Steam Controller (2026) preset
This preset ships inside 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.
This is the built-in preset for Valve's 2026 Steam Controller, on a USB cable, over Bluetooth, or through its Steam Controller Puck (experimental). The right trackpad moves the pointer like a Mac trackpad, and a tap or a press on it clicks. The right trigger clicks and the left trigger right-clicks. The left trackpad and the right stick scroll.
Plug in, pair over Bluetooth, or use the Steam Controller Puck; quit Steam first.
Where it is in the app
It ships in the Feature Showcases folder of the sidebar. Activate it, or press Edit to see every row. The file below is the same preset, inactive and ungrouped.
Every binding
| Input | Sends | Options | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Right stick down | Scroll down | deadzone 20% | Right stick down: scroll down |
| Right stick up | Scroll up | deadzone 20% | Right stick up: scroll up |
| Touchpad finger 1 swipe down | Scroll down | Left trackpad down: scroll down | |
| Touchpad finger 1 swipe up | Scroll up | Left trackpad up: scroll up | |
| Touchpad finger 1 swipe right | Mouse motion right (speed 12) | Right trackpad: pointer right | |
| Touchpad finger 1 swipe left | Mouse motion left (speed 12) | Right trackpad: pointer left | |
| Touchpad finger 1 swipe down | Mouse motion down (speed 12) | Right trackpad: pointer down | |
| Touchpad finger 1 swipe up | Mouse motion up (speed 12) | Right trackpad: pointer up | |
| Touchpad two-finger tap | Left click | Right trackpad tap: left click | |
| Paddle 4 | Left click | Right trackpad press: left click | |
| Right trigger | Left click | Right trigger: left click | |
| Left trigger | Right click | Left trigger: right click | |
| A / Cross | Return | A: Return | |
| B / Circle | Escape | B: Escape | |
| X / Square | Tab | X: Tab | |
| Y / Triangle | Space | Y: Space | |
| LB / L1 | Command [ | Left bumper: Cmd [ (back) | |
| RB / R1 | Command ] | Right bumper: Cmd ] (forward) | |
| Share | Shift | L4 (left back button): Shift (held) | |
| Microphone / Mute | Option | R4 (right back button): Option (held) | |
| Home / PS / Guide | Command Space | Steam button: Spotlight (Cmd Space) |
21 rows. Button names are the Xbox / PlayStation pair the editor shows; a Switch Pro Controller fires by position. Options are the row settings that differ from the defaults.
Notes
- Buttons. A is Return, B is Escape, X is Tab and Y is Space. The bumpers send Command [ and Command ] for back and forward, the Steam button opens Spotlight, and the back buttons L4 and R4 hold Shift and Option.
- Quit Steam first. Steam takes the controller over while it runs.
- The 2015 controller. The original Steam Controller has its own preset.
Support for this controller is experimental, so close Steam and expect rough edges.
Download
- Steam Controller (2026) presetRight trackpad drives the mouse, back buttons hold Shift and Option (13 KB)
To add one, drop the file on InputConfig's Dock icon, or see importing a preset. It arrives inactive, and any launch target in it is cleared.
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