Editorial Policy

This page explains how GamepadTools' tools and guides are actually produced, what role AI assistance plays in that process, and the standards everything published here is held to.

How We Build Our Tools

Every tool on this site is built on standard, documented browser APIs and is reviewed against the behavior and capabilities those APIs expose. The owner is in the process of personally testing tools against real hardware — where that testing has actually happened, we identify it as first-hand testing; where it hasn't yet, we don't claim it. Our full testing approach is documented on the Testing Methodology page.

Our Use of AI Assistance

GamepadTools' development and content workflow uses AI assistance, and we're not going to hide that. AI tools may assist with brainstorming, organizing research, outlining articles, editing and proofreading, identifying gaps or questions to address, and code assistance during development.

What matters is this: AI assistance does not replace editorial responsibility. Published content is reviewed, fact-checked where appropriate, edited, tested where applicable, and corrected when errors are found. AI is a drafting and research aid in that process, not a substitute for it.

How We Categorize Our Content

To be transparent about the basis for what we publish, we think about our content in three categories:

• First-hand testing — findings based on hardware that has actually been tested hands-on. We only describe something as personally tested when that's true.
• Technical research — information drawn from primary documentation and authoritative sources, such as browser API specifications and manufacturer documentation.
• General explanation — background information synthesized from reliable, publicly available sources to help explain a concept.

We do not present general explanation or technical research as if it were first-hand testing.

What We Don't Do

We do not publish:

• fabricated test results or measurements,
• fabricated credentials, certifications, or qualifications,
• invented expert quotes or invented user experiences,
• unsupported claims, or
• misleading claims about hardware compatibility.

If something can't be verified, we either verify it before publishing or leave it out.

No Sponsored Placement

GamepadTools does not allow payment, sponsorship, or other commercial consideration to determine test results or editorial conclusions. If a product is ever provided to us for testing, or another material relationship exists, that relationship will be disclosed on the relevant page.

Advertising

GamepadTools does not currently display any advertising. If we introduce advertising in the future (for example, through Google AdSense) to help support the cost of running the site, it will be kept visually separate from tool results and guide content, and it will never influence what a tool reports or what a guide recommends.

Affiliate Disclosure

GamepadTools does not currently use affiliate links. If that changes, this page will be updated first, any affiliate relationship will be clearly disclosed on the relevant page, and it will never change the substance of our testing or recommendations.

Authorship

Guides and tool content are produced and reviewed under the GamepadTools editorial process, currently led by Sannkar Madhab Boruaah, who is responsible for editorial review of what's published on this site.

Corrections

We fix mistakes. If you spot a factual error, an outdated compatibility note, or a tool behaving differently than described, email us and we'll look into it. When we correct something material, we update the affected page along with its "Last updated" date.

Contact

Questions about how we test or write anything on this site? Email contact@gamepadtools.com.