Guides, help, answers, tools and built-in presets for the free controller mapper for Mac. https://inputconfig.com/ 2026-11-04T00:00:00Z Ryleigh Newman https://inputconfig.com/questions/controllerkeys-alternative2026-11-04T00:00:00Z

ControllerKeys is a paid Mac mapper with a 14-day trial. InputConfig is a free, MIT-licensed option on the Mac App Store, and how the two compare.

https://inputconfig.com/help/voice-phrases2026-11-04T00:00:00Z

Type a phrase and InputConfig fires the row each time you say it: a key, a click, a macro or a Shortcut from one word, recognized on the Mac.

https://inputconfig.com/help/siri-and-shortcuts2026-11-04T00:00:00Z

Start, stop or pause an InputConfig preset from Siri, the Shortcuts app, Spotlight or a Voice Control command, with nothing to set up.

https://inputconfig.com/help/screen-text2026-11-04T00:00:00Z

Mark an area of any display and type the words: InputConfig reads it with the Mac's text recognizer and fires a row while the words show.

https://inputconfig.com/help/screen-color2026-11-04T00:00:00Z

Pick a spot on any display and InputConfig fires a row when it shows a color: a health bar turning red, a status light, a ready indicator.

https://inputconfig.com/about2026-11-04T00:00:00Z

InputConfig is made by Ryleigh Newman, who runs a Mac from a controller because his hands do not work well. Why it exists, why it is free, how to reach me.

https://inputconfig.com/questions/free-controller-mapper-for-mac2026-10-31T00:00:00Z

Every free controller, gamepad and joystick mapper for Mac in 2026: which are truly free, which are trials, which are open source, and where to get each.

https://inputconfig.com/questions/best-controller-mapper-for-mac2026-10-31T00:00:00Z

InputConfig is the free, open-source pick, with nothing locked. All 16 Mac controller mappers compared: price, last update, macOS version and strengths.

https://inputconfig.com/questions/xbox-elite-controller-on-mac2026-10-29T00:00:00Z

The Xbox Elite Series 2 pairs with a Mac like any Xbox pad. How its paddles, profiles and trigger locks behave on macOS, and how to add macros for free.

https://inputconfig.com/questions/xbox-controller-as-hotas-on-mac2026-10-29T00:00:00Z

Use an Xbox controller as a HOTAS on a Mac: which flight games read it, and how InputConfig, a free app, turns its sticks and triggers into flight keys.

https://inputconfig.com/questions/xbox-cloud-gaming-controller-on-mac2026-10-29T00:00:00Z

Play Xbox Cloud Gaming on a Mac in Safari, Chrome or Edge with an Xbox or PlayStation controller. Fixes when it is not detected, and the no-pad answer.

https://inputconfig.com/questions/vertical-mouse-on-mac2026-10-29T00:00:00Z

Use a vertical mouse on a Mac, such as a Logitech Lift, Anker, Microsoft or Evoluent VerticalMouse: comfort and RSI notes, and how to bind the extra buttons.

https://inputconfig.com/questions/use-an-ipad-as-a-drawing-tablet-for-mac2026-10-29T00:00:00Z

Use an iPad as a drawing tablet for a Mac with Sidecar: Apple Pencil or finger, Photoshop, Illustrator, Blender and Krita, and shortcut keys from InputConfig.

https://inputconfig.com/questions/tourbox-alternative-for-mac2026-10-29T00:00:00Z

A TourBox costs about $95 to $270. If you own a PS5, Xbox, 8BitDo or Switch controller, a free Mac app turns it into the same left-hand shortcut remote.

https://inputconfig.com/questions/thrustmaster-wheel-on-mac2026-10-29T00:00:00Z

Use a Thrustmaster wheel such as the T300 RS on a Mac: set the base to PC, check that the Mac sees it, and map the wheel and pedals to keys. No driver needed.

https://inputconfig.com/questions/stream-pc-games-to-a-mac-with-a-controller2026-10-29T00:00:00Z

