{ "_meta": { "version": "1.1.1", "updated": "2026-05-16", "author": "jzadl", "description": "Hackintosh kext + macOS compatibility database for tools.jzadl.xyz/kext-checker. Tested on T480 (Kaby Lake, Tahoe), T440s. Kexts only, no Quirks, no ACPI, no config.plist.", "cdn": "cdn.jzadl.xyz/tools/kexttool/kextdb.json", "sources": [ "https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Install-Guide/", "https://github.com/acidanthera", "https://github.com/OpenIntelWireless", "https://github.com/VoodooI2C", "Personal Hackintosh experience — T480 Tahoe, T440s (jzadl)" ] }, "macos_versions": [ { "id": "tahoe", "name": "Tahoe", "version": "26", "kernel": "25", "released": "2025-09-15", "status": "latest", "notes": "Last macOS to support Intel. Audio requires OCLP-Mod with lowered SIP. AirportItlwm Ventura build works on Tahoe. macOS 27 will be Apple Silicon only.", "oclp_mod_required": true, "oclp_mod_note": "OCLP-Mod required for audio. Lowered SIP required (csr-active-config: 03000000).", "broken_natively": ["Audio (AppleHDA)"], "workarounds": { "audio": "OCLP-Mod with lowered SIP. Do NOT use VoodooHDA.", "intel_wifi": "Use AirportItlwm Ventura build — confirmed working on Tahoe.", "broadcom_wifi": "Use AppleBCMWLANCompanion or OCLP-Mod" } }, { "id": "sequoia", "name": "Sequoia", "version": "15", "kernel": "24", "released": "2024-09-16", "status": "stable_recommended", "notes": "Recommended stable option. OCLP 2.4.1 fully supported. Broadcom Wi-Fi needs OCLP root patch. Audio works natively with AppleALC.", "oclp_mod_required": false }, { "id": "sonoma", "name": "Sonoma", "version": "14", "kernel": "23", "released": "2023-09-26", "status": "supported", "notes": "Broadcom Wi-Fi needs OCLP root patch. AppleALC works fine.", "oclp_mod_required": false }, { "id": "ventura", "name": "Ventura", "version": "13", "kernel": "22", "released": "2022-10-24", "status": "supported", "notes": "Natively supports Coffee Lake (8th gen) and newer iGPUs. Older gens need OCLP root patches for GPU acceleration.", "oclp_mod_required": false }, { "id": "monterey", "name": "Monterey", "version": "12", "kernel": "21", "released": "2021-10-25", "status": "supported", "notes": "Supports Haswell (4th gen) and newer natively. BlueToolFixup required for Intel Bluetooth.", "oclp_mod_required": false }, { "id": "bigsur", "name": "Big Sur", "version": "11", "kernel": "20", "released": "2020-11-12", "status": "legacy", "notes": "Supports Haswell (4th gen) and newer natively.", "oclp_mod_required": false }, { "id": "catalina", "name": "Catalina", "version": "10.15", "kernel": "19", "released": "2019-10-07", "status": "legacy", "notes": "Ivy Bridge (3rd gen) and newer supported natively.", "oclp_mod_required": false }, { "id": "mojave", "name": "Mojave", "version": "10.14", "kernel": "18", "released": "2018-09-24", "status": "eol", "notes": "Last macOS with NVIDIA Web Driver support. Sandy Bridge supported.", "oclp_mod_required": false, "nvidia_webdriver": true }, { "id": "highsierra", "name": "High Sierra", "version": "10.13", "kernel": "17", "released": "2017-09-25", "status": "eol", "notes": "Last macOS with NVIDIA Maxwell/Pascal Web Driver support.", "oclp_mod_required": false, "nvidia_webdriver": true } ], "intel_generations": [ { "gen": 