benbaker76/Hackintool
The Swiss army knife of vanilla Hackintoshing observed · 2026-10-08
Health v2 · maintenance only
69/100
- Activity 66
- Release rhythm 54
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 0
- age_days: 2729
- days_rel: 305
- days_push: 208
- n_releases_24m: 12
Adoption not part of the score
3504 stars · 270 forks observed · 2026-10-08
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Hackintool is a macOS GUI utility for vanilla Hackintosh hardware patching, best known for Intel framebuffer patching from Sandy Bridge through Ice Lake. It reads live framebuffer kext data, generates Clover/OpenCore patches, patches audio layout IDs, and builds USB port maps like USBPorts.kext.
Use cases
- patch intel framebuffer for hackintosh graphics
- generate clover config.plist patches for igpu
- map usb ports and create USBPorts.kext
- fix hdmi black screen on hackintosh
- patch audio layout id on hackintosh
- increase dvmt pre-allocated memory for intel gpu
- dump and edit framebuffer data from whatevergreen
When to choose
- you are building a hackintosh and need manual Intel iGPU framebuffer patching
- you need to map USB ports or apply USB port limit patches
- you want to export patches in Clover hex, base64, or Devices/Properties formats
When to avoid
- you want a fully automated hackintosh installer with no manual work
- you are on real Mac hardware and do not need kext patching
- you are unwilling to read framebuffer patching guides first
Facets
application · maturity active
developer-tools configuration-management security hardware operating-systems developer-tools hackintosh intel-framebuffer-patching clover opencore lilu whatevergreen usb-mapping gpu-patching macos desktop
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/benbaker76/Hackintool · fetched 2026-10-08 · a5fa3b81529c
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| benbaker76/Hackintool | main | 69 |
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