Arma Reforger on a Mac with a controller
The Arma Reforger layout is built into InputConfig, free on the Mac App Store. You don't have to make an account, there are no subscriptions, and nothing is locked. Optimized for Apple silicon.
On a Mac: No Mac version. It streams to a Mac from a Windows PC you own. The stream normally passes a controller to the game's own scheme. This layout is for streams that do not see the pad. Check its D-pad rows against Arma's own keys for weapons, the map and the inventory.
Yes, Arma Reforger plays on a Mac with a controller, streamed from a Windows PC you own. Reforger has a console-born gamepad mode, and Steam lists full controller support, so use it when the stream passes your pad. This layout is the fallback, and Arma is slow enough that a stream does not hurt.
On this page: 9 sections
The layout, control by control
How the layout thinks
- Move and look. The left stick walks on W, A, S and D. The right stick moves the mouse at speed 22 across and 16 up and down.
- Shoot. The right trigger fires and the left trigger aims. Reload on the left face button (R), melee on the right stick click (V).
- Stance. Jump and mantle on the bottom face button (Space), crouch on the right (Ctrl), prone on Back (C). Sprint on the left stick click (Shift).
- Use and throw. Interact on the top face button (F). Secondary grenade on the left bumper (Q), grenade on the right (E).
- D-pad and menu. Radial menu on up (K), equipment on down (X), weapon 2 on left (2), mount weapon on right (T). Menu on Start (Escape).
The shooter half works as it stands, and the D-pad is the part to check against Arma.
Tune it
- The D-pad. Set its outputs to Arma's map, inventory and weapon keys, from the game's controls menu.
- Voice. Arma is a radio game. Put push to talk on a chord row.
- Slower aim. Duplicate the four right-stick rows, set While also holding to the left trigger on the copies, and lower their speed.
Push to talk on a chord is the row a squad will thank you for.
If the game sees the pad
Reforger's own gamepad mode is the better way to play when the stream passes your pad. Climb this ladder, smallest step first:
- Try the stream on its own. Leave the preset off and push the left stick. If you move, use the game's own scheme.
- Activate the layout. If nothing moves, press Activate, and the pad sends the keys and clicks above.
- Turn one off if presses double. If one press does two things, the game reads the pad and the preset at once. Press Deactivate.
The gamepad mode first, this layout second.
Arma Reforger controller support: controller or keyboard
Steam's store page lists full controller support for Arma Reforger, so the game was made to be played on a controller, menus included. A keyboard and mouse work as well, and the choice is yours. On a Mac, use the game's own controller support first when it sees your pad; this layout is for a pad it does not see, or for buttons it will not let you move. Full support listed means the controller is a first-class way to play Arma Reforger.
From Steam's listing, checked in October 2026. Every game's listing is in Mac games with controller support.
If your controller is not working in Arma Reforger
When Arma Reforger does not react to your controller on a Mac, climb this ladder, smallest step first:
- Check that the Mac sees the controller. Open the gamepad tester and press a button. If nothing lights up there, the problem is the connection, and a controller that is connected but not working covers that first.
- Press a button after the stream has started. A stream only picks up a controller that is paired with the Mac, and a browser shows a controller to a page only after a button press. Start Arma Reforger, then press any button. Streaming from your own PC has its own checks, in how to stream PC games to a Mac with a controller.
- Play it from keys. If Arma Reforger still ignores the pad, activate this layout. It sends the keyboard and mouse controls Arma Reforger already reads. Turn the game's own controller option off while it runs, or a press can arrive twice. The layout works whether or not Arma Reforger ever sees the controller.
Get it in two clicks
- Get InputConfig free on the Mac App Store, open it, and click Smart Preset Maker on the welcome screen.
- Search for Arma Reforger and pick it. The layout is created as a preset in your sidebar, named and ready.
- Press Activate. Every row can be changed afterwards: the editor's Scan button rebinds any control the moment you touch it.
To check the controller itself first, the gamepad tester shows every button and stick live in your browser.
Arma Reforger controls: every button and the key it sends
The Sends column is Arma Reforger's default keyboard and mouse controls, as this layout expects them. If you changed a key in the game's settings, change the same row in InputConfig.
| Controller | Sends | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Left stick left | A | Strafe left (A) |
| Left stick right | D | Strafe right (D) |
| Left stick up | W | Forward (W) |
| Left stick down | S | Back (S) |
| Right stick right | Mouse motion right (speed 22) | Look right |
| Right stick left | Mouse motion left (speed 22) | Look left |
| Right stick down | Mouse motion down (speed 16) | Look down |
| Right stick up | Mouse motion up (speed 16) | Look up |
| Right trigger | Left click | Fire weapon (LMB) |
| Left trigger | Right click | Aim down sight (RMB) |
| A / Cross | Space | Jump / mantle (Space) |
| B / Circle | Ctrl (Left) | Crouch / slide (Ctrl) |
| X / Square | R | Reload (R) |
| Y / Triangle | F | Use / interact (F) |
| LB / L1 | Q | Secondary grenade (Q) |
| RB / R1 | E | Grenade (E) |
| L3 (left stick click) | Shift (Left) | Sprint (Shift) |
| R3 (right stick click) | V | Melee (V) |
| Back / Share / Select | C | Prone / dive (C) |
| Start / Options | Escape | Pause menu (Esc) |
| D-pad up | K | Radial menu (K) |
| D-pad down | X | Equipment (X) |
| D-pad left | 2 | Swap to weapon 2 (2) |
| D-pad right | T | Mount weapon (T) |
Button names follow the Xbox / PlayStation pair shown in the editor, so A / Cross is the bottom face button on either pad. On a Switch Pro Controller the bottom button is labeled B; the mapping still fires on position.
Questions
Does Arma Reforger run on a Mac?
Arma Reforger does not run natively on a Mac. It streams from a Windows PC you own, and the stream usually passes a controller through. This layout covers a stream that does not see the pad.
Does Arma Reforger have controller support?
Yes. Steam lists full controller support for Arma Reforger, so every part of the game can be played on a controller.
Is Arma Reforger better with a controller or a keyboard?
Both work. Steam lists full controller support for Arma Reforger, so it was made to be played on a controller, and a keyboard and mouse work as well.
Why is my controller not working in Arma Reforger on a Mac?
First check the Mac itself sees the controller, with the gamepad tester. If it does and Arma Reforger still ignores it, activate the Arma Reforger layout in InputConfig, which sends the game's keyboard and mouse controls from the controller.
Can I play Arma Reforger on an M1 Mac or a MacBook Air?
Yes, through a stream. Arma Reforger runs on the other end, on a cloud service or your own PC, so the Mac only plays the video and sends your input. An M1 MacBook Air streams it like any other Mac.
Does Arma Reforger run in CrossOver on a Mac?
I have not tested Arma Reforger in CrossOver. CodeWeavers keeps a compatibility list where players report how each Windows game runs. If it runs and the controller is not seen, this layout plays it from the keys and mouse.
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