# corpnewt/GenSMBIOS

Py script that uses acidanthera's macserial to generate SMBIOS and optionally saves them to a plist.

Repository: https://github.com/corpnewt/GenSMBIOS
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/gensmbios
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-01-04T22:40:31+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 59/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 60, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2929, "days_push": 241, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1980, forks 278 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:01.679783+00:00)

## What it is
A Python script by corpnewt that wraps acidanthera's macserial tool to generate SMBIOS serial numbers and related identifiers for Hackintosh systems. It can optionally save the generated SMBIOS data to a plist file for use in bootloader configurations.

## Use cases
- generate SMBIOS serial numbers for a hackintosh build
- create valid Mac serial and UUID values for OpenCore config.plist
- pick a specific SMBIOS model and get matching board serials
- save generated SMBIOS info to a plist file
- regenerate serials to avoid collisions or invalid values

## When to choose
- you are building or maintaining a Hackintosh with OpenCore or Clover
- you need valid SMBIOS identifiers matching a real Mac model
- you want a simple interactive script instead of running macserial manually

## When to avoid
- you need SMBIOS generation on real Macs for legitimate Apple hardware
- you want a GUI-based tool
- your project has nothing to do with Hackintosh or macOS virtualization

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, cli, configuration-management, serialization
- domain: developer-tools, hardware, operating-systems
- platform: windows, python, cross-platform
- tags: hackintosh, smbios, macserial, opencore, plist, acidanthera, command-line, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- corpnewt/GenSMBIOS (main) score 59

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:01.679783+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:04:00.098857+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/corpnewt/GenSMBIOS (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:01.679783+00:00, sha b9e42609b866)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.