macOS 10.14 Mojave on Unsupported Macs
Machine Support
MacPro3,1
MacPro4,1
iMac8,1
iMac9,1
iMac10,x
iMac11,x (systems with AMD Radeon HD 5xxx and 6xxx series GPUs will be almost unusable when running Mojave. More details are located in the Current Issues section below.)
iMac12,x (systems with AMD Radeon HD 5xxx and 6xxx series GPUs will be almost unusable when running Mojave. More details are located in the Current Issues section below.)
MacBookPro4,1
MacBookPro5,x
MacBookPro6,x
MacBookPro7,1
MacBookPro8,x
MacBookAir2,1
MacBookAir3,x
MacBookAir4,x
MacBook5,1
Macmini3,1
Macmini4,1
Macmini5,x
MacBook5,2
MacBook6,1
MacBook7,1
Xserve2,1
Xserve3,1
Video Card Support
Pre-Metal AMD video cards (Radeon HD 6xxx series and older without acceleration, Radeon HD 4xxx series and older with acceleration.)Pre-Metal Nvidia video cards (GeForce 5xx series and older, i.e. 8600M(GT)/8800M(GT), 9400M/9600M(GT), 320M/330M)
Pre-Metal Intel video cards (Intel HD Graphics 3000 and Intel HD Graphics Arrandale)
Installation
To install on your machine, you can download and run @dosdude1's macOS Mojave Patcher application, which will let you download a copy of the latest installer app from Apple and create a bootable installer drive for use on unsupported Macs. It contains all the patches necessary to achieve the hardware support listed above. The installation guide can be found here and an installation guide video here.macOS Patcher (discontinued)
More advanced users may consider using macOS Patcher, which is a command line-based tool that provides the same hardware support, while also adding support for MacBook4,1 systems. Please note that this project is no longer supported by the developer.APFS ROM Patcher
Warning: This tool could irreversibly brick your EFI chip. Please exercise caution with machines that have multiple EEPROM definitions. Relevant information can be found here and here. The APFS ROM patcher can be found here. Use the password apfs to decrypt the ZIP.Known Issues
Currently, it is not possible to get full graphics acceleration when running Mojave on a system with a Radeon HD 5xxx or 6xxx series video card. Mojave will be almost unusable without graphics acceleration. This includes the 15" and 17" MacBook Pro systems (MacBookPro8,2 and 8,3). If you want to enable GPU acceleration on these machines, you'll need to disable the AMD video card (This will work on MacBook Pro 8,2 and 8,3 systems ONLY. You CANNOT disable the AMD GPU in an iMac.) Weird colors will also be produced when running Mojave with one of these video cards installed/enabled. To disable the AMD GPU on a 2011 MacBook Pro 8,2 or 8,3, follow the guide found here.
Some users have reported crashing upon opening the App Store. This is caused by App Store videos and can be worked around by disabling video autoplay and not viewing App Store videos. This is not a fix, this is a workaround. Safari may also experience crashes with certain kinds of embedded videos.
Currently, built-in iSight cameras do not work correctly on some machines. It seems to be hit or miss, but when installing, expect your iSight camera to be non-functional.
Trackpad multi-finger gestures on both machines not supported in Mojave. While the trackpad works and is fully usable, Mojave detects it as just a standard mouse, preventing you from changing some trackpad-oriented settings.
The Intel GMA X3100 in the MB4,1 is not fully supported (framebuffer only, no acceleration). Mojave will be almost unusable without graphics acceleration.
Builds and Installer Versions
2018/09/24 10.14.0 Final, build 18A391, installer 14.0.222018/10/30 10.14.1 Final, build 18B75, installer 14.1.0
2018/12/05 10.14.2 Final, build 18C54, installer 14.2.2
2019/01/21 10.14.3 Final, build 18D42, installer 14.3.2
2019/02/07 10.14.3 Supplemental, build 18D109, installer 14.3.3
2019/03/25 10.14.4 Final, build 18E226, installer 14.4.08
2019/03/25 10.14.4 Supplemental, build 18E2034, installer 14.4.10
2019/05/13 10.14.5 Final, build 18F132, installer 14.5.02
