Xbox one controller mac os driver

Xbox One Controller Driver

This project packages an Xbox One controller driver for Mac OS X built on top of the IOKit framework. It is a true kernel mode driver, meaning that programs built with the user-facing IOKit API will recognize the controller (but also meaning that the driver needs wired memory for its code, and that a failure will bring down the whole operating system).

It is based on the documentation found on kylelemons’s xbox and bkase’s xbox-one-fake-driver repositories, though it shares no common code.

The Xbox One controller is not HID-compliant, and this is the reason that generic drivers aren’t sufficient. However, it’s not too far from a compliant device. The three main differences are that:

the device needs to be «turned on» by the computer (which is done by sending it 05 20 );
the device sends more than just HID reports on the interrupt pipe;
the device does not expose a report descriptor.

This driver attempts to bridge these three shortcomings.

In my book, this driver is ready for production. This means that it is useful for actual gaming and that people are unlikely to have problems with it.

The driver only works when the controller is connected with a USB cable to the Mac. I believe that the controller does not use Bluetooth, which makes it unlikely to ever work unless Microsoft releases some USB dongle.

The driver exposes the controller as a HID gamepad whose name is «Controller» (that’s Microsoft’s controller guys’ fault, not mine, though it wouldn’t be very hard to change). This gamepad has 16 buttons and six axes:

Button 1: Sync
Button 2: ?
Button 3: Menu («start»)
Button 4: View («select»)
Button 5: A
Button 6: B
Button 7: X
Button 8: Y
Button 9: D-Up
Button 10: D-Down
Button 11: D-Left
Button 12: D-Right
Button 13: Left Bumper
Button 14: Right Bumper
Button 15: Left Thumb Stick Press
Button 16: Right Thumb Stick Press
Axes X, Y: Left Thumb Stick
Axes Rx, Ry: Right Thumb Stick
Axis Z: Left Trigger
Axis Rz: Right Trigger

You’ll notice that the triggers are considered axes. This is because the Xbox One controller has analog triggers with values varying between 0 and 1023. These are not buttons (in the sense that buttons can only be either on or off).

The driver does not expose rumble motors. From badgio’s XboxOneController project, it appears that the magic byte sequence to send to the controller is:

where .w and .x are values for the left and right triggers, and .y and .z are values for the left and right handles, respectively. So on the controller’s side, force feedback is fairly simple. The problem is that from the only example implementation of force feedback I could find, it appears that the work required on the software side is non-trivial. Not to mention that I know of just one application that takes advantage of it.

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An unofficial Xbox One controller driver for Mac OS X

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Xbox one controller mac os driver

Having the same problem! I find that the controller works absolutely fine in big picture mode, but when I go into games it’s very hit and miss. One time it worked in Hyper Light Drifter, then the next time it didn’t. Binding of Isaac: Rebirth I could manually map controls for in-game but the d-pad was messed up. Other than that it doesn’t seem to be working in the games I try.

Any help would be super appreciated

Actually SteamInput by default only works with Xbox One S controllers over Bluetooth, over USB you need something like the 360Controller driver to get it working, as mentioned.

The ‘Pretend to be a 360 Controller’ option should never be necessary as SteamInput is able to recognize Xbox One controllers.

There have been some varied issues over the past few months that have affected Xbox controllers on macOS but at the moment both USB and Bluetooth should be working. Be sure you have the ‘Xbox Configuration Support’ entry selected in the Big Picture Controller Settings if you find the controller isn’t working properly in games but is working in Big Picture.

That actually may just be an incompatibility with the default controller config that DST has on macOS. Does your controller work in-game if you disable Xbox configuration support in Big Picture and let the game handle the controller itself? Connecting over Bluetooth has a higher probability of working since macOS has built-in support for it.

If that gets it working, DST may just not be able to work with the controller bindings set through Steam when configuration support is enabled. In that case you may want to try some of the community configs to see if they work.

Mike, I tried disabling Xbox Configuration Support and Generic Gamepad Configuration Support globally, and confirmed(*) that it takes effect for Don’t Starve Together. No change in input behavior. I’m guessing this game doesn’t use Steam Input at all, then? Just direct SDL2 using its own mappings, and it didn’t ship with a correct mapping for this GUID?

(*) Big Picture’s «Controller Configuration» for the game shows «Configuration Support Disabled», and under the game’s «Controller Options», the «Steam Input Per-Game Setting» is «Global Setting (None)»

I gave DST a try with my own Xbox controller (which should be roughly the same as yours) and was able to duplicate what you reported in your previous post. I think DST just doesn’t support controllers correctly on macOS, leading to the behaviour that we’re seeing. That start button behaviour just appears to be what DST does on macOS when it reads the start button from an Xbox controller.

I did manage to get it working, though not through Steam’s controller configuration, but through DST’s. I applied the default Steam controller config for the controller, then went into the DST controls menu and re-bound the start button to the controller’s start button. Confusingly it shows the same button image for the start button both before and after binding, but after re-binding it the button started working as expected, so it must just be some funny default that DST expects the start button to be that isn’t the same between Windows and macOS.

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How to Use Xbox One Controller with Mac in macOS Big Sur & Catalina

Ever wanted to use an Xbox One controller with your Mac for gaming? You can do that easier than ever before with the latest versions of MacOS, because with modern versions of macOS like Big Sur and Catalina (and newer), Apple has added native support for Xbox One game controllers.

A paired Xbox One controller can be used to play any game that supports controllers on the Mac, whether that’s popular titles like Fortnite, or Apple Arcade games, or many others. The Microsoft Xbox One S and Xbox One X controllers are great controllers to play with and very popular with gamers in general, and now it’s easier than ever to get them up and running on your Mac as you’ll see in this tutorial.

