MacBook Pro · 2015
MacBook Pro 2015: the newest macOS it can run
Every MacBook Pro sold in 2015, 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 Monterey. With OpenCore Legacy Patcher the MacBook Pro 2015 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 2015 do you have?
Apple sold 3 different models as the MacBook Pro 2015. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
MacBookPro11,4 | MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015) | Intel Iris / HD (Haswell) | Monterey | Yes |
MacBookPro11,5 | MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014) MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015) | Intel Iris / HD (Haswell) AMD Radeon / FirePro (GCN 1) | Monterey | Yes |
MacBookPro12,1 | MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015) | Intel Iris / HD 6000 (Broadwell) | Monterey | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MacBookPro11,4 | Apple | Apple | Apple | No | ||||
| MacBookPro11,5 | Apple | Apple | Apple | No | ||||
| MacBookPro12,1 | Apple | Apple | Apple | No |
Model by model
MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015)MacBookPro11,4
- Model identifier
MacBookPro11,4- Board ID
Mac-06F11FD93F0323C5- CPU generation
- 4th-gen Core i (Haswell)
- Graphics
- Intel Iris / HD (Haswell)
- 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
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 | Apple | Supported by Apple: install from Software Update. |
| 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, 15-inch, Mid 2014) MacBookPro11,5
| What | MacBookPro11,5 | MacBookPro11,4 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics | Intel Iris / HD (Haswell) + AMD Radeon / FirePro (GCN 1) | Intel Iris / HD (Haswell) |
- Root patches on Tahoe. No longer needed: AMD Legacy GCN.
- Kexts OpenCore loads. Added:
KDKlessWorkaround.kext. (12 kexts on the MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014), 13 here, from our builds.)
How much patching MacBookPro11,4 needs on each macOS
| macOS | Patch sets | Files installed | Files removed | KDK | MetallibSupportPkg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 8 files for this Mac on Ventura 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 4.2. Not out of the box. Hardware supports UC. Spoofing required. Dortania, Universal Control guide
OCLP changelog entries that name this Mac, newest release first, word for word:
0.5.0Add Ventura-dropped Models: → MacBookPro11,4/5, MacBookPro12,1, MacBookPro13,x0.2.5Allow disabling of faulty Thunderbolt controllers on 2013-2014 MacBook Pros → Currently limited to MacBookPro11,x
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 MacBookPro11,4 OpenCore 1.0.6 RELEASE · 13 kexts
From our build with the OCLP 3.0.0-rc.5 app's command line (--build --model MacBookPro11,4) 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 1.1.7AppleCameraInterface.kext 1.0.0
Settings specific to this Mac
- Enabling VMX Bit for non-macOS OSes 11 of 86 builds
- Enabling Boot Logo patch 21 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 MacBookPro11,4 loads 13 kexts in an EFI folder of 34.2 MB. Across the 86 Macs we built, the median is 18; 17% of builds load fewer.
No issue in OCLP's tracker was filed with MacBookPro11,4 as the machine model (searched 2026-11-05), so there is no owner feedback to summarise for this exact model.
MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014) · MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015)MacBookPro11,5
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 2014 page.
MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015)MacBookPro12,1
- Model identifier
MacBookPro12,1- Board ID
Mac-E43C1C25D4880AD6- CPU generation
- 5th-gen Core (Broadwell)
- Graphics
- Intel Iris / HD 6000 (Broadwell)
- 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
Our pick
macOS SequoiaNewest possible: macOS Tahoe
Graphics: Intel Iris / HD 6000 (Broadwell), patched as Metal (31001). 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 | Apple | Supported by Apple: install from Software Update. |
| macOS Ventura13.7.8 | Intel Broadwell | |
| macOS Sonoma14.8.9 | Intel Broadwell · Modern Wireless · PCIe FaceTime Camera | |
| macOS Sequoia15.8.2 | Intel Broadwell · Modern Wireless · PCIe FaceTime Camera | |
| macOS Tahoe26.7.2 | Intel Broadwell · 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 2013) MacBookPro11,1
| What | MacBookPro11,1 | MacBookPro12,1 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 4th-gen Core i (Haswell) | 5th-gen Core (Broadwell) |
| Graphics | Intel Iris / HD (Haswell) | Intel Iris / HD 6000 (Broadwell) |
| Last macOS from Apple | macOS Big Sur | macOS Monterey |
- Root patches on Tahoe. New compared with the MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013): Intel Broadwell. No longer needed: Intel Haswell.