14, "name": "Raptor Lake Refresh", "codename": "Raptor Lake-R", "example_cpus": ["i9-14900K", "i7-14700K", "i5-14600K"], "igpu": "Intel UHD 770", "igpu_macos_support": "none", "igpu_notes": "No iGPU acceleration on any macOS. Must use a supported dGPU.", "min_macos": "ventura", "max_macos": "tahoe", "special_kexts": ["CpuTopologyRebuild"], "notes": "Hybrid P+E core CPU. Requires CpuTopologyRebuild kext." }, { "gen": 13, "name": "Raptor Lake", "codename": "Raptor Lake", "example_cpus": ["i9-13900K", "i7-13700K", "i5-13600K"], "igpu": "Intel UHD 770", "igpu_macos_support": "none", "igpu_notes": "No iGPU acceleration on any macOS. Must use a supported dGPU.", "min_macos": "ventura", "max_macos": "tahoe", "special_kexts": ["CpuTopologyRebuild"], "notes": "Hybrid P+E core CPU. Requires CpuTopologyRebuild kext." }, { "gen": 12, "name": "Alder Lake", "codename": "Alder Lake", "example_cpus": ["i9-12900K", "i7-12700K", "i5-12600K"], "igpu": "Intel UHD 770", "igpu_macos_support": "none", "igpu_notes": "No iGPU acceleration on any macOS. Must use a supported dGPU.", "min_macos": "ventura", "max_macos": "tahoe", "special_kexts": ["CpuTopologyRebuild"], "notes": "First Intel hybrid P+E core. iGPU unsupported in macOS. CpuTopologyRebuild required." }, { "gen": 11, "name": "Rocket Lake / Tiger Lake", "codename": "Rocket Lake (desktop) / Tiger Lake (mobile)", "example_cpus": ["i9-11900K", "i7-11700K", "i5-11600K", "i7-1165G7", "i5-1135G7"], "igpu": "Intel UHD 750 / Intel Iris Xe", "igpu_macos_support": "none", "igpu_notes": "ZERO iGPU acceleration on ANY macOS. Apple never added Iris Xe / UHD 750 support. No workaround exists. VESA only.", "min_macos": "bigsur", "max_macos": "tahoe", "special_kexts": [], "notes": "Critical: iGPU completely unsupported. Must use a supported AMD dGPU." }, { "gen": 10, "name": "Comet Lake / Ice Lake", "codename": "Comet Lake (desktop/mobile) / Ice Lake (mobile)", "example_cpus": ["i9-10900K", "i7-10700K", "i5-10600K", "i7-1065G7"], "igpu": "Intel UHD 630 / Intel Iris Plus", "igpu_macos_support": "full", "igpu_notes": "Full acceleration on all supported macOS versions.", "min_macos": "catalina", "max_macos": "tahoe", "special_kexts": [], "notes": "Solid macOS support. UHD 630 very well supported." }, { "gen": 9, "name": "Coffee Lake Refresh", "codename": "Coffee Lake-R", "example_cpus": ["i9-9900K", "i7-9700K", "i5-9600K"], "igpu": "Intel UHD 630", "igpu_macos_support": "full", "igpu_notes": "Full acceleration on all supported macOS versions.", "min_macos": "mojave", "max_macos": "tahoe", "special_kexts": [], "notes": "Excellent macOS compatibility. Very popular Hackintosh platform." }, { "gen": 8, "name": "Coffee Lake", "codename": "Coffee Lake", "example_cpus": ["i7-8700K", "i5-8600K", "i3-8100", "i7-8550U", "i5-8250U"], "igpu": "Intel UHD 630 / Intel UHD 620", "igpu_macos_support": "full", "igpu_notes": "Full acceleration. Minimum gen for native Ventura iGPU support.", "min_macos": "highsierra", "max_macos": "tahoe", "special_kexts": [], "notes": "Minimum gen natively supported by Ventura+. ThinkPad T480, X280 use UHD 620." }, { "gen": 7, "name": "Kaby Lake", "codename": "Kaby Lake", "example_cpus": ["i7-7700K", "i5-7600K", "i7-7500U", "i5-7200U"], "igpu": "Intel HD 630 / Intel HD 