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Dish for macOS

The client, for a Mac that already has a gamepad plugged in or paired. Sends that pad over the network to whichever machine you are playing on.

Free. LGPL-3.0-or-later. No account, no analytics.

Download

dish-mac.zip 4.0 MB

Unzip, drag Dish.app into Applications, and open it. It is not signed with an Apple Developer ID yet, so the first launch takes the extra steps below. The first scan asks for Local Network access; click Allow.

Files in the latest release

Package File Size
Mac app (.zip) dish-mac.zip 4.0 MB
Checksums SHA256SUMS -

Requirements

macOS
macOS 13 Ventura or newer, on an Apple silicon Mac.
Controller
Any pad macOS sees, over USB or Bluetooth: DualSense, DualShock 4, Xbox, Switch Pro, or another MFi controller.
Receiver
Satellite 2.x has to be running on the PC you want to play on, or point Dish at a Sunshine, Apollo, or Wolf host. Download Satellite

Verify your download

Compare the hash against SHA256SUMS before you run anything.

Terminal

shasum -a 256 -c SHA256SUMS --ignore-missing

How we sign and verify releases

After installing

  1. Plug in or pair your controller. Dish picks it up straight away.
  2. Open Manage and press Scan. Dish lists the PCs running Satellite, and any Sunshine, Apollo, or Wolf hosts.
  3. Pick one, type its PIN, and press a button.