About DsHidMini

DsHidMini is a universal driver for the dated yet beloved DualShock 3 Controllers used by the Sony PlayStation 3. Navigation Controller support is available (issue #48); two wired PS1/PS2 USB adapters are also supported. Motion Controller support is not in scope. It's aimed to be a full, modern replacement of the discontinued ScpToolkit, feature-rich yet lightweight, providing a wide range of compatibility with existing Games, Tools and Emulators. Developed for and compatible with latest Windows 10/11.

No Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1 support

DsHidMini heavily depends on amazing libraries and frameworks provided by Microsoft, unfortunately those are not available on anything older than Windows 10/11. Upgrade now ✨

Genuine DualShock 3 first; limited adapter exceptions

This solution was developed for the official Sony-designed and sold SIXAXIS/DualShock 3 (and Navigation Controller). Two USB adapters are also supported: the ShanWan PS1/PS2 adapter (VID_2563 / PID_0575) and DS3-identity PS1/PS2 adapters (VID_054C / PID_0268 with bMaxPacketSize0 of 8). See PS1/PS2 USB adapters. Aftermarket DualShock 3 clones are a different story: many have compatibility issues Windows cannot fix. If you try a wannabe-PS3-controller and it doesn't work you're on your own — do not open issues about that. Refund it and get a genuine one, or buy an Xbox controller ❤️

Installation

Join the cool-kids-gang and follow the installation instructions for v3! If you need the legacy v2 docs, they are preserved in the v2 installation docs.

Development activity

A brief summary of the recent development activity.

Demo-Videos

A few videos about various topics and progress reports over the development cycle of the project can be found below. Since videos can't be updated, always assume the written documentation is more up to date and favour that over the videos! You have been warned ❤️

2021-03-08 DsHidMini DS4 mode custom LED Demo

2021-03-08 DsHidMini SDF mode explained with PCSX2 v1.7.0

2021-02-27 DsHidMini Demo RPCS3

2021-02-10 DsHidMini USB LED Charging Animation

2020-03-18 DsHidMini Demo PCSX2 1.5.0

This is a community project and not affiliated with Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. in any way.

"PlayStation", "PSP", "PS2", "PS one", "DUALSHOCK" and "SIXAXIS" are registered trademarks of Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.