Alpakka 1
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Ctrl app
An optional app for Input Labs devices, able to edit profiles, change advanced settings, and run diagnostics.
The app is hosted at ctrl.inputlabs.io and it is compatible with Windows, Linux and the Steam Deck; without the need to install any additional software in your computer (but it must be used with a WebUSB compatible browser).
The source code is available at GitHub and it is open source.
Additionally the Alpakka is compatible with the Steam Input UI, with or without using the Ctrl app.
Comparison of Ctrl app vs Steam Input
(This is not a comprehensive list of all Steam Input features)
Overview
| Steam Input | Ctrl app |
|---|---|
| Only for Steam games (or added to Steam) | For any launcher, and any game |
| 1 profile per game (detected executable) | 12 profiles stored in the controller |
| Profile load / save to cloud | Profile load / save to file |
| Virtual XInput device | Hardware XInput device (app not required) |
| Steam button shortcuts / guide button chords layout | Home button shortcuts (home profile) |
| Profile action sets and layers | Profile layers - Not implemented yet #70 |
| Does not work in login screen and administrator apps | Works in login screen, administrator apps, and UEFI/BIOS |
Buttons
| Steam Input | Ctrl app |
|---|---|
| Normal / Long / Double press | Normal / Long / Double press |
| Toggle / Repeat / Cycle | Toggle / Repeat / Cycle - Not implemented yet #225 |
| Interruptable | Immediate / trigger both |
| Multiple commands per button | Up to 4 actions per button |
| Button axis command | Button to axis (absolute) |
| Move by amount | Button to axis (relative) - Not implemented yet #118 |
| Chords | Chords - Not implemented yet #70 |
| N/A | Quick-chat macros |
Gyro
| Steam Input | Ctrl app |
|---|---|
| Gyro to mouse | Gyro to mouse |
| Gyro to directional pad | Gyro to buttons |
| Gyro to joystick | Gyro to thumbstick (absolute) |
| Gyro to joystick camera | Gyro to thumbstick (relative) - Not planned at the moment #77 |
| Gyro hold to enable / suppress gyro | Gyro mode touch on / touch off |
| Gyro activation button | Gyro activation (touch sensor / any button) |
| Gyro acceleration / precision | Gyro acceleration / tightening - Not implemented yet #107 |
| Gyro momentum | Gyro momentum - Not implemented yet #102 |
| Trigger press mouse dampening | DPI multiplier on button - Not implemented yet #104 |
| 3DOF to 2D modes: Yaw / Pitch / Roll | Gyro axis: X / Y / Z (Local space) |
| 3DOF to 2D modes: World space | Gyro axis: X / Y / Z (World space) - Not implemented yet #79 |
Thumbstick
| Steam Input | Ctrl app |
|---|---|
| Joystick deadzone / anti-deadzone | Thumbstick deadzone / anti-deadzone |
| Joystick outer ring (with invert option) | Thumbstick inner and outer rings (both) |
| N/A | Thumbstick push auto-toggle |
| Joystick overlap region | Thumbstick overlap |
| Joystick to directional pad | Thumbstick to buttons |
| Joystick mouse | Thumbstick to mouse |
| Joystick directional pad analog emulation | Thumbstick WASD 16-direction emulation - Not implemented yet #127 |
| Flick stick | Thumbstick Rotation mode (mouse output) |
| N/A | Thumbstick Rotation mode (any axis output) |
| Daisy-wheel keyboard (deprecated) | Daisy-wheel keyboard |
| N/A | Glyph-stick keyboard |