With the release of OpenCore Legacy Patcher 0.6.1, many long awaited features are finally landing! These include support for a number of hardware and services in macOS Ventura:

• Non-Metal Graphics Acceleration
• Legacy Wireless Networking
• UHCI/OHCI USB 1.1 Controllers
• AMD Vega Graphics on pre-Haswell Macs
• Rapid Security Responses for Haswell+ Macs using Kernel Debug Kits

This release also expands the range of hardware users can run on Ventura!

As to be expected, many of these features are still in active development. This is a community driven project, and as such we ask users to keep expectations in check and use Monterey if you encounter issues that affect you. See individual sections for more information.

Add support for non-Metal Graphics Cards in macOS Ventura

For systems that shipped with non-Metal Graphics Cards, including the following GPUs:

• Notes:
  • Stage Manager is unsupported
  • AMFI needs to be disabled
  • Bluetooth Pairing is currently semi-functional, see here for work around: Tab+Space work-around

For overall non-Metal support, see associated issue:

• Add Legacy Non-Metal GPU Acceleration Patches for Big Sur - Ventura #108

Add support for legacy Wireless Cards in macOS Ventura

For systems that shipped with Broadcom BCM94328 and BCM94322, as well as Atheros Wireless cards. Applicable models include:

Add support for UHCI/OHCI USB 1.1 Controllers in macOS Ventura

For systems with internal low speed USB controllers (UHCI/OHCI), this adds support for low speed USB devices including Keyboards, Mice, Trackpads and Bluetooth controllers.

• Note: This implementation is not entirely complete, namely that macOS installer and post-OS updates will not function with USB 1.1. See associated issue for more info: Legacy UHCI/OHCI support in Ventura #1021

Add support for AMD Vega Graphics on pre-Haswell Macs in macOS Ventura

For Mac Pro and iMac users who manually upgraded their Graphics Card to an AMD Vega unit. Applicable models include:

AMD Radeon Vega 56
AMD Radeon Vega 64
AMD Radeon VII

For overall support, see associated issue:

• Legacy Metal Graphics Support and macOS Ventura #1008

And a huge thanks to @SpiGAndromeda for their donation of an AMD Radeon Vega 64. Without their generosity, we wouldn't be able to get these GPUs working!

Add support for Rapid Security Responses for Haswell+ Macs using Kernel Debug Kits

With this release, we've added support for Apple's newly introduced Rapid Security Response system for more machines, namely those reliant on Kernel Debug Kits with Haswell and newer CPUs. Applicable models include:

| iMac15,1        | Late 2014 - Mid 2015 27" 5k iMac    | 
| iMac17,1        | Late 2015 27" 5k iMac               |
| MacBookPro11,5  | Mid 2015 15" MacBook Pro (AMD dGPU) | 
| MacBookPro13,3  | Late 2016 15" MacBook Pro           |

This update means all Macs with Haswell or newer CPUs can easily install RSRs without issue when Apple deploys them. For pre-Haswell Macs, RSRs currently will not install. Users can ignore for the time being until OCLP can add support.

• See here for more info: Rapid Security Response with legacy Macs #1019

Full Changelog

With the release of OpenCore Legacy Patcher 0.6.0, many long awaited features are finally landing! These include support for a number of hardware and services in macOS Ventura:

• Non-Metal Graphics Acceleration
• Legacy Wireless Networking
• UHCI/OHCI USB 1.1 Controllers
• AMD Vega Graphics on pre-Haswell Macs
• Rapid Security Responses for Haswell+ Macs using Kernel Debug Kits

This release also expands the range of hardware users can run on Ventura!

As to be expected, many of these features are still in active development. This is a community driven project, and as such we ask users to keep expectations in check and use Monterey if you encounter issues that affect you. See individual sections for more information.

