Mac OS X has limited support for playing games , thus the support for Game controllers i.e Gamepad & joysticks is limited too. But you may want to connect your PS2/PS3 or Xbox 360 gamepad / joystick controller to Play games on Mac for playing games or performing mouse or keyboard actions. Here are the Top 3 Best Free Gamepad / Joystick controller app software for Mac OS X which let you play any game via your Joystick or gamepad even if the game doesn’t support it.

Gamepad / Joystick Controller App # 1 – Enjoyable

Enjoyable can be classified as the Best Gamepad or Joystick mapper for Mac OS X . Its so good that its even better than the paid ones.

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Enjoyable lets you use your any game controller (Wii Mote, PS2 / PS3 / xBox controller) on Mac OS X by mapping keyboard keystrokes & mouse movements to your Joystick.

Thus, you can easily simulate keyboard keypresses & mouse-movements directly via your gamepad, to play virtually any game using your joystick on Mac OS , even if the game doesn’t support Joystick input.

Incase, if you need to know how exactly does Enjoyable work – You can check the Enjoyable configuration tutorial for Gamepad here

Gamepad Controller App # 2 – USB Overdrive

USB Overdrive is yet another good app to control & map any external usb device to Mac OS X, and not just gamepads & joystick controllers.

USB Overdrive is thus an ideal alternative for Xpadder for Mac OS X, and thus can be used to connect your Bluetooth PS4 Controller as well.

Plus, the best thing is that USB Overdrive is actively developed & supported and is compatible with all Mac OS X variants such as Mavericks, Yosemite, Snow Leopard, Mountain Lion, El Capitan and even Mac OS Sierra too.

Joystick Controller App # 3 – Enjoy2

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Enjoy2 is an alternative to Enjoyable for Mac OS C and is fairly good & capable as well.

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Its perhaps more easier to use than Enjoyable & USB Overdrive and is very user friendly.

Plus it also supports pre-loaded configurations so that you don’t need to configure & map each button & analog of your joystick to keyboard/ mouse input.

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The app too is actively developed & works on all Mac os x Variants.

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Thus, these are the Best Top 3 free gamepad / joystick controllers for Mac OS X, incase if you now any other good app or have some query feel free to comment.