Scroll a feed from a game controller

The Social Feed Scroll 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: Uses scroll wheel events and browser keys, so it works on any site in any browser. Site shortcuts such as a like key vary.

Yes, you can scroll social feeds and news on a Mac from a game controller: smooth scroll on the left stick, fast on the right, click on A or a trigger. It uses scroll wheel events and browser keys, so it works on any site in any browser. A trackpad flick is a fine motor task some hands cannot do, and a feed is how many people read the news and keep up with friends.

The layout, control by control

Click a control. Labels:

How the layout thinks

Scroll. Left stick up and down scroll smoothly, the right stick scrolls fast.
Point. Left stick left and right move the pointer sideways.
Click. On the bottom face button and the right trigger, right click on the left trigger.
Navigate. Back (Command Left Arrow) on the right face button, refresh on the left, top and bottom of the page on the D-pad.

Tune it for reading and replying

Like. Many sites use L. Check the site's shortcut list and put it on a stick click.
Reply. Add a Start Dictation row.
Read a post aloud. Select it, then Speak Selection.
Calmer scrolling. The Scroll speed slider on the preset's page slows both sticks together.

D-pad up takes you back to the top of the feed in one press.

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 Social Feed Scroll 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.

Every binding, as a table

The Social Feed Scroll preset in InputConfig, drawn on a DualSense Edge with each control labeled with the key or action it sends. — Figure 1. The Social Feed Scroll preset drawn on a DualSense Edge in InputConfig's Live Visualizer. For example, Right trigger is labeled Click, and Left trigger is labeled Right click. Any other controller shows the same layout on its own drawing.

Controller	Sends	What it does
Left stick down	Scroll down	Scroll down
Left stick up	Scroll up	Scroll up
Right stick down	Scroll down	Scroll down (fast)
Right stick up	Scroll up	Scroll up (fast)
Left stick left	Mouse motion left (speed 16)	Cursor left
Left stick right	Mouse motion right (speed 16)	Cursor right
Right trigger	Left click	Click
Left trigger	Right click	Right click
A / Cross	Left click	Click
B / Circle	Command (Left), Left	Back
X / Square	Command (Left), R	Refresh
D-pad up	Command (Left), Up	Top of page
D-pad down	Command (Left), Down	Bottom of page

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

Which sites does it work on?

Any. Scrolling and clicking are universal. Site shortcuts like L for like vary.

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.

Updated October 16, 2026