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dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher

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About the project

A Python-based tool built on OpenCorePkg and Lilu that lets you install and run macOS Big Sur and newer on old Macs (from 2007) no longer supported by Apple.

Useful for
  • Install macOS Big Sur or newer on an old Mac unsupported by Apple
  • Enable graphics acceleration on legacy Metal and non-Metal GPUs
  • Restore Wi-Fi and Touch ID functionality on 2007–2017 models

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2.6 Steady Magnitude out of 10 — how fast interest is growing, not a quality score.

Star growth looks organic. Data as of October 5, 2026, 11:14 UTC.

The star-growth assessment does not verify whether the project is safe to run.

Stars per day

02040July 8, 2026October 5, 2026

Bars show daily stars; the line is a moving average of the available history. Short histories do not yet establish a reliable usual pace. Red marks spike days.

Why it’s trending

  • There are not enough fresh counter measurements for today's UTC day. The gain is unknown.
  • Over the last two days the pace is 3.4× that of the previous week and a half.
  • GitHub Trending Python today: #4, +21 stars.
  • Recent forks include notable developers: @martinmarinov (226 followers).

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Numbers

Total stars
18,423
Today
Not enough measurements today
Forks
2,009
Issues and pull requests
1,161
Watchers
847
Language
Python
Latest release
3.0.0-rc.2 · October 4, 2026
Created
November 24, 2020
Last push
October 4, 2026

Star trust

Growth looks organic: forks and discussion are in line with active projects, and stars arrive unevenly, the way people give them.

These are heuristics, not a verdict: we judge by the repository’s behavior, not by a list of stargazers.

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