Built-in preset
Media Controller preset
Media Controller sends the same media key events a keyboard's media keys produce, so play / pause, next, and previous reach whichever app is playing: Music, Spotify, TV, a YouTube tab. Volume and mute are system functions, so they work everywhere.
Face buttons control playback, D-pad controls volume
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| A / Cross | key 232 | ||
| B / Circle | key 233 | ||
| X / Square | key 234 | ||
| Y / Triangle | key 235 | ||
| LB / L1 | key 237 | ||
| RB / R1 | key 238 | ||
| Back / Share / Select | Escape | ||
| Left stick left | key 130 | ||
| Left stick right | key 131 | ||
| Left stick down | key 129 | ||
| Left stick up | key 128 | ||
| D-pad left | key 130 | ||
| D-pad up | key 128 | ||
| D-pad down | key 129 | ||
| D-pad right | key 131 |
15 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
For a living-room Mac, pair it with Web Browsing on per-app auto-switch and give it a light bar colour. The right trigger can be turned into a volume fader by changing its output to System Volume.
Download
- Media Controller presetPlay, pause, volume, track skip 5 KB
Open a downloaded preset with InputConfig, or drag it onto the app icon. 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.
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