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Hackintool helps you inspect and configure a Hackintosh: patch Intel framebuffers, map USB ports, fix displays and audio, check your bootloader and kexts, and much more, all in one native macOS app.
What's new in 5.0
Rewritten in Swift with a new native interface: a sidebar, a toolbar with search, and dark mode throughout.
Universal app, running natively on Intel and Apple Silicon (macOS 12 or later).
USB mapping brought up to date with USBMap, including macOS 26 (Tahoe) port properties, the 15-port limit and controller renames.
Windows Bluetooth export rewritten for macOS 12 and later, including Bluetooth LE keys.
macOS 26 Tahoe and 27 Golden Gate support, with refreshed PCI/USB IDs, Mac model data, AppleALC codec lists and macserial.
Many long-standing bugs fixed in framebuffer patching, EDID fixes and more.
[!IMPORTANT]
Updating from 4.x? Version 5.0 is signed with a new key, so 4.x can't update to it automatically. Download it once from the releases page; after that, updates arrive automatically again. Your settings carry over.
Features
Section
What it does
System
Model, CPU, Intel graphics generation and platform ID, serial number checks and a serial generator, Mac model specs, and connected peripherals
Patch
Intel framebuffer patching from Sandy Bridge to Ice Lake (Comet Lake via the Coffee Lake framebuffer): edit framebuffer fields, connectors and flags, then generate WhateverGreen DeviceProperties, KextsToPatch (hex or base64) or an SSDT, and save straight into your config.plist
Displays
EDID details and fixes, display overrides and HiDPI scaled resolutions, and injector kexts
Radeon
AMD GPU support check by family and macOS version, and WhateverGreen device properties and boot-args (experimental); points Vega-based Ryzen APUs to NootedRed
Sound
Audio devices, codecs and their pin configuration, and AppleALC layout IDs
USB
Live port discovery and mapping, connector types, and USBPorts.kext / SSDT-USBX export
Disks
Partitions and EFI partitions, with mount and unmount
PCIe
Every PCI device with names, device paths and ACPI paths; export as DeviceProperties or an SSDT
Power
Your pmset power settings, editable, with a one-click fix for sleep problems caused by hibernation
Bootloader
Detects OpenCore or Clover, checks for updates and applies common patches to your config.plist; AMD Vanilla kernel patches for AMD CPUs with your core count filled in
NVRAM
View and edit NVRAM variables
Extensions
Installed kexts against the latest releases, with download and build from source
Utilities
Install kexts, rebuild the kext cache, dump ACPI tables, Windows Bluetooth and UTC registry files, AppleIntelInfo
Calc and Logs
A hex/byte calculator, and boot, Lilu and system logs
Screenshots show a made-up Comet Lake desktop, not a real machine.
Before you start
[!WARNING]
Hackintool isn't an automated tool that does all the work for you. You need to know how patching works before using it. Please read these guides first:
Installed Kext reads the framebuffer table from your installed Intel framebuffer kext. When it isn't available (it no longer ships with recent macOS), Hackintool falls back to its bundled tables.
macOS 10.13.6 / macOS 10.14 use the bundled tables, so you can create patches without a dump.
IOReg Dump (Native / Patched) reads the tables WhateverGreen publishes when you boot with the -igfxfbdump flag (needs the debug versions of WhateverGreen and Lilu).
Unzip it and move Hackintool.app to your Applications folder.
Open it. The app is signed but not yet notarized, so the first time macOS may warn you. If it does, right-click the app and choose Open, or go to System Settings › Privacy & Security and click Open Anyway.
Hackintool requires macOS 12 Monterey or later.
Building from source
Open Hackintool.xcodeproj in Xcode and build the Hackintool scheme. The app is written in Swift and AppKit, with a few C and C++ components (gfxutil, macserial and the VDA decoder check).
