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24 alternatives to PuzzlePad

Turn Your Laptop Touchpad Into a Programmable Control Panel

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

1. 1
   StreamPad▲137

   Turn your iPhone/iPad into a studio-grade pro control deck

   Mar 2026 · streampad-app.github.io · its alternatives →

2. 2
   PhoneDeck▲259

   Turn your iPhone into a free Mac controller

   Jul 2026 · phonedeck.io · its alternatives →

3. 3AS
   A simple GUI app to make Linux touchpad gestures easier▲82

   2018 · gitlab.com · its alternatives →

4. 4M2
   MidiPad 2 – A customizable Midi Pad Controller▲47

   2017 · midipadapp.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   TapPad▲87

   Turn your Mac's trackpad into a MIDI drum pad

   2019 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   hyperPad▲233

   A no-code game making tool for iPad

   2024 · hyperpad.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   VibePad▲128

   Control AI coding assistants with a gamepad from your couch

   Feb 2026 · vibepad.now · its alternatives →

8. 8
   AbleMouse▲104

   Now works everywhere + MouseCommander: a gesture-driven tool

   Nov 2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   BetterTouchTool▲130

   Free OS X app to configure custom gestures for your trackpad

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Slapppy▲80

    Trigger macros with rhythmic taps on your trackpad or mouse

    Apr 2026 · slapppy.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    [1x4] + 1 Macropad▲17

    Customizable keyboard shortkeys at your fingertips.

    2021 · its alternatives →

12. 12AA
    AutoMIDIFlip – An automatic MIDI flipper▲75

    2017 · automidiflip.com · its alternatives →

13. 13TA
    Tool-Assisted Speedrunning the Boring Parts of Animal Crossing (GCN)▲159

    I recently dug my Nintendo GameCube out of storage to revisit the first Animal Crossing game. Things were mostly as I remembered, but the game's heavy reliance on a clunky on-screen keyboard quickly wore my patience thin. Unwilling to accept this subpar experience, I did what any rational person would do and ordered a rare, Japan-exclusive, keyboard/controller hybrid on eBay, then used a Raspberry Pi Pico to 1. listen for keypresses and 2. send simulated controller events to the GameCube, automating typing in Animal Crossing at a Tool-Assisted Speedrun level. Of course, this oddball…

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    MAX Falcon-20 RGB Programmable Macropad▲6

    Programmable keypad

    2019 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    NumPad + KeyPad for Mac/Windows laptops▲2

    Extend your laptop keyboard with numpad and keypad blocks.

    2020 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Launchpad: Make & Remix Music▲72

    DJ mixing app & beat maker

    2020 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Pico Commander▲4

    $15 open-source macropad with offline HTML config

    Jun 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    StepGrab▲109

    Turn any Mac task into a step-by-step guide

    Aug 2026 · stepgrab.net · its alternatives →

19. 19
    SurfPad▲81

    An Arc-inspired browser designed for iPad

    Apr 2026 · surfpad.app · its alternatives →

20. 20WI
    WhitePad - iPhone-sized whiteboard - our first physical product▲35

    My fiancee came up with this idea looking at me and my co-founders sketching app UI's on a whiteboard. Now she needs to raise $6k usd to take it from a prototype to a real product. I'm using one and loving it!

    2013 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    MOTHER ▲73

    A terminal built for Claude Code w/ one-click session resume

    Aug 2026 · coastcreative.studio · its alternatives →

22. 22
    ControlPad▲72

    24 keys with analog control technology

    2018 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    AudioSwift▲68

    Use your trackpad as a MIDI controller.

    2019 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Deckboard - Computer Macros and OBS Remote▲9

    Elgato Streamdeck cheap alternative on Android

    2018 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →