DS4U - DualSense for You

Native Linux Gui tool for configuring DualSense controllers.

Features

Controller

• Live input preview with real-time button visualization

Lightbar

• Lightbar color control
• Lightbar effects:
  • Breath
  • Rainbow
  • Strobe

Audio

• Microphone on/off toggle
• Microphone LED state: Off, On, Pulse

Firmware update

• Check latest firmware version
• Download and flash firmware

Themes

• Built-in themes:
  • Default
  • Deep Dark
  • Tokyo Night
• Custom theme support (see Custom Themes)

Daemon

• Background service (see Daemon)
• Controlled by GUI

Building

Requirements

• Rust
• libudev and libhidapi headers

Build

git clone https://gitlab.com/deadYokai/ds4u.git
cd ds4u
cargo build --release

Run

./target/release/ds4u

Daemon

Daemon runs as a background service that maintains connection to controller.

Starting daemon

ds4u --daemon

Or run as systemd service:

[Unit]
Description=DS4U DualSense Daemon
After=graphical-session.target

[Service]
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/ds4u --daemon
Restart=on-failure
RestartSec=3

[Install]
WantedBy=default.target

Custom Themes

Filename must match id field inside JSON.

Theme file format

{
  "id": "tokyo_night",
  "name": "Tokyo Night",
  "dark_mode": true,
  "colors": {
    "window_bg":       [26,  27,  38],
    "panel_bg":        [22,  22,  30],
    "extreme_bg":      [16,  16,  24],
    "accent":          [122, 162, 247],
    "widget_hovered":  [41,  46,  66],
    "widget_inactive": [32,  36,  54],
    "text":            [192, 202, 245],
    "text_dim":        [86,  95,  137],
    "success":         [158, 206, 106],
    "error":           [247, 118, 142],
    "warning":         [224, 175, 104]
  }
}

All color values are [R, G, B] in the 0–255 range.

Color roles

Key	Description
window_bg	Main application background
panel_bg	Sidebar and panel backgrounds
extreme_bg	Deepest background (headers, separators)
accent	Highlights, active indicators, selected items
widget_hovered	Widget background on hover
widget_inactive	Widget background at rest
text	Primary text
text_dim	Secondary / hint text
success	Success indicators (e.g. connected, applied)
error	Error indicators
warning	Warning indicators

Config & Data Paths

Path	Contents
~/.config/ds4u/settings.json	Active theme ID and active profile name
~/.config/ds4u/profiles/	Saved profiles (<name>.json)
~/.config/ds4u/themes/	Custom theme files (<id>.json)
$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/ds4u.socket	Daemon Unix socket

Contributing

See CONTRIBUTING.md.

Support links:

• Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/MyNameIsKitsune
• Monobank: https://send.monobank.ua/jar/9oVcUiHxPd

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