Install ConsoleMouse on macOS

What you need

An older Mac is enough, because the app only forwards your input. PC Play may need more.

• macOS 12 or newer, Apple chip or Intel.
• A USB or Bluetooth mouse. The built-in trackpad cannot steer the camera.
• A keyboard. The built-in keyboard works.
• Your own PS5 or Xbox on the same home network.
• Steam, signed in to the account that has ConsoleMouse in its library.

Install

1. Open Steam and find ConsoleMouse in your library.
2. Click Install.
3. Start ConsoleMouse and choose Let’s go.
4. Allow ConsoleMouse to find devices on your local network when macOS asks.
5. In System Settings, allow ConsoleMouse under Input Monitoring.
6. Restart ConsoleMouse.

Allow Accessibility with the built-in keyboard

Playing on your Mac’s built-in keyboard? Then allow Accessibility for ConsoleMouse too. Without it, control won’t start on that keyboard. An external USB or Bluetooth keyboard skips this step.

The keys on a Mac

• F10 turns control on and off. On a MacBook, press fn + F10, or switch on the macOS setting Use F1, F2, etc. keys as standard function keys.
• Control + Option + Delete is the emergency key. Delete is the backspace key. Every button and stick goes neutral and your Mac gets the mouse and keyboard back.
• In PC Play, hold F1 (fn + F1 on a MacBook) to see the keys for the current situation. Shift + F1 pins the view.
• F11 switches the PC Play window to fullscreen.

Good to know

• NVIDIA RTX Video and RTX Video HDR are Windows features. You won’t see them on a Mac.
• ConsoleMouse needs Input Monitoring again after an update. Allow it and restart ConsoleMouse.