# # Supported Models

Any Intel-based Mac listed below can install and make use of OpenCore Legacy Patcher. To check your hardware model, open System Information and look for the `Model Identifier` key.

- This applies even if Apple supports the model natively.
- OpenCore Legacy Patcher does not support PowerPC- or Apple Silicon-based Macs.
- If your model is not listed below, it is not supported by this patcher.

The below tables can be used to reference issues with a particular model, and see which OS would work best on your machine.

- MacBook
- MacBook Air
- MacBook Pro
- Mac mini
- iMac
- Mac Pro
- Xserve

OpenCore Patcher application

The patcher application requires OS X Yosemite 10.10 or later to run.

- OS X El Capitan 10.11 or later is required to make installers for macOS Ventura and later.

The patcher is designed to target macOS Big Sur 11.x to macOS Sonoma 14.x.

- Other versions may work, albeit in a broken state. No support is provided for any version outside of the above.

### # MacBook

Model Name | Identifier | Tagged Issues
--- | --- | ---
MacBook (13-inch, Aluminum, Late 2008) | `MacBook5,1` | - non-Metal GPU (macOS 11+) (opens new window) - USB 1.1 (macOS 13+) (opens new window)
MacBook (13-inch, Early 2009) MacBook (13-inch, Mid 2009) | `MacBook5,2` | - non-Metal GPU (macOS 11+) (opens new window) - USB 1.1 (macOS 13+) (opens new window) - Trackpad gestures are partially broken
MacBook (13-inch, Late 2009) | `MacBook6,1` | - non-Metal GPU (macOS 11+) (opens new window) - USB 1.1 (macOS 13+) (opens new window)
MacBook (13-inch, Mid 2010) | `MacBook7,1`
MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2015) | `MacBook8,1` | - Legacy Metal (macOS 13+) (opens new window)
MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2016) | `MacBook9,1`
MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, 2017) | `MacBook10,1` | - Supported by OpenCore Legacy Patcher

### # MacBook Air

Model Name | Identifier | Tagged Issues
--- | --- | ---
MacBook Air (13-inch, Late 2008) MacBook Air (13-inch, Mid 2009) | `MacBookAir2,1` | - non-Metal GPU (macOS 11+) (opens new window) - USB 1.1 (macOS 13+) (opens new window)
MacBook Air (11-inch, Late 2010) | `MacBookAir3,1`
MacBook Air (13-inch, Late 2010) | `MacBookAir3,2`
MacBook Air (11-inch, Mid 2011) | `MacBookAir4,1`
MacBook Air (13-inch, Mid 2011) | `MacBookAir4,2`
MacBook Air (11-inch, Mid 2012) | `MacBookAir5,1` | - Legacy Metal (macOS 13+) (opens new window)
MacBook Air (13-inch, Mid 2012) | `MacBookAir5,2`
MacBook Air (11-inch, Mid 2013) MacBook Air (11-inch, Early 2014) | `MacBookAir6,1`
MacBook Air (13-inch, Mid 2013) MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2014) | `MacBookAir6,2`
MacBook Air (11-inch, Early 2015) | `MacBookAir7,1`
MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015) MacBook Air (13-inch, 2017) | `MacBookAir7,2`
MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2018) | `MacBookAir8,1` | - Supported by Apple
MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2019) | `MacBookAir9,1`
MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2020) | `MacBookAir10,1`

### # MacBook Pro

Model Name | Identifier | Tagged Issues
--- | --- | ---
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2008) MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2008) | `MacBookPro4,1` | - non-Metal GPU (macOS 11+) (opens new window) - USB 1.1 (macOS 13+) (opens new window)
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2008) | `MacBookPro5,1`
MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2009) MacBook Pro (17-inch, Mid 2009) | `MacBookPro5,2`
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2009) | `MacBookPro5,3`
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2009) | `MacBookPro5,5`
MacBook Pro (17-inch, Mid 2010) | `MacBookPro6,1` | - non-Metal GPU (macOS 11+) (opens new window)
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010) | `MacBookPro6,2`
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2010) | `MacBookPro7,1` | - non-Metal GPU (macOS 11+) (opens new window) - USB 1.1 (macOS 13+) (opens new window)
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011) MacBook Pro (13-inch, Late 2011) | `MacBookPro8,1` | - non-Metal GPU (macOS 11+) (opens new window)
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2011) MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2011) | `MacBookPro8,2`
MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2011) | `MacBookPro8,3`
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2012) | `MacBookPro9,1` | - Legacy Metal (macOS 13+) (opens new window)
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012) | `MacBookPro9,2`
MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2012) MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Early 2013) | `MacBookPro10,1`
MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2012) MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2013) | `MacBookPro10,2`
MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013) MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Mid 2014) | `MacBookPro11,1`
MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013) MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014) | `MacBookPro11,2` `MacBookPro11,3`
MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015) | `MacBookPro11,4` `MacBookPro11,5`
MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015) | `MacBookPro12,1`
MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016, 2 Thunderbolt 3 ports) | `MacBookPro13,1`
MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016, 4 Thunderbolt 3 ports) | `MacBookPro13,2`
MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2016) | `MacBookPro13,3`
MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2017, 2 Thunderbolt 3 ports) | `MacBookPro14,1` | - Supported by OpenCore Legacy Patcher
MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2017, 4 Thunderbolt 3 ports) | `MacBookPro14,2`
MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2017) | `MacBookPro14,3` | - Legacy Metal (macOS 14+) (opens new window)
MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2018, 4 Thunderbolt 3 ports) MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2019, 4 Thunderbolt 3 ports) | `MacBookPro15,2` | - Supported by Apple
MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2018) MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2019) | `MacBookPro15,1`
MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2019, 2 Thunderbolt 3 ports) | `MacBookPro15,4`
MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019) | `MacBookPro16,1` `MacBookPro16,4`
MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020, 4 Thunderbolt 3 ports) | `MacBookPro16,2`
MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020, 2 Thunderbolt 3 ports) | `MacBookPro16,3`

