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macOS Ventura on unsupported Macs
Which Macs run macOS Ventura with OpenCore Legacy Patcher, what works, and whether it is the right version for yours. Generated from the OCLP 3.0.0-rc.5 source, with notes from Dortania's documentation.
On this page 9 sections
- Ventura at a glance
- Macs Apple dropped with Ventura
- Which Macs run macOS Ventura with OCLP
- What OCLP installs on Ventura
- What OCLP changed for Ventura, release by release
- What to know about Ventura on a patched Mac
- Every Ventura installer OCLP can download
- How to install macOS Ventura with OCLP
- Common questions
Short answer
OpenCore Legacy Patcher has supported macOS Ventura since version 0.5.0. Every Mac OCLP supports can run it, from the 2007 iMac to the 2017 models, plus the 2019 iMac. The newest Ventura installer in the app is 13.7.8 (build 22H730, released 2025-08-20). Ventura stopped receiving Apple security updates in 2025 (last version 13.7.8). There is little reason to choose it in 2026 unless an app requires it.
Ventura at a glance
- Released by Apple
- October 24, 2022
- OCLP support since
- 0.5.0 (2022)
- Newest version
- 13.7.8 (22H730)
- OCLP version to use
- 2.5.1 (stable)
Macs Apple dropped with Ventura
Ventura dropped a large set of 2014–2016 Macs. All of them run Ventura and newer with OCLP.
- iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2015)
iMac16,1 - iMac (Retina 4K, 21.5-inch, Late 2015)
iMac16,2 - iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2015)
iMac17,1 - MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2016)
MacBook9,1 - MacBook Air (11-inch, Early 2015)
MacBookAir7,1 - MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015)
MacBookAir7,2 - MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015)
MacBookPro11,4 - MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014)
MacBookPro11,5 - MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015)
MacBookPro12,1 - MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports)
MacBookPro13,1 - MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016, Four Thunderbolt 3 Ports)
MacBookPro13,2 - MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2016)
MacBookPro13,3 - Mac mini (Late 2014)
Macmini7,1 - Mac Pro (Late 2013)
MacPro6,1
Which Macs run macOS Ventura with OCLP
77 Mac models run macOS Ventura only with OpenCore Legacy Patcher; 25 Intel models run it natively. Generated from the OCLP 3.0.0 source.
Supported by Apple 25
No patcher needed. Install macOS Ventura from Software Update.
- iMac (21.5-inch, 2017)iMac18,1
- iMac (Retina 4K, 21.5-inch, 2017)iMac18,2
- iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2017)iMac18,3
- iMac Pro (2017)iMacPro1,1
- MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, 2017)MacBook10,1
- MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2017, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports)MacBookPro14,1
- MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2017, Four Thunderbolt 3 Ports)MacBookPro14,2
- MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2017)MacBookPro14,3
- MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2018)MacBookAir8,1
- MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2018)MacBookPro15,1
- MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2018, Four Thunderbolt 3 Ports)MacBookPro15,2
- MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2019)MacBookPro15,3
- Mac mini (2018)Macmini8,1
- iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2019)iMac19,1
- iMac (Retina 4K, 21.5-inch, 2019)iMac19,2
- MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2019)MacBookAir8,2
- MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2019, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports)MacBookPro15,4
- MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019)MacBookPro16,1
- MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019)MacBookPro16,4
- Mac Pro (2019)MacPro7,1
- iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2020)iMac20,1
- iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2020)iMac20,2
- MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2020)MacBookAir9,1
- MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports)MacBookPro16,2
- MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports)MacBookPro16,3
With OCLP: Metal GPUs 15
Graphics acceleration is restored with the Metal 31001 patch set (Broadwell, Skylake, Kaby Lake, AMD GCN, Polaris). The smoothest unsupported experience.