Add support for non-Metal Graphics Cards in macOS Ventura

For systems that shipped with non-Metal Graphics Cards, including the following GPUs:

• Notes:
  • Stage Manager is unsupported
  • AMFI needs to be disabled
  • Bluetooth Pairing is currently semi-functional, see here for work around: Tab+Space work-around

For overall non-Metal support, see associated issue:

• Add Legacy Non-Metal GPU Acceleration Patches for Big Sur - Ventura #108

Add support for legacy Wireless Cards in macOS Ventura

For systems that shipped with Broadcom BCM94328 and BCM94322, as well as Atheros Wireless cards. Applicable models include:

Add support for UHCI/OHCI USB 1.1 Controllers in macOS Ventura

For systems with internal low speed USB controllers (UHCI/OHCI), this adds support for low speed USB devices including Keyboards, Mice, Trackpads and Bluetooth controllers.

• Note: This implementation is not entirely complete, namely that macOS installer and post-OS updates will not function with USB 1.1. See associated issue for more info: Legacy UHCI/OHCI support in Ventura #1021

Add support for AMD Vega Graphics on pre-Haswell Macs in macOS Ventura

For Mac Pro and iMac users who manually upgraded their Graphics Card to an AMD Vega unit. Applicable models include:

AMD Radeon Vega 56
AMD Radeon Vega 64
AMD Radeon VII

For overall support, see associated issue:

• Legacy Metal Graphics Support and macOS Ventura #1008

And a huge thanks to @SpiGAndromeda for their donation of an AMD Radeon Vega 64. Without their generosity, we wouldn't be able to get these GPUs working!

Add support for Rapid Security Responses for Haswell+ Macs using Kernel Debug Kits

With this release, we've added support for Apple's newly introduced Rapid Security Response system for more machines, namely those reliant on Kernel Debug Kits with Haswell and newer CPUs. Applicable models include:

| iMac15,1        | Late 2014 - Mid 2015 27" 5k iMac    | 
| iMac17,1        | Late 2015 27" 5k iMac               |
| MacBookPro11,5  | Mid 2015 15" MacBook Pro (AMD dGPU) | 
| MacBookPro13,3  | Late 2016 15" MacBook Pro           |

This update means all Macs with Haswell or newer CPUs can easily install RSRs without issue when Apple deploys them. For pre-Haswell Macs, RSRs currently will not install. Users can ignore for the time being until OCLP can add support.

• See here for more info: Rapid Security Response with legacy Macs #1019

Full Changelog

This release of OpenCore Legacy Patcher 0.5.3 is primarily a bug fix release. Main fixes implemented include:

• Resolves audio support regression on certain pre-2012 machines
• Resolves WindowServer crashing on KDK-less installs in 13.2 with Rapid Security Response updates
• Resolves AirPlay to Mac support in macOS Ventura on VMM configs
• Resolves AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement kernel panic in safe mode

And other miscellaneous fixes and improvements listed in the full changelog.

Other machines such as 2008-2012 Mac Pros and non-Metal Graphics Card machines are still in active development. We'd appreciate your patience as we work through these issues. Stay on macOS Monterey until the Patcher has been updated to support your model.

• Installing macOS Ventura on older models will likely result in lack of Graphics Acceleration, broken USB 1.1, Keyboard, TrackPad and Bluetooth and other issues. Zero support is offered for those systems at this time.

For machines with legacy Metal Graphics Cards, we'd recommend checking out macOS Ventura and OpenCore Legacy Patcher Support #1008 for overall support with these cards.

Reminder: For proper support, remain on macOS Monterey.

Full Changelog

Asset Information

• OpenCore-Patcher-GUI.app:
  • Visual GUI based app
  • Recommended for all users
• AutoPkg-Assets.pkg:
  • Additional resources used by OpenCore-Patcher
  • Automatically pulled when needed, don't download

This release of OpenCore Legacy Patcher 0.5.2 is primarily a bug fix release. Main fixes implemented include:

• Alleviates mediaanalysisd kernel panics on prolonged sleep
• Alleviates AMD Polaris display output support
• Work-around Apple's Developer Portal block on OCLP

And other miscellaneous fixes and improvements listed in the full changelog.

Other machines such as 2008-2012 Mac Pros and non-Metal Graphics Card machines are still in active development. We'd appreciate your patience as we work through these issues. Stay on macOS Monterey until the Patcher has been updated to support your model.

