MacBook Pro · 2013
MacBook Pro 2013: the newest macOS it can run
Every MacBook Pro sold in 2013, what Apple supports, what OpenCore Legacy Patcher adds, and what to expect on each macOS version. Generated from the OCLP 3.0.0 source.
On this page 6 sections
Short answer
Apple stopped at macOS Catalina to macOS Big Sur (depending on the model). With OpenCore Legacy Patcher the MacBook Pro 2013 runs macOS Big Sur through macOS Tahoe 26. Our pick for most people: macOS Sequoia. No Intel Mac can run macOS 27.
Which MacBook Pro 2013 do you have?
Apple sold 5 different models as the MacBook Pro 2013. They can behave differently with OCLP, so check your model identifier: choose Apple menu > About This Mac, then More Info > System Report, and read Model Identifier. Or open Terminal and run sysctl hw.model
| Identifier | Sold as | Graphics | Apple's last macOS | OCLP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
MacBookPro10,1 | MacBook Pro (Retina, Mid 2012) MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2012) MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Early 2013) | Intel HD Graphics 4000 (Ivy Bridge) NVIDIA GeForce GT 6xx/7xx (Kepler) | Catalina | Yes |
MacBookPro10,2 | MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2012) MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2013) | Intel HD Graphics 4000 (Ivy Bridge) | Catalina | Yes |
MacBookPro11,1 | MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013) MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Mid 2014) | Intel Iris / HD (Haswell) | Big Sur | Yes |
MacBookPro11,2 | MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014) MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013) | Intel Iris / HD (Haswell) | Big Sur | Yes |
MacBookPro11,3 | MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013) MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014) | Intel Iris / HD (Haswell) NVIDIA GeForce GT 6xx/7xx (Kepler) | Big Sur | Yes |
macOS versions compared
- Apple supported by Apple, no patcher needed
- runs with OpenCore Legacy Patcher
- runs with OCLP; older “legacy Metal” GPU, more patches
- runs with OCLP; GPU without Metal, apps that need Metal fail
- No not possible
| Model | Catalina10.15 | Big Sur11 | Monterey12 | Ventura13 | Sonoma14 | Sequoia15 | Tahoe26 | Golden Gate27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MacBookPro10,1 | Apple | OCLP | No | |||||
| MacBookPro10,2 | Apple | OCLP | No | |||||
| MacBookPro11,1 | Apple | Apple | OCLP | No | ||||
| MacBookPro11,2 | Apple | Apple | OCLP | No | ||||
| MacBookPro11,3 | Apple | Apple | No |
Model by model
MacBook Pro (Retina, Mid 2012) · MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2012) · MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Early 2013)MacBookPro10,1
This model was sold in more than one year. Its full section, with the macOS table, hardware comparison and owner reports, is on the MacBook Pro 2012 page.
MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2012) · MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2013)MacBookPro10,2
This model was sold in more than one year. Its full section, with the macOS table, hardware comparison and owner reports, is on the MacBook Pro 2012 page.
MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013) · MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Mid 2014)MacBookPro11,1
- Model identifier
MacBookPro11,1- Board ID
Mac-189A3D4F975D5FFC- CPU generation
- 4th-gen Core i (Haswell)
- Graphics
- Intel Iris / HD (Haswell)
- 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
Our pick
macOS SequoiaNewest possible: macOS Tahoe
Graphics: Intel Iris / HD (Haswell), patched as Legacy Metal (3802). Sequoia is the newest macOS the stable OCLP 2.5.1 supports. How we pick
| macOS | Status | Root patches OCLP applies |
|---|---|---|
| macOS Big Sur11.7.11 | Apple | Supported by Apple: install from Software Update. |
| macOS Monterey12.7.6 | OCLP | OpenCore only, no root patches |
| macOS Ventura13.7.8 | Intel Haswell | |
| macOS Sonoma14.8.9 | Intel Haswell · Modern Wireless · PCIe FaceTime Camera | |
| macOS Sequoia15.8.2 | Intel Haswell · Modern Wireless · PCIe FaceTime Camera | |
| macOS Tahoe26.7.2 | Intel Haswell · Modern Wireless · Modern Audio · PCIe FaceTime Camera | |
| macOS Golden Gate27 | No | No Intel Mac can run macOS 27, with or without OCLP. |
Compared with the MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2012) MacBookPro10,2
| What | MacBookPro10,2 | MacBookPro11,1 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 3rd-gen Core i (Ivy Bridge) | 4th-gen Core i (Haswell) |
| Graphics | Intel HD Graphics 4000 (Ivy Bridge) | Intel Iris / HD (Haswell) |
| Wi-Fi | Broadcom BCM4360 (802.11ac) | Broadcom BCM4350/4360-class (AirportBrcmNIC) |
| Bluetooth | BRCM20702 v1 | BRCM20702 v2 |
| Storage | mSATA | NVMe |
| Last macOS from Apple | macOS Catalina | macOS Big Sur |
| AVX2 in the CPU | No | Yes |
- Root patches on Tahoe. New compared with the MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2012): Intel Haswell and PCIe FaceTime Camera. No longer needed: Intel Ivy Bridge.
- Kexts OpenCore loads. Added:
IOS3XeFamily.kextandAppleCameraInterface.kext. Dropped:CryptexFixup.kext,AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement.kext,AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient.kextandBlueToolFixup.kext. (17 kexts on the MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2012), 15 here, from our builds.)
How much patching MacBookPro11,1 needs on each macOS
| macOS | Patch sets | Files installed | Files removed | KDK | MetallibSupportPkg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monterey | OpenCore only | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| Ventura | Intel Haswell | 8 | 0 | No | No |
| Sonoma | Intel Haswell · Modern Wireless · PCIe FaceTime Camera | 13 | 0 | No | No |
| Sequoia | Intel Haswell · Modern Wireless · PCIe FaceTime Camera | 152 | 1 | No | Yes |
| Tahoe | Intel Haswell · Modern Wireless · Modern Audio · PCIe FaceTime Camera | 18 | 0 | Yes | No |
OCLP installs 0 files for this Mac on Monterey and 18 on Tahoe. A Kernel Debug Kit is needed from Tahoe. MetallibSupportPkg is needed from Sequoia.
From OCLP's own documentation
Universal Control. Wi-Fi and Bluetooth hardware: Wi-Fi 5 + BT 4.0. 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:
0.4.5Add GUI Prompt for booting mismatched OpenCore configs → ex. Booting MacBookPro8,1 config on MacBookPro11,10.2.5Allow disabling of faulty Thunderbolt controllers on 2013-2014 MacBook Pros → Currently limited to MacBookPro11,x0.1.7Add support for following models: → MacBookPro11,1
On Tahoe this Mac needs Intel Haswell, 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
What OCLP puts on the EFI partition for MacBookPro11,1 OpenCore 1.0.6 RELEASE · 15 kexts
From our build with the OCLP 3.0.0-rc.5 app's command line (--build --model MacBookPro11,1) on a GitHub macOS runner, 2026-11-05. Boot arguments: keepsyms=1 debug=0x100 -lilubetaall amfi=0x80.
Kexts Reasons are shown for kexts that set this Mac apart; the rest are explained in the kext glossary.
Lilu.kext 1.7.2ECM-Override.kext 1.0.0CatalinaIntelI210Ethernet.kext 1.0.0AirportBrcmFixup.kext 2.2.1IOSkywalkFamily.kext 1.2.0IO80211FamilyLegacy.kext 1.0.0AirPortBrcmNIC-Tahoe.kext 1.0.0KDKlessWorkaround.kext 1.0.0Helps with Mac os updates on KDKless patched systemsIOS3XeFamily.kext 1.0.0Restores S1X/S3X NVMe support removed in macOS 14.0 beta 2 (Apple SSDs such as AP0128H and AP0256H); also covers Macs with the 12+16 pin SSD layout and newer drives.CSLVFixup.kext 2.6.1AMFIPass.kext 1.4.1RestrictEvents.kext 1.1.7AppleUSBTopCase.kext 1.0.0Restore USB Keyboard support on Mac OS VenturaAppleUSBMultitouch.kext 1.0.0Restore USB Trackpad support on Mac OS VenturaAppleCameraInterface.kext 1.0.0
Settings specific to this Mac
- Enabling VMX Bit for non-macOS OSes 11 of 86 builds
- Disabling mediaanalysisd 24 of 86 builds
- Setting RestrictEvents block arguments: media 22 of 86 builds
- Setting RestrictEvents patch arguments: sbvmm 43 of 86 builds
6 more settings are applied to most of the 86 Macs we built; they are listed in the full build log.
