The Crew Motorfest on a Mac with a controller
The The Crew Motorfest 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 to a Mac from a Windows PC you own. The stream normally passes a controller to the game's native scheme. This layout is for streams that do not see the pad.
Yes, The Crew Motorfest plays on a Mac with a controller, streamed from a Windows PC you own. This layout is for a stream that misses your pad. Motorfest is Hawaii at speed with a nitro button, and nitro goes where the arcade template put the clutch, the right face button, after one change.
On this page: 9 sections
The layout, control by control
How the layout thinks
- Steer and drive. The left stick steers (A and D). The right trigger accelerates (W), the left trigger brakes and reverses (S).
- Face buttons. Handbrake on the bottom (Space), clutch on the right (Shift), horn on the left (H), and the top button sends R, labeled rewind.
- Gears. Shift up on the right bumper (E), down on the left (Q).
- D-pad. The map on up (M), the camera on down (Tab), the assist on right (C).
- Menus. Pause on Back (Escape), confirm on Start (Return).
The map is on the D-pad because the island is the point. Change one row, the clutch, and every button has a Motorfest job.
Tune it
- Nitro. Set the right face button's output, the clutch row, to Motorfest's nitro key.
- Vehicle swap. Both stick clicks are empty. Put the swap key on one.
- Steering threshold. On a key row the deadzone is how far you push before the key goes down. Raise it on the steering rows for calmer long straights.
Nitro is the one change to make before the first race.
If the game sees the pad
A stream normally passes your controller to The Crew Motorfest's own scheme, with analog steering and pedals. Use that whenever it works, with this preset off, and keep this layout for the stream that misses the pad. With both running, every press does two things.
The game's own pad support steers better than any key.
The Crew Motorfest controller support: controller or keyboard
Steam's store page lists full controller support for The Crew Motorfest, 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 The Crew Motorfest.
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 The Crew Motorfest
When The Crew Motorfest 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 The Crew Motorfest, 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 The Crew Motorfest still ignores the pad, activate this layout. It sends the keyboard and mouse controls The Crew Motorfest 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 The Crew Motorfest 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 The Crew Motorfest 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.
The Crew Motorfest controls: every button and the key it sends
The Sends column is The Crew Motorfest'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 |
|---|---|---|
| Right trigger | W | RT = accelerate (W) |
| Left trigger | S | LT = brake / reverse (S) |
| Left stick left | A | Left stick left = steer left (A) |
| Left stick right | D | Left stick right = steer right (D) |
| A / Cross | Space | Cross = handbrake / e-brake (Space) |
| RB / R1 | E | R1 = shift up (E) |
| LB / L1 | Q | L1 = shift down (Q) |
| B / Circle | Shift (Left) | Circle = clutch (Left Shift) |
| Y / Triangle | R | Triangle = rewind (R) |
| X / Square | H | Square = horn (H) |
| D-pad down | Tab | D-pad down = change camera (Tab) |
| D-pad right | C | D-pad right = assist (C) |
| D-pad up | M | D-pad up = view map (M) |
| Back / Share / Select | Escape | Back = pause / menu (Esc) |
| Start / Options | Return | Start = activate / confirm (Enter) |
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 The Crew Motorfest run on a Mac?
The Crew Motorfest does not run natively on a Mac. It streams from a Windows PC you own, and the stream usually passes a controller through. This layout covers a stream that does not see the pad.
Does The Crew Motorfest have controller support?
Yes. Steam lists full controller support for The Crew Motorfest, so every part of the game can be played on a controller.
Is The Crew Motorfest better with a controller or a keyboard?
Both work. Steam lists full controller support for The Crew Motorfest, 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 The Crew Motorfest on a Mac?
First check the Mac itself sees the controller, with the gamepad tester. If it does and The Crew Motorfest still ignores it, activate the The Crew Motorfest layout in InputConfig, which sends the game's keyboard and mouse controls from the controller.
Can I play The Crew Motorfest on an M1 Mac or a MacBook Air?
Yes, through a stream. The Crew Motorfest 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 The Crew Motorfest run in CrossOver on a Mac?
I have not tested The Crew Motorfest 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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