• Installing macOS Ventura on older models will likely result in lack of Graphics Acceleration, broken USB 1.1, Keyboard, TrackPad and Bluetooth and other issues. Zero support is offered for those systems at this time.

For machines with legacy Metal Graphics Cards, we'd recommend checking out macOS Ventura and OpenCore Legacy Patcher Support #1008 for overall support with these cards.

Reminder: Ventura support in 0.5.2 is in Beta, stay on Monterey for proper support

Full Changelog

Asset Information

• OpenCore-Patcher-GUI.app:
  • Visual GUI based app
  • Recommended for all users
• AutoPkg-Assets.pkg:
  • Additional resources used by OpenCore-Patcher
  • Automatically pulled when needed, don't download

After many months of heavy anticipation, OpenCore Legacy Patcher 0.5.1 adds beta support for macOS Ventura 🎉
With this release, most users with a 2012 or newer Mac listed below should be able to install Apple's latest OS with ease!

This release is an extension to the initial 0.5.0 build, with additional improvements including support for the 2013 Trash Can Mac Pro and resolving SSD support on the Mid 2013-2014 MacBook Airs!

Other machines such as 2008-2012 Mac Pros and non-Metal Graphics Card machines are still in active development. We'd appreciate your patience as we work through these issues. Stay on macOS Monterey until the Patcher has been updated to support your model.

• Installing macOS Ventura on older models will likely result in lack of Graphics Acceleration, broken USB 1.1, Keyboard, TrackPad and Bluetooth and other issues. Zero support is offered for those systems at this time.

For machines with legacy Metal Graphics Cards, we'd recommend checking out macOS Ventura and OpenCore Legacy Patcher Support #1008 for overall support with these cards.

Reminder: Ventura support in 0.5.1 is in Beta, stay on Monterey for proper support

WARNING: If you have a Mac with an AMD GCN 1-3 GPU, note that Apple recently broke our Kernel Debug Kit downloader. To work-around, see instructions below:

• Automatic Kernel Debug Kit download broken #1016

Following models are affected:

iMac15,1       - Mid 2014 27" 5k iMac
iMac17,1       - Mid 2015 27" 5k iMac
MacPro6,1      - Late 2013 Mac Pro
MacBookPro11,5 - Mid 2015 15" MacBook Pro with Radeon Graphics
MacBookPro13,3 - Late 2016 15" MacBook Pro

Full Changelog

Asset Information

• OpenCore-Patcher-GUI.app:
  • Visual GUI based app
  • Recommended for all users
• AutoPkg-Assets.pkg:
  • Additional resources used by OpenCore-Patcher
  • Automatically pulled when needed, don't download

After many months of heavy anticipation, OpenCore Legacy Patcher 0.5.0 adds support for macOS Ventura 🎉
With this release, most users with a 2012 or newer Mac listed below should be able to install Apple's latest OS with ease!

Other machines such as the 2013 Mac Pro and non-Metal Graphics Card machines are still in active development. We'd appreciate your patience as we work through these issues. Stay on macOS Monterey until the Patcher has been updated to support your model.

• Installing macOS Ventura on older models will likely result in lack of Graphics Acceleration, broken USB 1.1, Keyboard, TrackPad and Bluetooth and other issues. Zero support is offered for those systems at this time.

For machines with legacy Metal Graphics Cards, we'd recommend checking out macOS Ventura and OpenCore Legacy Patcher Support #1008 for overall support with these cards.

Full Changelog

Asset Information

• OpenCore-Patcher-GUI.app:
  • Visual GUI based app
  • Recommended for all users
• AutoPkg-Assets.pkg:
  • Additional resources used by OpenCore-Patcher
  • Automatically pulled when needed, don't use manually

This release is dedicated to bug fixes, no Ventura support is available with this build. See following issue for more info: macOS Ventura and OpenCore Legacy Patcher Support

With Apple's release on macOS Monterey 12.6, we wanted to release some fixes associated with this OS. Main one is WebKit support with Safari 16.0 on Ivy Bridge iGPUs and non-Metal GPUs.

• If you've installed/updated to 12.6, Safari 16.0 will be an additional update separate from the OS (12.6 comes with Safari 15.6.1 by default). If you find Google text elements not rendering correctly, re-run the root volume patcher. See images below for symptoms

Otherwise we hope everyone enjoys the new release!