Our build for MacBookPro11,1 loads 15 kexts in an EFI folder of 35.4 MB. Across the 86 Macs we built, the median is 18; 20% of builds load fewer.
What owners reported for MacBookPro11,1 14 reports on GitHub
14 issues were filed in OCLP's tracker with MacBookPro11,1 as the machine model (14 closed, 0 open), filed 2021 to 2022; the newest is from 2022-02-04. The topics that come up most, by keyword match in the title and text: install or update (6), sleep and power (3) and black screen or boot failure (2). These are owners' reports, not confirmed bugs, and all of them were filed on OCLP versions from before 2024, so many describe problems that have since been fixed.
- #943 2022-02-04 · closed · Monterey · 1 comment Finder and Dock lock up when changing some settings
- #927 2022-01-30 · closed · Monterey · 5 comments "You shutdown your computer because of a problem" after startup
- #886 2022-01-13 · closed · Monterey · 5 comments Apple diagnostic boot option does not work with OCLP installed
- #801 2021-12-14 · closed · Monterey · 12 comments 0.3.2 can't update ota or recovery monterey 12.1
- #633 2021-10-27 · closed · Monterey · 3 comments Install OpenCore fails post update (not enough space on EFI partition error)
MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014) · MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013)MacBookPro11,2
OCLP treats this model exactly like MacBookPro11,1: the same CPU, graphics, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth data, the same root patches on every macOS, and the same kexts in our build. What differs: board ID Mac-3CBD00234E554E41 instead of Mac-189A3D4F975D5FFC, a 15-inch screen instead of 13-inch and sold as MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014) · MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013). The macOS table, patch timeline and build details above apply unchanged.
What owners reported for MacBookPro11,2 5 reports on GitHub
5 issues were filed in OCLP's tracker with MacBookPro11,2 as the machine model (5 closed, 0 open), filed 2021 to 2022; the newest is from 2022-02-22. The topics that come up most, by keyword match in the title and text: black screen or boot failure (4), install or update (2) and graphics (1). These are owners' reports, not confirmed bugs, and all of them were filed on OCLP versions from before 2024, so many describe problems that have since been fixed.
- #975 2022-02-22 · closed · Big Sur · 1 comment Stuck in insteller
- #890 2022-01-18 · closed · Monterey · 2 comments unexpected black screens and won't shutdown nor reboot only force shutdown macOS 12.1
- #670 2021-10-30 · closed · Monterey · 3 comments MBP 11.2 Hangs after login with disconnected external monitor
- #631 2021-10-26 · closed · Monterey · 1 comment MacOS Monterey welcome screen is hidden in Macbook Pro Dual Graphics
MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013) · MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014)MacBookPro11,3
- Model identifier
MacBookPro11,3- Board ID
Mac-2BD1B31983FE1663- CPU generation
- 4th-gen Core i (Haswell)
- Graphics
- Intel Iris / HD (Haswell)
NVIDIA GeForce GT 6xx/7xx (Kepler) - 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
Our pick
macOS SequoiaNewest possible: macOS Tahoe
Graphics: Intel Iris / HD (Haswell) + NVIDIA GeForce GT 6xx/7xx (Kepler), patched as Legacy Metal (3802). Sequoia is the newest macOS the stable OCLP 2.5.1 supports. How we pick
| macOS | Status | Root patches OCLP applies |
|---|---|---|
| macOS Big Sur11.7.11 | Apple | Supported by Apple: install from Software Update. |
