dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher on Hacker News

…macs (as old as 18 years) https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/MODELS.ht... https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher

comment by MYEUHD · 2026-09-06 · in Asahi Linux on M3

…update uninstalled a bunch of stuff I had been using then it stopped and let me know. There's also https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher for the adventurous.

comment by password4321 · 2026-03-24 · in Nanobrew: The fastest macOS package manager compatible with brew

…buy it. 1. See step 11 on https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Retina+MacBook+2015+Teardown... 2. https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher

comment by ggreer · 2026-03-12 · in Apple's MacBook Neo makes repairs easier and cheaper than other MacBooks

In case you weren't aware: https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher macOS Big Sur and newer on machines as old as 2007 macOS Big Sur, Monterey, Ventura, Sonoma and Sequoia Personally I'm hapy with my old macOS in no small part…

comment by password4321 · 2026-02-20 · in Show HN: A native macOS client for Hacker News, built with SwiftUI

…support my hardware anymore. If you really want, you may be able to upgrade the OS anyways with https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher . Or use Homebrew on the old OS with TigerBrew ( https://github.com/mistydemeo/tigerbrew ),…

comment by armchairhacker · 2026-02-09 · in More Mac malware from Google search

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OpenCore Legacy Patcher – Experience macOS just like before

story by petethomas · 2026-01-07 · 0 comments

…won't allow other Operating Systems to run on it. Mac's already have the OpenCore Legacy Patcher - https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher - that allow you to run newer macOS versions on older and even unsupported Macs.

comment by thisislife2 · 2025-11-26 · in Running Unsupported iOS on Deprecated Devices

…versions of macOS for me, if you're not choosing to stay on older versions for other reasons. [1] https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher

comment by heavyset_go · 2025-09-16 · in macOS Tahoe

…one of today's lucky 10,000, OpenCore Legacy Patcher supports Macs going to back as far as 2007: https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher

comment by CharlesW · 2025-08-27 · in The GitHub website is slow on Safari

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OpenCore: Experience macOS just like before

story by janandonly · 2025-08-21 · 0 comments

…but I’ve been happy with Open Core Legacy Patcher. For offline systems, the trade offs are minimal. https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher

comment by aspenmayer · 2025-06-21 · in Apple typewriter memo (2020)

…compatible GPU). Looks like the only issue with your MacBook Air is there may be some metal issues. https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/issues/1... If those don't look like a problem for you, I'd definitely suggest giving…

comment by windowsrookie · 2025-03-06 · in MacBook Air M4

…my beautiful old iMac. Are you using it for your old macs? Of course, it’s not perfect but what is. https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/releases... “As to be expected, macOS Sequoia support is still in active development.…

comment by cudgy · 2025-01-27 · in The Microsoft 365 Copilot launch was a disaster

…far I can get out of this machine. You may want to do some research before trusting my words. [1] https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/

comment by ksec · 2025-01-13 · in I will never need to buy a new computer again

Not really suitable for a corporate environment but in case you weren't aware: https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher macOS Big Sur and newer on machines as old as 2007 macOS Big Sur, Monterey, Ventura, Sonoma and Sequoia

comment by password4321 · 2024-11-20 · in Apple Confirms Zero-Day Attacks Hitting macOS Systems

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OpenCore Legacy Patcher 2.0.1

story by ksec · 2024-09-16 · 0 comments

…but I don’t really need to do that very badly. https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/ https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher https://discord.com/invite/rqdPgH8xSN

comment by aspenmayer · 2024-05-14 · in Not an iPad Pro Review: Why iPadOS Still Doesn't Get the Basics Right

At a guess I would say probably using OCLP - https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher - lots of life left in old Mac’s using that tool !

comment by 3guk · 2023-12-04 · in macOS Sonoma is setting records for update size

…the project appears to be 100% open source [0], which is more than we can say about Apple. [0] https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher

comment by paws · 2023-10-04 · in OpenCore Legacy Patcher project brings macOS Sonoma support to 16-year-old Macs

Have you explored https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher ? I have used it before and, in my experience and everyone else I know who has used it, the vast majority of time the newer versions run absolutely fine with no issues.…

comment by breakfastduck · 2023-09-27 · in macOS Sonoma is available today

…there's always Linux for the rest. Also just like cars - I'm sure the used market is thriving. [1] https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher

comment by r00fus · 2023-05-24 · in Lenovo profits sink 75% as PC demand continues nosedive

…Patcher [1]. Once MacOS is ARM only will put Linux or OpenBSD on it and see how long it goes. 1. https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher

comment by ecliptik · 2023-04-03 · in Apple halted M2 chip production in January amid 'plummeting' Mac sales

…because you run your device 24/7 there should be no need to get the latest and "greatest". [0] https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/

comment by aequitas · 2023-03-28 · in I don’t want a new phone, but I’m probably buying one

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OpenCore: Running macOS Ventura on Old Macs

story by doener · 2023-01-25 · 0 comments

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OpenCore Legacy Patcher

story by pretext · 2022-12-30 · 1 comment

OpenCore Legacy Patcher https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32614135 https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/#opencor... Not quite 100% on topic but useful for those with unsupported hardware.

comment by password4321 · 2022-12-03 · in macOS Monterey still vulnerable to CVE-2022-40303

…to make sure your app was usable may be a worthwhile expenditure. And if you abuse things like https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/releases you can keep running "modern" releases on older hardware. But it depends on what…

comment by bombcar · 2022-10-31 · in Ask HN: How to intentionally throttle CPU on a M1 MacBook?

…day and my 2015 MacBook Pro is happily running Ventura now. And BTW, 0.5.1 just released today. https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/releases...

comment by zikduruqe · 2022-10-27 · in OpenCore Legacy Patcher delivers unofficial Ventura support for older Macs

In case you're not aware: OpenCore Legacy Patcher https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32614135 https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/#readme > running and unlocking features in macOS on supported and unsupported Macs

comment by password4321 · 2022-09-02 · in How and why I stopped buying new laptops

…the OCLP team released an official statement, looks like they're having quite a few challenges. https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/issues/9...

comment by Synaesthesia · 2022-06-19 · in Apple’s macOS Ventura – New Security Changes