620", "igpu_macos_support": "oclp_required_ventura_plus", "igpu_notes": "Full native acceleration up to Monterey. Ventura+ requires OCLP root patch.", "min_macos": "highsierra", "max_macos": "tahoe", "oclp_required_from": "ventura", "special_kexts": [], "notes": "Great platform. ThinkPad T470, X1 Carbon G5." }, { "gen": 6, "name": "Skylake", "codename": "Skylake", "example_cpus": ["i7-6700K", "i5-6600K", "i7-6500U", "i5-6200U"], "igpu": "Intel HD 530 / Intel HD 520", "igpu_macos_support": "oclp_required_ventura_plus", "igpu_notes": "Full native acceleration up to Monterey. Ventura+ requires OCLP root patch.", "min_macos": "highsierra", "max_macos": "tahoe", "oclp_required_from": "ventura", "special_kexts": [], "notes": "ThinkPad T460, T460s, X260 very well supported." }, { "gen": 5, "name": "Broadwell", "codename": "Broadwell", "example_cpus": ["i7-5775C", "i5-5675C", "i7-5500U"], "igpu": "Intel HD 6000 / Intel Iris Pro 6200", "igpu_macos_support": "oclp_required_ventura_plus", "igpu_notes": "Full native acceleration up to Monterey. Ventura+ requires OCLP root patch.", "min_macos": "highsierra", "max_macos": "tahoe", "oclp_required_from": "ventura", "special_kexts": [], "notes": "Mostly laptops. ThinkPad T450s, X250." }, { "gen": 4, "name": "Haswell", "codename": "Haswell", "example_cpus": ["i7-4770K", "i5-4690K", "i7-4750HQ", "i7-4600U"], "igpu": "Intel HD 4600 / Intel HD 4400 / Intel Iris 5100", "igpu_macos_support": "oclp_required_ventura_plus", "igpu_notes": "Full native acceleration up to Monterey. Ventura+ requires OCLP root patch.", "min_macos": "highsierra", "max_macos": "tahoe", "oclp_required_from": "ventura", "special_kexts": [], "notes": "Minimum gen for native Big Sur/Monterey. ThinkPad T440s, T440p, T450 iconic Hackintosh laptops." }, { "gen": 3, "name": "Ivy Bridge", "codename": "Ivy Bridge", "example_cpus": ["i7-3770K", "i5-3570K", "i7-3720QM"], "igpu": "Intel HD 4000", "igpu_macos_support": "oclp_required_bigsur_plus", "igpu_notes": "Full native acceleration up to Catalina. Big Sur+ requires OCLP root patch.", "min_macos": "highsierra", "max_macos": "tahoe", "oclp_required_from": "bigsur", "special_kexts": [], "notes": "ThinkPad T430, X230 very popular. HD 4000 still works via OCLP." }, { "gen": 2, "name": "Sandy Bridge", "codename": "Sandy Bridge", "example_cpus": ["i7-2600K", "i5-2500K", "i7-2630QM"], "igpu": "Intel HD 3000", "igpu_macos_support": "oclp_required_bigsur_plus", "igpu_notes": "Native up to Catalina. Big Sur+ requires OCLP root patch. HD 3000 support limited.", "min_macos": "highsierra", "max_macos": "tahoe", "oclp_required_from": "bigsur", "special_kexts": [], "notes": "Aging but functional." } ], "amd_generations": [ { "id": "zen4", "name": "Zen 4", "example_cpus": ["Ryzen 9 7950X", "Ryzen 7 7700X", "Ryzen 5 7600X", "Ryzen 9 7940HS"], "igpu": "AMD Radeon 780M (RDNA 3)", "igpu_macos_support": "nootedred", "min_macos": "ventura", "max_macos": "tahoe", "requires_amd_patches": true, "notes": "Requires AMD kernel patches. NootedRed for APU iGPU." }, { "id": "zen3", "name": "Zen 3", "example_cpus": ["Ryzen 9 5950X", "Ryzen 7 5800X", "Ryzen 5 5600X", "Ryzen 7 5700G"], "igpu": "AMD Radeon Vega (APU only)", "igpu_macos_support": "nootedred", "min_macos": "bigsur", "max_macos": "tahoe", "requires_amd_patches": true, "notes": "Very