Play Windows games on a Mac by streaming them from your PC with Steam Link, Moonlight or Parsec, with a controller, and what to do when the pad is ignored.

https://inputconfig.com/questions/sticky-keys-on-mac2026-10-29T00:00:00Z

Sticky Keys lets you press a Mac shortcut one key at a time. Turn it on or off, use the five-press Shift shortcut, set its options, or try one button instead.

https://inputconfig.com/questions/steam-controller-trackpad-as-a-mouse-on-mac2026-10-29T00:00:00Z

A Steam Controller already moves the Mac pointer in lizard mode. InputConfig adds tap to click, a scrolling left pad, pointer speed, and a job per app.

https://inputconfig.com/questions/rewasd-for-mac2026-10-29T00:00:00Z

reWASD is Windows only, and a macOS version is not planned. InputConfig is a free, open-source Mac mapper with chords, macros, turbo and 450+ presets.

https://inputconfig.com/questions/resident-evil-village-on-mac-with-a-controller2026-10-29T00:00:00Z

Resident Evil Village, 7, 2 and 3 run natively on Apple silicon Macs with controller support. How to connect a pad, fix one that is ignored, and a fallback.

https://inputconfig.com/questions/push-to-talk-with-a-mouse-button-on-mac2026-10-29T00:00:00Z

Hold a mouse button to talk on a Mac in Discord, Zoom, Teams and games: send a held key, latch it with toggle, and fix permissions that block the keybind.

https://inputconfig.com/questions/ps5-create-button-screenshot-on-mac2026-10-29T00:00:00Z

On a Mac the PS5 Create button takes screenshots and recordings through macOS share gestures. How to set it up, and why it stops when an app uses it.

https://inputconfig.com/questions/ps4-controller-keyboard-mapping-on-mac2026-10-29T00:00:00Z

Map a PS4 DualShock 4 to keyboard keys and the mouse on a Mac: every button, both sticks, the touchpad and the gyro, in any app. Free and open source.

https://inputconfig.com/questions/per-app-keyboard-shortcuts-on-mac2026-10-29T00:00:00Z

Change a menu shortcut in one app with macOS, or make the same spare key do a different job in each app with presets that switch as you change apps.

https://inputconfig.com/questions/overcooked-2-controllers-on-mac2026-10-29T00:00:00Z

Overcooked 2 runs on Mac with full controller support and local co-op. How to connect several pads, fix one the game ignores, and add a keyboard cook.

https://inputconfig.com/questions/one-handed-gaming-on-mac2026-10-29T00:00:00Z

Play Mac games with one hand: a single Joy-Con, a controller with chords and gyro aim, a keypad, or a mouse with side buttons, mapped free in InputConfig.

https://inputconfig.com/questions/on-screen-keyboard-on-mac2026-10-29T00:00:00Z

Turn on the Mac onscreen keyboard (Accessibility Keyboard) for the login window and lock screen, and open it when typing breaks. Free helper: InputConfig.

https://inputconfig.com/questions/midi-keyboard-roblox-piano-on-mac2026-10-29T00:00:00Z

Play a Roblox piano game from a real MIDI keyboard on a Mac: map each note to the computer key the game uses, free, so a piano key plays it in Roblox.

https://inputconfig.com/questions/midi-controller-for-final-cut-pro2026-10-29T00:00:00Z

Final Cut Pro has no MIDI mapping. Map pads and knobs to its shortcuts with a free Mac app: J K L on pads, a knob as a jog wheel, blade, markers, in and out.

https://inputconfig.com/questions/magic-trackpad-and-mouse-together-on-mac2026-10-29T00:00:00Z

Use an Apple Magic Trackpad with a mouse on a Mac: a tracking speed for each, one shared scroll direction, drag lock, and extra jobs for both.

https://inputconfig.com/questions/macro-recorder-for-mac2026-10-29T00:00:00Z

Record and replay clicks and keystrokes on a Mac: Automator's free, built-in Watch Me Do, the paid recorders, and building a macro step by step.

