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NDS-controller on Windows Pc

Developed By: Louisvh & Jaco

License: Free

Rating: 3,1/5 - 70 votes

Last Updated: December 24, 2023

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 0.2
Size 916.4 KB
Release Date October 24, 17
Category Tools Apps

App Permissions:
Allows applications to access information about networks. [see more (5)]

What's New:
Initial beta release. Good enough for controlling most emulators: - All keys work - Keys are not properly configurable yet, but have sane defaults - Analog... [see more]

Description from Developer:
NDS-controller is a combined NDS/Android app that allows a (3)DS to connect to an Android device over Wi-Fi and to function as an input device / gamepad. The main use case is contr... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download NDS-controller and install on Windows PC. NDS-controller is free Tools app, developed by Louisvh & Jaco. Latest version of NDS-controller is 0.2, was released on 2017-10-24 (updated on 2023-12-24). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 10,000. Overall rating of NDS-controller is 3,1. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 70 users, 21 users had rated it 5*, 22 users had rated it 1*.

How to install NDS-controller on Windows?

Instruction on how to install NDS-controller on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install NDS-controller on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Install NDS-controller using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "NDS-controller" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install NDS-controller on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "NDS-controller" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 0.2.

Download NDS-controller 0.2 on Windows PC – 916.4 KB

NDS-controller is a combined NDS/Android app that allows a (3)DS to connect to an Android device over Wi-Fi and to function as an input device / gamepad. The main use case is controlling emulators: most emulated real-time games tends to be a pain to play on a touch screen and greatly benefit from being played on a gamepad.

NDS/3DS client: https://github.com/Louisvh/NDS-controller

The NDS/DSL/DSi versions of the client require a unprotected Wi-Fi connection, as their hardware is too old to support WPA2. The 3DS client has full WPA2 capabilities and will run on any 2.4GHz connection. For detailed instructions on how to use the clients, refer to the Github page linked above.
Initial beta release. Good enough for controlling most emulators:
- All keys work
- Keys are not properly configurable yet, but have sane defaults
- Analog 3DS o-pad is treated as d-pad for now
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.
Allows applications to change network connectivity state.
Allows applications to change Wi-Fi connectivity state.