acidanthera/Lilu

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3852 stars · 428 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

Lilu is an open-source macOS kernel extension (kext) providing a platform for arbitrary kext, library, and process patching. It offers a unified plugin API that other kernel extensions depend on to perform runtime patching throughout the system.

Use cases

• patch macOS kernel extensions at runtime
• build a kext plugin that patches system frameworks
• patch user-space processes and dyld shared cache on macOS
• enable GPU or audio fixes on Hackintosh systems via Lilu plugins
• hook and modify kernel functions on macOS

When to choose

• you are developing a macOS kernel extension that needs to patch kexts, libraries, or processes
• you need a stable, well-maintained plugin API for Hackintosh-related kexts like WhateverGreen or AppleALC
• you want debug logging and boot-argument configuration for kernel patching

When to avoid

• you need kernel patching on Linux, Windows, or other non-macOS platforms
• you want a simple userspace hooking library without kernel extension development
• your project must run in safe mode, where Lilu plugins generally cease to function

Facets

library · maturity active

middleware plugin-system security operating-systems developer-tools apple-ecosystem cpp kext kernel-extension hackintosh patching plugin-api macos

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