popular. Zen 3 AMD patches mature and stable." }, { "id": "zen2", "name": "Zen 2", "example_cpus": ["Ryzen 9 3900X", "Ryzen 7 3700X", "Ryzen 5 3600"], "igpu": "AMD Radeon Vega (APU only)", "igpu_macos_support": "nootedred", "min_macos": "catalina", "max_macos": "tahoe", "requires_amd_patches": true, "notes": "Well tested AMD platform." }, { "id": "zen1", "name": "Zen / Zen+", "example_cpus": ["Ryzen 7 1700X", "Ryzen 5 1600", "Ryzen 7 2700X"], "igpu": null, "igpu_macos_support": "none", "min_macos": "highsierra", "max_macos": "tahoe", "requires_amd_patches": true, "notes": "Original Zen. Still works with AMD patches." } ], "gpu_families": [ { "id": "intel_uhd_630", "vendor": "Intel", "name": "Intel UHD 630 / 620 / 617", "intel_gens": [8, 9, 10], "macos_support": "full", "supported_macos": ["highsierra","mojave","catalina","bigsur","monterey","ventura","sonoma","sequoia","tahoe"], "kext_ids": ["whatevergreen"] }, { "id": "intel_hd_630", "vendor": "Intel", "name": "Intel HD 630 / 620 / 615 (Kaby Lake)", "intel_gens": [7], "macos_support": "oclp_ventura_plus", "native_macos": ["highsierra","mojave","catalina","bigsur","monterey"], "oclp_macos": ["ventura","sonoma","sequoia","tahoe"], "kext_ids": ["whatevergreen"] }, { "id": "intel_hd_530", "vendor": "Intel", "name": "Intel HD 530 / 520 / 515 (Skylake)", "intel_gens": [6], "macos_support": "oclp_ventura_plus", "native_macos": ["highsierra","mojave","catalina","bigsur","monterey"], "oclp_macos": ["ventura","sonoma","sequoia","tahoe"], "kext_ids": ["whatevergreen"] }, { "id": "intel_hd_4000", "vendor": "Intel", "name": "Intel HD 4000 / 4600 / 5000 / 5100 (Ivy Bridge / Haswell / Broadwell)", "intel_gens": [3, 4, 5], "macos_support": "oclp_bigsur_plus", "native_macos": ["highsierra","mojave","catalina"], "oclp_macos": ["bigsur","monterey","ventura","sonoma","sequoia","tahoe"], "kext_ids": ["whatevergreen"] }, { "id": "intel_iris_xe", "vendor": "Intel", "name": "Intel Iris Xe / UHD 750 (11th gen and newer)", "intel_gens": [11, 12, 13, 14], "macos_support": "none", "supported_macos": [], "kext_ids": [], "warning": "No macOS acceleration whatsoever. No workaround. Must use dGPU." }, { "id": "amd_rdna2", "vendor": "AMD", "name": "AMD RX 6000 series (RDNA 2)", "macos_support": "full", "supported_macos": ["bigsur","monterey","ventura","sonoma","sequoia","tahoe"], "kext_ids": ["whatevergreen","nootrx"] }, { "id": "amd_rdna1", "vendor": "AMD", "name": "AMD RX 5000 series (RDNA 1)", "macos_support": "full", "supported_macos": ["catalina","bigsur","monterey","ventura","sonoma","sequoia","tahoe"], "kext_ids": ["whatevergreen","nootrx"] }, { "id": "amd_polaris", "vendor": "AMD", "name": "AMD RX 400 / 500 series (Polaris)", "macos_support": "full", "supported_macos": ["highsierra","mojave","catalina","bigsur","monterey","ventura","sonoma","sequoia","tahoe"], "kext_ids": ["whatevergreen"], "notes": "One of the best Hackintosh GPU families. Plug and play." }, { "id": "amd_vega", "vendor": "AMD", "name": "AMD RX Vega 56 / 64 / Vega VII", "macos_support": "full", "supported_macos": ["highsierra","mojave","catalina","bigsur","monterey","ventura","sonoma","sequoia","tahoe"], "kext_ids": ["whatevergreen"] }, { "id": "amd_igpu", "vendor": "AMD", "name": "AMD