jwise/HoRNDIS
Android USB tethering driver for Mac OS X observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5042
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1305
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
3253 stars · 349 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
HoRNDIS is a macOS kernel extension (kext) driver that enables Android USB tethering, letting a Mac use an Android phone's native tethering mode for Internet access. It is written in C++ and installed as a system extension package or via Homebrew.
Use cases
- share my android phone's internet with my mac over usb
- usb tethering driver for macos
- connect mac to internet through android phone without wifi
- get online on a mac with no wifi using a usb cable
- enable rndis tethering on os x
When to choose
- you need to tether an Android phone to a Mac over USB and macOS doesn't support it natively
- you have no Wi-Fi or Bluetooth tethering option available
When to avoid
- you are on a modern macOS version with signed-extension requirements that block legacy kexts
- you can tether via Wi-Fi hotspot or Bluetooth instead
- you need a driver for iOS devices
Facets
cli-tool · maturity maintenance
networking networking operating-systems android-tools usb-tethering kext kernel-extension android macos-driver driver macos
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/jwise/HoRNDIS · fetched 2026-08-28 · 4f03fa8e4b6c
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| jwise/HoRNDIS | main | 23 |
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