> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://devdocs.xbox.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Touch Adaptation Kit (TAK) Reference > Touch Adaptation Kit (TAK) reference for building touch layouts, bundles, and using tak.exe to enable touch controls in streamed XBOX games. ## Bundle & Tools | Topic | Description | | :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | [Touch Adaptation Bundle (TAB)](/build/core-features/common/game-streaming/game-streaming-touch-touch-adaptation-bundle) | A self-contained set of layouts, assets and configuration to enable playing the game with touch. | | [Touch Adaptation Kit Command Line Tool (tak.exe)](/build/core-features/common/game-streaming/tak-command-line-tool/game-streaming-tak-command-line) | Create and validate touch control layouts. Enable streaming devices to acquire layouts from your PC. | ## Layout Configuration The base layout components of a touch layout. | Topic | Description | | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | [Layout](/reference/system/touchadaptationkit/layout/game-streaming-touch-layout) | The representation of a full touch layout for a game. | | [Control cluster](/reference/system/touchadaptationkit/layout/game-streaming-touch-control-cluster-outer) | An array of up to four controls that can be used to occupy two slots in the outer portion of the wheel. | | [Inner wheel](/reference/system/touchadaptationkit/layout/game-streaming-touch-inner-wheel) | An array of up to four controls that split the inner portion of a wheel. | | [Layer](/reference/system/touchadaptationkit/layout/game-streaming-touch-layer) | An ***experimental*** child touch layout that can be overlayed on top of the base touch layout. | | [Layer action](/reference/system/touchadaptationkit/layout/game-streaming-touch-layer-action) | An ***experimental*** action that a button can use to display a layer. | | [Layout orientation](/reference/system/touchadaptationkit/layout/game-streaming-touch-layout-orientation) | (***deprecated***) The orientation that the touch layout will be displayed. | | [Wheel](/reference/system/touchadaptationkit/layout/game-streaming-touch-wheel) | A set of touch controls arranged in an inner and outer circular area. | ## Touch Controls The set of visual controls that are available for your touch layouts. | Control | Description | Examples | | :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | [Arcade Buttons](/reference/system/touchadaptationkit/controls/game-streaming-touch-arcadebuttons) | A collection of 6 or 8 buttons laid out in an arc, in the style of arcade cabinets. | Arcade Buttons | | [Blank](/reference/system/touchadaptationkit/controls/game-streaming-touch-blank) | An ***expiremental*** control used in a `layer` to hide the control that was being displayed in the slot. | | | [Button](/reference/system/touchadaptationkit/controls/game-streaming-touch-button) | A basic control that can respond to player touch input. | simple buttons customized button | | [Directional Pad](/reference/system/touchadaptationkit/controls/game-streaming-touch-directionalpad) | A directional pad control that always maps the gamepad directional pad. | Directional Pad | | [Joystick](/reference/system/touchadaptationkit/controls/game-streaming-touch-joystick) | An analog control that behaves like a joystick. | joystick one dimensional joystick for driving | | [Throttle](/reference/system/touchadaptationkit/controls/game-streaming-touch-throttle) | A specialized version of a Y-axis only joystick that maps to triggers. Designed for driving games. | throttle for driving | | [Touchpad](/reference/system/touchadaptationkit/controls/game-streaming-touch-touchpad) | Analog control that enables the player to interact similar to a laptop touchpad. | touchpad | ## Control Styling & Components | Component | Description | | :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | [Action](/reference/system/touchadaptationkit/types/game-streaming-touch-action) | Physical controller action(s) that can be referenced. | | [Asset](/reference/system/touchadaptationkit/types/game-streaming-touch-asset) | Reference to a custom image that has been included in the touch adaptation package. | | [Axis](/reference/system/touchadaptationkit/types/game-streaming-touch-axis) | Definition of the mapping of touch controls to the physical analog control equivalent. | | [Color](/reference/system/touchadaptationkit/types/game-streaming-touch-color) | Reference to a color. | | [Deadzone](/reference/system/touchadaptationkit/types/game-streaming-touch-deadzone) | Definition for the amount of player interaction that should not be registered as input. | | [Hexcolor](/reference/system/touchadaptationkit/types/game-streaming-touch-hexcolor) | String containing hexadecimal representation of RGBA color value to be referenced. | | [Icon](/reference/system/touchadaptationkit/types/game-streaming-touch-icon) | Reference to an icon. | | [Joystick outline and indicator](/reference/system/touchadaptationkit/types/game-streaming-touch-joystick-outline) | The styling attributes for the outer ring of a joystick controls. | | [Knob](/reference/system/touchadaptationkit/types/game-streaming-touch-knob) | The styling attributes for a button like component that can be interacted with by the player. | | [Response curve](/reference/system/touchadaptationkit/types/game-streaming-touch-responsecurve) | Definition of the curve range for mapping input mapped to output. | | [Stroke](/reference/system/touchadaptationkit/types/game-streaming-touch-stroke) | The styling attributes for the outline of the object being referenced. | | [Throttle axis](/reference/system/touchadaptationkit/types/game-streaming-touch-throttle-axis) | The styling attributes for an axes of a throttle control. | ## Sensor Controls Sensor controls allow mapping of physical sensors on the player's device to be mapped to a physical controller input. | Control | Description | | :------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | [Accelerometer](/reference/system/touchadaptationkit/sensor-controls/game-streaming-touch-accelerometer) | An ***experimental*** sensor control that maps the devices accelerometer of the client device (if available) to a specified set of axes. | | [Gyroscope](/reference/system/touchadaptationkit/sensor-controls/game-streaming-touch-gyroscope) | A sensor control that maps the devices physical movement to a specified set of axes. | ## Related topics - [Touch Adaptation Kit (TAK) command line tool reference](/build/core-features/common/game-streaming/tak-command-line-tool/index.md) - [Touch Adaptation Kit (TAK) Editor for Visual Studio Code](/build/core-features/common/game-streaming/tak-editor/index.md) - [Touch Adaptation Kit Command Line Tool (tak.exe)](/build/core-features/common/game-streaming/tak-command-line-tool/game-streaming-tak-command-line.md) - [Packing Touch Adaptation Bundles with the TAK Editor](/build/core-features/common/game-streaming/tak-editor/game-streaming-tak-editor-pack-bundles.md) - [What is the Touch Adaptation Kit Editor?](/build/core-features/common/game-streaming/tak-editor/game-streaming-tak-editor.md)