Radeon iGPU (APU — Vega / RDNA)", "macos_support": "nootedred", "supported_macos": ["ventura","sonoma","sequoia","tahoe"], "kext_ids": ["nootedred"], "notes": "NootedRed replaces WhateverGreen for these. Do not use both." }, { "id": "nvidia_kepler", "vendor": "NVIDIA", "name": "NVIDIA GTX 600 / 700 series (Kepler)", "macos_support": "partial", "supported_macos": ["highsierra","mojave","catalina","bigsur","monterey"], "kext_ids": ["whatevergreen"], "notes": "Last NVIDIA with native support. Dead on Ventura+." }, { "id": "nvidia_maxwell_pascal", "vendor": "NVIDIA", "name": "NVIDIA GTX 900 / 1000 series (Maxwell / Pascal)", "macos_support": "webdriver_only", "supported_macos": ["highsierra","mojave"], "kext_ids": ["whatevergreen"], "notes": "Web Drivers required. High Sierra and Mojave only.", "webdriver_required": true }, { "id": "nvidia_turing_plus", "vendor": "NVIDIA", "name": "NVIDIA RTX 2000 / 3000 / 4000 / 5000 series", "macos_support": "none", "supported_macos": [], "kext_ids": [], "warning": "Completely unsupported. No drivers exist or will ever exist." } ], "kexts": [ { "id": "lilu", "name": "Lilu", "category": "Essential", "priority": "essential", "description": "Core kernel patching framework. Required by almost every other kext. Must be loaded first.", "github": "https://github.com/acidanthera/Lilu", "supported_macos": ["highsierra","mojave","catalina","bigsur","monterey","ventura","sonoma","sequoia","tahoe"], "always_required": true, "load_order": 1 }, { "id": "virtualsmc", "name": "VirtualSMC", "category": "Essential", "priority": "essential", "description": "Emulates Apple SMC chip. Absolutely required for any Hackintosh to boot.", "github": "https://github.com/acidanthera/VirtualSMC", "supported_macos": ["highsierra","mojave","catalina","bigsur","monterey","ventura","sonoma","sequoia","tahoe"], "always_required": true, "depends_on": ["lilu"], "load_order": 2 }, { "id": "whatevergreen", "name": "WhateverGreen", "category": "GPU", "priority": "essential", "description": "GPU patching for Intel and AMD GPUs. Fixes display output, HDMI audio, DRM, and framebuffer issues.", "github": "https://github.com/acidanthera/WhateverGreen", "supported_macos": ["highsierra","mojave","catalina","bigsur","monterey","ventura","sonoma","sequoia","tahoe"], "depends_on": ["lilu"], "match_gpu_vendor": ["Intel","AMD"], "exclude_gpu_ids": ["intel_iris_xe","amd_igpu","nvidia_turing_plus"] }, { "id": "nootedred", "name": "NootedRed", "category": "GPU", "priority": "essential", "description": "Enables GPU acceleration for AMD APU iGPUs (Vega/RDNA). Replaces WhateverGreen for these — do not use both.", "github": "https://github.com/NootInc/NootedRed", "supported_macos": ["ventura","sonoma","sequoia","tahoe"], "depends_on": ["lilu"], "match_gpu_ids": ["amd_igpu"] }, { "id": "nootrx", "name": "NootRX", "category": "GPU", "priority": "recommended", "description": "Enhances support for AMD RX 5000/6000 dGPUs on top of WhateverGreen.", "github": "https://github.com/NootInc/NootRX", "supported_macos": ["ventura","sonoma","sequoia","tahoe"], "depends_on": ["lilu"], "match_gpu_ids": ["amd_rdna1","amd_rdna2"] }, { "id": "cputopologyrebuild", "name": "CpuTopologyRebuild", "category": "CPU", "priority": "essential", "description": "Fixes