A touch optimized GUI to increase your handheld gaming computer experience.
Handheld Companion is a touch-optimized graphical user interface (GUI) designed to enhance your handheld gaming computer experience. It streamlines navigation and interaction, making it easier to manage apps, games, and system settings on smaller devices.
Key Features:
Multi-touch Support: Enables intuitive control of menus and options with gestures.
Customizable Shortcuts: Quickly access frequently used apps or functions.
Battery Monitoring: Provides real-time updates on battery life and performance.
Game Launch Optimization: Reduces input lag for a smoother gaming experience.
Audience & Benefit:
Ideal for gamers using handheld computers or tablets, Handheld Companion improves device usability and enhances the overall gaming experience. It is particularly beneficial for users who value efficiency and precision in their mobile computing setup.
Available via winget installation, Handheld Companion is a practical tool for optimizing your handheld device's performance and functionality.
README
Handheld Companion
A touch optimized GUI to increase your handheld gaming computer experience. Features include:
Motion control a.k.a. gyro control through a device's inertial measurement unit (IMU, Gyroscope and Accelerometer) or external sensor. Settings availible for racing, 1st and 3rd person gaming and emulator support.
Quicktools overlay, with easy access to various settings and informatio such as TDP, Auto TDP, GPU, Screen Hz, Framelimiter, Resolution, Brightness, Volume, Powermode control and battery level.
The software is built for Windows 10/Windows 11 (x86 and amd64).
Supported Devices
ASUS ROG Ally, ROG Ally X
ASUS ROG Z13
Lenovo Legion Go
MSI Claw A1M, MSI Claw A2VM
AOKZOE A1 and A1 Pro
AOKZOE A2
Steam Deck (all models)
AYA Neo (all models)
AYA Neo Next (all models)
AYA Neo Air (all models)
AYA Neo 2, Geek, 2S Geek 1S
AYA Neo KUN
AYA Neo Flip DS and Flip KB
AYA Neo Slide
ONEXPLAYER X1, X1 Pro, X1 Mini
ONEXPLAYER OneXFly
ONEXPLAYER 2 and 2 Pro
ONEXPLAYER MINI (all models)
GPD WIN Max 2 (all models)
GPD Win 2
GPD Win 3
GPD Win 4 (all models)
GPD Win Mini (all models)
Ayn Loki (all models)
Supported Sensors
Bosch BMI160 (and similar)
USB IMU (GY-USB002)
Supported Languages
English
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Portuguese (Brazilian)
Spanish
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
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The software has multiple built-in performance metric overlay options.
QuickTools
On the fly adjustment of TDP (global and profile), brightness, screen resolution and frequency, hotkeys and motion control profile settings. Summonable with a user defined button combination (including certaind supported devices mapped special keys). Window can be aligned how the user sees fit (left, right, floating).
Virtual touchpad
Virtual touchpad on top of your gaming sessions. The virtual touchpad is used to mimic the DualShock 4 physical touchpad and grants maximum compatibility with PS Now, PS Remote software suites and games that make specific use of the Steampad touchpads.
Virtual Touchpad input demonstration with PS Remote Play
PS Remote Play, The Last of Us Part 2
3D Controller
Display a 3D virtual controller, showcasing the motion of the device and all button interaction, individual button presses, joystick and trigger positions. The following 3D models are availible.
Emulated controller (DualShock 4, Xbox 360)
Xbox One controller
Fisher-Price controller
Machenike HG510
8BitDo Lite 2
Nintendo 64
PlayStation DualSense
PlayStation DualShock 4
Steam Deck
Contribute
Bugs & Features
Found a bug and want it fixed? Open a detailed issue on the GitHub issue tracker!
Have an idea for a new feature? Let's have a chat about your request on Discord.
Questions & Support
Please respect that the GitHub issue tracker isn't a helpdesk. We offer a Discord server, where you're welcome to check out and engage in discussions!
Donation
If you would like to support this project, please consider making a donation to BenjaminLSR via PayPal.
Handheld Companion relies on ViGEmBus driver and ViGEmClient libraries as well as HidHide kernel-mode filter driver. Therefore, we strongly encourage you in donating to Nefarius via PayPal for continued maintenance and development.
Handheld Companion (HC) is the result of countless hours of work by enthusiasts and the community, who have provided feedback and shared access to their devices. HC reliers on the drivers and libraries of Nefarius, https://github.com/sharpdx/SharpDX, https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL but also the reverse engineering efforts of Handheld Daemon, GHelper, SteamDeckTools. Finally, HC was made possible thanks to the support from a few OEM partners like AYANEO, ASUS and MSI who've been providing samples to support the development.
Licensing
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA.
We believe in the fair use of open-source solutions. We expect OEMs to come forward before distributing our solution with their devices. This way we can work together to make your device and our solution compatible in the best possible way. We reserve the right to take any action necessary to block partial or full access to the application to any entities that do not comply with the license or fair use principle.