| macOS Monterey12.7.6 | Nvidia Kepler | |
| macOS Ventura13.7.8 | Intel Haswell · Nvidia Kepler | |
| macOS Sonoma14.8.9 | Intel Haswell · Nvidia Kepler · Modern Wireless · PCIe FaceTime Camera | |
| macOS Sequoia15.8.2 | Intel Haswell · Nvidia Kepler · Modern Wireless · PCIe FaceTime Camera | |
| macOS Tahoe26.7.2 | Intel Haswell · Nvidia Kepler · Modern Wireless · Modern Audio · PCIe FaceTime Camera | |
| macOS Golden Gate27 | No | No Intel Mac can run macOS 27, with or without OCLP. |
Compared with the MacBook Pro (Retina, Mid 2012) MacBookPro10,1
| What | MacBookPro10,1 | MacBookPro11,3 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 3rd-gen Core i (Ivy Bridge) | 4th-gen Core i (Haswell) |
| Graphics | Intel HD Graphics 4000 (Ivy Bridge) + NVIDIA GeForce GT 6xx/7xx (Kepler) | Intel Iris / HD (Haswell) + NVIDIA GeForce GT 6xx/7xx (Kepler) |
| Wi-Fi | Broadcom BCM4360 (802.11ac) | Broadcom BCM4350/4360-class (AirportBrcmNIC) |
| Bluetooth | BRCM20702 v1 | BRCM20702 v2 |
| Storage | mSATA | NVMe |
| Last macOS from Apple | macOS Catalina | macOS Big Sur |
| AVX2 in the CPU | No | Yes |
- Root patches on Tahoe. New compared with the MacBook Pro (Retina, Mid 2012): Intel Haswell and PCIe FaceTime Camera. No longer needed: Intel Ivy Bridge.
- Kexts OpenCore loads. Added:
IOS3XeFamily.kextandAppleCameraInterface.kext. Dropped:CryptexFixup.kext,AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement.kext,AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient.kextandBlueToolFixup.kext. (17 kexts on the MacBook Pro (Retina, Mid 2012), 15 here, from our builds.)
How much patching MacBookPro11,3 needs on each macOS
| macOS | Patch sets | Files installed | Files removed | KDK | MetallibSupportPkg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monterey | Nvidia Kepler | 9 | 0 | No | No |
| Ventura | Intel Haswell · Nvidia Kepler | 18 | 0 | No | No |
| Sonoma | Intel Haswell · Nvidia Kepler · Modern Wireless · PCIe FaceTime Camera | 24 | 0 | No | No |
| Sequoia | Intel Haswell · Nvidia Kepler · Modern Wireless · PCIe FaceTime Camera | 303 | 2 | No | Yes |
| Tahoe | Intel Haswell · Nvidia Kepler · Modern Wireless · Modern Audio · PCIe FaceTime Camera | 34 | 0 | Yes | No |
OCLP installs 9 files for this Mac on Monterey and 34 on Tahoe. A Kernel Debug Kit is needed from Tahoe. MetallibSupportPkg is needed from Sequoia.
From OCLP's own documentation
Universal Control. Wi-Fi and Bluetooth hardware: Wi-Fi 5 + BT 4.0. 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:
0.4.6Resolve AppleGVACore crashing on MacBookPro11,3 in Monterey 12.4+0.4.0Disable Windows GMUX support by default → Resolves brightness control issues on MacBookPro11,3 in Windows0.2.5Allow disabling of faulty Thunderbolt controllers on 2013-2014 MacBook Pros → Currently limited to MacBookPro11,x0.1.7Add support for following models: → MacBookPro11,3
On Tahoe this Mac needs Intel Haswell, Nvidia Kepler, 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
- This model's GMUX starts on the NVIDIA GPU and hands the display to the Intel GPU later. When Apple removed the Kepler drivers in Monterey beta 7, the hand-over failed and the screen stayed black until the dGPU was disabled or the Mac was booted in Safe Mode (#522, closed). OCLP issue #522
What OCLP puts on the EFI partition for MacBookPro11,3 OpenCore 1.0.6 RELEASE · 15 kexts
From our build with the OCLP 3.0.0-rc.5 app's command line (--build --model MacBookPro11,3) on a GitHub macOS runner, 2026-11-05. Boot arguments: keepsyms=1 debug=0x100 -lilubetaall amfi=0x80.