- Mac Pro (Early 2008)MacPro3,1AMD TeraScale 1 · Legacy Wireless · Legacy USB 1.1 · AMD Polaris
- Mac Pro (Early 2009)MacPro4,1Nvidia Tesla · Legacy Wireless · Legacy USB 1.1 · AMD Polaris
- Mac Pro (Mid 2010)MacPro5,1AMD TeraScale 2 · Legacy Wireless · Legacy USB 1.1 · AMD Polaris
- Mac Pro (Late 2013)MacPro6,1AMD Legacy GCN
- iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2015)iMac16,1Intel Broadwell
- iMac (Retina 4K, 21.5-inch, Late 2015)iMac16,2Intel Broadwell
- iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2015)iMac17,1Intel Skylake · AMD Legacy GCN
- MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2015)MacBook8,1Intel Broadwell
- MacBook Air (11-inch, Early 2015)MacBookAir7,1Intel Broadwell
- MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015)MacBookAir7,2Intel Broadwell
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015)MacBookPro12,1Intel Broadwell
- MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2016)MacBook9,1Intel Skylake
- MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports)MacBookPro13,1Intel Skylake
- MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016, Four Thunderbolt 3 Ports)MacBookPro13,2Intel Skylake
- MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2016)MacBookPro13,3Intel Skylake · AMD Polaris
With OCLP: no graphics patches needed 1
OpenCore boots it; root patches cover Wi-Fi, audio or other hardware only.
With OCLP: legacy Metal GPUs 24
Ivy Bridge, Haswell and NVIDIA Kepler use the older Metal 3802 drivers. Works, with more patching and some app issues.
- iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2012)iMac13,1Intel Ivy Bridge · Nvidia Kepler
- iMac (27-inch, Late 2012)iMac13,2Intel Ivy Bridge · Nvidia Kepler
- MacBook Air (11-inch, Mid 2012)MacBookAir5,1Intel Ivy Bridge
- MacBook Air (13-inch, Mid 2012)MacBookAir5,2Intel Ivy Bridge
- MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2012)MacBookPro9,1Intel Ivy Bridge · Nvidia Kepler
- MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012)MacBookPro9,2Intel Ivy Bridge
- MacBook Pro (Retina, Mid 2012)MacBookPro10,1Intel Ivy Bridge · Nvidia Kepler
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2012)MacBookPro10,2Intel Ivy Bridge
- Mac mini (Late 2012)Macmini6,1Intel Ivy Bridge
- Mac mini Server (Late 2012)Macmini6,2Intel Ivy Bridge
- iMac (21.5-inch, Early 2013)iMac13,3Intel Ivy Bridge
- iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2013)iMac14,1Intel Haswell
- iMac (27-inch, Late 2013)iMac14,2Intel Haswell · Nvidia Kepler
- iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2013)iMac14,3Intel Haswell · Nvidia Kepler
- MacBook Air (11-inch, Mid 2013)MacBookAir6,1Intel Haswell
- MacBook Air (13-inch, Mid 2013)MacBookAir6,2Intel Haswell
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013)MacBookPro11,1Intel Haswell
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014)MacBookPro11,2Intel Haswell
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013)MacBookPro11,3Intel Haswell · Nvidia Kepler
- iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2014)iMac14,4Intel Haswell
- iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Mid 2015)iMac15,1Intel Haswell · AMD Legacy GCN
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014)MacBookPro11,5Intel Haswell · AMD Legacy GCN
- Mac mini (Late 2014)Macmini7,1Intel Haswell
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015)MacBookPro11,4Intel Haswell
With OCLP: GPUs without Metal 37
OpenGL acceleration is restored, but apps that require Metal do not run. Usable for basic work; expect missing features.