2019/07/22 10.14.6 Final, build 18G84, installer 14.6.02
2019/08/02 10.14.6 1st supplemental, build 18G87, installer 14.6.03
2019/08/27 10.14.6 2nd supplemental, build 18G95, installer 14.6.04
2019/09/26 10.14.6 3rd supplemental, build 18G103, installer 14.6.06
2019/10/30 10.14.6 Security Update 2019-001, build 18G1012
2019/12/10 10.14.6 Security Update 2019-002, build 18G2022
2020/01/28 10.14.6 Security Update 2020-001, build 18G3020
2020/03/24 10.14.6 Security Update 2020-002, build 18G4032
2020/05/26 10.14.6 Security Update 2020-003, build 18G5033
2020/07/15 10.14.6 Security Update 2020-004, build 18G6020
2020/09/24 10.14.6 Security Update 2020-005, build 18G6032
2020/11/12 10.14.6 Security Update 2020-006, build 18G6042
2020/12/16 10.14.6 Security Update 2020-007, build 18G7016
2021/02/01 10.14.6 Security Update 2021-001, build 18G8012
2021/02/09 10.14.6 Security Update 2021-002, build 18G8022
2018/06/04 DP1, build 18A293u, installer 14.0.08
2018/06/19 DP2, build 18A314h, installer 14.0.11
2018/06/26 PB1, build 18A314k, installer 14.0.11
2018/07/03 DP3, build 18A326g, installer 14.0.12
2018/07/06 PB2, build 18A326h, installer 14.0.12
2018/07/16 DP4, 2018/07/17 PB3, build 18A336e, installer 14.0.14
2018/07/30 DP5, 2018/07/31 PB4, build 18A347e, installer 14.0.15
2018/08/06 DP6, 2018/08/06 PB5, build 18A353d, installer 14.0.16
2018/08/13 DP7, 2018/08/13 PB6, build 18A365a, installer 14.0.17
2018/08/20 DP8, 2018/08/20 PB7, build 18A371a, installer 14.0.18
2018/08/27 DP9, 2018/08/27 PB8, build 18A377a, installer 14.0.20
2018/09/04 DP10, 2018/09/04 PB9, build 18A384a, installer 14.0.21
2018/09/12 DP11, 2018/09/12 PB10, build 18A389, installer 14.0.21
2018/09/25 10.14.1 DP1, 2018/09/27 PB1, build 18B45d
2018/10/02 10.14.1 DP2, 2018/10/02 PB2, build 18B50c
2018/10/08 10.14.1 DP3, 2018/10/08 PB3, build 18B57c
2018/10/17 10.14.1 DP4, 2018/10/17 PB4, build 18B67a
2018/10/23 10.14.1 DP5, 2018/10/23 PB5, build 18B73a
2018/10/31 10.14.2 DP1, 2018/11/02 PB1, build 18C31g
2018/11/07 10.14.2 DP2, 2018/11/07 PB2, build 18C38b
2018/11/16 10.14.2 DP3, 2018/11/16 PB3, build 18C48a
2018/11/28 10.14.2 DP4, 2018/11/28 PB4, build 18C52a
2018/12/10 10.14.3 DP1, 2018/12/11 PB1, build 18D21c
2018/12/19 10.14.3 DP2, 2018/12/19 PB2, build 18D32a
2019/01/07 10.14.3 DP3, 2019/01/07 PB3, build 18D38a
2019/01/11 10.14.3 DP4, 2019/01/11 PB4, build 18D39a
2019/01/24 10.14.4 DP1, 2019/01/28 PB1, build 18E174f
2019/02/04 10.14.4 DP2, 2019/02/05 PB2, build 18E184e
2019/02/18 10.14.4 DP3, 2019/02/19 PB3, build 18E194d
2019/03/04 10.14.4 DP4, 2019/03/04 PB4, build 18E205e
2019/03/11 10.14.4 DP5, 2019/03/11 PB5, build 18E215a
2019/03/18 10.14.4 DP6, 2019/03/18 PB6, build 18E220a
2019/03/28 10.14.5 DP1, build 18F96h
2019/04/08 10.14.5 DP2, build 18F108f
2019/04/22 10.14.5 DP3, build 18F118d
2019/04/29 10.14.5 DP4, build 18F127a
2019/05/07 10.14.5 DP5, build 18F131a
2019/05/15 10.14.6 DP1, build 18G29g
2019/06/11 10.14.6 DP2, build 18G48f
2019/06/24 10.14.6 DP3, build 18G59b
2019/07/09 10.14.6 DP4, build 18G71a
2019/07/16 10.14.6 DP5, build 18G78a
2019/10/14 10.14.6 Security Update 2019-001 beta 1, build 18G1005
2019/10/17 10.14.6 Security Update 2019-001 beta 2, build 18G1007
2019/10/24 10.14.6 Security Update 2019-001 beta 3, build 18G1011
2019/11/07 10.14.6 Security Update 2019-002 beta 1, build 18G2007
Credits
@dosdude1 - Developed macOS Mojave Patcher, fixed 10.14.4 graphics acceleration, found CCFL backlight fix@parrotgeek1 - Developed LegacyUSBInjector, developed SIPManager, developed NDRVShim, source, fixed legacy WiFi cards
@Czo - Developed SUVMMFaker, source
@ASentientBot - Fixed Nvidia kernel panic, Core 2 Duo kernel panic, and iSight
@jackluke - Narrowed down cause of Core 2 Duo kernel panic
@Larsvonhier - Fixed USB/input, graphics, WiFi, audio and backlight-off for MacBook4,1, and Siri crashes on 10.14.4/.5/.6
Julian Fairfax - Developed macOS Downloader, and macOS Patcher (Discontinued Projects)
@Minh_Ton - Fixed News+ crashes
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