Desktop Navigation preset
This preset ships inside 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.
Desktop Navigation is the preset most people activate first. It turns any controller into a complete mouse with a few macOS shortcuts attached, and it is the base that the Easy Browse and Office Controller guide presets were built from.
Left stick = cursor, right stick = scroll, face buttons = shortcuts
Where it is in the app
It ships inside InputConfig: open the sidebar and look in its folder, or search for it. Activate it, or press Edit to see every row. It is also here as a file, identical apart from being inactive and ungrouped, for anyone who deleted theirs or wants it on another Mac.
Every binding
| Input | Sends | Options | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Left stick left | Mouse motion left (speed 16) | Pointer left | |
| Left stick right | Mouse motion right (speed 16) | Pointer right | |
| Left stick up | Mouse motion up (speed 16) | Pointer up | |
| Left stick down | Mouse motion down (speed 16) | Pointer down | |
| Right stick left | Scroll left | Scroll left | |
| Right stick right | Scroll right | Scroll right | |
| Right stick up | Scroll up | Scroll up | |
| Right stick down | Scroll down | Scroll down | |
| Left trigger | Right click | Right click | |
| Right trigger | Left click | Left click | |
| D-pad up | Up | Up arrow | |
| D-pad down | Down | Down arrow | |
| D-pad left | Left | Left arrow | |
| D-pad right | Right | Right arrow | |
| A / Cross | Left click | Left click | |
| B / Circle | Command Z | Undo (Cmd Z) | |
| X / Square | Command X | Cut (Cmd X) | |
| Y / Triangle | Command V | Paste (Cmd V) | |
| LB / L1 | Command Tab | Next app (Cmd Tab) | |
| RB / R1 | Command Shift Tab | Previous app (Cmd Shift Tab) | |
| R3 (right stick click) | Command A | Select all (Cmd A) | |
| Back / Share / Select | Command Space | Spotlight (Cmd Space) | |
| Start / Options | Return | Return |
23 rows. Button names are the Xbox / PlayStation pair the editor shows; a Switch Pro Controller fires by position. Options are the row settings that differ from the defaults.
Notes
- Variable pointer speed. A small push is precise and a full push crosses the screen.
- Drift at rest. Raise the Deadzone on the four left-stick rows, or use Stick settings on the input device's ⋯ menu to change all four at once.
If the pointer creeps when you let go, the deadzone is the first thing to change.
Download
- Desktop Navigation presetCursor, scroll, and macOS shortcuts 13 KB
To add a downloaded preset: drop the file on InputConfig's Dock icon, or click the … button next to any preset in the sidebar, choose Import Preset File, and pick the file. It lands in the sidebar, ready to activate or edit. Any launch target inside a preset file is cleared on import; add one yourself in the editor if you want it.
Related
Completely free. You don't have to make an account, there are no subscriptions, and nothing is locked. Optimized for Apple silicon. Open source on GitHub.
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