For the first time since Apple released OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion in July 2012, Apple has dropped support for a number of older Macs that had supported OS X 10.8 through 10.11 El Capitan. No MacBook and iMac models prior to Late 2009 and no MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, Mac mini, and Mac Pro models prior to 2010 are officially supported by macOS Sierra, although workarounds have been developed for most unsupported 2008 and 2009 Macs.

• Macos High Sierra Patcher Tool
• Sierra Patcher Dosdude

MacOS Mojave Patcher (formerly 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 Mojave on Mac computers older than late 2009, basically acting as a macOS Mojave patch for unsupported Macs. Insert your desired USB drive, open Disk Utility, and format it as OS X Extended (Journaled). Open the 'macOS High Sierra Patcher' tool, and browse for your copy of the macOS High Sierra Installer App.

Mac OS X is no longer being called OS X, and Apple is not promoting Sierra with a version number either (however, it is internally identified as OS X 10.12). Now it’s simply macOS Sierra – in keeping with iOS, tvOS, and watchOS.

macOS Sierra was released on Sept. 20, 2016 and officially requires a supported Mac with at least 2 GB of system memory and 8.8 GB of available storage space. (We recommend at least 4 GB of RAM.)

Officially Supported Macs

All Late 2009 and later MacBook and iMac models are supported in macOS Sierra, as are all 2010 and newer MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, Mac mini, and Mac Pro computers.

Hacking macOS Sierra for Unsupported Macs

Hardware requirements for macOS Sierre include a CPU with SSE4.1, so it cannot be run on any Mac with a CPU prior to the Penryn Core 2 Duo. In theory, it should be possible to get Sierra running on any Penryn or later Mac. It may be possible to swap out the Merom CPU in some Macs for a Penryn, which would then allow Sierra to run.

Sierra can run with 4 GB of system memory, but as with all recent versions of OS X, more memory will allow it to run even better.

Colin Mistr has published a macOS Sierra Patch Tool, which currently allows you to install and run macOS Sierra on the following officially unsupported hardware:

• Early 2008 iMac or later
• Mid 2009 MacBook (white) or later
• Late 2008 MacBook Air or later
• Early 2008 MacBook Pro or later
• Late 2009 Mac mini or later
• Early 2008 Mac Pro or later

Note: If you have the Early 2009 Mac Pro and have installed the firmware update patch so it identifies itself as MacPro5,1, you can run the standard installer. You do not need the patch tool.

You will need a USB drive 8 GB or larger and Mistr’s patch tool, which is linked on his page. WiFi does not function on these unsupported systems if they have the Broadcom BCM4321 WiFi module:

• Late 2008 and Mid 2009 MacBook Air
• Early 2008 and Mid 2008 MacBook Pro

New Features

Siri comes to the Mac with macOS Sierra.

macOS Sierra can automatically sync all files on your Desktop and in your Documents folder with other Macs running Sierra. You can also access these files in your iPhone or iPad using iCloud Drive.

The new Universal Clipboard lets you copy on one device and paste on another – whether it’s a Mac with Sierra or an iPhone or iPad with iOS 10.

Tabs are almost everywhere in Sierra, and they work much as they do in your browser. Third party apps will also be able to use tabs.

Apple Pay is now part of macOS, not just iOS.

If you have an Apple Watch, Auto Unlock will authenticate you and log you in automatically when you approach your Mac.

Optimized Storage can store infrequently used files in iCloud while keeping them immediately available any time you are online.

Availability

Apple developers can download an early pre-release version of macOS Sierra today, and a beta version will be available to users in July. The full release is scheduled for Fall 2016.

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Updater tool that helps you get and install the latest system updates for macOS Sierra installations deployed on unsupported Mac models

macOS Sierra can be deployed only machines manufactured after late 2009 which leaves behind users that still use older Macs. What’s more, if you choose to use alternative solutions to deploy the OS on models that are not officially supported, you will not be able to get the latest updates.

macOS Sierra Software Update Patch is a small tool that can help you bypass this issue: just run it on a macOS Sierra copy deployed on an unsupported Mac, and the app will let you choose the update you want to apply.

Patcher tool that sports a very intuitive configuration process

macOS Sierra Software Update Patch comes with a simple user interface where you get to interact with its capabilities in an intuitive manner. The app automatically detects updates available for your machine and enables you to download and install the patches.

Note that you can also manually push the “Refresh Updates” button to check if there are no patches available for your Mac. In addition, you can fix permissions or launch the App Store application.

When everything is set, all you have to do is press the “Patch Update” button, and the utility will take care of the rest. However, keep in mind that macOS Sierra Software Update Patch works only if the System Integrity Protection system is disabled on your Mac.

For your convenience, macOS Sierra Software Update Patch will check if it can apply the update and delivers instructions on how to disable the SIP if it interferes with the tool: navigate to the Terminal and run the appropriate command (“csrutil disable”).

Unsophisticated solution for patching Sierra installations running on unsupported Macs

Bottom line, macOS Sierra Software Update Patch is a companion tool for the macOS Sierra Patcher utility that enables you to make a Sierra bootable USB that will work on unsupported Macs.

macOS Sierra Software Update Patch will simply help you get the latest software updates even if you have deployed macOS Sierra on an older machine that is not included in the list of officially supported models.

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macOS Sierra Software Update Patch 3.1

Macos High Sierra Patcher Tool

runs on:

macOS 10.12 or later (Intel only)

file size:

2.6 MB

filename:

macOS Sierra Software Update Patch.zip

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System Utilities

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