Support development
If you find Hackintool useful and want to support its development:
2.7.7 - pcidevices.dsl export will now compile. Fix for Device Path
2.7.6 - Custom Device Path generation code (big thanks to @jaymonkey for helping test). Updated Chinese translation
2.7.5 - PCI DevicePath fix
2.7.4 - Added EveryMac.com Serial Check
2.7.3 - Added Serial Number Generator (thanks to vit9696 / MacInfoPkg team)
2.7.2 - Added EDID injection to IGPU. Added DPCD Max Link Rate patching. Added tooltips for Advanced / LSPCON patch options. Updated pci.ids / AppleALC audio data
2.7.1 - Bug fixes. Updated pci.ids / AppleALC audio data
2.7.0 - Launch process output fix (big thanks to @jaymonkey for the help testing this). Prepends "Intel" for IGPU name for Intel Power Gadget (thanks again to @jaymonkey for discovering this). System Info now includes all graphics cards. iMessage Keys are now clearly labeled. Added new OpenCore logo. Updated pci.ids / AppleALC audio data
2.6.6 - Added "Disable Gatekeeper and mount the disk in read/write mode" tool. Change GFX0 to IGPU selection no longer shows for dGPU
2.6.5 - Improved BT hardware detection (when installed) and will show if FW Loaded (if using BrcmPatchRAM)
2.6.4 - Fixes
2.6.3 - Added Atheros BT device detection
2.6.2 - Added Bluetooth to Info->Misc
2.6.1 - Fixed USB device speeds
2.6.0 - USB fixes for macOS Catalina. USB now shows device speeds. Much improved Log viewer. Installing kexts on macOS Catalina will prompt to disable Gatekeeper and mount the disk in read/write mode. Fixed Atheros install for macOS Catalina. Added NativeDisplayBrightness to kext install list. Updated translations for Korean / Chinese
2.4.6 - "Rebuild KextCache and Repair Permissions" moved to tools section now has progress bar
2.4.5 - Output added for "Rebuild KextCache and Repair Permissions"
2.4.4 - Chinese language updates. Compiler improvements
2.4.3 - Chinese language updates. USB configurator fixes
2.4.2 - Changed Framebuffer Info to Selected / Current Framebuffer Info for easier comparison
2.4.1 - Chinese language update
2.4.0 - Now includes iMessageDebug data (ElNono / mdmwii / flux84 / sugarface / pokenguyen). Export system info data. View model info (everymac.com). Check serial feature. Preliminary OpenCore support (thanks vit9696)
2.3.9 - ComboBox fix (thanks telepati)
2.3.8 - Bug fixes (thanks ReddestDream)
2.3.7 - Improved Clover EFI Mounting. Clover PCI export now uses SubClass for device_type
2.3.5 - Fixed bug in Device Path generator (gfxutil). Added "Generate Windows UTC Registry Files" tool
2.3.4 - Updated audio codecs, Export PCI list in Clover and dsl format, Now dumps all ACPI tables and decompiles to dsl
2.3.3 - Extract DSDT (phpdev32), Auto update PCIIDs (MuntashirAkon), Export PCI list in JSON format
2.3.2 - Monitor PCI hotplug
2.3.1 - UI Updates
2.3.1 - Right-click on a PCI device and select "Copy IOReg Path". Launch IORegistryExplorer and select Go->Go to Path... menu, paste in the path and click the "Go to Path" button.
2.2.8 - Added warning for HWP state logging (previous state can only be restored after a reboot)
2.2.7 - Added VDA Decoder status. Added DevicePath for PCI devices. Export PCI Devices list to desktop
2.2.6 - Improved Boot EFI detection. Set Boot EFI manually. AppleIntelInfo shows 30 second timer to log CStates. Restores HWP state after logging. Added Intel Regs warning. Calculator now shows reverse bytes
2.2.2 - Added Info tab (Network Interfaces, Graphic Devices, Audio Devices and Storage Devices). Will highlight power settings green or red to indicate issues
2.2.1 - Fixes
2.2.0 - New PCI Devices, Network, Power and Tools tab
2.1.9 - Added Github kext downloading. The download version may be older than the source version. Also due to Github API rate limits it will store the latest download urls. Added Install kext(s) function. Added Rebuild KextCache and Repair Permissions function
2.1.8 - Uses kextstat to get the versions
2.1.7 - Now detects more kexts
