Titanfall 2 on a Mac with a controller
The Titanfall 2 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, and the stream normally passes a controller to the game's own scheme.
Yes, Titanfall 2 plays on a Mac with a controller, as a stream from your own Windows PC. The game's own scheme is the one to use when the stream passes your pad. This is the keyboard Titanfall from a controller for when it does not, and it keeps the momentum: pilot movement is a double jump and a slide, and both are under the thumb.
On this page: 9 sections
The layout, control by control
How the layout thinks
- Move and aim. The left stick moves, the right stick aims, and the left stick click is sprint.
- Run the walls. Jump and double jump (Space) are the bottom face button. Tap it twice. Crouch and slide (Ctrl) are the right face button.
- Shoot. The right trigger fires and the left trigger aims down sights. Reload (R) is the left face button and melee (F) the right stick click.
- Abilities. The left bumper is the tactical (the scroll wheel), the right bumper ordnance (Q), and the top face button uses and embarks (E, held).
- Titan. D-pad up calls or switches the Titan (V), and down activates the boost (C).
- Menus. The scoreboard (Tab) is on Create and Escape on Options.
Jump twice and roll to crouch, and a pilot never slows down.
Tune it
- Slide hop. Use a macro on a chord: a Tap on crouch, then a Tap on jump about 40 ms later.
- Grapple. The tactical is already a bumper. Nothing to add.
- Aim. The game rewards flicks. Raise the aim Speed and try the Aggressive curve.
One slide hop macro keeps the speed you build on the walls.
If the stream passes your controller
When the stream gives the game your pad, Respawn's own controls are the better choice. Switch this preset off then, since the game would get each press from the pad and again from the keys. Double jump once with the preset off, because a pilot who leaves the ground needs no layout.
Titanfall 2 controller support: controller or keyboard
Steam's store page lists full controller support for Titanfall 2, 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 Titanfall 2.
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 Titanfall 2
When Titanfall 2 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 Titanfall 2, 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 Titanfall 2 still ignores the pad, activate this layout. It sends the keyboard and mouse controls Titanfall 2 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 Titanfall 2 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 Titanfall 2 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.
Titanfall 2 controls: every button and the key it sends
The Sends column is Titanfall 2'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 back (S) |
| Left stick left | A | Move left (A) |
| Left stick right | D | Move right (D) |
| Right stick right | Mouse motion right (speed 18) | Aim right (mouse) |
| Right stick left | Mouse motion left (speed 18) | Aim left (mouse) |
| Right stick down | Mouse motion down (speed 18) | Aim down (mouse) |
| Right stick up | Mouse motion up (speed 18) | Aim up (mouse) |
| Right trigger | Left click | Fire (Left Click) |
| Left trigger | Right click | Aim down sights (Right Click) |
| X / Square | R | Reload (R) |
| A / Cross | Space | Jump / double-jump (Space) |
| B / Circle | Ctrl (Left) | Crouch / slide (Ctrl) |
| L3 (left stick click) | Shift (Left) | Sprint (Shift) |
| Y / Triangle | E | Use / embark, hold (E) |
| RB / R1 | Q | Ordnance / grenade (Q) |
| LB / L1 | Scroll down | Tactical ability (mouse wheel) |
| D-pad up | V | Call / switch Titan (V) |
| D-pad down | C | Activate boost (C) |
| Back / Share / Select | Tab | Scoreboard (Tab) |
| Start / Options | Escape | Pause / menu (Esc) |
| R3 (right stick click) | F | Melee (F) |
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 Titanfall 2 run on a Mac?
Titanfall 2 does not run natively on a Mac. Stream it from a Windows PC you own, which normally passes a controller. This layout covers a stream that does not see the pad.
Does Titanfall 2 have controller support?
Yes. Steam lists full controller support for Titanfall 2, so every part of the game can be played on a controller.
Is Titanfall 2 better with a controller or a keyboard?
Both work. Steam lists full controller support for Titanfall 2, 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 Titanfall 2 on a Mac?
First check the Mac itself sees the controller, with the gamepad tester. If it does and Titanfall 2 still ignores it, activate the Titanfall 2 layout in InputConfig, which sends the game's keyboard and mouse controls from the controller.
Can I play Titanfall 2 on an M1 Mac or a MacBook Air?
Yes, through a stream. Titanfall 2 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 Titanfall 2 run in CrossOver on a Mac?
I have not tested Titanfall 2 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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