Do i need steam to use ps4 controllers?

[_Doge_]

Plutonium t6 wont read my controller im using ds4windows and in ds4windows it reads my controller. I saw a youtube video and it said you need steam. Is that true?

[Resxt]

_Doge_ no you don't https://plutonium.pw/docs/controllers/

[_Doge_]

Resxt it doesn't work in game tho but ds4windows reads my controller.

Example image

In game however nothing works

It says im pressing r2 but it doesnt show in game.

It used to work tho at some point now it just doesn't. I tried uninstalling but when I do for some reason when i reinstall the usual menu for setting up doesnt work
maybe i messed something up w/ commands so tell me how to fix it pls

Thank you for reading my essay.

[Dss0]

_Doge_ make sure ds4windows is set to emulate a xbox controller.

[_Doge_]

I think it already was even if it wasnt on xbox this is my settings rn

headphones connected to the controller still work.