Using Vive Tracker w/o HMD on macOS

  1. Install Steam app for mac
  1. Install SteamVR and enable Beta Participation
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  1. Following this instruction, rewrite some config JSONs in the SteamVR app directory
  2. ~/Library/Application Support/Steam/steamapps/common/SteamVR/SteamVR.app/Contents/MacOS/runtime
    1. In ./resources/settings/default.vrsetting, modify the following properties:
      "requireHmd" : false,
"activateMultipleDrivers" : true,
"forcedDriver": "null",
    1. Modify ./drivers/null/resources/settings/default.vrsettings as well.
      "enable" : true,
  • Connect the dongle to the mac. Don’t need to use the included USB-A to C adapter.
  • When succeed, the SteamVR should look like this. It doesn’t matter the status is still “Not Ready“.