A good rule of thumb here is to uncheck a box next to anything you arent using. Also uncheck the box next to 'Bluetooth' if your controllers are wired (e.g., you arent using a dongle). We’ve previously covered a number of ways in which you can play games on your Mac but if, like me, you prefer to use a controller than the keyboard and mouse, help is at hand. That’s good for any games requiring first-person aiming. Since youre installing a PS3 controller (e.g., a DualShock 3 controller), you dont want to install PS4 drivers. The joysticks also work well when mapped to the mouse, which brings back some analog control. Mapping a joystick to WASD or arrow keys turn it from an analog input to a digital one, which can be less responsive, but you can configure the dead zones and other settings by clicking on the “L Stick” button in the middle. If you press the buttons on your controller, it should light up the button in AntiMicro, so you won’t have to worry about figuring out which one “Button 14” is. You can click any of these to set a mapping to any keyboard key, or the mouse. So long as your controller is connected, you’ll see this screen laying out all the sticks and buttons. It also works on Linux as well.ĭownload the latest release from Github (or the portable version if you don’t want to install it) and open it up. There are a couple of good commercial options out there, most notably reWASD, but AntiMicro is free, open source, and does its job just as well. On macOS, you can usually find USB controllers in the “System Information” app, under “USB.” Bluetooth controllers should show up in the Bluetooth menu in the top menubar.

Can you use a ps3 controller on mac