dualsensex ds5 windows

DualSenseX | DS5 Windows

DualSenseX is the next generation DS5Windows gamepad input mapper and virtual emulator designed to use and connect your PlayStation 5 (DualSense PS5) Controller on a Windows 10/11 PC.

Bring your DualSense PS5 Controller to life on PC with support for Adaptive Triggers and Haptic Feedback. Whether you’re using Steam or a different platform, you will be able to use DSX with all Games!

Why choose us

DualSenseX / DS5Windows

Unlike the DualShock 3 & 4 controllers not supporting Windows natively and requires software such as DS4Windows to emulate virtual game pads for it to work. Sony, this time, has made the DualSense controller a plug and play device for Windows 10/11 PC’s making it the go to PC controller for Gamers. With DualSense X at your disposal, you can now fully unlock all the new Dual Sense features on PC and customize the PS5 controller to your liking.

PS5 Controller on PC

DualSenseX DS5 Windows allows you to fully unlock your PlayStation 5 controllers potential on PC.

Adaptive Triggers

Customize your PS5 controller's adaptive trigger settings for an enhanced gaming experience.

PC Haptic Feedback

Enable the immersive new feature called haptic feedback (audio and vibration) to any game on PC.

Free & Paid App

DSX is a free application developed and maintained by Paliverse with a paid section added to Steam.

Profiling System

DS5 comes with a profile system which you can configure for every game.

Sense2Key

Sense2Key allows you to map keyboard and mouse keys to your PS5 controller

DSX/DS5 Screenshots

Features and Requirements

DSX works similar to DS4windows by remapping the real controller to a new virtual emulated gamepad or by directly mapping the real gamepad to the user’s keyboard and mouse.


DualSenseX also comes with tons of extra options specifically made for the PS5 controller, such as, a gamepad tester, RGB customization, adaptive trigger configurations and audio haptic feedback integration.

  • Emulate Xbox and DualShock 4 controllers.
  • Integrate Adaptive Triggers and Haptic Audio Feedback to games
  • Customize RGB lighting on your PS5 controller
  • Remap Keyboard and Mouse keys
  • Configure Shortcuts on remote
  • View controller stats and button presses
  • Download workshop profiles for specific games
  • Support for 20+ Languages
  • Self updating App, I will always strive to make the experience easy and hassle-free
  • Launch App with Windows Startup
  • Speaker/Headphone Jack audio (USB ONLY)
  • Test out the controller to make sure all the buttons and joysticks function as intended
  • Get Battery life status of controller (Connecting through USB cable will show 100% needs to be tweaked)
  • Test out different Adaptive Trigger Modes and controller vibration
  • See a list of supported games in the “Games” Tab
  • Game doesn’t support controller? Map keyboard button clicks to controller buttons to simulate key presses.
  • Auto connect controller when app launches, with ability to also kill steam if it’s running.
  • Change between different hand selected backgrounds for the App
  • Dark and Light Mode
  • Custom Border RGB Color with Transparency options
  • and many more…

For the latest versions, releases and updates. View the changelog.

You can download the latest source code from github.