https://inputconfig.com/questions/mac-for-quadriplegia-and-limited-hand-use2026-10-29T00:00:00Z

Run a Mac with little or no hand use: Voice Control, head pointer, a wheelchair joystick, switches, sip and puff, and a free InputConfig controller layout.

https://inputconfig.com/questions/logitech-g29-on-mac2026-10-29T00:00:00Z

Use a Logitech G29 on a Mac: set its switch to PS3 and plug it in, no driver. What games see, and how to drive any keyboard game with the wheel and pedals.

https://inputconfig.com/questions/logitech-g27-on-mac2026-10-29T00:00:00Z

Use a Logitech G27, G25, Driving Force GT or older wheel on a Mac: no driver, full steering and separate pedals in InputConfig, and what games see.

https://inputconfig.com/questions/logitech-extreme-3d-pro-on-mac2026-10-29T00:00:00Z

Use a Logitech Extreme 3D Pro on a Mac: no driver, X-Plane reads it, and InputConfig maps its stick, twist, throttle and 12 buttons to keys or the mouse.

https://inputconfig.com/questions/kensington-trackball-on-mac2026-10-29T00:00:00Z

Use a Kensington Expert Mouse, SlimBlade Pro or Orbit trackball on a Mac: what works with no software, and how to bind the buttons with InputConfig.

https://inputconfig.com/questions/joystick-to-keyboard-on-mac2026-10-29T00:00:00Z

Turn a gamepad stick, USB joystick, arcade stick or flight stick into keyboard keys on a Mac: WASD, arrows, any key or the mouse. Free and open source.

https://inputconfig.com/questions/joystick-mapper-free-alternative2026-10-29T00:00:00Z

Joystick Mapper costs $4.99 and was last updated in 2019. How it works, what to check when it stops, and InputConfig, a free open-source Mac option.

https://inputconfig.com/questions/inputmapper-for-mac2026-10-29T00:00:00Z

InputMapper is Windows only. PlayStation pads work natively on a Mac, and InputConfig, a free open-source mapper, adds keys, mouse, touchpad and gyro.

https://inputconfig.com/questions/inputconfig-and-steam-at-the-same-time2026-10-29T00:00:00Z

Does InputConfig lock the controller away from Steam? No. How to run InputConfig and Steam together on a Mac without double presses, game by game.

https://inputconfig.com/questions/how-to-use-two-controllers-on-a-mac2026-10-29T00:00:00Z

Connect two controllers to one Mac or MacBook: pairing two Xbox or PS5 pads, which is player one, and two kids playing a keyboard-only game, a pad each.

https://inputconfig.com/questions/how-to-use-gyro-aim-on-a-mac2026-10-29T00:00:00Z

Aim by tilting a PS5 or PS4 controller in any Mac game that takes a mouse: which controllers work, the free Gyro Aim preset, pause and re-zero from the pad.

https://inputconfig.com/questions/how-to-use-an-xbox-controller-as-a-mouse-on-mac2026-10-29T00:00:00Z

Use an Xbox Series X|S, One or Elite controller as a Mac mouse: left stick points, right stick scrolls, RT clicks, LT right-clicks. Free app, no driver.

https://inputconfig.com/questions/how-to-use-an-arcade-stick-on-a-mac2026-10-29T00:00:00Z

Use a fight stick, arcade stick or leverless controller on a Mac or MacBook: the mode macOS reads, what to do when a game ignores it, and a free mapper.

https://inputconfig.com/questions/how-to-use-a-racing-wheel-on-a-mac2026-10-29T00:00:00Z

Connect a racing wheel to a Mac: no driver, the right mode switch, what macOS supports, why most games ignore a wheel, and how to map it to keys, free.

https://inputconfig.com/questions/how-to-use-a-ps5-controller-as-a-mouse-on-mac2026-10-29T00:00:00Z

Use a PS5 DualSense as a Mac mouse: left stick or touchpad moves the pointer, right stick scrolls, R2 clicks, or tilt to point. Free app, no driver.

