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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.

::: details 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+)
- USB 1.1 (macOS 13+)
MacBook (13-inch, Early 2009)
MacBook (13-inch, Mid 2009)
MacBook5,2 - non-Metal GPU (macOS 11+)
- USB 1.1 (macOS 13+)
- Trackpad gestures are partially broken
MacBook (13-inch, Late 2009) MacBook6,1 - non-Metal GPU (macOS 11+)
- USB 1.1 (macOS 13+)
MacBook (13-inch, Mid 2010) MacBook7,1 ^^
MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2015) MacBook8,1 - Legacy Metal (macOS 13+)
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+)
- USB 1.1 (macOS 13+)
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+)
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+)
- USB 1.1 (macOS 13+)
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2008)
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2009)
MacBookPro5,1 ^^
MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2009)
MacBook Pro (17-inch, Mid 2009)
MacBookPro5,2 ^^
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2009) MacBookPro5,3
MacBookPro5,4
^^
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2009) MacBookPro5,5 ^^
MacBook Pro (17-inch, Mid 2010) MacBookPro6,1 - non-Metal GPU (macOS 11+)
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010) MacBookPro6,2 ^^
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2010) MacBookPro7,1 - non-Metal GPU (macOS 11+)
- USB 1.1 (macOS 13+)
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011)
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Late 2011)
MacBookPro8,1 - non-Metal GPU (macOS 11+)
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+)
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+)
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+)
- USB 1.1 (macOS 13+)
Mac mini (Mid 2010) Macmini4,1 ^^
Mac mini (Mid 2011) Macmini5,1
Macmini5,2
Macmini5,3
- non-Metal GPU (macOS 11+)
Mac mini (Late 2012) Macmini6,1
Macmini6,2
- Legacy Metal (macOS 13+)
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
- non-Metal GPU (macOS 11+)
- USB 1.1 (macOS 13+)
- Remove stock Bluetooth to prevent panics
iMac (20-inch, Early 2008)
iMac (24-inch, Early 2008)
iMac8,1 - non-Metal GPU (macOS 11+)
- USB 1.1 (macOS 13+)
iMac (20-inch, Early 2009)
iMac (24-inch, Early 2009)
iMac (20-inch, Mid 2009)
iMac9,1 - non-Metal GPU (macOS 11+)
- USB 1.1 (macOS 13+)
- Recommend upgrading to Metal GPU
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+)
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
- non-Metal GPU (macOS 11+)
- USB 1.1 (macOS 13+)
- Remove stock Bluetooth to prevent panics
Mac Pro (Early 2009) MacPro4,1 - Recommend upgrade to Metal GPU
- non-Metal GPU (macOS 11+)
- USB 1.1 (macOS 13+)
Mac Pro (Mid 2010)
Mac Pro (Mid 2012)
MacPro5,1 ^^
Mac Pro (Late 2013) MacPro6,1 - Legacy Metal (macOS 13+)
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+)
- USB 1.1 (macOS 13+)
Xserve (Early 2009) Xserve3,1 ^^

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