P+E core scheduling on Intel Alder Lake (12th gen) and newer hybrid CPUs.", "github": "https://github.com/b00t0x/CpuTopologyRebuild", "supported_macos": ["ventura","sonoma","sequoia","tahoe"], "match_intel_gen_min": 12 }, { "id": "applealc", "name": "AppleALC", "category": "Audio", "priority": "essential", "description": "Native audio via layout-id injection. Works with most Realtek, Conexant, IDT, Cirrus codecs. Not supported on Tahoe.", "github": "https://github.com/acidanthera/AppleALC", "supported_macos": ["highsierra","mojave","catalina","bigsur","monterey","ventura","sonoma","sequoia"], "not_supported_macos": ["tahoe"], "tahoe_note": "Broken on Tahoe. Use OCLP-Mod with lowered SIP instead.", "depends_on": ["lilu"], "match_has_audio": true }, { "id": "oclp_mod_audio", "name": "OCLP-Mod (Audio fix)", "category": "Audio", "priority": "essential", "description": "Restores AppleHDA audio on macOS Tahoe. Requires lowered SIP (csr-active-config: 03000000). The correct Tahoe audio solution — do NOT use VoodooHDA.", "github": "https://github.com/lzhoang2801/OpCore-Simplify", "supported_macos": ["tahoe"], "match_has_audio": true, "match_macos": ["tahoe"], "sip_required": true }, { "id": "airportitlwm", "name": "AirportItlwm (Ventura build)", "category": "Wi-Fi", "priority": "essential", "description": "Native-like Intel Wi-Fi with AirDrop and Handoff. Use the Ventura build on Tahoe — confirmed working on T480.", "github": "https://github.com/OpenIntelWireless/itlwm", "supported_macos": ["bigsur","monterey","ventura","sonoma","sequoia","tahoe"], "tahoe_note": "Use Ventura build on Tahoe. Confirmed working.", "match_wifi_vendor": "Intel" }, { "id": "intelbluetoothfirmware", "name": "IntelBluetoothFirmware", "category": "Bluetooth", "priority": "essential", "description": "Firmware loader for Intel Bluetooth. Works out of the box on most configurations.", "github": "https://github.com/OpenIntelWireless/IntelBluetoothFirmware", "supported_macos": ["bigsur","monterey","ventura","sonoma","sequoia","tahoe"], "match_wifi_vendor": "Intel" }, { "id": "bluetoolfixup", "name": "BlueToolFixup", "category": "Bluetooth", "priority": "essential", "description": "Required for Intel Bluetooth on macOS Monterey and newer.", "github": "https://github.com/acidanthera/BrcmPatchRAM", "supported_macos": ["monterey","ventura","sonoma","sequoia","tahoe"], "depends_on": ["lilu"], "match_wifi_vendor": "Intel", "match_macos_min": "monterey" }, { "id": "airportbrcmfixup", "name": "AirportBrcmFixup", "category": "Wi-Fi", "priority": "essential", "description": "Enables Broadcom Wi-Fi cards (BCM94360, BCM943602, BCM94352, etc.). Needs OCLP root patch on Sonoma+.", "github": "https://github.com/acidanthera/AirportBrcmFixup", "supported_macos": ["highsierra","mojave","catalina","bigsur","monterey","ventura","sonoma","sequoia","tahoe"], "depends_on": ["lilu"], "match_wifi_vendor": "Broadcom" }, { "id": "brcmpatchram", "name": "BrcmPatchRAM3 + BrcmFirmwareData", "category": "Bluetooth", "priority": "essential", "description": "Bluetooth firmware loader for Broadcom adapters. Include both BrcmPatchRAM3 and