Under Night In-Birth II on a Mac with a controller
The Under Night In-Birth II 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 or a cloud service that carries it. The stream normally passes a controller to the game's native scheme, which is what a fighting game deserves. This layout is for streams that do not see the pad, and it starts from a six-button template with Street Fighter names, so match its keys to this game once.
Yes, Under Night In-Birth II plays on a Mac with a controller, streamed from a Windows PC or a cloud service that carries it. When the stream passes your pad, use the game's own controls. This layout is the fallback, and Under Night, four buttons and a Veil Off, plays at a pace a stream can just about keep.
On this page: 10 sections
- The layout, control by control
- How the layout thinks
- Match the keys to Under Night
- Tune it
- If the game sees the pad
- Under Night In-Birth II controller support: controller or keyboard
- If your controller is not working in Under Night In-Birth II
- Get it in two clicks
- Under Night In-Birth II controls: every button and the key it sends
- Questions
The layout, control by control
How the layout thinks
- Move. The D-pad and the left stick both send the arrow keys: up jumps, down crouches, back walks and blocks.
- Punch rows. Square sends U, Triangle I, and R1 O.
- Kick rows. Cross sends J, Circle K, and L1 L.
- Trigger pairs. The right trigger sends O and L together, and the left trigger I and K, so one pull presses two keys.
- Menus. Pause on Start (Escape), select on Back (Tab).
The rows carry Street Fighter names from the template. Four buttons on four face buttons, and the shoulders free for pairs.
Match the keys to Under Night
- Change the game. Set Under Night's keyboard controls to the keys the rows send: U, I, O, J, K and L.
- Or change the rows. Open each attack row's output menu in InputConfig and pick the key Under Night uses.
A sensible split once the keys match:
- Face buttons. A, B, C and D.
- Bumpers. The A plus B and B plus C pairs, as rows with two outputs each.
- A trigger. The Veil Off.
Pairs on the bumpers turn two-button moves into one press.
Tune it
- D-pad or stick. Both move. Remove the four rows of the one your thumb drifts on.
- Turbo. Not in ranked, obviously. In training it is fine.
Under Night's motions read cleaner from one direction source, so remove the one you do not use.
If the game sees the pad
If the stream passes your controller, use the game's own controls with this preset off. With both running, every press arrives twice.
If the stream passes your pad, Under Night reads it natively, and this preset stays off.
Under Night In-Birth II controller support: controller or keyboard
Steam's store page lists full controller support for Under Night In-Birth II, 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 Under Night In-Birth II.
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 Under Night In-Birth II
When Under Night In-Birth II 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 Under Night In-Birth II, 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 Under Night In-Birth II still ignores the pad, activate this layout. It sends the keyboard and mouse controls Under Night In-Birth II 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 Under Night In-Birth II 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 Under Night In-Birth II 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.
Under Night In-Birth II controls: every button and the key it sends
The Sends column is Under Night In-Birth II'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 |
|---|---|---|
| D-pad up | Up | Jump / up |
| D-pad down | Down | Crouch / down |
| D-pad left | Left | Walk / block left |
| D-pad right | Right | Walk / block right |
| Left stick left | Left | Left stick left = back |
| Left stick right | Right | Left stick right = forward |
| Left stick up | Up | Left stick up = jump |
| Left stick down | Down | Left stick down = crouch |
| X / Square | U | Square = Light Punch (default U) |
| Y / Triangle | I | Triangle = Medium Punch (default I) |
| RB / R1 | O | R1 = Heavy Punch (default O) |
| A / Cross | J | Cross = Light Kick (default J) |
| B / Circle | K | Circle = Medium Kick (default K) |
| LB / L1 | L | L1 = Heavy Kick (default L) |
| Right trigger | O, L | RT = HP+HK (two-button macro) |
| Left trigger | I, K | LT = MP+MK (two-button macro) |
| Start / Options | Escape | Start = pause / menu (Esc) |
| Back / Share / Select | Tab | Back = view / select (Tab) |
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 Under Night In-Birth II run on a Mac?
Under Night In-Birth II does not run natively on a Mac. It streams from a Windows PC or a cloud service that carries it, and the stream usually passes a controller through. This layout covers a stream that does not see the pad, once its keys match the game's.
Does Under Night In-Birth II have controller support?
Yes. Steam lists full controller support for Under Night In-Birth II, so every part of the game can be played on a controller.
Is Under Night In-Birth II better with a controller or a keyboard?
Both work. Steam lists full controller support for Under Night In-Birth II, 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 Under Night In-Birth II on a Mac?
First check the Mac itself sees the controller, with the gamepad tester. If it does and Under Night In-Birth II still ignores it, activate the Under Night In-Birth II layout in InputConfig, which sends the game's keyboard and mouse controls from the controller.
Can I play Under Night In-Birth II on an M1 Mac or a MacBook Air?
Yes, through a stream. Under Night In-Birth II 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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