chris1111/Wireless-USB-Big-Sur-Adapter
Drivers for Realtek 802.11n and 802.11ac USB Wi-Fi adapters. Packages for macOS observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
62/100
- Activity 88
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
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: 2262
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 77
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1045 stars · 93 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A macOS installer package providing drivers for Realtek 802.11n and 802.11ac USB Wi-Fi adapters, distributed as prebuilt binaries with no source code. It supports Intel Macs from Mojave 10.14.6 through macOS Tahoe 26 but requires disabling SIP and does not work on Apple Silicon.
Use cases
- get a Realtek USB Wi-Fi dongle working on macOS Big Sur
- install Wi-Fi drivers on macOS Sonoma for a USB adapter
- make a TP-Link Archer T2U work on a Mac
- enable wireless networking on a Hackintosh with a USB adapter
- fix unsupported USB Wi-Fi adapter on macOS Sequoia
When to choose
- you have an Intel Mac with a listed Realtek-based USB Wi-Fi adapter and no native macOS driver
- you need Wi-Fi on a Hackintosh or older Mac via a cheap USB dongle
When to avoid
- you have an Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3/M4) Mac
- your adapter uses a Mediatek chipset
- you require open-source software or auditable drivers
- you cannot or will not disable SIP (System Integrity Protection)
Facets
application · maturity active
networking security hardware operating-systems networking wifi-driver realtek usb-adapter kernel-extension hackintosh installer-package closed-source macos desktop
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/chris1111/Wireless-USB-Big-Sur-Adapter · fetched 2026-08-28 · 34677ecb24a9
- homepage: https://chris1111.github.io/Wireless-USB-Big-Sur-Adapter/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 141b21e05ea5
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| chris1111/Wireless-USB-Big-Sur-Adapter | main | 62 |
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