Intel Wi-Fi for macOS (itlwm + HeliPort)
Intel Wi-Fi Drivers for macOS observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
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: 2387
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 782
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
7111 stars · 724 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
itlwm is an open-source kernel extension providing Intel Wi-Fi adapter support on macOS, ported largely from OpenBSD's iwm/iwx/net80211 drivers, with HeliPort as its companion menu-bar client. It enables Hackintosh and other macOS systems with unsupported Intel wireless cards to connect to Wi-Fi networks.
Use cases
- get Intel Wi-Fi working on a Hackintosh
- enable Intel wireless card support on macOS
- connect to Wi-Fi networks on macOS with an unsupported Intel adapter
- replace Apple's missing Intel Wi-Fi driver with a kext
- manage Wi-Fi connections on macOS via HeliPort menu bar app
When to choose
- you run macOS on hardware with an Intel Wi-Fi card that Apple does not natively support
- you need a free, open-source alternative to buying a compatible Broadcom card
- you want an actively maintained Intel Wi-Fi kext with a companion GUI client
When to avoid
- your Wi-Fi card is natively supported by macOS
- you need features like AirDrop or Handoff that require Apple's native Wi-Fi stack
- you run Linux or Windows, where Intel's official drivers already exist
Facets
plugin · maturity active
networking security operating-systems hardware networking cpp kernel-extension kext intel-wifi hackintosh wifi-driver openbsd macos
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/OpenIntelWireless/itlwm · fetched 2026-08-28 · ef826c9ca4b3
- homepage: https://OpenIntelWireless.github.io/itlwm/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 8c0f8239283c
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| OpenIntelWireless/itlwm | main | 23 |
| OpenIntelWireless/HeliPort | frontend | 36 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="OpenIntelWireless/itlwm")
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