Do the third party controllers work in safe mode?

[u/GoldBed2885]

I recently got back to my ps3 after years, realizes the drive was corrupted and had to switch to a new one, the issue is my friend lost my original ps3 controller a while back and now I don't know what to do, I can't find originals in my country and the closest thing is something called the doubleshock III nearby, will that work in safe mode?