Game preset
Fortnite: controller layout for Mac
Fortnite does not need a controller-aware version of itself to be played from a controller on a Mac. InputConfig sends real keyboard and mouse events, so the game sees a keyboard and a mouse, and you hold the controller. This is the layout the app's Smart Preset Maker builds for it: Shoot and move (keyboard-and-mouse layout).
Get the preset in two clicks
- Open InputConfig and click Smart Preset Maker on the welcome screen.
- Search for Fortnite and pick it. The layout below 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.
The full button map
| Controller | Sends | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Left stick left | A | Strafe left |
| Left stick right | D | Strafe right |
| Left stick up | W | Forward |
| Left stick down | S | Back |
| Right stick right | Mouse motion right (speed 22) | Aim right |
| Right stick left | Mouse motion left (speed 22) | Aim left |
| Right stick down | Mouse motion down (speed 16) | Aim down |
| Right stick up | Mouse motion up (speed 16) | Aim up |
| Right trigger | Left click | Shoot / confirm |
| Left trigger | Right click | Aim down sights |
| A / Cross | Space | Jump |
| B / Circle | Ctrl (Left) | Crouch |
| X / Square | F | Use / pick up (F) |
| Y / Triangle | Q | Switch to pickaxe (Q) |
| LB / L1 | R | Reload (R) |
| RB / R1 | E | Edit build (E) |
| D-pad up | 1 | Weapon slot 1 |
| D-pad right | 2 | Weapon slot 2 |
| D-pad down | 3 | Weapon slot 3 |
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 labelled B; the mapping still fires on position.
Tips
- Building pieces vary by your binds - set wall/floor/stair/roof in the editor to match yours.
- Aim feels best with confine + hidden cursor in fullscreen.
Also built in, and downloadable
A preset with this name ships inside the app as well, with its own page and a file you can download: Fortnite built-in preset. The two may differ in detail; the built-in one is the reference.
Make it yours
Nothing here is fixed. Rows can be re-scanned to a different control, given hold and double-tap actions, chords, turbo, macros, haptic or spoken feedback, and per-binding deadzones and sensitivity curves. The binding editor guide covers every option, and the controller map shows what each control is called.
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