acidanthera/OpenCorePkg
OpenCore bootloader observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
82/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 51
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 119
- age_days: 2709
- days_rel: 166
- days_push: 10
- n_releases_24m: 6
Adoption not part of the score
15400 stars · 2302 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
OpenCore is a UEFI bootloader for booting macOS (Hackintosh) and other operating systems on PC hardware, with an accompanying UEFI development SDK. It provides Apple-specific UEFI support including secure boot, kernel and kext injection, ACPI/SMBIOS manipulation, and plist-based configuration.
Use cases
- boot macOS on non-Apple PC hardware
- set up a Hackintosh with proper ACPI and SMBIOS patches
- inject kexts and patch the XNU kernel at boot
- configure UEFI secure boot for macOS
- build custom UEFI drivers using the OpenCore SDK
- dual-boot macOS and Windows/Linux with a clean boot picker
When to choose
- you are building or maintaining a Hackintosh system
- you need a modern, actively maintained bootloader with secure boot support
- you want fine-grained control over ACPI, SMBIOS, and kernel patching
- you are developing UEFI tools that reuse Acidanthera's libraries
When to avoid
- you only need to boot Linux or Windows on standard hardware (use GRUB or systemd-boot)
- you want a simple plug-and-play setup without configuration effort
- you need to boot macOS on genuine Apple hardware
Facets
application · maturity active
security cryptography configuration-management sdk operating-systems hardware developer-tools security cpp c cross-platform hackintosh uefi bootloader macos acpi smbios kext-injection efi
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/acidanthera/OpenCorePkg · fetched 2026-08-28 · 6d96d1ecd262
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| acidanthera/OpenCorePkg | main | 82 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="acidanthera/OpenCorePkg")
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