Missing WebKit Patch	WebKit Patch installed

• WebGL note: If you notice Google Maps in Safari is broken on Ivy Bridge and Haswell, know that this is an Apple bug resolved in Safari Tech Preview 16.1
  • Alternatively, disable "WebGL via Metal" in Safari's Developer Settings if you're on Safari 16.0

Full Changelog

Asset Information

• OpenCore-Patcher-GUI.app:
  • Visual GUI based app
  • Recommended for all users
• AutoPkg-Assets.pkg:
  • Additional resources used by OpenCore-Patcher
  • Automatically pulled when needed, don't use manually

This release is dedicated to bug fixes, no Ventura support is available with this build. See following issue for more info: macOS Ventura and OpenCore Legacy Patcher Support

After much research, development and testing, we've finally resolved support for Nvidia Kepler GPUs in macOS 12.5 and 12.5.1!

This release of OpenCore Legacy Patcher will allow users to freely install macOS Monterey on any of our supported units without concerns for GPU support. This includes iMacs, MacBooks and Mac Pros with Nvidia Kepler GPUs.

We hope everyone appreciates the new release!

Full Changelog

Asset Information

• OpenCore-Patcher-GUI.app:
  • Visual GUI based app
  • Recommended for all users
• AutoPkg-Assets.pkg:
  • Additional resources used by OpenCore-Patcher
  • Automatically pulled when needed, don't use manually

This release is dedicated to bug fixes, no Ventura support is available with this build. See following issue for more info: macOS Ventura and OpenCore Legacy Patcher Support

Warning for Macs with Nvidia Kepler: macOS 12.5 breaks graphics acceleration with this build

Stay on 12.4 or older if your Mac has a Kepler GPU. 0.4.9 will prevent the installation of Kepler acceleration patches, instead only installing basic framebuffer in 12.5. macOS 12.4 and older are not affected, and can still be used normally.

For information can be found on the associated issue: macOS 12.5: Nvidia Kepler and WindowServer crashing #1004

Affected Models (stock):

• MacBookPro9,1
• MacBookPro10,1
• MacBookPro11,3
• iMac13,x (units with dGPUs)
• iMac14,x (units with dGPUs)

Affected Models (user upgraded):

• iMac11,x (units with upgraded Kepler GPUs)
• iMac12,x (units with upgraded Kepler GPUs)
• MacPro3,1 (units with upgraded Kepler GPUs)
• MacPro4,1 (units with upgraded Kepler GPUs)
• MacPro5,1 (units with upgraded Kepler GPUs)
• Xserve2,1 (units with upgraded Kepler GPUs)
• Xserve3,1 (units with upgraded Kepler GPUs)

Full Changelog

Asset Information

• OpenCore-Patcher-GUI.app:
  • Visual GUI based app
  • Recommended for all users
• AutoPkg-Assets.pkg:
  • Additional resources used by OpenCore-Patcher
  • Automatically pulled when needed, don't use manually

This release is dedicated to bug fixes, no Ventura support is available with this build. See following issue for more info: macOS Ventura and OpenCore Legacy Patcher Support

• Ensure Apple Silicon-specific installers are not listed
  • ie. M2 specific build (21F2092)
• Avoid adding OpenCore icon in boot picker if Windows bootloader on same partition
• Add error-handling to corrupt/non-standard NVRAM variables
• Add warning prompt when using 'Allow native models'
  • Attempt to avoid misuse of option
• Work-around Failed to extract AssetData during installer creation
  • Apple bug, resolved by using CoW into a different directory than /Applications
• Avoid listing beta installers in downloader
• Warn about downloading macOS Ventura installers, unsupported by current patcher
• Fix AppleGVA regression introduced in 0.4.6
  • Applicable for Ivy Bridge-only systems

Asset Information

• OpenCore-Patcher-GUI.app:
  • Visual GUI based app
  • Recommended for all users
• AutoPkg-Assets.pkg:
  • Additional resources used by OpenCore-Patcher
  • Automatically pulled when needed, don't use manually