Kexts Reasons are shown for kexts that set this Mac apart; the rest are explained in the kext glossary.
Lilu.kext 1.7.2ECM-Override.kext 1.0.0CatalinaIntelI210Ethernet.kext 1.0.0AirportBrcmFixup.kext 2.2.1IOSkywalkFamily.kext 1.2.0IO80211FamilyLegacy.kext 1.0.0AirPortBrcmNIC-Tahoe.kext 1.0.0KDKlessWorkaround.kext 1.0.0Helps with Mac os updates on KDKless patched systemsIOS3XeFamily.kext 1.0.0Restores S1X/S3X NVMe support removed in macOS 14.0 beta 2 (Apple SSDs such as AP0128H and AP0256H); also covers Macs with the 12+16 pin SSD layout and newer drives.CSLVFixup.kext 2.6.1AMFIPass.kext 1.4.1RestrictEvents.kext 1.1.7AppleUSBTopCase.kext 1.0.0Restore USB Keyboard support on Mac OS VenturaAppleUSBMultitouch.kext 1.0.0Restore USB Trackpad support on Mac OS VenturaAppleCameraInterface.kext 1.0.0
Settings specific to this Mac
- Enabling VMX Bit for non-macOS OSes 11 of 86 builds
- Disabling mediaanalysisd 24 of 86 builds
- Setting RestrictEvents block arguments: media 22 of 86 builds
- Setting RestrictEvents patch arguments: sbvmm 43 of 86 builds
6 more settings are applied to most of the 86 Macs we built; they are listed in the full build log.
Our build for MacBookPro11,3 loads 15 kexts in an EFI folder of 35.5 MB. Across the 86 Macs we built, the median is 18; 20% of builds load fewer.
What owners reported for MacBookPro11,3 18 reports on GitHub
18 issues were filed in OCLP's tracker with MacBookPro11,3 as the machine model (18 closed, 0 open), filed 2021 to 2022; the newest is from 2022-02-19. The topics that come up most, by keyword match in the title and text: install or update (11), graphics (7) and black screen or boot failure (4). These are owners' reports, not confirmed bugs, and all of them were filed on OCLP versions from before 2024, so many describe problems that have since been fixed.
- #972 2022-02-19 · closed · Monterey · 1 comment Wrong OpenCore boot entry name (shows up as Windows)
- #901 2022-01-22 · closed · Monterey · 1 comment stuck after migration assistant
- #888 2022-01-17 · closed · Monterey · 9 comments The display brightness does not work on Windows 10 dual boot with Monterey with OCLP 0.3.3
- #606 2021-10-22 · closed · Monterey · 12 comments Monterey RC2 will not boot on MBP11,3, likely related to NVIDIA patches
- #522 2021-09-29 · closed · 24 comments MacBookPro11,3 GMUX issues with 12.0 Beta 7 and newer
Installing on the MacBook Pro 2013
Choose MacBookPro10,1 or MacBookPro10,2 or MacBookPro11,1 or MacBookPro11,2 or MacBookPro11,3 as the target model when OCLP builds OpenCore (it detects it automatically when you run OCLP on this Mac). Before that, install the newest macOS Apple offers for it, macOS Catalina to macOS Big Sur (depending on the model), so the firmware is current. The steps themselves are the same for every Mac: How to install OpenCore Legacy Patcher.
Common questions
What does OCLP patch on a MacBook Pro 2013 running Tahoe?
What is the latest macOS for a MacBook Pro 2013?
Other Macs from 2013
- MacBook Air 2013–2014 MacBookAir6,1, MacBookAir6,2
- iMac 2013 iMac13,3, iMac14,1, iMac14,2, iMac14,3
- Mac Pro 2013 MacPro6,1
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