how to connect ps4 controller to dolphin emulator mac

I tried it with and without DS4 and it wont detect it until I have it on through Dolphin but I am able to play with it using it as my main controller on my steam link. So I was looking into my set up with my DualShock plugged into the USB and I have the same issue that you do.

Sorry for the wall of text, thanks for reading! Hopefully someone has experienced the same, hopefully it's a simple fix before I give up and go back to dragging my pc downstairs for super monkey ball mini golf lol. Running windows 10, latest version of steam and the steam link is up to date. Ideally I'd like to be able to use 4 pads for mario party but even one working would be a decent start. Nothing I do can get the pad to show up in the dolphin menu. So what I think is happening is there is no pass-through from the steam link to the pc, this appears to work on everyone else's computer (based on videos) but not mine. It doesn't detect that there are any pads available/connected. I've tried setting the controller up through steam link, I've even tried going onto my pc upstairs while dolphin was running, ending the emulation and looking at the controller settings. It doesn't even let me use the gamepad in keyboard/mouse mode like most other people experience.

I can run any other steam based game using these controllers but as soon as I launch dolphin (with all the full screen, render options etc that people recommend) I get nothing. I've tried a wired xbox 360 controller and a wireless ps4 controller to no avail. Hi, been tearing my hair out over this as it seems easy to setup based on a couple of videos I've watched but it just won't work for me.

How to connect ps4 controller to dolphin emulator mac