Bluestacks Mac Keyboard Mapping

While BlueStacks for Windows DOES have keymapping, BlueStacks for Mac is pretty far behind. If I remember correctly, BlueStacks for Mac is currently at version 2.x, while BlueStacks for Windows is at version 4.x (newly released). To map the keyboard in LDPlayer, first of all, we have to start the emulator and open any game: LDPlayer’s sidebar. Next, we must look at the action sidebar on the right. In it, click on the keyboard icon to change the mapping of the controls: Button to map the keyboard. In this tutorial I am going to show you how can you use best key mapping for BlueStacks Free Fire. With this video you can learn how to configure BlueStacks.

To map the keyboard in LDPlayer, first of all, we have to start the emulator and open any game:

Connect the Windows PC keyboard to the Mac as usual, either by USB or Bluetooth. Pull down the Apple menu and choose “System Preferences”. Click on “Keyboard”. Choose the “Keyboard” tab and then click on the “Modifier Keys” button in the lower right corner of the preference panel. Choose the PC keyboard from the “Select. Because Bluestacks is famous as an Android App Player, Android Game Emulator and Android Developer love this software. Probably Bluestacks is the best Android Emulator for Mac as Nox App Player and Remix OS Player are not available for Mac. Bluestacks comes with Google Play Store pre-installed in it, right out of the box.

LDPlayer’s sidebar

Next, we must look at the action sidebar on the right. In it, click on the keyboard icon to change the mapping of the controls:

Button to map the keyboard

We will see the following screen open:

Keyboard mapped for a specific game

It's worth noting that LDPlayer already maps the keyboard for games automatically for you, but you can change that mapping configuration to your liking. To do this simply drag any of the buttons below onto the screen, and from there change what they are mapped to at any given time:

Keyboard mapping buttons

Let's see what each button is. Let's start with the first one. With it we will assign the single-touch actions, those that require only one touch to be executed:

Simple tap

The second button will be used to define with which keys we want to move a character around the screen. This is especially useful for shooting games:

Movement button

The next one is also specific to shooters, as it is the one that will allow us to fire a gun:

Shooting a weapon

Bluestacks Mac Keyboard Mapping Software

With the button that has an eye drawn on it we can run and look around at the same time (again, very useful in shooting games):

Running and looking aroundBluestacks Mac Keyboard Mapping

The button below will allow us to control the camera with the right mouse button:

Camera controlled by the mouse’s right button

The next one will allow us to assign a key to the 3D view control:

3D view control

Next, we have a button specific to the Arena of Valor game, in this case an attack one:

Bluestacks Mac Keyboard MappingAttack button in Arena of Valor

The next button will allow us to toggle between the view of shooting from the hip and sniper shooting in shooter games:

Switching between the sniper and the ordinary view

With the following icon we can control the movement of the character with the right mouse button:

Movement control with the mouse’s right button

Next, we have a specific button to perform double clicks:

Double tap

Bluestacks Keyboard Controls

Next, we have a button to make the keyboard simulate the gravity and motion sensors of a phone or tablet:

Keyboard as a gravity sensor

Finally, we have two buttons for writing and recording macros, which are advanced functions for creating combinations of controls in a game (and are not the focus of this guide):

Specific buttons for macros

And how do you create a new key association? Well, it is as easy as, with this menu open, click with the mouse on any area of the screen. The following message will appear:

New mapping configuration

Then click on the key you want to assign and it will be saved as a new combination in LDPlayer:

New mapping configured

Mac Keyboard Shortcuts

Additionally, we could do the same in any of the predefined actions that appear in the list we have just seen. To do this, simply drag the button to the screen and double-click on any of the mapped functions to change it:

Bluestacks 4 Mac Keyboard Mapping

Changing an already-existing map

As you can see, it is a bit laborious to map the keyboard to your liking in LDPlayer (but not complicated). It requires some time to set up the key combinations to the user's liking, but once it is set up correctly the process can be very rewarding.

Mac Keyboard Symbols

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