# USBToolBox/tool

the USBToolBox tool

Repository: https://github.com/USBToolBox/tool
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/usbtoolbox-tool
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2023-10-01T19:08:49+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2240, "days_push": 1067, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1440, forks 109 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:44.040048+00:00)

## What it is
A USB mapping tool for building custom USB injector kexts for Hackintosh systems, supporting both Windows and macOS. It discovers USB ports, lets users select and type them, and generates a kext for use with OpenCore.

## Use cases
- map usb ports for hackintosh
- build custom usb injector kext
- fix usb ports not working in macos
- create usb map from windows
- discover usb ports and companion ports
- generate usbtoolbox kext for opencore

## When to choose
- mapping USB ports for a Hackintosh build, especially from Windows
- you need companion port detection and port type guessing
- you want a kext compatible with the USBToolBox kext or native Apple kexts

## When to avoid
- you must map from macOS and need port-limit handling - USBMap may be better
- you need a fully documented, stable workflow - the tool is beta with limited guides
- you are not setting up a Hackintosh or OpenCore system

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, configuration-management
- domain: hardware, operating-systems, developer-tools
- platform: windows, python, cli
- tags: hackintosh, usb-mapping, kext, opencore, usb-ports, macos

## Member repositories
- USBToolBox/tool (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:44.040048+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 2026-08-30T04:36:30.482261+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/USBToolBox/tool (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:44.040048+00:00, sha d1b504bc96b2)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.