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Control4Free 1.3.0 DualSense test Pre-Release
DieMitchell released this
2026-10-16 22:43:43 +02:00 | 0 commits to main since this releaseTest build of 1.3.0 for DualSense checks. SHA-256: 406125aa4ad97304bb670f8eefb9198ab35273479c11c7f28193fc4ae0134354
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Control4Free 1.2.1 Stable
2026-10-11 12:33:13 +02:00 | 5 commits to main since this releaseHDMI-CEC navigation for the PS4 app.
- Use your TV remote to control the PS4 app through HDMI-CEC. Press OK to open Actions,
use the arrows to choose, and press OK again. Back returns; Stop has a separate confirmation.
The diagnostic app also supports remote navigation and retains the last received remote key.
See HDMI-CEC navigation. - If the app cannot reach PayLoader, it tells you to enable GoldHEN → Server Settings → Enable
PayLoader Server and retry Start. The setup message now fits on screen, and the installation
guide explains when the server is needed.
Thanks to NotDev-Kike
for testing and confirming OK, arrows, Back and service startup with a Samsung TV remote on firmware 11.02.Downloads
- Use your TV remote to control the PS4 app through HDMI-CEC. Press OK to open Actions,
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Control4Free 1.2.0 Stable
2026-10-09 20:15:08 +02:00 | 5 commits to main since this releaseGamepad mapping.
- Map a gamepad on a DualShock 4: each control shows what drives it and lights up when pressed.
Click a control, then press the gamepad button for it. Map browser-exposed inputs from gamepads, wheels,
guitars, pedals and arcade sticks to DualShock 4 buttons, sticks and triggers. Wheel and guitar model
compatibility remains unverified, and native accessory identity is not provided. Sticks and
triggers show their position with a dead zone and a curve. Gamepad Controls shows every button and
axis live, and sets an axis's range a step at a time. See Gamepad mapping. - Keyboard keys are chosen on the same screen.
- Mappings are saved as named profiles in the browser. Save updates every connected gamepad using that
profile; Save as new gives the selected gamepad a separate profile. Profiles can be exported to a file
and imported on another device for review before saving. - Several gamepads can play as the same controller, for example a wheel and its pedals.
- A phone that drops off the network no longer keeps a connection to the PS4 open for ever. Before, enough of
those could stop new phones and computers from opening the page. - When two people pick controllers at the same moment, one is asked to try again, instead of one taking the
other's controller. - A controller the console refused input for recovers once it accepts input again.
- Signing out of a PS4 user disconnects their virtual controllers and clears their names and browser
selections. Other signed-in players stay connected. - The mapping header aligns its controls, and gamepad rows group the device name, controller choice and
Mapping button. The PS button uses the PlayStation mark and shows press feedback. - Documented a Windows GameInput workaround for Xbox buttons crossing gamepads in affected Chrome/Edge
builds. A two-controller Chrome/Windows 11 test confirmed it; it is not a general requirement. See
Gamepad troubleshooting. - A touch on the touchpad that the browser cancels no longer clicks it.
- Keys with Ctrl, Alt or the Windows key can't be chosen any more: they never worked in play.
- The app on the PS4 says when the Control4Free running is a different version from the app, and how to switch.
It tells a missing auto-start copy apart from auto-start being off. - Active service logs are bounded to two 1 MiB files. The last segment of the previous run is kept separately.
- The diagnostic app says whether it managed to save its report.
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- Map a gamepad on a DualShock 4: each control shows what drives it and lights up when pressed.
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Control4Free 1.1.1 Stable
2026-10-07 00:43:46 +02:00 | 16 commits to main since this releaseFixes.
- Control4Free starts on firmware 13.52. Before, it stopped before doing anything on that firmware:
GoldHEN said the payload launched, but the app said it never answered. The payload's start-up code now
comes from a newer ps4-payload-sdk that knows 13.52's kernel. - When a start fails, press Cross to try again. The app no longer asks you to restart the PS4: a second
copy of Control4Free quits on its own, so two can't end up running. - Each release now includes a diagnostic package,
Control4Free-<version>-diag.pkg. Its app shows what the
PS4 reports (firmware, GoldHEN, the logs, each connection from a phone or PC) on pages you can screenshot
for a bug report. See Reporting a problem.
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- Control4Free starts on firmware 13.52. Before, it stopped before doing anything on that firmware:
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Test build for firmware 13.52 Pre-Release
2026-10-06 05:00:30 +02:00 | 12 commits to main since this releaseA test package for firmware 13.52, not a regular release. For everyday use, install the latest release.
SHA-256:
96c7de675198dbd31ec43cd072728d7a47af6638a713644df6beee759faf5b9eDownloads
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Control4Free 1.1.0 Stable
2026-10-06 05:00:28 +02:00 | 16 commits to main since this releaseRumble, the light bar, player names, and an easy way to invite friends.
What's new
- Rumble. When a game rumbles a controller, the device driving it feels it: an Android phone buzzes, and a
gamepad playing as that controller rumbles too, though not every controller supports vibration in the
browser. A gamepad that can't be rumbled says so on its row. - Light bar. The page glows in the controller's real light-bar colour: the player colour the PS4 gives each
user, or whatever the game sets. - See who's playing. Each controller shows the name of the PS4 user signed in on it.
- Invite friends. A button next to the settings shows the page's address as a QR code: friends scan it and
they're in. - The page says "Choose user on PS4" rather than "on TV".
Update
- Download
Control4Free-1.1.0.pkgbelow and install it over the old one with GoldHEN's Package Installer
(delete the old app first if the installer refuses). - Open Control4Free and press Triangle to update the auto-start copy.
- Stop the old version (Square, then Cross) and start the new one with Cross, or restart the PS4.
New here? See the installation guide.
Files
File What it is Control4Free-1.1.0.pkgThe app for the PS4, with the service inside. Most people want this. control4free.elfThe service on its own, for GoldHEN's Payloader LaunchPad or a payload sender. SHA256SUMSChecksums for both. Tested on firmware 10.01 with GoldHEN v2.4b18.10. Full details in the
changelog.Downloads
- Rumble. When a game rumbles a controller, the device driving it feels it: an Android phone buzzes, and a
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Control4Free 1.0.0 Stable
2026-10-06 05:00:29 +02:00 | 26 commits to main since this releaseUse your phone or PC as a PS4 controller everywhere: in the menus, and in every game.
Control4Free is a GoldHEN payload that adds up to four virtual DualShock 4 controllers through the PS4's own
virtual controller service, the one Remote Play uses. The console sees a real controller, so it works in the
menus and at sign-in, and each one is assigned to a user through the PS4's own "Who's using this controller?"
screen.Highlights
- Works on the home screen, at sign-in and in every game, with no per-game setup
- Up to 4 controllers, from any mix of phones, tablets and PCs
- Touch, a keyboard, or your Xbox, DualSense or Switch Pro pad through the phone or PC
- An app on the PS4 with the address, a QR code and the controller count, plus auto-start through GoldHEN's AutoRun
- Input sent the moment it arrives, at a DualShock 4's own 4 ms rate
Install
- Download
Control4Free-1.0.0.pkgbelow and install it with GoldHEN's Package Installer. - Open Control4Free from Library → Applications and press Cross.
- Scan the QR code, pick a controller, and choose your user on the TV.
Guides: Installation ·
Playing ·
TroubleshootingFiles
File What it is Control4Free-1.0.0.pkgThe app for the PS4, with the service inside. Most people want this. control4free.elfThe service on its own, for GoldHEN's Payloader LaunchPad or a payload sender. SHA256SUMSChecksums for both. Tested on firmware 10.01 with GoldHEN v2.4b18.10. Not included: rumble, light bar and motion.
Coming from RemotePad NG? The two aren't compatible: remove RemotePad NG from
plugins.inibefore you switch.Downloads
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