Gamepad Tester

Check your controller works before you play. Plug in or connect a gamepad, press a button to wake it, and every button, trigger and bumper lights up as you press it. Watch both analogue sticks move live, see trigger pressure, and fire the rumble motors to confirm they work. Works with most controllers.

  • No app to install
  • 100% free
  • Nothing is recorded
  • No sign-up, no email
  • Works on any device
Read the guide: How to Test a Gamepad

How to use it

  1. 1

    Connect and wake the controller

    Plug in or pair your gamepad, then press any button. Browsers only reveal a controller after the first input, so a button press makes it appear.

  2. 2

    Press every button

    Work through the face buttons, bumpers, triggers, D-pad and stick clicks. Each one lights up on screen and shows its number, so a dead button is easy to spot.

  3. 3

    Check sticks and rumble

    Roll both sticks to see the live position and drift, squeeze the triggers to read pressure, and press the rumble button to feel the motors respond.

When it comes in handy

Buying a used controller

Run through every button and both sticks before you commit, so a worn bumper or drifting stick does not surprise you later.

Diagnosing stick drift

Leave the sticks untouched and watch whether the position readout sits still. A reading that wanders on its own is classic analogue stick drift.

Checking a new pad

Confirm a controller is detected, mapped correctly and rumbling before you start a game, instead of finding a dead trigger mid-match.

Instant & 100% private — nothing is recorded

The test runs right here in your browser. When it needs your camera or microphone, the feed is shown to you and nothing else: never uploaded, never recorded to a server, never stored. There is no sign-up and no email wall, and most tests keep working with no connection at all.

Frequently asked questions

My controller does not show up. What is wrong?
Browsers hide a gamepad until it sends its first input, so press any button or move a stick after connecting and it should appear. If it still does not, check the cable or pairing, try a different USB port, and make sure no other app has taken exclusive control of the controller.
How do I test for analogue stick drift?
Let go of both sticks completely and watch the position readout. On a healthy controller the values rest near the centre and stay there. If a value creeps or jumps while you are not touching the stick, that is drift, usually a worn sensor that gets worse with time.
Why does the rumble button do nothing?
Not every controller exposes its vibration motors to the browser, and some only rumble over a wired connection rather than wireless. If the buttons and sticks all register but rumble stays silent, your controller or connection likely does not support browser-triggered vibration, which is normal for many pads.
Does this test send anything to a server?
No. The whole test runs in your browser on your own device, and nothing it reads is uploaded, recorded or stored. You can prove it by disconnecting from the internet after the page loads: the test keeps working. There is no sign-up and no account.

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