# Benjamin-Dobell/nvidia-update

Install nVidia drivers on macOS the easy way.

Repository: https://github.com/Benjamin-Dobell/nvidia-update
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/nvidia-update
Language: Shell
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2021-03-11T19:15:21+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3133, "days_push": 2001, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1301, forks 100 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:17.677920+00:00)

## What it is
A shell script that installs and updates official NVIDIA web drivers on macOS, automatically selecting the best non-blacklisted driver version and patching packages when needed. It works on real Macs and Hackintosh systems without requiring SIP to be disabled.

## Use cases
- install nvidia drivers on macos
- update nvidia web drivers after macos update
- install a specific nvidia driver version on mac
- fix nvidia drivers after macos version upgrade
- install nvidia drivers without disabling sip

## When to choose
- You need NVIDIA web drivers on macOS and want an automated, safe install using official packages
- You want to avoid manually patching or disabling SIP
- You need to reinstall or pin a specific driver revision

## When to avoid
- You are on Linux or Windows with standard NVIDIA driver tooling
- You need drivers for AMD or Intel GPUs
- You require actively updated support for the latest macOS releases, as the project's last release was in 2021

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: deployment, developer-tools, cli
- domain: hardware, operating-systems, developer-tools
- platform: cli
- tags: nvidia-drivers, gpu-drivers, shell-script, driver-installation, hackintosh, macos

## Member repositories
- Benjamin-Dobell/nvidia-update (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:17.677920+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 2026-08-30T04:52:12.855089+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Benjamin-Dobell/nvidia-update (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:17.677920+00:00, sha 2693d6f94df9)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.