MacBook 2015–2017: the newest macOS it can run

MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2015)MacBook8,1

Model identifier

MacBook8,1

Board ID

Mac-BE0E8AC46FE800CC

CPU generation

5th-gen Core (Broadwell)

Graphics

Intel Iris / HD 6000 (Broadwell)

Wi-Fi

Broadcom BCM4350/4360-class (AirportBrcmNIC)

Last macOS from Apple

macOS Big Sur

T1 / T2 chip

None

Battery rating

1,000 cycles to 80% capacity, Apple

Compared with the MacBook (13-inch, Mid 2010) MacBook7,1

• Root patches on Tahoe. New compared with the MacBook (13-inch, Mid 2010): Intel Broadwell and PCIe FaceTime Camera. No longer needed: Nvidia Tesla and Legacy USB 1.1.
• Kexts OpenCore loads. Added: KDKlessWorkaround.kext, IOS3XeFamily.kext, AppleHSSPISupport.kext, AppleHSSPIHIDDriver.kext, AppleTopCaseInjector.kext and AppleCameraInterface.kext. Dropped: AAAMouSSE.kext, telemetrap.kext, CryptexFixup.kext, NoAVXFSCompressionTypeZlib.kext, NoAVXFSCompressionTypeZlib-AVXpel.kext, NoAVXFSCompressionTypeZlib-AVXpel-Tahoe.kext, AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement.kext, AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient.kext, ASPP-Override.kext, nForceEthernet.kext, AppleALC.kext, BlueToolFixup.kext, Bluetooth-Spoof.kext, AppleUSBTopCase.kext and AppleUSBMultitouch.kext. (25 kexts on the MacBook (13-inch, Mid 2010), 16 here, from our builds.)

How much patching MacBook8,1 needs on each macOS

OCLP installs 0 files for this Mac on Monterey and 13 on Tahoe. A Kernel Debug Kit is needed from Tahoe.

From OCLP's own documentation

Universal Control. Wi-Fi and Bluetooth hardware: WiFi 4 + BT 4.2. Universal Control works out of the box. Universal Control will work. Dortania, Universal Control guide

OCLP changelog entries that name this Mac, newest release first, word for word:

• 1.4.0 Restore SPI Keyboard and Trackpad support for macOS 14.4 and newer → Applicable for MacBook8,1, MacBookAir7,x and MacBookPro12,1-14,x
• 0.1.7 Add support for following models: → MacBook8,1

On Tahoe this Mac needs Intel Broadwell, Modern Wireless, Modern Audio and PCIe FaceTime Camera. What each of those restores, and what to keep ready when root patching: macOS Tahoe: what works and what does not.

Known issues

• Legacy Metal (macOS 13+) (source) Dortania, Supported Models
• The “Your Mac needs a firmware update” message at the end of a Monterey install was reported on this model in #634 (October 2021, 29 comments, closed). See the troubleshooting entry for the current cause and fix. OCLP issue #634

Our build for MacBook8,1 loads 16 kexts in an EFI folder of 35.1 MB. Across the 86 Macs we built, the median is 18; 31% of builds load fewer.

MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2016)MacBook9,1

Model identifier

MacBook9,1

Board ID

Mac-9AE82516C7C6B903

CPU generation

6th-gen Core (Skylake)

Graphics

Intel Iris / HD 500-series (Skylake)

Wi-Fi

Broadcom BCM4350/4360-class (AirportBrcmNIC)

Last macOS from Apple

macOS Monterey

T1 / T2 chip

None

Battery rating

1,000 cycles to 80% capacity, Apple

Compared with the MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2015) MacBook8,1

• Root patches on Tahoe. New compared with the MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2015): Intel Skylake. No longer needed: Intel Broadwell.
• Kexts OpenCore loads. The same 16 as the MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2015).

How much patching MacBook9,1 needs on each macOS

OCLP installs 7 files for this Mac on Ventura and 11 on Tahoe. A Kernel Debug Kit is needed from Tahoe.

From OCLP's own documentation

OCLP changelog entries that name this Mac, newest release first, word for word:

• 0.5.0 Add Ventura-dropped Models: → MacBook9,1

On Tahoe this Mac needs Intel Skylake, Modern Wireless, Modern Audio and PCIe FaceTime Camera. What each of those restores, and what to keep ready when root patching: macOS Tahoe: what works and what does not.

Known issues

• Legacy Metal (macOS 13+) (source) Dortania, Supported Models

Our build for MacBook9,1 loads 16 kexts in an EFI folder of 35.1 MB. Across the 86 Macs we built, the median is 18; 31% of builds load fewer.

No issue in OCLP's tracker was filed with MacBook9,1 as the machine model (searched 2026-11-05), so there is no owner feedback to summarise for this exact model.

MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, 2017)MacBook10,1

Model identifier

MacBook10,1

Board ID

Mac-EE2EBD4B90B839A8

CPU generation

7th-gen Core (Kaby Lake)

Graphics

Intel Iris Plus / HD 600-series (Kaby Lake)

Wi-Fi

Broadcom BCM4350/4360-class (AirportBrcmNIC)

Last macOS from Apple

macOS Ventura

T1 / T2 chip

None

Battery rating

1,000 cycles to 80% capacity, Apple

Compared with the MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2016) MacBook9,1

• Root patches on Tahoe. No longer needed: Intel Skylake.
• Kexts OpenCore loads. Dropped: KDKlessWorkaround.kext. (16 kexts on the MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2016), 15 here, from our builds.)

How much patching MacBook10,1 needs on each macOS

OCLP installs 4 files for this Mac on Sonoma and 4 on Tahoe. A Kernel Debug Kit is needed from Tahoe.

From OCLP's own documentation

OCLP changelog entries that name this Mac, newest release first, word for word:

• 1.0.0 Supports same range of hardware as Ventura, in addition to: → MacBook10,1

On Tahoe this Mac needs Modern Wireless, Modern Audio and PCIe FaceTime Camera. What each of those restores, and what to keep ready when root patching: macOS Tahoe: what works and what does not.

Known issues

• Native graphics support Dortania, Supported Models

Our build for MacBook10,1 loads 15 kexts in an EFI folder of 35.0 MB. Across the 86 Macs we built, the median is 18; 20% of builds load fewer.

No issue in OCLP's tracker was filed with MacBook10,1 as the machine model (searched 2026-11-05), so there is no owner feedback to summarise for this exact model.