Battlefield 1 on a Mac with a controller
The Battlefield 1 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. Battlefield 1 Revolution streams to a Mac browser through Xbox Cloud Gaming, and a Windows PC you own can stream it too. Both normally pass a controller to the game's own scheme. This layout is for streams that do not see the pad.
Battlefield 1 has no Mac version, but you can play it on a Mac with a controller through a stream: Battlefield 1 Revolution is on Xbox Cloud Gaming in a Mac browser, and a Windows PC you own can stream it too. Those streams normally pass the controller straight to the game, so this layout is for a stream that does not see the pad. It is the same layout as Battlefield V, so one hand learns both.
On this page: 9 sections
The layout, control by control
How the layout thinks
- Move and look. The left stick moves (W, A, S, D), the right stick looks, the left stick click sprints.
- Fight. The right trigger fires, the left aims. Reload on the left face button, melee on the left bumper, a grenade on the right.
- Move your body. Jump and vault on the bottom face button, crouch held on the right, prone on the right stick click, enter and exit a vehicle on the top.
- Loadout. Primary, secondary and the two gadgets on the D-pad.
- Team. The CommoRose held on Back to spot and ping, the scoreboard and deploy on Start, the menu on Home.
Tune it
- Aim. Set the right stick rows to the Smooth curve for precision near the center, and use Pointer speed on the preset's page for the overall look speed.
- Vehicles. The same sticks fly the plane, and a gentler curve helps there too.
- Feel the grenade. Tick Vibrate under Feedback in the grenade row's Options.
Sixty-four players and a horse carry well over a stream, and the controller makes it feel like the console version.
If the stream sees the pad
Xbox Cloud Gaming and most PC streams pass the controller to the game's own scheme. If yours does, deactivate this preset, because a running preset sends a key as well as the game's own controller input, and every press counts twice. Battlefield 1 over a stream usually takes the pad as it is, so test that before you touch this layout.
Battlefield 1 controller support: controller or keyboard
Steam's store page lists full controller support for Battlefield 1, 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 Battlefield 1.
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 Battlefield 1
When Battlefield 1 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 Battlefield 1, 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 Battlefield 1 still ignores the pad, activate this layout. It sends the keyboard and mouse controls Battlefield 1 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 Battlefield 1 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 Battlefield 1 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.
Battlefield 1 controls: every button and the key it sends
The Sends column is Battlefield 1'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 |
|---|---|---|
| Right trigger | Left click | Right trigger fires the weapon, left mouse |
| Left trigger | Right click | Left trigger aims down sights, right mouse |
| X / Square | R | X reloads, R |
| L3 (left stick click) | Shift (Left) | Left stick click sprints, Left Shift |
| B / Circle | Ctrl (Left) | B holds crouch, Left Ctrl |
| R3 (right stick click) | Z | Right stick click goes prone, Z |
| A / Cross | Space | A jumps and vaults, Space |
| LB / L1 | F | Left bumper melee takedown, F |
| RB / R1 | G | Right bumper throws a grenade, G |
| Y / Triangle | E | Y enters or exits a vehicle, E |
| D-pad up | 1 | D-pad up selects the primary weapon, 1 |
| D-pad down | 2 | D-pad down selects the secondary weapon, 2 |
| D-pad left | 3 | D-pad left selects gadget 1, 3 |
| D-pad right | 4 | D-pad right selects gadget 2, 4 |
| Start / Options | Tab | Start opens the scoreboard and deploy, Tab |
| Back / Share / Select | Q | Back holds the CommoRose to spot and ping, Q |
| Left stick up | W | Left stick up moves forward, W |
| Left stick down | S | Left stick down moves back, S |
| Left stick left | A | Left stick left strafes, A |
| Left stick right | D | Left stick right strafes, D |
| Right stick left | Mouse motion left (speed 14) | Right stick turns the camera horizontally, mouse X |
| Right stick right | Mouse motion right (speed 14) | Right stick turns the camera horizontally, mouse X |
| Right stick up | Mouse motion up (speed 14) | Right stick aims the camera vertically, mouse Y |
| Right stick down | Mouse motion down (speed 14) | Right stick aims the camera vertically, mouse Y |
| Home / PS / Guide | Escape | Guide opens the menu and pauses, Esc |
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 Battlefield 1 run on a Mac?
Battlefield 1 does not run natively on a Mac. Xbox Cloud Gaming, GeForce NOW or a PC stream carries it, usually with the controller passed through. This layout covers streams that do not see the pad.
Does Battlefield 1 have controller support?
Yes. Steam lists full controller support for Battlefield 1, so every part of the game can be played on a controller.
Is Battlefield 1 better with a controller or a keyboard?
Both work. Steam lists full controller support for Battlefield 1, 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 Battlefield 1 on a Mac?
First check the Mac itself sees the controller, with the gamepad tester. If it does and Battlefield 1 still ignores it, activate the Battlefield 1 layout in InputConfig, which sends the game's keyboard and mouse controls from the controller.
Can I play Battlefield 1 on an M1 Mac or a MacBook Air?
Yes, through a stream. Battlefield 1 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.
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