Controller Gateway: PC Gamepad

REQUIRES A WINDOWS PC AND OUR FREE WINDOWS APP

This phone app can't do anything on its own. First install the free Controller Gateway app on your Windows PC from controller-gateway.com/pc, on the same Wi-Fi as your phone.

Controller Gateway turns your Android phone into a wireless Bluetooth adapter for your Windows PC, so the gamepad already in your hands works on your computer — no dongle, no cable.

Pair your controller to your phone over Bluetooth, and Controller Gateway relays its input over your local Wi-Fi to your PC, where it appears as a standard Xbox controller. Games, launchers and streaming apps like Moonlight, Steam Link and Sunshine pick it up automatically, with no per-game setup.

NO BLUETOOTH ON YOUR PC? YOUR PHONE ALREADY IS ONE

Most desktop PCs have no Bluetooth at all, and the built-in adapters that do exist are often unreliable and drop inputs. Rather than buying a USB Bluetooth dongle or a wireless controller adapter, use the phone in your pocket as the receiver your PC never had.

WORKS WITH THE CONTROLLER YOU ALREADY OWN

PS5 DualSense, PS4 DualShock 4, Xbox Wireless Controller, 8BitDo and most other Bluetooth gamepads. On the PC side it always presents as a standard Xbox pad, so virtually every PC game and launcher accepts it.

LOW LATENCY

Your pad connects to your phone over Bluetooth, then the phone hops it to your PC over Wi-Fi as tiny UDP packets on your own local network — typically 1-5 ms on 5 GHz Wi-Fi.

FEATURES

- Use any Bluetooth gamepad on your PC wirelessly — no dongle, no cable

- Appears as a standard Xbox controller, compatible with virtually every PC game and launcher

- Up to 4 controllers at once — local co-op on a single PC

- Controller Studio — remap any button, reshape stick response curves, set deadzones, tune triggers, add turbo and gyro aiming, saved as a profile per controller; browse community profiles too

- Touchpad as a PC mouse — use a DualSense or DualShock 4 touchpad to move the Windows cursor, with tap to left-click and press-and-hold for right-click

- Screen dim — blacks out the phone screen while the controller keeps relaying, so a long session barely uses battery (double-tap to wake)

- Rumble / force feedback travels back to your controller's own motors, with a vibration on/off switch for each controller

- Automatic PC discovery — tap Start and it finds the receiver on your network by itself

- Auto-recovery — if the connection drops for a moment it heals itself and the PC returns all pads to neutral, so you never get a stuck button

- Controller battery level shown in the app, plus low-battery alerts for your phone and controllers

TRY IT FREE

Try everything free for 6 hours of play — only time with a controller connected to your PC counts. Then a single one-time in-app purchase unlocks unlimited play. No subscription, no account, no ads. Free play time is counted on our server, so it needs an internet connection and carries over if you reinstall.

HOW IT WORKS

1. On your PC, install the free Controller Gateway receiver (a small Windows system-tray app). A one-time setup installs the virtual-controller driver and a firewall rule for you.

2. Pair your gamepad to your phone in Android's Bluetooth settings.

3. Open Controller Gateway on your phone and tap Start — it finds your PC by itself.

4. Play. Your games see a normal Xbox controller.

WHAT YOU NEED

- An Android phone and a Bluetooth game controller (e.g. PS5 DualSense, Xbox Wireless Controller)

- A Windows PC on the same Wi-Fi network

- The free Controller Gateway PC receiver (download link in the app / on our website)

- A 5 GHz Wi-Fi network is strongly recommended for the lowest latency

PRIVACY

Controller Gateway shows no ads and needs no account. Your controller input goes only to the receiver on your own PC. To count free play time, the app sends our server a hashed app-specific ID. See our privacy policy for details.