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benbaker76/Hackintool

The Swiss army knife of vanilla Hackintoshing observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/benbaker76/Hackintool · Objective-C · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

75/100

  • Activity 74
  • Release rhythm 62
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 0
  • age_days: 2681
  • days_rel: 257
  • days_push: 160
  • n_releases_24m: 12

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

3476 stars · 269 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
benbaker76/Hackintoolmain75

For agents

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