https://inputconfig.com/questions/how-to-use-a-ps4-controller-as-a-mouse-on-mac2026-10-29T00:00:00Z

Turn a PS4 DualShock 4 into a Mac mouse: left stick or touchpad moves the pointer, right stick scrolls, R2 clicks. Free, open source, no driver.

https://inputconfig.com/questions/how-to-use-a-midi-keyboard-as-a-computer-keyboard-on-mac2026-10-29T00:00:00Z

A MIDI keyboard types nothing on a Mac by itself. Map each key or pad to a letter, a shortcut or a whole phrase with a free app, and the reverse direction.

https://inputconfig.com/questions/how-to-use-a-gamecube-controller-on-a-mac2026-10-29T00:00:00Z

macOS has no GameCube support. InputConfig reads Nintendo's USB adapter and the Switch 2 GameCube controller over USB-C or Bluetooth, as experimental.

https://inputconfig.com/questions/how-to-use-a-game-controller-as-a-mouse-on-mac2026-10-29T00:00:00Z

A game controller can be a Mac mouse: left stick moves the pointer, right stick scrolls, a button clicks. Free app, built-in preset. PS5, Xbox, Switch.

https://inputconfig.com/questions/how-to-use-a-controller-with-browser-games-on-mac2026-10-29T00:00:00Z

Some browser games read a PS5, Xbox or Switch controller in Safari or Chrome on a Mac. Most only read keys. How to tell in ten seconds, and how to play both.

https://inputconfig.com/questions/how-to-use-a-controller-and-a-mouse-together-on-mac2026-10-29T00:00:00Z

A Mac reads a mouse and a controller at once. Keep the mouse for pointing and give the controller undo, copy, paste and dictation with the free Easy Edit.

https://inputconfig.com/questions/how-to-run-a-shortcut-from-a-controller-on-mac2026-10-29T00:00:00Z

Run any Apple Shortcut from a controller button, a MIDI pad, a mouse side button or a tap on a MacBook. What macOS does first, then a free app for the rest.

https://inputconfig.com/questions/how-to-play-roblox-with-a-controller-on-mac2026-10-29T00:00:00Z

Roblox on Mac reads a controller, but many experiences ignore it. How to connect a PS5, Xbox or Switch pad, and what to do when a game does not respond.

https://inputconfig.com/questions/how-to-play-minecraft-on-a-mac-without-a-mouse2026-10-29T00:00:00Z

Play Minecraft on a MacBook with no mouse: the trackpad setting that places blocks and eats, key binds that help, and a controller with InputConfig, free.

https://inputconfig.com/questions/how-to-control-a-mac-with-a-game-controller2026-10-29T00:00:00Z

Run a Mac, MacBook or Mac mini from a PS5 or Xbox controller: pointer and scroll on the sticks, clicks, shortcuts, media keys and volume. Free app.

https://inputconfig.com/questions/how-to-connect-a-ps4-controller-to-a-mac2026-10-29T00:00:00Z

Pair a PS4 DualShock 4 with a Mac or MacBook: hold PS and Share until the light bar flashes, pick it in Bluetooth, or plug in a micro-USB data cable.

https://inputconfig.com/questions/how-to-change-ps5-controller-light-color-on-mac2026-10-29T00:00:00Z

Change the DualSense light bar color on a Mac: pick a swatch, a custom color or Rainbow in InputConfig, for the controller or for one preset. Free.

https://inputconfig.com/questions/how-to-browse-the-web-with-a-controller-on-mac2026-10-29T00:00:00Z

The easiest way to browse a Mac without a keyboard: a game controller and the free Easy Browse preset. Pointer, scrolling, back, tabs, and dictation.

https://inputconfig.com/questions/geforce-now-controller-on-mac2026-10-29T00:00:00Z

Use a PS5, Xbox or other controller with GeForce NOW on a Mac, in the app or Safari. Why it is not detected, and what to do when it never will be.