Devil May Cry 5 on a Mac with a controller
The Devil May Cry 5 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 from a Windows PC you own or a cloud service that carries it, which normally hands a controller to the game's own scheme.
Yes, Devil May Cry 5 plays on a Mac with a controller, as a stream. When the stream misses your pad, this layout sends the melee, gun, lock-on and Devil Trigger keys from it. Devil May Cry is a rhythm game about a sword and a gun, and lock-on held on a trigger is the center of it: hold, then direction plus attack is a different move.
On this page: 9 sections
The layout, control by control
How the layout thinks
- Move and look. The left stick moves and the right stick turns the camera. D-pad up resets the camera (Option).
- Attack. Melee (left click) is the left face button, the gun (right click) the top, jump the bottom, and the style action (the scroll wheel) the right.
- Lock-on. Hold the right trigger (Shift). The right stick click switches target (Ctrl).
- Nero and the Devil. The left trigger is the Devil Breaker (F), the left stick click breaks it away (B), and the right bumper is Devil Trigger (G). The left bumper dodges (Ctrl Space).
- Weapons and the rest. D-pad left cycles weapons (X) and right cycles guns (C). Create taunts (R), and Escape is on Options.
Lock-on is a held trigger, so direction plus attack becomes a new move without a second hand.
Tune it
- Weapon swaps. They are already on D-pad left and right.
- Turbo. No. The style meter punishes it.
Earn the S rank with your own hands, because turbo only lowers it.
If the stream passes your controller
When the stream gives the game your pad, Capcom's own scheme is the one to use. Keep this preset off then, or every press lands twice. A sword that swings with the preset off means you can skip this layout entirely.
Devil May Cry 5 controller support: controller or keyboard
Steam's store page lists full controller support for Devil May Cry 5, 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 Devil May Cry 5.
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 Devil May Cry 5
When Devil May Cry 5 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 Devil May Cry 5, 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 Devil May Cry 5 still ignores the pad, activate this layout. It sends the keyboard and mouse controls Devil May Cry 5 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 Devil May Cry 5 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 Devil May Cry 5 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.
Devil May Cry 5 controls: every button and the key it sends
The Sends column is Devil May Cry 5'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 up | W | Move forward (W) |
| Left stick down | S | Move backward (S) |
| Left stick left | A | Move left (A) |
| Left stick right | D | Move right (D) |
| Right stick right | Mouse motion right (speed 18) | Camera right |
| Right stick left | Mouse motion left (speed 18) | Camera left |
| Right stick down | Mouse motion down (speed 18) | Camera down |
| Right stick up | Mouse motion up (speed 18) | Camera up |
| X / Square | Left click | Melee attack (Left click) |
| Y / Triangle | Right click | Gun / shoot (Right click) |
| A / Cross | Space | Jump (Space) |
| B / Circle | Scroll down | Style / special action (Mouse Wheel) |
| Right trigger | Shift (Left) | Lock-on (hold) (Shift) |
| R3 (right stick click) | Ctrl (Left) | Switch target (Ctrl) |
| Left trigger | F | Devil Breaker action (Nero arm) (F) |
| RB / R1 | G | Devil Trigger (G) |
| LB / L1 | Ctrl (Left), Space | Dodge / evade (Ctrl+Space) |
| L3 (left stick click) | B | Break away / discard Devil Breaker (B) |
| Back / Share / Select | R | Taunt / provoke (R) |
| D-pad up | Alt / Option (Left) | Reset camera (Alt) |
| D-pad left | X | Cycle weapon (X) |
| D-pad right | C | Cycle gun (C) |
| Start / Options | Escape | Pause menu (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 Devil May Cry 5 run on a Mac?
Devil May Cry 5 does not run natively on a Mac. Stream it from a Windows PC you own or a cloud service that carries it. This layout covers a stream that does not see the pad.
Does Devil May Cry 5 have controller support?
Yes. Steam lists full controller support for Devil May Cry 5, so every part of the game can be played on a controller.
Is Devil May Cry 5 better with a controller or a keyboard?
Both work. Steam lists full controller support for Devil May Cry 5, 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 Devil May Cry 5 on a Mac?
First check the Mac itself sees the controller, with the gamepad tester. If it does and Devil May Cry 5 still ignores it, activate the Devil May Cry 5 layout in InputConfig, which sends the game's keyboard and mouse controls from the controller.
Can I play Devil May Cry 5 on an M1 Mac or a MacBook Air?
Yes, through a stream. Devil May Cry 5 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 Devil May Cry 5 run in CrossOver on a Mac?
I have not tested Devil May Cry 5 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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