Built to feel the airplane again
FFB-Bridge started with one SideWinder in a drawer. It is now a force-feedback engine for MSFS and X-Plane on Windows, Linux and macOS, published by Rohsam Inc. FFB-Bridge is free to download, and FFB-Bridge Pro adds the full toolset for pilots who want it.
- 561
- aircraft with built-in feel
- 1,600+
- built-in profiles, selected automatically
- 3
- operating systems: Windows, Linux and macOS
- 15
- languages for this site and the manuals
Forces calculated from the aircraft you are flying
Every force FFB-Bridge sends is calculated from the simulator's live state, shaped by a profile for that aircraft and fitted to what your base can do safely.
A force model driven by live telemetry
Centering stiffens with airspeed and G, trim moves where the stick settles, the autopilot can move the stick, and buffets, rumble and touchdowns arrive when the aircraft meets them. Every channel comes from what MSFS or X-Plane reports, many times a second.
- MSFS over SimConnect and X-Plane over UDP, with no plugins to install
- One force path from simulator to stick
- Forces off and the base's own centering restored at every Disarm
Profiles grounded in published data
The built-in profiles start from published sources: speed gates from each type's operating handbook, control feel from published flight reports and pilot accounts, and rotor speed and blade count from type certificate data sheets. Sources are recorded with the profiles they shaped.
- Stall, VNE and Mach onset from operating handbooks
- Control feel from published flight reports
- Sourced rotor data for 94 helicopters
Each base driven the way it works best
FFB-Bridge talks to each force-feedback base directly and hands it back exactly as it found it. Opening the app changes nothing on the stick, and forces start only when you Arm.
- Raw HID force commands on Windows and macOS
- MOZA base settings journaled and restored exactly
- Brunner bases on their own CAN engines in FFB-Bridge Pro
Signed, certified and supported by a company
FFB-Bridge is a product of Rohsam Inc. Every build is signed, the Pro driver is certified by Microsoft and the Mac app is notarized by Apple.
WHQL-certified Control Routing driver
The driver that lets FFB-Bridge Pro present virtual controllers to your simulator is certified by Microsoft for Windows 11 through the Windows Hardware Compatibility Program.
Developer ID signed and notarized
The Mac app is signed with the Rohsam Inc. Developer ID and notarized by Apple, so Gatekeeper opens it without a warning.
FFB-Bridge on macOSSigned Windows installers
Every Windows installer and first-party program file is code-signed by Rohsam Inc., so you can confirm the publisher before you install.
Downloads and hashesOne automated release pipeline
Each release is built from tagged source by the same pipeline, which signs the packages and publishes a SHA-256 hash for each download.
Changelog15 languages
This site and both manuals are published in 15 languages, and the app is translated too.
DocumentationYour flights stay on your machine
Core and Free use require no account and send no telemetry. Simulator traffic stays on loopback; hardware stays on USB. Optional network features are separate and active only when enabled.
privacy policyBuilt by a simmer, for simmers.
FFB-Bridge is written by Aditya Nag, a long-time flight simmer who missed how good force feedback used to feel and still had a Microsoft SideWinder Force Feedback 2 in a drawer. He built the bridge to make it fly again in MSFS and X-Plane, then kept going: more hardware, more aircraft, three operating systems and FFB-Bridge Pro.
Rohsam Inc.
FFB-Bridge is published by Rohsam Inc., Aditya's company, which owns the project and its trademarks. Corporate and publisher details are at rohsam.com.
Toronto, Canada
Designed and built in Toronto. The site follows Canadian and international privacy norms (CASL, PIPEDA, GDPR). Details are in the privacy policy.
Talk to us
Questions, bugs, or hardware reports are welcome through the feedback form, or email supportffb-bridge.com. There's a community forum too.
Fly with feel.
FFB-Bridge is free to download. FFB-Bridge Pro adds Voice Control, Black Box, Controls, Cockpit Web, MOZA Base and Advanced Tuning as a one-time purchase.