Universal Joystick Remapper

Summary

AI-generated from vendor-published content · October 1, 2026

UJR is a free Windows program that takes buttons and axes from one or more physical joysticks and combines them onto a single virtual joystick. You can tweak how each input behaves, with options like axis inversion, deadzones, and sensitivity. It's mainly used by gamers, for example to merge two pedal axes into one rudder axis, but the same control remapping can help someone who needs a game controller to respond differently to their movement. The developer says it is no longer maintained and has been replaced by a newer tool called UCR, so look at that one first. It also contacts the developer's website to check for new versions.

Where to get it

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What setup looks like

• Out of the box
  Download the compiled version of the program. The source code on GitHub is for developers, so skip it unless you know how to compile it.
• With a guide
  
  1. Start the program and choose which physical joystick buttons and axes should feed the virtual joystick.
  2. Adjust options like axis inversion, deadzone, and sensitivity until the controls feel right. Plan on about 30 minutes to get a first setup working.
  3. Point your game or other software at the virtual joystick instead of the physical one. See the project page for more details.