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Enjoyable: a macOS controller binding tool

Enjoyable is an application for macOS (formerly Mac OS X) which allows you to use gaming controller/gamepad inputs for sending commands as if you were using your mouse or keyboard.

If you have ever played a game which only supports mouse and keyboard input, but you wanted to use a joystick or gamepad, then Enjoyable will definitely help you to do that. This effectively means that even virtual machines, emulators or WINE can benefit from it.

Features

Enjoyable currently supports:

  • Mapping gamepad and joystick buttons to keyboard and mouse actions.
  • Fine control over mouse movement and scrolling using analog axis inputs.
  • Automatic and dynamic switching between different input mappings.
  • Downloading and sharing input presets for different applications.
  • Modern OS X features like resume and automatic termination.

How to Use

To start, just press a button on your joystick or gamepad, then press the key you want to map it for. Then press the [▶] button and switch back to your game. For more details, Enjoyable has a in-application manual available in Help Viewer via ⌘?.

Requirements

  • Mac OS X 10.7+.
  • One or more HID-compatible (e.g. USB or Bluetooth) input devices.

License and Copyright

Enjoyable is free software written by Joe Wreschnig and is based on the Enjoy codebase written by Yifeng Huang and Sam McCall. Further changes and improvements made now by Marcelo Novaes.

Copyright:

  • 2017 Marcelo Novaes
  • 2013 Joe Wreschnig
  • 2012 Yifeng Huang
  • 2009 Sam McCall, University of Otago

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

The joystick icon is from the Tango icon set and is public domain.