Getting help, and giving it

Something is broken

Start with troubleshooting — it covers the things that actually go wrong. If that does not help, open an issue and include what the Diagnostics screen shows.

A question, or an idea

Discussions is the right place. Issues are for things that are broken.

Supporting development

PhonePad is free and open source, and the controller is not going behind a paywall. There is no premium tier holding your D-pad hostage.

It is also a side project, built and maintained by one person — Nishan Bhuinya — in evenings. If it saved you buying a controller, or saved you the annoyance of one being in the wrong room, you can help pay for the time. Two ways, pick whichever suits you:

• GitHub Sponsors — if you already use GitHub and want to support open-source development directly through it. Monthly or one-off, and a sponsor badge on your profile.
• Ko-fi — a simple external option that takes PayPal and the other payment methods available to you, with no account needed.

GitHub Sponsors Support on Ko-fi

Other ways to help

• Tell someone. The people who need PhonePad are the ones who do not know it exists.
• Report what breaks. A precise bug report is worth more than a donation.
• Share a layout. A tuning that works for a specific game is knowledge nobody else has.
• Send a fix. See CONTRIBUTING.md.