Tool

Preset chooser

Download InputConfig on the Mac App StoreInputConfig is completely free on the Mac App Store.

Answer two or three questions and I'll point you to the preset, guide or catalog page that fits.

Pick what you are using

How this fits with InputConfig

This page checks that a controller works. InputConfig is what puts it to work on a Mac: it maps every button, stick and trigger to keys, clicks, the pointer or scrolling, per app if you like, and its Live Visualizer draws the controller live with what each control does.

InputConfig's Live Visualizer drawing a DualSense with a button lit, both stick dots and a trigger filled partway.
InputConfig's Live Visualizer, the in-app version of a controller test, with every control labeled with its job.

Use a controller as a mouse on a Mac shows it step by step. InputConfig is free on the Mac App Store.

More controller tests

Download InputConfig on the Mac App StoreCompletely 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.

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