ds3activate

Activates PS3 gamepads on macOS. (USB, wired)

Author:

vit9696

Use make test for build & test.

$ make test
cc -framework CoreFoundation -framework IOKit -std=c99 -O3 -mmacosx-version-min=10.13 -arch x86_64 -arch arm64 ds3activate.c -o ds3activate
./ds3activate
Discovered 2 DualShock 3 gamepads
Handling device 0:
  Activating device...
Handling device 1:
  Activating device...
$

Buttons press on their own.

If after activation the gamepad buttons press themselves - search YouTube for a tutorial on how to clean the contacts pad.

Enjoy2

Enjoy2 is a free app for macOS that allows you to map gamepad events to keyboard/mouse events.