2.1.6 - Can now download the current version numbers of Lilu + Plugins
2.0.8 - Patch->System Configs menu with various configurations you can try if your Coffee Lake system is being troublesome (CaseySJ)
2.0.4 - Apply Clover patches (KernelToPatch, KextToPatch, DSDT Renames). View, create and edit NVRAM variables (be careful!). View installed Lilu + Plugins, download and automatically compile the latest versions
1.9.6 - Disk display enhancements (icons / mount / unmount buttons)
1.9.2 - Fixes
1.9.1 - Added SSDT-UIAC.aml / SSDT-USBX.aml export support
1.8.0 - Improved USB power export (corpnewt), other fixes, new icon
1.7.9 - Added USB power export, EFI partition mounting, calculator and log viewer
1.7.8 - Added resolution injection from one-key-hidpi script (xzhih)
1.7.7 - Added EDID patching support for AMD & nVidia
1.7.6 - EDID overrides can now export custom icons
1.7.5 - Improved USB guide, added print button
1.7.4 - Fixed defaults
1.7.3 - Updates
1.7.2 - Renamed app to Hackintool, added EDID injection support (Andy Vandijck)
1.7.1 - Dark mode fixes
1.7.0 - USB & Audio info added, shows possible spoof / kext requirements
1.6.9 - Updates
1.6.8 - Added framebuffer-camellia and framebuffer-flags patching support
1.6.7 - Added Macmini8,1 and MacBookAir8,1 definitions
1.6.6 - Data file updates
1.6.5 - Fixed USBInjectAll detection
1.6.4 - Audio layout id detection improvement
1.6.3 - Now shows Audio Controller
1.6.2 - USB fixes
1.6.1 - Improved Spoof Audio Device Id option
1.6.0 - Fixes
1.5.9 - Now shows USB Controllers
1.5.8 - Will store and restore USB ports between app sessions for use with new USBInjectAll.kext (0.7.0) to include boot flags for excluding groups of ports
1.5.7 - Now detects EHC and hub ports (thanks to RehabMan & SavageAUS). Multi-select USB Ports. Now detects if USBInjectAll is installed
1.5.4 - Fixed audio codec detection when user has multiple audio devices. Added "Reboot Fix" advanced patch (sets connector pipe values to 18)
1.5.3 - Improved Export->Clover config.plist and now makes a backup (config-backup.plist)
1.5.2 - Added Patch->AzulPatcher4600
1.5.1 - USBPorts port-count fix
1.5.0 - Fixes
1.4.9 - Added tab to show if Lilu, WhateverGreen and AppleALC are installed and version info
1.4.8 - Fixed framebuffer-cursormem output for iASL DSL Source patching
1.4.7 - Added support for new WEG -igfxfbdump boot flag using File->Import->IOReg Dump menu
1.4.6 - Fixes. Added Framebuffer->macOS 10.14 menu item. Added QE/CI and Metal support detection
1.4.5 - Added support for framebuffer-cursormem (Haswell)
1.3.9 - Now using AppleIntelFramebuffer@X index for connector association
1.3.8 - Fixed bug AppleIntelFramebuffer port-number should be connecter index + 4 or 0 for internal (RehabMan)
1.3.7 - Shows Display Info for connected displays on connector ports (with display hot plug support), fixed iASL DSL Source hex output, connector drag-drop to change order
1.3.6 - Fixes
1.3.5 - Will try HDAS if HDEF is not found
1.3.4 - Added AllData connector patch method (RehabMan). Will try GFX0 if IGPU is not found
1.3.3 - Fixes. Added more audio layout-id's (vandroiy2013)
1.3.2 - Fixes
1.3.1 - Fixes. Added new menu Framebuffer->Current Version / macOS 10.13.6
1.3.0 - Added audio patching, Clover config.plist exporting, USB patching, advanced auto patching
1.2.8 - Added iASL DSL Source patch output, display detected Intel gen and platform-id
1.2.7 - File->Export framebuffer text file
1.2.6 - Fix preallocated memory calculation formula (vit9696)
1.2.5 - Still outputs a config.plist/Devices/Properties patch when "Auto Detect Changes" is selected
1.2.4 - Fixes
1.2.3 - config.plist/Devices/Properties patch now outputs data format
1.2.2 - Fixes
1.2.1 - Updates and fixes
1.2.0 - Added support for Cannon Lake and Ice Lake
1.1.0 - Added MacBookPro15,1 and MacBookPro15,2 models
1.0.9 - Support for Mojave, Coffee Lake, WhateverGreen's -igfxdump boot flag and Clover's config.plist/Devices/Properties patch output
