vanilla-wiiu

    vanilla-wiiu/vanilla

    2.4K stars
    98 forks
    2.4K GitHub watchers
    Updated Nov 3, 2026
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    Where it stands

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    1 release in the last 90 days, the latest 42 days ago, with 21 contributors on GitHub.

    Gained 46% fewer stars in the last 90 days than in the 90 days before.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Emulates the Wii U gamepad functionality on various platforms using C language.
    • Enables Wii U gamepad features without original hardware, supporting multiple devices and OS environments.
    • Use for playing Wii U games on Linux or Steam Deck with a software-based gamepad emulator.
    • Use for integrating Wii U gamepad controls on Android or Windows via frontend-only support.
    • Use for developing or testing Wii U gamepad interactions on Raspberry Pi with compatible Wi-Fi adapters.

    Should you depend on it?

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    License

    GPL 2.0

    Copyleft: distributing software that includes it generally requires releasing your source under the same license.

    Community files

    • README: present

    Watch-outs

    • GPL-style copyleft: including it in distributed software generally requires releasing your source under the same license.

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    From the README

    This is a work-in-progress software clone of the Wii U gamepad. No warranty is provided and everything should be considered alpha at best.

    Official builds are provided for all supported platforms on the Releases page. Most users are recommended to use these.

    Vanilla is also available in the package managers of certain Linux distributions.

    Excerpt from the vanilla-wiiu/vanilla README on GitHub (GPL-2.0 license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

    Daily snapshots

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    Forks

    98+7

    Open issues

    42-2

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