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New: update from your browser with the PadBox Configurator
The PadBox Configurator installs the latest firmware on your PadBox GS in one click, no files to copy. It also lets you switch between HOJA2, GP2040-CE and PhobGCC, remap your buttons, calibrate your stick and set your LED colors.
- Open the PadBox Configurator in Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge on a computer.
- Connect your PadBox and click Update firmware at the top right.
- Bought your PadBox before the Configurator came out? Click UPDATE AN OLDER PADBOX on the connect screen instead.
Full instructions: Updating or switching the firmware · Update an older PadBox · PadBox GS Owner's Guide
Manual install (.uf2 files)
If you can't use Chrome or Edge, you can still install the firmware by hand. All PadBox GS firmware files are in .uf2 format: put the controller in bootloader mode and copy the file onto the RPI-RP2 drive. Make sure you pick the file that matches your edition — follow the guide for your controller for the full steps.
Platform Edition PadBox GS
Runs open-source HOJA2 firmware. PhobGCC and GP2040-CE firmware are also available for this edition.
Downloads
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PadBox GS Platform – HOJA2 (.uf2)
The standard firmware for the Platform Edition. Set it up with the PadBox Configurator. -
PadBox GS Platform – PhobGCC (.uf2)
GameCube firmware for the Platform Edition. Calibrate the stick with the PadBox Configurator or with the controller's button combinations — see the PhobGCC guide above. -
PadBox GS Platform – GP2040-CE (.uf2)
Custom GP2040-CE build for the Platform Edition. Set it up with the PadBox Configurator (hold Start while plugging it in).
Essential PadBox GS
Runs a custom GP2040-CE build. HOJA2 firmware is also available for this edition.
Downloads
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PadBox GS Essential – GP2040-CE (.uf2)
The standard firmware for the Essential Edition. Set it up with the PadBox Configurator (hold Start while plugging it in). -
PadBox GS Essential – HOJA2 (.uf2)
HOJA2 build for the Essential Edition. Set it up with the PadBox Configurator.
PadBox GS NS (no analog sticks)
A custom version of the Essential PadBox GS built without analog sticks. Only use these files if your controller is the stick-less NS version.
Downloads
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PadBox GS NS – GP2040-CE (.uf2)
Custom GP2040-CE build for the PadBox GS NS, set up for a controller with no analog sticks. -
PadBox GS NS – HOJA2 (.uf2)
Custom HOJA2 build for the PadBox GS NS, set up for a controller with no analog sticks.
CrossPlatform PadBox GS
Built on the Brook board — firmware updates go through the official Brook Web Updater. (The PadBox Configurator does not support the CrossPlatform edition.)