### # Mac mini

Model Name | Identifier | Tagged Issues
--- | --- | ---
Mac mini (Early 2009) | `Macmini3,1` | - non-Metal GPU (macOS 11+) (opens new window) - USB 1.1 (macOS 13+) (opens new window)
Mac mini (Mid 2010) | `Macmini4,1` | - non-Metal GPU (macOS 11+) (opens new window)
Mac mini (Mid 2011) | `Macmini5,1` `Macmini5,2` `Macmini5,3`
Mac mini (Late 2012) | `Macmini6,1` `Macmini6,2` | - Legacy Metal (macOS 13+) (opens new window)
Mac mini (Late 2014) | `Macmini7,1`
Mac mini (Late 2018) | `Macmini8,1` | - Supported by Apple

### # iMac

Model Name | Identifier | Tagged Issues
--- | --- | ---
iMac (20-inch, Mid 2007) iMac (24-inch, Mid 2007) | `iMac7,1` | - Requires SSE4.1 CPU (opens new window) - non-Metal GPU (macOS 11+) (opens new window) - USB 1.1 (macOS 13+) (opens new window) - Remove stock Bluetooth to prevent panics
iMac (20-inch, Early 2008) iMac (24-inch, Early 2008) | `iMac8,1` | - non-Metal GPU (macOS 11+) (opens new window) - USB 1.1 (macOS 13+) (opens new window)
iMac (20-inch, Early 2009) iMac (24-inch, Early 2009) iMac (20-inch, Mid 2009) | `iMac9,1` | - non-Metal GPU (macOS 11+) (opens new window) - USB 1.1 (macOS 13+) (opens new window) - Recommend upgrading to Metal GPU (opens new window)
iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2009) iMac (27-inch, Late 2009) | `iMac10,1`
iMac (27-inch, Late 2009) | `iMac11,1`
iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2010) | `iMac11,2`
iMac (27-inch, Mid 2010) | `iMac11,3`
iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2011) iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2011) | `iMac12,1`
iMac (27-inch, Mid 2011) | `iMac12,2`
iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2012) | `iMac13,1` | - Legacy Metal (macOS 13+) (opens new window)
iMac (27-inch, Late 2012) | `iMac13,2`
iMac (21.5-inch, Early 2013) | `iMac13,3`
iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2013) | `iMac14,1`
iMac (27-inch, Late 2013) | `iMac14,2` `iMac14,3`
iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2014) | `iMac14,4`
iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2014) iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Mid 2015) | `iMac15,1`
iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2015) | `iMac16,1`
iMac (Retina 4K, 21.5-inch, Late 2015) | `iMac16,2`
iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2015) | `iMac17,1`
iMac (21.5-inch, 2017) | `iMac18,1` | - Supported by OpenCore Legacy Patcher
iMac (Retina 4K, 21.5-inch, 2017) | `iMac18,2`
iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2017) | `iMac18,3`
iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2019) | `iMac19,1` | - Supported by Apple
iMac (Retina 4K, 21.5-inch, 2019) | `iMac19,2`
iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2020) | `iMac20,1` `iMac20,2`
iMac Pro (2017) | `iMacPro1,1`

### # Mac Pro

Model Name | Identifier | Tagged Issues
--- | --- | ---
Mac Pro (Early 2008) | `MacPro3,1` | - Recommend upgrade to Metal GPU (opens new window) - non-Metal GPU (macOS 11+) (opens new window) - USB 1.1 (macOS 13+) (opens new window) - Remove stock Bluetooth to prevent panics
Mac Pro (Early 2009) | `MacPro4,1` | - Recommend upgrade to Metal GPU (opens new window) - non-Metal GPU (macOS 11+) (opens new window) - USB 1.1 (macOS 13+) (opens new window)
Mac Pro (Mid 2010) Mac Pro (Mid 2012) | `MacPro5,1`
Mac Pro (Late 2013) | `MacPro6,1` | - Legacy Metal (macOS 13+) (opens new window)
Mac Pro (2019) | `MacPro7,1` | - Supported by Apple

### # Xserve

Model Name | Identifier | Tagged Issues
--- | --- | ---
Xserve (Early 2008) | `Xserve2,1` | - Recommend upgrade to Metal GPU - non-Metal GPU (macOS 11+) (opens new window) - USB 1.1 (macOS 13+) (opens new window)
Xserve (Early 2009) | `Xserve3,1`

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