macOS Monterey

OpenCore Legacy Patcher for macOS Monterey

Install macOS Monterey with OpenCore Legacy Patcher when you want a lighter target than Sequoia or Sonoma on an older Intel Mac.

Monterey is a practical OpenCore Legacy Patcher target for many older Intel Macs.

Newly dropped Monterey hardware

Monterey support in OCLP covers models such as iMac14,4, iMac15,1, MacBook8,1, MacBookAir6,1, MacBookAir6,2, MacBookPro11,1, MacBookPro11,2, and MacBookPro11,3.

  • iMac 21.5-inch Mid 2014 and Retina 5K Late 2014
  • MacBook Retina 12-inch Early 2015
  • MacBook Air Mid 2013 and Early 2014
  • MacBook Pro Retina Late 2013 and Mid 2014 models

MacBookPro11,3 booting note

MacBookPro11,3 may need to boot Monterey into Safe Mode if you have not installed acceleration patches yet. Enter Safe Mode by holding Shift + Enter when selecting macOS in the OCLP boot picker.

Patch graphics after install

Missing acceleration can cause black screens or very poor performance on affected systems.

Wireless and Bluetooth notes

Monterey docs include historical wireless and Bluetooth support drops that later OCLP versions resolved. Old Broadcom and Atheros hardware can still need patches or hardware upgrades depending on model and target macOS.