Gamepad Tester — Free Online Controller Test for PS5, Xbox, Switch & PC

Plug your controller into a USB port or pair it via Bluetooth using your OS settings. For best results, use a direct USB connection rather than a hub. Once connected, the browser will not detect it automatically — you must press any button on the controller first. This triggers the browser's Gamepad API handshake. Your controller slot will light up in the live panel at the top of this page with its reported name, button count, and axis count.

Select the Button Test tab. Press each button on your controller one at a time — face buttons, bumpers, triggers pressed fully, stick clicks, Select, Start, and all four D-Pad directions. Each button turns green when successfully registered. The raw button value (0.00–1.00) is shown — triggers and some bumpers are analog and should reach 1.00 at full press, not just 0 or 1. If any button stays grey, the contact may be dirty or the switch failed. Try pressing harder, or test in a different browser before concluding hardware failure.

Switch to the Stick Drift tab. Place your controller flat on a table and let both sticks rest completely. Watch the live axis values — they should read as close to 0.0000 as possible on all four axes. Any value consistently sitting above 0.05 in either direction without touching the stick is drift. Next, move each stick slowly in a full circle — the dot on the circle should follow your movement all the way to the edge (±1.0000) without gaps. Dead zones, flat spots, or the dot failing to reach the edge indicate mechanical wear.

Switch to the Triggers tab. Squeeze the left trigger very slowly — the pressure bar should rise smoothly and continuously from 0% to 100%. Then do the same with the right trigger. If the value jumps suddenly, skips a range, or stops before 100% at full press, the trigger potentiometer is failing. A value that instantly jumps to 1.00 without analog progression means the trigger is digital only — normal on some older or budget controllers, but not ideal for racing or analog-sensitive games.

Switch to the Vibration tab and click Test Vibration — you should feel both rumble motors activate. Adjust the weak and strong motor sliders independently to verify both motors work at different intensities. If only one motor fires, the other may be damaged. Then switch to the Deadzone tab for a precise rest-position report on all four stick axes with severity classification — helping you decide if cleaning, firmware update, or stick module replacement is needed.