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Supported Models

Any hardware supporting SSE4.1 CPU and 64-Bit firmware work on this patcher. To check your hardware model, run the below command on the applicable machine in terminal:

system_profiler SPHardwareDataType | grep 'Model Identifier'

The below table will list all supported and unsupported functions of the patcher currently:

Regarding OS support, see below:

Support Entry Supported OSes Description Comment
HostOS macOS 10.9 - macOS 11 Refers to OSes where running OpenCore-Patcher.app are supported Supports 10.7+ if Python 3.9 or higher is manually installed, simply run the OpenCore-Patcher.command located in the repo
TargetOS macOS 11 Refers to OSes that can be patched to run with OpenCore May support 10.4 and newer (in a potentially broken state). No support provided.
  • macOS Monterey support is currently in beta and is not recommended for everyday users. The below page is meant to represent macOS Big Sur support and may not correctly reflect Monterey's support on each model

MacBook

SMBIOS Year Supported Comment
MacBook1,1 Mid-2006 NO 32-Bit CPU limitation
MacBook2,1 Late 2006 ^^ 32-Bit Firmware limitation
MacBook3,1 Late 2007 ^^ ^^
MacBook4,1 Early 2008 YES - No GPU Acceleration in Mavericks and newer
- No Keyboard and Trackpad
- No USB
MacBook5,1 Late 2008 ^^ - GPU Acceleration in Public Beta, see current issues (#108)
MacBook5,2 Early 2009 ^^ - GPU Acceleration in Public Beta, see current issues (#108)
- Trackpad is recognized as mouse
- Brightness control partially supported
MacBook6,1 Late 2009 ^^ - GPU Acceleration in Public Beta, see current issues (#108)
MacBook7,1 Mid-2010 ^^ ^^

MacBook Air

SMBIOS Year Supported Comment
MacBookAir1,1 Early 2008 NO Requires SSE4.1 CPU
MacBookAir2,1 Late 2008 YES GPU Acceleration in Public Beta, see current issues (#108)
MacBookAir3,1 Late 2010 ^^ ^^
MacBookAir3,2 ^^ ^^ ^^
MacBookAir4,1 Mid-2011 ^^ ^^
MacBookAir4,2 ^^ ^^ ^^
MacBookAir5,1 Mid-2012 ^^ Everything is supported
MacBookAir5,2 ^^ ^^ ^^

MacBook Pro

SMBIOS Year Supported Comment
MacBookPro1,1 Early 2006 NO 32-Bit CPU limitation
MacBookPro1,2 ^^ ^^ ^^
MacBookPro2,1 Late 2006 ^^ 32-Bit Firmware limitation
MacBookPro2,2 Late 2006 ^^ ^^
MacBookPro3,1 Mid-2007 ^^ Requires SSE4.1 CPU
MacBookPro4,1 Early 2008 YES GPU Acceleration in Public Beta, see current issues (#108)
MacBookPro5,1 Late 2008 ^^ ^^
MacBookPro5,2 Early 2009 ^^ ^^
MacBookPro5,3 Mid-2009 ^^ ^^
MacBookPro5,4 ^^ ^^ ^^
MacBookPro5,5 ^^ ^^ ^^
MacBookPro6,1 Mid-2010 ^^ ^^
MacBookPro6,2 ^^ ^^ ^^
MacBookPro7,1 ^^ ^^ ^^
MacBookPro8,1 Early 2011 ^^ ^^
MacBookPro8,2 ^^ ^^ ^^
MacBookPro8,3 ^^ ^^ ^^
MacBookPro9,1 Mid-2012 ^^ Everything is supported
MacBookPro9,2 ^^ ^^ ^^
MacBookPro10,1 Mid-2012, Early 2013 ^^ ^^
MacBookPro10,2 Late 2012, Early 2013 ^^ ^^

Mac mini

SMBIOS Year Supported Comment
Macmini1,1 Early 2006 NO 32-Bit CPU limitation
Macmini2,1 Mid-2007 ^^ 32-Bit Firmware limitation
Macmini3,1 Early 2009 YES GPU Acceleration in Public Beta, see current issues (#108)
Macmini4,1 Mid-2010 ^^ ^^
Macmini5,1 Mid-2011 ^^ ^^
Macmini5,2 ^^ ^^ ^^
Macmini5,3 ^^ ^^ ^^
Macmini6,1 Late 2012 ^^ Everything is supported
Macmini6,2 ^^ ^^ ^^

iMac

SMBIOS Year Supported Comment
iMac4,1 Early 2006 NO 32-Bit CPU limitation
iMac4,2 Mid-2006 ^^ ^^
iMac5,1 Late 2006 ^^ 32-Bit Firmware limitation
iMac5,2 ^^ ^^ ^^
iMac6,1 ^^ ^^ ^^
iMac7,1 Mid-2007 YES - Requires an SSE4.1 CPU Upgrade
- GPU Acceleration in Public Beta, see current issues (#108)
- Brightness control partially supported on Nvidia GPUs, AMD unsupported
- Stock Bluetooth 2.0 card non-functional
iMac8,1 Early 2008 ^^ - GPU Acceleration in Public Beta, see current issues (#108))
- Brightness control partially supported on Nvidia GPUs, AMD unsupported
iMac9,1 Early 2009 ^^ ^^
iMac10,1 Late 2009 ^^ - GPU is socketed, recommend upgrading to Metal GPU
- GPU Acceleration in Public Beta, see current issues (#108)
iMac11,1 ^^ ^^ ^^
iMac11,2 Mid-2010 ^^ ^^
iMac11,3 ^^ ^^ ^^
iMac12,1 Mid-2011 ^^ ^^
iMac12,2 ^^ ^^ ^^
iMac13,1 Late 2012 ^^ Everything is supported
iMac13,2 ^^ ^^ ^^
iMac13,3 ^^ ^^ ^^
iMac14,1 Late 2013 ^^ ^^
iMac14,2 ^^ ^^ ^^
iMac14,3 ^^ ^^ ^^

Mac Pro

SMBIOS Year Supported Comment
MacPro1,1 Mid-2006 NO 32-Bit Firmware limitation
MacPro2,1 Mid-2007 ^^ ^^
MacPro3,1 Early 2008 YES - Potential boot issues with built-in USB 1.1 ports (recommend using a USB 2.0 hub or dedicated USB PCIe controller)
- Potential boot issues with stock Bluetooth card, recommend removing to avoid kernel panics
MacPro4,1 Early 2009 ^^ Everything is supported as long as GPU is Metal capable
MacPro5,1 Mid-2010, Mid-2012 ^^ ^^

Xserve

SMBIOS Year Supported Comment
Xserve1,1 Mid-2006 NO 32-Bit Firmware limitation
Xserve2,1 Early 2008 YES Everything is supported as long as GPU is Metal capable
Xserve3,1 Early 2009 ^^ ^^

Once you've verified your hardware is supported, head to Download and build macOS Installers