DrDonk/unlocker

VMware macOS utilities observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/DrDonk/unlocker · Go · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

82/100

Activity 98
Release rhythm 52
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: n/a
age_days: 1749
days_rel: 111
days_push: 15
n_releases_24m: 1

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

4238 stars · 563 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

A Go-based utility that patches VMware Workstation and Player on Windows and Linux to enable macOS guest virtual machines. It modifies VMware binaries to expose macOS guest OS options, enables macOS boot, and bundles macOS VMware Tools.

Use cases

run macOS VMs in VMware Workstation on Windows
enable macOS guest option in VMware Player on Linux
patch VMware to boot macOS guests on non-Apple hardware
install macOS VMware Tools in a Workstation VM
check whether VMware has already been patched
revert VMware patches and restore original binaries

When to choose

you need to run macOS guests in VMware Workstation or Player on Windows or Linux
you want a simple, dependency-free binary patcher with unlock/relock/check commands
you are on an Intel CPU host and want the classic patching approach

When to avoid

you have an AMD CPU host - the Unlocker cannot add AMD support; use OC4VM instead
you run VMware on Apple hardware where macOS support is already available
you need newer macOS guest features beyond what VMware's compiled code supports

Facets

cli-tool · maturity maintenance

developer-tools developer-tools operating-systems windows cli vmware macos-guest hackintosh virtualization binary-patching patching linux

1 source

readme: https://github.com/DrDonk/unlocker · fetched 2026-08-28 · d1286bf3693d

Member repositories

Repository	Role	Health v2
DrDonk/unlocker	main	82

For agents

markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="DrDonk/unlocker")

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