cannot be controlled?
HD Rumble not used. Rumble acts as common one
Motion sensors are supported
Can be used in joined or split mode
NFC not supported
Because the ZR and ZL are buttons and not triggers it may be difficult to play games that make use of analog triggers
Bluetooth 2.1? + EDR or higher required for wireless connection (necessary confirmation)

?LEDs cannot be controlled?
HD Rumble not used. Rumble acts as common one
Motion sensors are supported
NFC not supported
Because the ZR and ZL are buttons and not triggers it may be difficult play games that make use of analog triggers
Bluetooth 2.1? + EDR or higher required for wireless connection (necessary confirmation)

Under construction ⚒️

If a gamepad is made to be a complete replica of a official one (acts exactly as the original and appear to Windows as such) then chances are DS4Windows will just detect it as being the official controller and it may just work (no guarantees though)
- Example: 8bitdo controllers that are compatible with Nitendo's Switch usually present themselves as a replica of the Pro Controller and can be used as normal with DS4Windows.
For cases where the gamepad presents itself differently than the official one to the system (most DS4 replicas) then DS4Windows will not recognize them. DS4W detects controller by their Vendor and Product Identification (VID/PID), so if a controller's VID/PID is not already on DS4W code then it will just be ignored
- Adding support to new copy-cats may be as easy as just adding their VID/PID to the code or as hard as making major changes to the internal structures of DS4Windows, so it's not feasible to add support for every single controller out there

To Do: add info on how to request for a 3rd party controller to be supported

Not currently supported.