1.0.1 - 7/28/2018
• First non-beta release
• Fixed a GUI glitch in the main patcher window
• Added dark mode support to Patch Updater application
• Fixed an issue where the tool would fail to create a patched installer volume when running under Mojave
• Added the Legacy iSight Patch to the post-install tool
1.0.2 - 7/29/2018
• Fixed an issue where the installer would crash when attempting to upgrade a current install of macOS
1.1.0 - 7/30/2018
• Added support for Mojave Developer Preview 5
1.1.1 - 8/2/2018
• Fixed some minor glitches with the installer
• Added some extra features to the installer
1.1.2 - 8/6/2018
• Added support for Mojave Developer Preview 6
1.2.0 - 8/28/2018
• Added APFS booting patch for machines with non-APFS compatible BootROMs
1.2.1 - 9/24/2018
• Updated application for final release of Mojave
1.2.2 - 9/26/2018
• Fixed some minor compatibility issues with the final release of Mojave
1.2.3 - 10/30/2018
• Added support for Mojave version 10.14.1, 10.14.2, and 10.14.3
1.3.0 - 3/25/2019
• Added support for Mojave version 10.14.4
• Fixed an issue with graphics acceleration on non-Metal GPUs
• Added support for previously unsupported Broadcom BCM4321 WiFi modules
• Includes a new Patch Updater version that introduces a new Patch integrity check feature.
1.3.1 - 4/29/2019
• Added new fixes for non-Metal video cards.
1.3.2 - 5/13/2019
• Added full support for Mojave version 10.14.5
• Fixed an issue where some machines with older nVidia GPUs may kernel panic randomly.
1.3.3 - 6/4/2019
• Fixed a video playback issue with non-Metal video cards.
• Added a patch to allow Metal-compatible AMD video cards to work under systems that don't have SSE4.2 support, such as the Mac Pro 3,1.
1.3.4 - 11/3/2019
• Updated the Legacy Video Card Patch, finally fixing the long-present grey Menu Bar and Finder Sidebar issues users would experience in Light Mode with non-Metal video cards. Huge thanks to @ASentientBot and @testheit for their work on developing these patches
• Updated SSE4.2 AMD Driver patch, replacing the old implementation with a new SSE4.2 emulator, thanks to @Syncretic
1.3.5 - 11/4/2019
• Fixed an issue with the Legacy Video Card Patch where 32-bit apps would not launch
1.3.6 - 11/12/2019
• Updated Apple installer certificate, to fix the issue where the system date needed to be set back for Mojave to install successfully
1.3.7 - 11/15/2019
• Fixed an issue with the Legacy Video Card Patch
Helps you create a bootable USB drive for macOS Catalina which will work with older Macs, not officially supported by the operating system
What's new in macOS Catalina Patcher 1.4.4:
- Fixed compatibility with Catalina version 10.15.5
. Fixed a GUI glitch in the main patcher window. Added dark mode support to Patch Updater application. Fixed an issue where the tool would fail to create a patched installer volume when running under Mojave. Added the Legacy iSight Patch to the post-install tool 1.0.2 - 7/29/2018.
Installed Mojave Patcher on two indentical Unibody Macbooks (Macbook5,1) with different results. I have two seemingly identical unibody MBs (5,1), one of which I patched over a year ago. This one is working perfectly (big thanks to DosDude1 and everybody else involved). I recently acquired another one and added an SSD and some more RAM. All Mojave and older era wireless Cards no longer function BCM94322, BCM94328 and Atheros series included BCM943224, BCM94331, BCM94360 and BCM943602 still work great with OpenCore Legacy Patcher.
Read the full changelogmacOS Catalina Patcher (formerly macOS Mojave Patcher, macOS High Sierra Patcher and macOS Sierra Patcher) is a small yet powerful tool that can help you create a bootable USB drive that can be used to install macOS Catalina on Mac computers older than mid 2012, basically acting as a macOS Mojave patch for unsupported Macs.
The tool extends the list of compatible hardware to the Mac Pro, iMac and MacBook Pro computers released in early 2008, Aluminum Unibody MacBooks or MacBooks Air manufactured in late 2008, or white MacBooks and Mac Minis produced in early 2009.
Get the macOS Catalina Installer app and make sure you have access to a compatible USB drive
To be able to use the app you must make sure that you have a USB drive that has at least 8 GB available, and that you have the macOS 10.15 Catalina installer app on your Mac.
Note that you can download the macOS image from the Mac App Store application only on a machine that supports Catalina: otherwise, you must find an alternative solution.
For your convenience, macOS Catalina Patcher offers you the possibility to download the image through its interface: just navigate to the Tools menu.
At the same time, you must prepare the USB drive with the help of the built-in Disk Utility application: just format the disk using the Mac OS Extended (Journaled) standard.
Easy to configure patcher tool that can create bootable macOS Catalina USBs
Within the main window, you must simply load the macOS 10.15 image you want to use and select the target USB drive. The app will verify the image to make sure everything is OK, and all you have to do is press the Start Operation button.
You have the option to monitor the process in the macOS Catalina Patcher main window, and the utility lets you know when the task is complete.
Worth mentioning is that after you install the OS by using the macOS Catalina Patcher bootable drive, you must launch the macOS Post Install utility to get access to patches specifically designed for your Mac’s model.
Make a bootable drive that allows you to install Catalina on unsupported Macs
Bottom line, if your Mac has been manufactured before early 2008, chances are that you will not be able to install macOS Catalina on your computer.
All things considered, macOS Catalina Patcher is a small and user-friendly utility designed to help you bypass this limitation if your Mac is not in macOS Catalina's compatibility list, created to be used as an unsupported Mac Mojave patch.
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macOS Catalina Patcher was reviewed by Sergiu Gatlan- 64-bit processor
- 16 GB USB drive
- macOS Mojave Installer App
- Early-2008 or newer Mac Pro, iMac, or MacBook Pro
- Late-2008 or newer MacBook Air or Aluminum Unibody MacBook
- Early-2009 or newer Mac Mini or white MacBook
- Early-2008 or newer Xserve
macOS Catalina Patcher 1.4.4
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send us an update- runs on:
- Mac OS X 10.6 or later (Intel only)
- file size:
- 223.4 MB
- filename:
- macOS Catalina Patcher.dmg
- main category:
- System Utilities
- developer:
- visit homepage
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