# jwise/HoRNDIS

Android USB tethering driver for Mac OS X

Repository: https://github.com/jwise/HoRNDIS
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/horndis
Language: C++
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2023-02-05T14:10:50+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5042, "days_push": 1305, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3253, forks 349 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:52.162198+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: networking
- domain: networking, operating-systems, android-tools
- platform: -
- tags: usb-tethering, kext, kernel-extension, android, macos-driver, driver, macos

## Member repositories
- jwise/HoRNDIS (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:52.162198+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 2026-08-30T07:24:24.583406+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/jwise/HoRNDIS (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:52.162198+00:00, sha 4f03fa8e4b6c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.