octool
OpenCore config.plist visualizer + editor that also generates an EFI folder based on the settings in the config.plist (by rusty-bits)
Hackintool
The Swiss army knife of vanilla Hackintoshing (by benbaker76)
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| MIT License | MIT License |
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Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
octool
Posts with mentions or reviews of octool.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-08-15.
- You know you are addicted when...
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Easiest way to Hackintosh a ThinkPad T470?
He made a nice tool that can also be used to update: https://github.com/rusty-bits/octool
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I'm making a kext updater, because half of the time spent maintaining a hackintosh is keeping it up to date.
just use my octool if you want something that just works without needing a "fancy" GUI on it like OCAT
- What OS is support on .70?
- For those that use octool, or perhaps for those that have wanted to try it out, I have just added a simple picture guide that shows some basic usage. I think a few more pictures need to be added, but it's a start.
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When do you choose to update your OpenCore bootloaders?
I wrote this https://github.com/rusty-bits/octool that takes care of everything, including adding or removing any changes in the config.plist and downloading the latest versions of the kexts and resources from Acidanthera and Dortania
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Config possible to hackintoshed ?
I haven't updated that tool in months, you should switch to the new one that pulls all its resources from the sources listed in the guide. https://github.com/rusty-bits/octool
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That's it, I have had it! Now I need some assistance...
next, make sure your copy of ProperTree is up to date, or you can use the latest version of my tool which has the benefit of downloading the proper resources for you, but it is not covered in the guide so I would recommend sticking with ProperTree since other people are more familiar with that
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octool, a tool to help edit an OpenCore config.plist and make an EFI folder from the command line - now at version 0.3.3
I am rewriting octool in Rust to help me learn the Rust language. The latest release contains binaries for macOS, Windows, and Linux and should run fine and make an EFI folder without issue. Let me know if there are problems.
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OC-tool updated for new released OpenCore 0.7.3 - may be last update for this version of the tool as I concentrate on writing the new version - octool
no real release notes on it yet, it's a total rewrite of the tool you can try it out here
Hackintool
Posts with mentions or reviews of Hackintool.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-02-01.
- DRM issue - gvaForceAMDKE: FaceTime, Apple Music and AirPods
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Dell Optiplex 7470 AIO Big Sur Success (Kinda)
AIO display may be using a different display connector (probably LVDS which is mostly uses in laptops). Could have a look at hackintool and check what connectors need patching. Hope it helps.
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How to create EFI partition?
Easiest way I've found to mounting it is with Hackintool from the Disks tab, you'll want to use that tool either way if you're fiddling around with a Hack.
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USB ports not working properly on big sur 11.6
The USB mapping method using Hackintool explained in the post here worked perfectly for me.
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Opencore Rebooting to bios (after following the official troubleshooting guide)
Yes. Download hackintool and go to section Boot - then you can see it.
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My USB keyboard is randomly stops working. I have to sleep and wake my build to make it work again.
Download Hackintool to confirm your ports are working properly. This is also a handy tool to see all of your active kexts, check for updates etc. I often use it to update my kexts.
- Issue with H.264 video exporting
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I'm making a kext updater, because half of the time spent maintaining a hackintosh is keeping it up to date.
A quick thought: Something similar (many) already exist. One is https://www.sl-soft.de/en/kext-updater/, another is https://github.com/ic005k/OCAuxiliaryTools, another is https://github.com/headkaze/Hackintool. Does yours offer something different?
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Garbage display fix in FHD screens
First we need to download these three Applications: Hackintool, AWEDIDEditor and HexFiend
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MacOS 13.0/Ventura Beta 2, it works flawlessly
1: Make sure your OpenCore is updated to at least 0.8.2, you can check what version of OpenCore you have using Hackintool under the boot section.
What are some alternatives?
When comparing octool and Hackintool you can also consider the following projects:
Thinkpad-T470-EFI-Opencore - EFI folder for Opencore Thinkpad T470 Hackintosh, Feel free to fork or pull! Any recommendations appreciated.
USBMap - Python script for mapping USB ports in macOS and creating a custom injector kext.
OC-tool - POSIX shell script that builds an OpenCore EFI folder from an OpenCore config.plist
OpenCore-Install-Guide - Repo for the OpenCore Install Guide
OpenCorePkg - OpenCore bootloader
OS-X-USB-Inject-All - Kext to inject all USB ports for the installed Intel EHCI/XHCI chipset automatically.
OCAuxiliaryTools - Cross-platform GUI management tools for OpenCore（OCAT）
AppPolice - MacOS app for quickly limiting CPU usage by running applications
OcBinaryData
RDM - Easily set Mac Retina display to higher unsupported resolutions
ProperTree - Cross platform GUI plist editor written in python.
MonitorControl - 🖥 Control your display's brightness & volume on your Mac as if it was a native Apple Display. Use Apple Keyboard keys or custom shortcuts. Shows the native macOS OSDs.
octool vs Thinkpad-T470-EFI-Opencore
Hackintool vs USBMap
octool vs OC-tool
Hackintool vs OpenCore-Install-Guide
octool vs OpenCorePkg
Hackintool vs OS-X-USB-Inject-All
octool vs OCAuxiliaryTools
Hackintool vs AppPolice
octool vs OcBinaryData
Hackintool vs RDM
octool vs ProperTree
Hackintool vs MonitorControl