# 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.
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) | MacBookPro11,2MacBookPro11,3 | |
| MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015) | MacBookPro11,4MacBookPro11,5 | |
| 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) | MacBookPro16,1MacBookPro16,4 | |
| 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 | |
| Mac mini (Mid 2011) | Macmini5,1Macmini5,2Macmini5,3 | - non-Metal GPU (macOS 11+) (opens new window) |
| Mac mini (Late 2012) | Macmini6,1Macmini6,2 | - 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) | iMac14,2iMac14,3 | |
| 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) | iMac20,1iMac20,2 | |
| 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 |