- Kexts OpenCore loads. Added:
AppleHSSPISupport.kext,AppleHSSPIHIDDriver.kextandAppleTopCaseInjector.kext. Dropped:AppleUSBTopCase.kextandAppleUSBMultitouch.kext. (15 kexts on the MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013), 16 here, from our builds.)
How much patching MacBookPro12,1 needs on each macOS
| macOS | Patch sets | Files installed | Files removed | KDK | MetallibSupportPkg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ventura | Intel Broadwell | 7 | 0 | No | No |
| Sonoma | Intel Broadwell · Modern Wireless · PCIe FaceTime Camera | 11 | 0 | No | No |
| Sequoia | Intel Broadwell · Modern Wireless · PCIe FaceTime Camera | 10 | 0 | No | No |
| Tahoe | Intel Broadwell · Modern Wireless · Modern Audio · PCIe FaceTime Camera | 13 | 0 | Yes | No |
OCLP installs 7 files for this Mac on Ventura and 13 on Tahoe. A Kernel Debug Kit is needed from Tahoe.
From OCLP's own documentation
Universal Control. Wi-Fi and Bluetooth hardware: Wi-Fi 5 + BT 4.2. Not out of the box. Hardware supports UC. Spoofing required. Dortania, Universal Control guide
OCLP changelog entries that name this Mac, newest release first, word for word:
1.4.0Restore SPI Keyboard and Trackpad support for macOS 14.4 and newer → Applicable for MacBook8,1, MacBookAir7,x and MacBookPro12,1-14,x0.5.0Add Ventura-dropped Models: → MacBookPro11,4/5, MacBookPro12,1, MacBookPro13,x
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
What OCLP puts on the EFI partition for MacBookPro12,1 OpenCore 1.0.6 RELEASE · 16 kexts
From our build with the OCLP 3.0.0-rc.5 app's command line (--build --model MacBookPro12,1) 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 1.1.7AppleHSSPISupport.kext 1.0.0macOS 14.4 beta 1 strips SPI-based top case (keyboard and trackpad) support for Broadwell through Kaby Lake MacBooks and the MacBookAir6,x; OCLP adds it back.AppleHSSPIHIDDriver.kext 1.0.0Part of the same SPI top case support: restores the keyboard and trackpad on Broadwell to Kaby Lake MacBooks and the MacBookAir6,x.AppleTopCaseInjector.kext 1.0.0Part of the same SPI top case support: restores the keyboard and trackpad on Broadwell to Kaby Lake MacBooks and the MacBookAir6,x.AppleCameraInterface.kext 1.0.0
Settings specific to this Mac
- Enabling VMX Bit for non-macOS OSes 11 of 86 builds
- Enabling Boot Logo patch 21 of 86 builds
- Setting RestrictEvents patch arguments: sbvmm 43 of 86 builds
- Enabling SPI-based top case support 14 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 MacBookPro12,1 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 MacBookPro12,1 as the machine model (searched 2026-11-05), so there is no owner feedback to summarise for this exact model.
Installing on the MacBook Pro 2015
Choose MacBookPro11,4 or MacBookPro11,5 or MacBookPro12,1 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 Monterey, 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 2015 running Tahoe?
What is the latest macOS for a MacBook Pro 2015?
Other Macs from 2015
- MacBook Air 2015–2017 MacBookAir7,1, MacBookAir7,2
- MacBook 2015–2017 MacBook8,1, MacBook9,1, MacBook10,1
- iMac 2015 iMac15,1, iMac16,1, iMac16,2, iMac17,1
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