OpenCore Legacy Patcher for Mac
Install macOS versions on hardware dropped from Apple’s official support list.
Free
In English
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OpenCore Legacy Patcher overview
OpenCore is a sophisticated boot loader used to inject and patch data in memory, instead of on disk. This means that we're able to achieve a near-native experience on many unsupported Macs.
Built with security in mind
Supporting System Integrity Protection(SIP), FileVault 2, .im4m Secure Boot and Vaulting. For many machines, you're just as secure as a supported Mac.
Native OTA updates
Install updates the moment they come out, with native System Preferences support, just like a supported Mac.
Zero firmware patching
Using the capabilities of the OpenCore boot manager, our protocol upgrades are done in memory and are never permanent.
Supporting more hardware
New life is breathed into your decade-old graphics card or WiFi and bluetooth chipsets.
The newest features
Unlock Sidecar, AirPlay to Mac, Night Shift, and Universal Control, even on natively supported models!
A helpful community
Whether it's getting started or learning the specifics, you can always find answers with our amazing community of tinkerers, developers, and dreamers.
What’s new in version 1.4.1
- Update updater implementation
- Resolve Keyboard/Trackpad support for MacBookAir6,x running macOS 14.4 and newer. Expands SPI Keyboard and Trackpad patch to include MacBookAir6,x
- Publish Bluetooth NVRAM variables for BCM2046 and BCM2070 chipsets. Reduces need for NVRAM reset to restore Bluetooth support in newer OSes (Thanks @Ausdauersportler)
OpenCore Legacy Patcher for Mac
Free
In English
Version 1.4.1
What users say about OpenCore Legacy Patcher
Ease of use: 2.0
If you have used the tool to build an installer before, there is no way to clear out or IGNORE the old settings. It will insist you need to install the patches to your current machine and reboot. But even THAT isn't enough to clear out it's old settings, as if you do patch and reboot, when you start the application again it will STILL have all the old settings, and will want you to run the whole patch and reboot again (which still won't fix the issue). ANd if you decide you don't want to do this right now? Well, once you've started the tool there is NO way to exit it without doing a force-quit of the application (a serious shortcoming)
Customer support: 1.0
There's NO way to post the above issue with remnants of a prior run (on Github), and NO way to post the issue of no way to exit the application (on Github), And their Discord community *DEMANDS* your cell phone number (I don't give out my cell number to anyone but family), so you can't post your bug report there either. The website says nothing about clearing old settings.
Other user ratings:
Value | 4.0
Features | 4.0
Reliability | 3.0
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Aug 2 2024
Version: 1.4.1
I applied OpenCore Legacy Patcher to my Mac Pro 5,1 yesterday for macOS Monterey. Everything works as expected. Very very satisfied with the software. The only thing that is not working is the text input method for Simplified Chinese, pinyin and shuangpin are not right. I suspect that is a problem with the macOS. Will look into it in the coming days.
Apr 12 2024
Version: 1.4.1
I would love to upgrade my late 2013 iMac to a more recent MacOs. By the same token I still require to boot from an external disk that runs Mojave because of legacy software. I tested the boot drive on a 2020 Intel macbook and an M1 macbook both running Sonoma. Both macbooks did not allow a boot into MacOs Mojave. Is this an architecture (M1) problem or is Mac Sonoma too new. Who knows which MacOs if legacy patched would still allow me to boot into Mojave?
Second question: Once the newer MacOs is running on the old machine, how will security updates be handled that Apples distributes now and then?
Apr 5 2024
Version: 1.4.1
Hello, I made a big mistake by not updating OpenCore to 1.41 instead of the 1.3. Now I can't use the mouse or keyboard. Is there a way to fix it?
Thanks,
Jim
Mar 8 2024
Version: 1.2.1
A new version (1.4.1) is out: => https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/releases
Feb 1 2024
Version: 1.2.1
Have a IMAC 15.1, picked up the open-core to be able push IOS to Sonoma. Needed Parallels 19 with windows 11 to reinstall my quickbooks. Noticed with the current graphics patch with the virtual machine my windows11 screens are blank. Ran through tech support with parallels for a good hour or so and they could not fix the glitch unless in windows the videocontroller is disabled. Assuming the opencore patch used to push the IOS to Sonoma parallels is unable to read. I guess a patch on top of a VM patch is creating the issue?
-Any known fixes for this? I can keep the video disabled but blocks me from running in coherent which I really like, also when in windows have to control/alt to release my cursor to drop back into my mac, kind of a pain in the a@@.
