# AsahiLinux/m1n1

A bootloader and experimentation playground for Apple Silicon

Repository: https://github.com/AsahiLinux/m1n1
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/m1n1
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-08-23T19:56:27+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 87/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 64, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2057, "days_push": 10, "days_rel": 25, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4178, forks 308 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:38.354186+00:00)

## What it is
m1n1 is a bootloader and experimentation playground for Apple Silicon Macs, part of the Asahi Linux project. It loads Linux kernels, devicetrees, and initramfs payloads, and provides tooling for exploring and reverse-engineering Apple hardware.

## Use cases
- boot Linux on Apple Silicon Macs
- experiment with and reverse-engineer Apple M1 hardware
- chain-load kernels with devicetree and initramfs payloads
- develop low-level ARM64 firmware for Apple platforms

## When to choose
- you are installing Asahi Linux or another OS on Apple Silicon hardware
- you need a flexible bootloader supporting concatenated kernel/dtb/initramfs payloads
- you want a playground for low-level experimentation on M1-series machines

## When to avoid
- you need a bootloader for non-Apple or Intel hardware
- you want a turnkey Linux distribution rather than a bootloader component
- you are not comfortable with low-level firmware installation steps

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, embedded, simulation
- domain: operating-systems, hardware, developer-tools
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: bootloader, apple-silicon, asahi-linux, arm64, reverse-engineering, low-level, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- AsahiLinux/m1n1 (main) score 87

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:38.354186+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 2026-08-29T18:22:40.411444+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/AsahiLinux/m1n1 (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:38.354186+00:00, sha bc3d0abbdfba)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.