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OpenCore Visual Beginners Guide
  • ๐Ÿ“—Step-by-Step
    • Intro & Hardware
    • Create EFI & Config - OCAuxiliaryTools
    • Create macOS Installer - OCLP
    • Install & Postinstall
      • USB Port Mapping
    • Use Debug Versions
    • Upgrade OpenCore
    • Hackintosh Checklist
    • Tools and Boot Keys
  • ๐Ÿ“™Alternatives
    • Create macOS Installer - TINU
    • USB Mapping on Windows
  • ๐Ÿ“˜Advanced Topics
    • Open Core Legacy Patcher (OCLP)
      • Broadcom Wifi on macOS Sequoia
    • Using Alder Lake (or Raptor Lake)
    • BIOS Settings Explained
    • OpenCore UEFI Shell
      • acpiview - command
    • Dual-Boot Options
      • Dual-Boot on Single Disk
      • Create rEFInd BOOTer
    • Common Boot Args for macOS
    • Block Update Notifications
    • Low End GPUs
    • Tips & Tricks (WIP)
  • Hackintosh Opinions
    • Olarila - Not Recommended
    • Hack Studio SFF
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  1. Step-by-Step

Install & Postinstall

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Install

  • Enable the BIOS settings optimal for macOS: . For more details also read :

  • Follow the from the OpenCore Install Guide.

Post Install

  • Generally follow . On a modern desktop system this is less involved than on a laptop, which requires considerably more work.

  • In the section ScanPolicy 0 allows all. To set up a more restrictive policy this could be changed to the OpenCore default 17760515 or a custom value which you can create with this nice online tool:

  • You can do with Hackintool which is a nice GUI alternative to

  • Alternatively you can use USBToolbox on Windows, which made USB port mapping easier. Follow the Guide for . (With this method there is no more need for or checking for ):

  • After everything works, debug settings should be changed back to normal.

Related GUI tools

Xplist

  • a lightweight plist editor with rich features

Versions used

  • OpenCore 1.0.0

  • OCAuxiliaryTools 20240001

  • OCLP 1.5.0

  • TINU 3.0.1

  • Hackintool v4.0.3

  • USBToolBox 0.1.1 (currently at 0.2)

This guide was initially written in 2022 and last updated in 2024 with the then current release versions of each tool. Even though the basic steps will remain the same, some details and screenshots will change during subsequent updates of OpenCore, OCAuxiliaryTools, OCLP and Hackintool. Always check the most recent version of the and verify that OCAuxiliaryTools is still supporting the latest version of OpenCore.

Except where otherwise noted, content on this site is licensed under the license. Attribution by link to .

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Intel BIOS settings
BIOS Settings Explained
BIOS Settings Explained
Installation Process
OpenCore Post-Install
Misc - Security
ScanPolicy Generator
USB Port mapping on macOS
USBMap
USB Port Mapping
USB Mapping on Windows
USBInjectAll.kext
ACPI renames
USB Mapping on Windows
Xplist
OpenCore Install Guide
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