- iMac (20-inch, Mid 2007)iMac7,1AMD TeraScale 1 · Legacy Wireless · Legacy Audio · Legacy Backlight Control · Legacy USB 1.1 · Nvidia Tesla
- iMac (20-inch, Early 2008)iMac8,1AMD TeraScale 1 · Legacy Wireless · Legacy Audio · Legacy Backlight Control · Legacy USB 1.1 · Nvidia Tesla
- MacBook (13-inch, Early 2008)MacBook4,1Intel GMA X3100 · Legacy Wireless · Legacy Backlight Control · Legacy USB 1.1
- MacBook (13-inch, Aluminum, Late 2008)MacBook5,1Nvidia Tesla · Legacy Wireless · Legacy USB 1.1
- MacBook Air (Mid 2009)MacBookAir2,1Nvidia Tesla · Legacy Wireless · Legacy USB 1.1
- MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2008)MacBookPro4,1Nvidia Tesla · Legacy Wireless · Legacy USB 1.1
- MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2008)MacBookPro5,1Nvidia Tesla · Legacy Wireless · Legacy USB 1.1
- iMac (20-inch, Mid 2009)iMac9,1Nvidia Tesla · Legacy Wireless · Legacy Backlight Control · Legacy USB 1.1 · AMD TeraScale 1
- iMac (27-inch, Late 2009)iMac10,1AMD TeraScale 1 · Legacy Wireless · Legacy USB 1.1
- iMac (27-inch, Late 2009)iMac11,1AMD TeraScale 1 · Legacy Wireless
- MacBook (13-inch, Mid 2009)MacBook5,2Nvidia Tesla · Legacy Wireless · Legacy Backlight Control · Legacy USB 1.1
- MacBook (13-inch, Late 2009)MacBook6,1Nvidia Tesla · Legacy USB 1.1
- MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2009)MacBookPro5,2Nvidia Tesla · Legacy Wireless · Legacy USB 1.1
- MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2.53GHz, Mid 2009)MacBookPro5,3Nvidia Tesla · Legacy Wireless · Legacy USB 1.1
- MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2.53GHz, Mid 2009)MacBookPro5,4Nvidia Tesla · Legacy Wireless · Legacy USB 1.1
- MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2009)MacBookPro5,5Nvidia Tesla · Legacy Wireless · Legacy USB 1.1
- Mac mini (Early 2009)Macmini3,1Nvidia Tesla · Legacy Wireless · Legacy USB 1.1
- Xserve (Early 2009)Xserve3,1Nvidia Tesla · Legacy USB 1.1
- iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2010)iMac11,2AMD TeraScale 1 · Legacy Wireless · AMD TeraScale 2
- iMac (27-inch, Mid 2010)iMac11,3AMD TeraScale 1 · Legacy Wireless · AMD TeraScale 2
- MacBook (13-inch, Mid 2010)MacBook7,1Nvidia Tesla · Legacy USB 1.1
- MacBook Air (11-inch, Late 2010)MacBookAir3,1Nvidia Tesla · Legacy Wireless · Legacy USB 1.1
- MacBook Air (13-inch, Late 2010)MacBookAir3,2Nvidia Tesla · Legacy Wireless · Legacy USB 1.1
- MacBook Pro (17-inch, Mid 2010)MacBookPro6,1Intel Iron Lake · Nvidia Tesla
- MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010)MacBookPro6,2Intel Iron Lake · Nvidia Tesla
- MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2010)MacBookPro7,1Nvidia Tesla · Legacy Wireless · Legacy USB 1.1
- Mac mini (Mid 2010)Macmini4,1Nvidia Tesla · Legacy USB 1.1
- iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2011)iMac12,1Intel Sandy Bridge · AMD TeraScale 2 · Legacy Wireless
- iMac (27-inch, Mid 2011)iMac12,2Intel Sandy Bridge · AMD TeraScale 2 · Legacy Wireless
- MacBook Air (11-inch, Mid 2011)MacBookAir4,1Intel Sandy Bridge
- MacBook Air (13-inch, Mid 2011)MacBookAir4,2Intel Sandy Bridge
- MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011)MacBookPro8,1Intel Sandy Bridge · AMD TeraScale 2
- MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2011)MacBookPro8,2Intel Sandy Bridge · AMD TeraScale 2
- MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2011)MacBookPro8,3Intel Sandy Bridge · AMD TeraScale 2
- Mac mini (Mid 2011)Macmini5,1Intel Sandy Bridge
- Mac mini (Mid 2011)Macmini5,2Intel Sandy Bridge · AMD TeraScale 2
- Mac mini Server (Mid 2011)Macmini5,3Intel Sandy Bridge
What OCLP installs on Ventura
| Patch set | Macs | Files installed | Files removed | Kernel Debug Kit | MetallibSupportPkg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMD Legacy GCNGraphics | 4 | 14 | 2 | Yes | No |
| AMD PolarisGraphics | 5 | 6 | 2 | Yes | No |
| AMD TeraScale 1Graphics | 8 | 23 | 30 | Yes | No |
| AMD TeraScale 2Graphics | 9 | 21 | 31 | Yes | No |
| Intel BroadwellGraphics | 6 | 7 | 0 | No | No |
| Intel GMA X3100Graphics | 1 | 17 | 25 | Yes | No |
| Intel HaswellGraphics | 13 | 8 | 0 | No | No |
| Intel Iron LakeGraphics | 2 | 14 | 25 | Yes | No |
| Intel Ivy BridgeGraphics | 11 | 8 | 0 | No | No |
| Intel Sandy BridgeGraphics | 10 | 15 | 25 | Yes | No |
| Intel SkylakeGraphics | 5 | 7 | 0 | No | No |
| Nvidia KeplerGraphics | 7 | 10 | 0 | No | No |
| Nvidia TeslaGraphics | 23 | 16 | 25 | Yes | No |
| Legacy AudioMiscellaneous | 2 | 2 | 6 | No | No |
| Legacy Backlight ControlMiscellaneous | 5 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| Legacy USB 1.1Miscellaneous | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| Legacy WirelessNetworking | 26 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
OCLP's source defines 21 patch sets; 17 of them are used on Ventura. 9 need a Kernel Debug Kit (AMD Legacy GCN, AMD Polaris, AMD TeraScale 1, AMD TeraScale 2, Intel GMA X3100, Intel Iron Lake, Intel Sandy Bridge, Nvidia Tesla and Legacy Backlight Control).
Compared with Monterey: AMD Legacy GCN, AMD Polaris, Intel Broadwell, Intel Haswell, Intel Skylake and Legacy USB 1.1 are new on Ventura. Files installed changed for AMD TeraScale 1 (22 → 23), AMD TeraScale 2 (20 → 21), Intel GMA X3100 (16 → 17), Intel Iron Lake (13 → 14), Intel Ivy Bridge (7 → 8), Intel Sandy Bridge (14 → 15), Nvidia Kepler (9 → 10), Nvidia Tesla (15 → 16) and Legacy Wireless (2 → 4).
What OCLP changed for Ventura, release by release
Every line of OCLP's own changelog that mentions Ventura, newest release first, word for word. It shows what was broken and when it was fixed.
