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InputConfig

With InputConfig, you can control your Mac using a game controller, MIDI gear, or adapted inputs, especially when a keyboard and mouse are difficult to use.

by Ryleigh Newman

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Helps you Automate with shortcuts & gestures 31 Tweak your keyboard 11 Launch apps & commands faster 23 Control music from anywhere 29 Create & record music 20

What you get

You can run your Mac with controls that suit your hands.

InputConfig gives you alternatives to a standard keyboard and mouse. You can use a gamepad, MIDI pads, adaptive controller, switches, or pedals to move the pointer, type keys, and operate your apps. If certain movements are difficult, you can adjust stick sensitivity and trigger thresholds to suit your reach.

You can turn one button into different actions with a press, hold, or double tap. Open an app, run a Shortcut, start Dictation, or trigger a timed sequence without reaching for the keyboard. For music work, you can send MIDI notes and controls to your DAW; for everyday use, you can assign volume, playback, and screen brightness to physical controls.

Your mappings work across apps, and presets can switch automatically when you change apps. You can stop all active outputs with an emergency shortcut. Your setup stays on your Mac, without an account or telemetry.

  • Use more comfortable controls

    You can replace keyboard and mouse actions with controls on a gamepad, MIDI device, or adaptive controller.

  • Do more with fewer buttons

    You can assign separate actions to a press, hold, and double tap, or run several outputs from one press.

  • Match your range of motion

    You can adjust sensitivity, deadzones, and trigger thresholds so controls respond within your comfortable reach.

  • Keep controls app-specific

    You can have the appropriate preset activate when you switch apps, rather than changing mappings manually.

  • Control your music software

    You can send MIDI notes, controller changes, and transport commands to your DAW using your mapped inputs.

Best for

  • You need alternatives to keyboard and mouse input
  • You want custom controller mappings for games
  • You want physical controls for music and creative apps

Skip it if

You probably don't need it if your keyboard, mouse, and existing app shortcuts already cover how you want to control your Mac.

Screenshots

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From the developer

InputConfig is a controller, MIDI, and key mapper for Mac, created for accessibility. Any input in, any output out: turn a game controller, MIDI keyboard, mouse, trackpad, or a tap on your MacBook into keys, mouse control, MIDI, shortcuts, system functions, and accessibility actions.
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