Assuming you already have a Microsoft Xbox One S controller or Xbox One X controller – the standard Xbox One controllers are a no-go – pairing it with your Mac is super easy.

How to Pair & Use Xbox One Controller with Mac (11 Big Sur, 10.15 Catalina & later)

You’ll need the Xbox One controller to be physically near your Mac to be able to pair it, and of course the controller will need charged batteries too. Here’s how to do the rest:

To start, make sure that your controller is powered on by pressing and holding the Xbox button.
Put your controller into pairing mode by pressing and holding the circular button on the top edge of the body. You should only need to hold it for three seconds or so.
Click on the Apple icon in the menu bar and then click “System Preferences.”
Click “Bluetooth.”
After confirming that Bluetooth is enabled, click right-click the name of the controller you want to pair.
Click “Connect” and your controller will automatically pair with your Mac.

Now you can launch whatever game you want to play and the controller should be automatically detected, assuming the game supports controllers anyway. Most games have customizable controller options as well in their settings, so you can change what buttons do what.

Remember, you can only pair controllers with one device at a time.

Any controller paired with your Mac will no longer be paired to any Xbox, Apple TV, iPhone, or iPad that it had already been paired with. Don’t worry though, re-pairing with those devices is easy whether you’re pairing with an iPhone or iPad, or even an Apple TV (and yes, if you weren’t aware yet, you can also pair game controllers with those devices too!)

How to Unpair Your Xbox One Controller from Mac

If you later want to unpair your Xbox controller from the Mac that’s easy too.

Return to the Bluetooth system preferences on the Mac. Next, right-click on the controller name in the Bluetooth area of System Preferences. Click “Unpair” to complete the process.

You shouldn’t need to unpair a controller in order to pair it with another device, but if you’re having issues this may be a good troubleshooting step to try.

You can also remove the controller like any other Bluetooth device from the Mac if you decide you no longer want to use the controller on the computer.

What about older Macs?

If you’re using an older version of macOS, all is not lost. You can still pair your Xbox controller by using third-party software instead to those older Mac operating system versions.

Do you use a game controller with your Mac for gaming? What do you think of the experience? Share with us in the comments.

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Xbox one controller mac os driver

Xbox One Controller driver for Mac OS X

Obtain the driver from the releases page. Unzip, then run Install.command (right click, then choose ‘Open’) and follow instructions.

Note: while I obtained an Apple Developer license and certificate, the driver is unsigned and has to be installed with kext dev mode enabled on Yosemite beacause Apple refuses to grant kext signing ability to random FOSS developers (see issue #2). The install script will inform you of this fact and will assist in setting the boot arguments.

Gamepad pops up as a USB HID device, so it’s readily usable by most games.

Steam: games supporting controllers will work fine once you set up the controller via Big Picture’s controller settings. I’ve uploaded the settings to Steam’s servers so it may be shared with anyone and you may not even need to set it up at some point.
OpenEmu: until mappings have been added, simply map the buttons yourself in the settings page.

Does this driver support multiple controllers at the same time?

How are buttons and axes mapped?

Buttons are mapped in the order the hardware reports them:

Button 1: «Pair» (wireless)
Button 3: «Menu» (start)
Button 4: «Window» (select)
Button 5: A
Button 6: B
Button 7: X
Button 8: Y
Button 9: D-pad up
Button 10: D-pad down
Button 11: D-pad left
Button 12: D-pad right
Button 13: LB (shoulder left)
Button 14: RB (shoulder right)
Button 15: Left Stick click
Button 16: Right Stick click
Button 17: Xbox button

Axes are mapped the same as for DualShock 4:

Axis 1: LS (left-right)
Axis 2: LS (up-down)
Axis 3: RS (left-right)
Axis 6: RS (up-down)
Axis 4: Left Trigger
Axis 5: Right Trigger

You can easily view and test all of them using software such as Joystick Show.

Where is button 1 located?

That’s the pairing button, on top of the controller, next to the USB port.

Where is button 2 located?

There’s none, but it may be used by an accessory or something.

Buttons are all mixed up in my favorite game!

This driver makes no attempt to emulate another gamepad and stays as true as possible to the hardware, therefore buttons are reported in hardware order. Be sure to set up the mappings correctly, or beg your favorite game developer to add button mappings for this controller.

I’m a game developer and want to add support for this controller

If you already have HID gamepad support, chances are it already works! With this driver, it’s just a HID Class gamepad, just as any other game controller such as Logitech RumblePad 2, DualShock 3 or DualShock 4. If you want to match the hardware to add a button mapping, look for Vendor ID:Product ID 0x02d1:0x045e and/or Vendor Name/Product Name «Microsoft»/»Xbox One Controller».

The controller keeps blinking/wakes my Xbox One when unplugged

This is by (Microsoft’s) design. When the controller is unplugged, it starts looking for a wireless connection. This may wake up a nearby Xbox One console if it has been associated already, or if Kinect’s IR sensor is in the controller’s line of sight (due to Kinect’s smart pairing system). Just keep press the Xbox button pressed until it fades away and the controller shuts down, or simply run without batteries if it’s a controller dedicated to your computer.

It’s not working wirelessly!

It can’t, as Xbox 360 and One controllers all use non-standard radio hardware.

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Xbox one controller mac os driver

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Xbox one controller mac os driver

How to Use Xbox One Controller with Mac in macOS Big Sur & Catalina

How to Pair & Use Xbox One Controller with Mac (11 Big Sur, 10.15 Catalina & later)

How to Unpair Your Xbox One Controller from Mac

What about older Macs?

Xbox one controller mac os driver