Control your PS4 console from a Mac

Install PS Remote Play on your Mac computer, and then connect to your PS4 console.

Get ready
Install the app
Set up your PS4 console
Start Remote Play
Remote Play controls
Quit Remote Play

Get ready

You’ll need the following to use Remote Play:

• Mac

  OS	macOS Big Sur macOS Monterey macOS Ventura
  Storage space	40 MB or more
  RAM	2 GB or more

• PS4 console
  Always update your PS4 console to the latest version of the system software.
• An account for PlayStation™Network
  Use the same account that you use for your PS4 console. If you don’t have an account, you need to create one first.
• High-speed internet connection
  As a standard, we recommend a high-speed connection with upload and download speeds of at least 5 Mbps. For best performance, we recommend a high-speed connection with upload and download speeds of at least 15 Mbps.
• DUALSHOCK®4 wireless controller

Install the app

You’ll only need to do these steps the first time you use the app. You can use the same app to connect to your PS5 console and PS4 console.

1.

Download  PS Remote Play and save it to your desktop or other location.
Read the “SIE application end user license agreement” as well as the “Privacy policy”. When you select the checkbox, the download button will become available.

SIE application end user license agreement
Privacy policy

I agree to the “SIE application end user license agreement” and “Privacy policy”.

Download

2.

Run the installation file, and then follow the on-screen instructions to install the app.

Set up your PS4 console

Set up your PS4 console in the following ways. You’ll only need to do this the first time you use Remote Play:

• From the function screen, go to Settings > Remote Play Connection Settings, and then turn on Enable Remote Play.
• From the function screen, go to Settings > Account Management > Activate as Your Primary PS4, and then select Activate. You can enable this setting on only one PS4 console for each account. Find out more about activating your PS4 console as your primary console in the PS4 User’s Guide.
• To start Remote Play while your PS4 console is in rest mode, select Settings > Power Save Settings > Set Features Available in Rest Mode. Then select the checkboxes for Stay Connected to the Internet and Enable Turning On PS4 from Network.

Start Remote Play

You’ll take the following steps each time you connect to your PS4 console from your Mac.

1.

Turn on your PS4 console or put it into rest mode.

2.

Connect your Mac and your controller using Bluetooth®.
For details on Bluetooth® pairing, see “Using a wireless controller”.
You can also use a USB cable.

3.

Launch PS Remote Play on your Mac, and then select Sign In to PSN.
When you select Settings , you can configure video quality settings for Remote Play such as resolution and frame rate.

4.

Select PS4.
The app searches for the PS4 console that you set up inSet up your PS4 console, and then connects. After it connects, the screen of your PS4 console displays on your Mac and you can start using Remote Play.
From the second time onwards, you’ll be able to select the console that you connected to previously.

Remote Play controls

Besides using your controller, you can also control your PS4 console with the control panel.
During Remote Play, if you move the mouse cursor of your Mac over the screen that you’re using for Remote Play, the control panel displays:

• SHARE button
  Perform the same functions as the controller’s SHARE button.
• PS button
  Display the home screen of your PS4 console.
• OPTIONS button
  Perform the same functions as the controller’s OPTIONS button.
• App volume
  Place your cursor on Speaker Active to display the volume bar, and then adjust the volume of your app. To mute or unmute the app audio, select Speaker Active / Speaker Muted .

• Microphone status
  Select Mic Active / Mic Muted to turn the microphone on or off.

  	Mic on
  	Mic off
  	Mic not connected

• Battery level
  Check your controller’s battery level.

Quit Remote Play

1.

Click the  at the top left corner of the screen you’re using for Remote Play.
To put your PS4 console in rest mode when Remote Play quits, select the checkbox for Put the connected console in rest mode.

2.

Select OK.
Remote Play quits and the screen returns to its original state before your Mac was connected to your PS4 console.