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1. #HOW TO HOOK UP WIRELESS XBOX CONTROLLER TO MAC HOW TO#
2. #HOW TO HOOK UP WIRELESS XBOX CONTROLLER TO MAC SOFTWARE#
3. #HOW TO HOOK UP WIRELESS XBOX CONTROLLER TO MAC BLUETOOTH#

Of the game controllers available for home computers, only a few are officially supported on the Mac, but you can often get others, like those for the PS3, Wii, or Xbox, working just fine.

While the Mac's keyboard and mouse ought to be enough for most purposes, having a dedicated gaming controller can give you the feel of playing with a gaming console. If you own a Mac and have a few games you would like to try, then you might also be interested in getting a gaming controller or two up and running with your system. However, this functionality does not seem to work properly under current versions of macOS, so we were unable to test it.While the Mac platform has not been noted for catering to hard-core gamers, there are still many popular gaming titles and gaming accessories available for the Mac OS. This page should allow you to adjust which button does what action.

In the next tab, “Binding,” it links each control to its associated function. Each stick has its own settings, so you’ll need to be sure to set them separately. In short, inverting the controls means you press the stick upward to look down like you might expect in a flight simulator. The main option is to invert either the X or Y axis of the controller. On the front page you can selectively adjust joystick operation. Once the Xbox One controller is connected to your Mac successfully, you can set some options to make the controller easier to use. Once you’re sure it’s connected, you’re ready to go!Īlso read: 5 of the Best Free Xbox One Games You Should Play Setting Other Options for Your Xbox Controller To test the connection, press a few buttons on your controller and make sure they show up on the preference pane. The image on the controller will react to the buttons you press on your controller. Once you’ve downloaded 360Controller, open the package and run the installer. Since there is no native kext and Microsoft, one of Apple’s major competitors, has not made one, we need to rely on the kindness of strangers.ġ.

#HOW TO HOOK UP WIRELESS XBOX CONTROLLER TO MAC HOW TO#

These “drivers” install a kext (kernel extension) to tell macOS how to work with the Xbox controller. It does require macOS 10.11 or up, so it won’t work with a Mac running anything below El Capitan. 360Controller is the most up-to-date of the options, and you can download it from GitHub. Xone OSX was the best of several options, but it has since been deprecated.

#HOW TO HOOK UP WIRELESS XBOX CONTROLLER TO MAC SOFTWARE#

Unlike the PlayStation 4 controller, the Xbox One’s controller requires some third-party software to work properly. Connect an Xbox One Controller to Your Mac As of now, this is the only way to connect an Xbox One controller to the Mac. Xbox One wireless controllers also have a micro USB port on the top, so they’re relatively easy to connect to your Mac. In every other case, the Xbox control needs to be connected with a wire to work. We were not able to test the functionality for this post. Since that’s essentially a plug-and-play operation, we won’t cover that here.

#HOW TO HOOK UP WIRELESS XBOX CONTROLLER TO MAC BLUETOOTH#

Those controls have the correct Bluetooth transmitter in them, and macOS will automatically support the connection. Microsoft will help you figure out which version you have. Wireless over USB doesn’t work, but strangely, Bluetooth does work, but only on controllers made after August 2016.