XBoxController.Standard 1.0.0

.NET Standard 2.0 This package targets .NET Standard 2.0. The package is compatible with this framework or higher. 
dotnet add package XBoxController.Standard --version 1.0.0
                    


                    

                
NuGet\Install-Package XBoxController.Standard -Version 1.0.0
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<PackageReference Include="XBoxController.Standard" Version="1.0.0" />
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package. 
<PackageVersion Include="XBoxController.Standard" Version="1.0.0" />
                    


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<PackageReference Include="XBoxController.Standard" />
                    


                            Project file
For projects that support Central Package Management (CPM), copy this XML node into the solution Directory.Packages.props file to version the package. 
paket add XBoxController.Standard --version 1.0.0
                    


                    

                
#r "nuget: XBoxController.Standard, 1.0.0"
#r directive can be used in F# Interactive and Polyglot Notebooks. Copy this into the interactive tool or source code of the script to reference the package. 
#:package XBoxController.Standard@1.0.0
#:package directive can be used in C# file-based apps starting in .NET 10 preview 4. Copy this into a .cs file before any lines of code to reference the package. 
#addin nuget:?package=XBoxController.Standard&version=1.0.0
                    


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#tool nuget:?package=XBoxController.Standard&version=1.0.0
                    


                            Install as a Cake Tool

XBoxController.Standard

.NET Standard library for quickly using XBox Controllers as input devices.

<sup>Compatible with .NET Framework and .NET (aka .NET Core)</sup>

XBox Controllers make awesome input devices for Windows applications. Here's a library to make XBox Controller input simple and trivial, in about 1 minute.

To get started, install NuGet Package XBoxController.Standard (see https://www.nuget.org/packages/XBoxController.Standard for more info).

Code Samples:

Get Connected XBox Controllers

var connectedControllers = XBox.XBoxController.GetConnectedControllers();

Receive events when controllers are connected or disconnected

XBox.XBoxControllerWatcher watcher = new XBox.XBoxControllerWatcher();
watcher.ControllerConnected += (c) => { Console.WriteLine("Controller " + c.PlayerIndex.ToString() + " connected"); };
watcher.ControllerDisconnected += (c) => { Console.WriteLine("Controller " + c.PlayerIndex.ToString() + " disconnected"); };

Find out if Button A is pressed on the first connected controller

var isPressed = XBox.XBoxController.GetConnectedControllers().FirstOrDefault().ButtonAPressed;

Check XBox.DemoConsole project for quick testing this library with an XBox controller.

Remarks:

This project was based on the previous work of BrandonPotter open source XBoxController library: https://github.com/BrandonPotter/XBoxController

Unfortunately, it only supported .NET Framework and I couldn't get in touch with him to update it. So I created this project, ported it to .NET Standard 2.0 and made some improvements.

Many thanks to BrandonPotter for his great work!

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1.0.0 292 11/6/2025

Initial release of XBoxController.Standard - .NET Standard 2.0 library for XBox Controller input.