There is no shortage of options in the world when it comes to mice and other pointing devices, but sometimes you just want to go that step further and use your PS4 controller, right?
Sure, you aren’t going to set about using a game controller to run the numbers in a spreadsheet, but there could be real uses for it. And thanks to Controlly, it’s now possible.
The idea is a simple one. You pair your game controller with your Mac and then tell Controlly what functions to map to the various controller buttons.
Those functions include more than you might think, too. In fact, you can replace your keyboard in some cases as well.
Mouse Actions
- Primary Click
- Secondary Click
- Look Up
- Smart Zoom
Playback Controls
- Play/Pause
- Skip Forward
- Skip Back
Sound and Brightness
- Mute
- Volume Up/Down
- Brightness Up/Down
System Conveniences
- Mission Control
- Launchpad
- Show Desktop
- Next/Previous Desktop
- Mirror Displays
Thumbstick Actions
- Move Pointer
- Scroll
I wanted to use a game controller as a remote for Mac, but I couldn’t find an app for that. So I’ve built one myself and it’s now available on the App Store 🎮🥳: https://t.co/HEkFXUtMeL
Special thanks to @siracusa for finding an interesting bug just before launch! pic.twitter.com/2QVwvZjjvI
— Hugo Lispector (@hugolispector) February 8, 2021
There might not be all that many use cases for something like this, but one immediately jumps out at us. Imagine using a Mac mini as a media center and being able to use your game controller to interact with it instead of your mouse.
Magic.
(Download: Controlly for Mac from the Mac App Store)
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