Satisfactory on a Mac with a controller
The Satisfactory 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 through GeForce NOW, which normally hands a controller to the game's own scheme, added at 1.0. This layout is for streams that do not see the pad.
You can play Satisfactory on a Mac with a controller through GeForce NOW, which passes your pad to the game's own scheme, added at 1.0. There is no Mac version, and the native scheme is the way to play.
This layout is the fallback for a stream that does not see the controller. It is a first-person factory, so it is the shooter layout with the triggers doing build and dismantle instead of fire and aim.
On this page: 8 sections
The layout, control by control
How the layout thinks
- Move and look. The sticks. Sprint is the left stick click.
- Build and dismantle. The right trigger builds and fires the tools. The left trigger dismantles.
- Face buttons. Jump, crouch, R to rotate, and E.
- Build menu. Q on the left bumper.
- Hotbar and menus. Hotbar 1 to 3 on the D-pad, Tab for the inventory on Create, the map on the Home button, Escape on Options.
Build on one trigger and dismantle on the other, like fire and aim.
Tune it to your factory
- More hotbar. The game has ten hotbars of ten. The scroll wheel on the bumpers cycles slots, and a chord on the D-pad reaches 4 to 7.
- Fine rotation. It is Control plus scroll in the game. Use a chord with Scroll outputs.
- Nudge. H locks a hologram and the arrow keys nudge it. Add a row for H and put the arrows on a D-pad chord.
- Zipline and jetpack. It uses the same jump key, so there is nothing to add.
When the stream does see the pad, turn the preset off, so a press does one thing. Nudge on a chord is what makes tidy factories possible from a pad.
Satisfactory controller support: controller or keyboard
Steam's store page lists partial controller support for Satisfactory: it plays on a controller, but some parts, such as a launcher, text entry or a menu, still expect a keyboard or a mouse. This layout sends keys and mouse movement from the pad, which can cover the parts the game's own support leaves out. With partial support, a layout fills the gaps the game leaves.
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 Satisfactory
When Satisfactory 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 Satisfactory, then press any button.
- Play it from keys. If Satisfactory still ignores the pad, activate this layout. It sends the keyboard and mouse controls Satisfactory 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 Satisfactory 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 Satisfactory 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.
Satisfactory controls: every button and the key it sends
The Sends column is Satisfactory'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 left | A | Strafe left (A) |
| Left stick right | D | Strafe right (D) |
| Left stick up | W | Move forward (W) |
| Left stick down | S | Move back (S) |
| Right stick right | Mouse motion right (speed 18) | Look right |
| Right stick left | Mouse motion left (speed 18) | Look left |
| Right stick down | Mouse motion down (speed 12) | Look down |
| Right stick up | Mouse motion up (speed 12) | Look up |
| Right trigger | Left click | Primary (build / fire) |
| Left trigger | Right click | Secondary (dismantle) |
| A / Cross | Space | Jump |
| B / Circle | C | Crouch (C) |
| X / Square | R | Rotate / reload (R) |
| Y / Triangle | E | Interact (E) |
| LB / L1 | Q | Build menu (Q) |
| L3 (left stick click) | Shift (Left) | Sprint (Shift) |
| D-pad up | 1 | Hotbar 1 |
| D-pad left | 2 | Hotbar 2 |
| D-pad right | 3 | Hotbar 3 |
| Back / Share / Select | Tab | Inventory (Tab) |
| Home / PS / Guide | M | Map (M) |
| Start / Options | Escape | 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 Satisfactory run on a Mac?
Satisfactory does not run natively on a Mac. GeForce NOW streams it with a controller passed through. This layout covers streams that do not see the pad.
Does Satisfactory have controller support?
Partly. Steam lists partial controller support for Satisfactory: it plays on a controller, but some screens still expect a keyboard or mouse.
Is Satisfactory better with a controller or a keyboard?
A controller works for most of it. Steam lists partial controller support for Satisfactory, so some screens still expect a keyboard or a mouse, and a layout like this one can put those on the pad.
Why is my controller not working in Satisfactory on a Mac?
First check the Mac itself sees the controller, with the gamepad tester. If it does and Satisfactory still ignores it, activate the Satisfactory layout in InputConfig, which sends the game's keyboard and mouse controls from the controller.
Can I play Satisfactory on an M1 Mac or a MacBook Air?
Yes, through a stream. Satisfactory 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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