Supported Models
Any Intel-based Mac listed below can install and make use of OpenCore Legacy Patcher T2. 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 T2 does not support PowerPC- or Apple Silicon-based Macs.
- If your model is not listed below, it is not supported by this patcher.
Note
It is extremely recommended to update your Mac to its latest native version before using OpenCore Legacy Patcher T2, to ensure you're on the highest firmware.
3GB+ RAM required for installing macOS Sonoma and newer
Models with 2GB RAM will not be able to install macOS Sonoma or newer, additionally macOS Sequoia may be unable to boot. These versions may be installed using a disk swap method where installation is done on another system but your mileage may vary and this is not recommended.
For these models, it is recommended to use macOS Mojave via dosdude1's Mojave Patcher instead.
T2 Macs and macOS Tahoe
macOS 26 Tahoe natively supports only these Intel Macs: MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019), MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020, 4 Thunderbolt 3 ports), iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2020) and Mac Pro (2019). All other T2 Macs are not supported by Apple on Tahoe:
- MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2018, 2019 and 2020)
- MacBook Pro (2018 and 2019, 13- and 15-inch)
- MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020, 2 Thunderbolt 3 ports)
- Mac mini (Late 2018)
- iMac Pro (2017)
Alpha: research is still ongoing
Bringing macOS Tahoe to these T2 Macs is the main goal of OpenCore Legacy Patcher T2, and research is still ongoing. At the moment, the Tahoe installer stops with "Failed to install a software update" when sealing the root volume, so these models cannot run Tahoe yet.
We hope to have these Macs booting to the desktop soon. Until then, OpenCore Legacy Patcher T2 is considered alpha software.
The below tables can be used to reference issues with a particular model, and see which OS would work best on your machine.
MacBook
| Model Name | Identifier | Additional info |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | - Native graphics support |
MacBook Air
| Model Name | Identifier | Additional info |
|---|---|---|
| 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 natively up to Sonoma - T2 Mac: macOS Tahoe not working yet |
| MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2019) | MacBookAir8,2 | |
| MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2020) | MacBookAir9,1 | - Supported natively up to Sequoia - T2 Mac: macOS Tahoe not working yet |
MacBook Pro
| Model Name | Identifier | Additional info |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | MacBookPro5,3MacBookPro5,4 | |
| 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) | MacBookPro11,2MacBookPro11,3 | |
| 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 | - Native graphics support |
| 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 natively up to Sequoia - T2 Mac: macOS Tahoe not working yet |
| MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2018) MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2019) | MacBookPro15,1MacBookPro15,3 | |
| MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2019, 2 Thunderbolt 3 ports) | MacBookPro15,4 | |
| MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019) | MacBookPro16,1MacBookPro16,4 | - Supported by Apple |
| MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020, 4 Thunderbolt 3 ports) | MacBookPro16,2 | |
| MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020, 2 Thunderbolt 3 ports) | MacBookPro16,3 | - Supported natively up to Sequoia - T2 Mac: macOS Tahoe not working yet |
Mac mini
| Model Name | Identifier | Additional info |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | Macmini5,1Macmini5,2Macmini5,3 | - non-Metal GPU (macOS 11+) |
| Mac mini (Late 2012) | Macmini6,1Macmini6,2 | - Legacy Metal (macOS 13+) |
| Mac mini (Late 2014) | Macmini7,1 | |
| Mac mini (Late 2018) | Macmini8,1 | - Supported natively up to Sequoia - T2 Mac: macOS Tahoe not working yet |
iMac
| Model Name | Identifier | Additional info |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | iMac14,2iMac14,3 | |
| 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 | - Native graphics support |
| 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 natively up to Sequoia - Native graphics support |
| iMac (Retina 4K, 21.5-inch, 2019) | iMac19,2 | |
| iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2020) | iMac20,1iMac20,2 | - Supported by Apple |
| iMac Pro (2017) | iMacPro1,1 | - Supported natively up to Sequoia - T2 Mac: macOS Tahoe not working yet |
Mac Pro
| Model Name | Identifier | Additional info |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Additional info |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |