# thenickdude/wacom-driver-fix

Fixes the Wacom Bamboo, Graphire, Intuos 1+2+3 and Cintiq 1st gen tablet drivers for macOS Catalina, Big Sur, Monterey (including M1 macs)

Repository: https://github.com/thenickdude/wacom-driver-fix
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/wacom-driver-fix
Language: Makefile
License Family: other
Topics: wacom-driver, tablet-driver, bamboo-pen, macos-driver, intuos, catalina, big-sur, wacom, graphire, monterey, macos
Last push: 2025-12-09T20:45:59+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 48/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 56, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2448, "days_push": 267, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1595, forks 71 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:09.082166+00:00)

## What it is
A set of patched Wacom tablet drivers that fix broken Bamboo, Graphire, Intuos 1-3, and first-gen Cintiq drivers on macOS Catalina, Big Sur, and Monterey, including M1 Macs. It redistributes Wacom's official drivers with binary patches applied to resolve startup crashes and installer failures.

## Use cases
- get my old Wacom Bamboo tablet working on macOS Catalina
- fix 'Waiting for synchronization' error in Wacom preference pane
- use Intuos 3 tablet on an M1 Mac
- install Graphire driver on Big Sur when the installer fails
- make Cintiq 21UX first gen work on Monterey
- patch Wacom driver that crashes when opening preferences

## When to choose
- you own a legacy Wacom Bamboo, Graphire, Intuos 1/2/3, or 1st-gen Cintiq tablet on macOS 10.15 or later
- Wacom's official driver fails to start or install on Catalina/Big Sur/Monterey
- you're on an M1 Mac and need old tablet support

## When to avoid
- you have an Intuos 4 or newer Wacom tablet, which official drivers already support
- you're on Windows or macOS versions older than Catalina
- you need a driver for a non-Wacom tablet

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools
- domain: hardware, operating-systems, apple-ecosystem
- platform: -
- tags: wacom, tablet-driver, kernel-extension, hardware-compatibility, catalina, big-sur, monterey, apple-silicon, driver, macos

## Member repositories
- thenickdude/wacom-driver-fix (main) score 48

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:09.082166+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 2026-08-30T03:54:09.241722+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/thenickdude/wacom-driver-fix (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:09.082166+00:00, sha 4efd1beb26ef)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.