BrcmFirmwareData.", "github": "https://github.com/acidanthera/BrcmPatchRAM", "supported_macos": ["highsierra","mojave","catalina","bigsur","monterey","ventura","sonoma","sequoia","tahoe"], "depends_on": ["lilu"], "match_wifi_vendor": "Broadcom" }, { "id": "realtekrtl8111", "name": "RealtekRTL8111", "category": "Ethernet", "priority": "essential", "description": "Driver for Realtek RTL8111/RTL8168 Gigabit Ethernet. Most common chip on desktop motherboards.", "github": "https://github.com/Mieze/RTL8111_driver_for_OS_X", "supported_macos": ["highsierra","mojave","catalina","bigsur","monterey","ventura","sonoma","sequoia","tahoe"], "match_ethernet_regex": "RTL8111|RTL8168|Realtek" }, { "id": "lucyrtl8125", "name": "LucyRTL8125Ethernet", "category": "Ethernet", "priority": "essential", "description": "Driver for Realtek RTL8125 2.5GbE. Common on Z490, B550, X570 and newer boards.", "github": "https://github.com/Mieze/LucyRTL8125Ethernet", "supported_macos": ["catalina","bigsur","monterey","ventura","sonoma","sequoia","tahoe"], "match_ethernet_regex": "RTL8125|2.5G|2500" }, { "id": "intelmausi", "name": "IntelMausi", "category": "Ethernet", "priority": "essential", "description": "Driver for Intel Ethernet (I210, I211, I217, I218, I219). Common on Intel boards and ThinkPads.", "github": "https://github.com/acidanthera/IntelMausi", "supported_macos": ["highsierra","mojave","catalina","bigsur","monterey","ventura","sonoma","sequoia","tahoe"], "depends_on": ["lilu"], "match_ethernet_vendor": "Intel" }, { "id": "atheros", "name": "AtherosE2200Ethernet", "category": "Ethernet", "priority": "essential", "description": "Driver for Atheros/Qualcomm/Killer AR816x, AR817x, Killer E220x, E2400, E2500.", "github": "https://github.com/Mieze/AtherosE2200Ethernet", "supported_macos": ["highsierra","mojave","catalina","bigsur","monterey","ventura","sonoma","sequoia","tahoe"], "match_ethernet_regex": "Atheros|Killer|Qualcomm" }, { "id": "usbtoolbox", "name": "USBToolBox + USBMap", "category": "USB", "priority": "essential", "description": "Build a permanent USBMap.kext for your system. Replaces USBInjectAll after mapping.", "github": "https://github.com/USBToolBox/kext", "supported_macos": ["bigsur","monterey","ventura","sonoma","sequoia","tahoe"], "always_required": true }, { "id": "usbinjectall", "name": "USBInjectAll", "category": "USB", "priority": "recommended", "description": "Injects all USB ports during initial setup only. Replace with USBMap.kext after mapping.", "github": "https://github.com/Sniki/OS-X-USB-Inject-All", "supported_macos": ["highsierra","mojave","catalina","bigsur","monterey","ventura","sonoma","sequoia","tahoe"], "notes": "Temporary — setup only. 15-port limit on macOS 11+." }, { "id": "voodooPS2", "name": "VoodooPS2Controller", "category": "Input", "priority": "essential", "description": "PS/2 keyboard and trackpad driver. Essential for most laptops.", "github": "https://github.com/acidanthera/VoodooPS2", "supported_macos": ["highsierra","mojave","catalina","bigsur","monterey","ventura","sonoma","sequoia","tahoe"], "depends_on": ["lilu"], "match_is_laptop": true }, { "id": "voodooi2c", "name": "VoodooI2C + VoodooI2CHID", "category": "Input", "priority": "recommended", "description": "Driver for I2C HID trackpads (most modern laptop trackpads). 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