1.4.2 2024-03-11
- Resolve USB 1.1 on macOS Ventura regression from OCLP 1.4.0
1.0.1 2023-10-03
- Remove CoreImage patch for 3802 GPUs on Ventura
1.0.0 2023-10-02
- Resolve BCM2046 and BCM2070 support on macOS 13.3 and newer
- Add RenderBox.framework patch for 3802-based Intel GPUs on macOS 13.3 and newer
- Supports same range of hardware as Ventura, in addition to:
0.6.8 2023-07-26
- Resolves macOS 13.5 booting on HD 3000 Macs
- i.e. MacPro5,1 with AQC107 expansion card running macOS Ventura/Monterey 12.6.x
- Resolve AMD Vega support on pre-AVX2 Macs in macOS Ventura
0.6.7
- Re-enable mediaanalysisd on Ventura
0.6.6
- Resolve loss of Ethernet after wake on MacPro3,1 in Ventura
- Patch currently limited to Ventura and newer
0.6.5
- Resolves additional 3rd party app crashes on Metal with macOS 13.3+
- Allow for coexistence of USB 3.0 controllers and USB 1.1 patches on macOS 13+
- Prevents vague errors when creating Ventura installers on Yosemite
0.6.4
- Resolve Safari rendering error on Ivy Bridge in macOS 13.3+
0.6.3
- Resolve CoreGraphics.framework crashing on Ivy Bridge CPUs in macOS 13.3+
- Resolve 3rd Party Apps erroring on Metal with macOS 13.3
0.6.2
- Limited to Ventura currently due to limitations with other color profiles
- Applicable for pre-Haswell Macs on macOS Ventura
- Applicable for all legacy Macs in macOS Ventura
- Resolve boot support for 3802-based GPUs with macOS 13.3
0.6.0
- Implement Legacy Wireless support for Ventura
- Add AMD Vega Graphics support for pre-AVX2.0 systems on Ventura
- Disable native AMD Graphics on pre-Haswell Macs in Ventura
- See associated issue for current limitations: [Legacy UHCI/OHCI support in Ventura](https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/issues/1021)
- Add early non-Metal Graphics Acceleration support for macOS Ventura
- Bluetooth Pairing is currently semi-functional, see here for work around: [Tab+Space work-around](https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/macos-13-ventura-on-unsupported-macs-thread.2346881/post-31858759)
- AMFI currently needs to be outright disabled in Ventura
0.5.3
- Applicable for pre-Haswell Macs on Ventura
- Resolve AirPlay to Mac support on Ventura with VMM
- Resolve WindowServer crashing on KDK-less with macOS 13.2 and Rapid Security Response updates
- Resolve iMac7,1-8,1 and MacBookPro4,1 boot support in Ventura
0.5.2
- Ventura Specific Updates:
0.5.1
- Add support for `APPLE SSD TS0128F/256F` SSDs in macOS Ventura
- Allows for install and usage of 2013 Mac Pros on Ventura
0.5.0
- Ventura Specific Updates:
- Resolve pre-Force Touch Trackpad support in Ventura
- Add Ventura-dropped Models:
- Add Ventura Software Catalog parsing
- Add Kernel Debug Kit checks to Ventura root patching
- Fix MouSSE/SSE4,2 emulation in macOS 13.0 Beta 3 (22A5295h)
- Add Ventura Boot Picker icons
0.4.8
- Warn about downloading macOS Ventura installers, unsupported by current patcher
What to know about Ventura on a patched Mac
- From Ventura, every unsupported Mac needs lowered System Integrity Protection for root patching (Dortania, Post-Installation).
- On non-Metal Macs, Ventura 13.3 and newer break app permission prompts (camera, microphone); Dortania documents the tccplus workaround.
- AMD GCN GPUs (2014–2015 iMacs, 2013 Mac Pro, 15-inch MacBook Pro 2015 with dGPU) need a Kernel Debug Kit from Ventura on.
Every Ventura installer OCLP can download
| Version | Build | Released | Download size |
|---|---|---|---|
13.7.8 | 22H730 | 2025-08-20 | 12.2 GB |
1 release listed, 12.2 GB to 12.2 GB. Source: AppleDB, the same catalog OCLP 3.0.0 queries, fetched 2026-11-05. Release builds only; betas are left out.
How to install macOS Ventura with OCLP
The process is the same for every macOS version: create the installer for macOS Ventura in OCLP's Create macOS Installer, build and install OpenCore to the USB drive, boot it through EFI Boot, install, install OpenCore to the internal disk, and run Post-Install Root Patch. Every step with screenshots: How to install OpenCore Legacy Patcher.
Common questions
Can my Mac run macOS Ventura?
If it is on OCLP's supported list, yes, with OpenCore Legacy Patcher. Check it in the Mac Checker.
Which OCLP version do I need for macOS Ventura?
2.5.1, the current stable release. Newer OCLP versions keep supporting every macOS from Big Sur on.
Can I install macOS Ventura without a USB drive?
If your Mac already runs Big Sur or newer through OCLP, you can upgrade from Software Update or an installer app. A first install from an older macOS needs a USB drive. See Install without USB.
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