Description:
Automatic updater for kernel extensions required by Hackintoshes
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Type: Cask
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Latest Version: 5.0.5@0
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Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
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Links:
Homepage |
formulae.brew.sh
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Category: System utilities
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Tags:
hackintosh
kexts
system-utility
macos
updater
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Install:
brew install --cask kext-updater
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About:
Kext Updater is a specialized utility designed to automate the discovery and updating of kernel extensions (kexts) essential for Hackintosh systems. It scans your current kext versions against a comprehensive online database and downloads the latest releases. This tool streamlines the complex maintenance process, ensuring system stability and compatibility with macOS updates.
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Key Features:
- Automated kext version detection and comparison
- Integrated download manager for new kext versions
- Backup functionality for existing kexts before updating
- Supports both OpenCore and Clover bootloaders
- Built-in database of known kext dependencies
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Use Cases:
- Maintaining an up-to-date Hackintosh installation
- Simplifying the troubleshooting of kernel extension issues
- Ensuring compatibility after a macOS point-release update
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Alternatives:
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Hackintool
– Hackintool offers broader system patching and info tools, while Kext Updater focuses specifically on kext automation.
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OCAT (OpenCore Auxiliary Tools)
– OCAT is primarily an OpenCore config editor, whereas Kext Updater specializes in kext file management.
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Version |
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Change |
Commit |
| Sep 15, 2025 12:33pm |
5.0.5 |
0 |
VERSION_BUMP |
df59e19b |
| Aug 30, 2025 12:54pm |
5.0.5 |
0 |
VERSION_BUMP |
7178355a |
| Aug 5, 2025 2:20pm |
5.0.5 |
0 |
VERSION_BUMP |
3148f2e3 |
| Feb 14, 2024 10:20am |
5.0.3 |
0 |
VERSION_BUMP |
3400dfef |
| Nov 10, 2023 9:52am |
5.0.0 |
0 |
VERSION_BUMP |
c2516f6a |
| Mar 26, 2023 11:31pm |
4.0.7 |
0 |
VERSION_BUMP |
6a464169 |
| Nov 21, 2022 9:09pm |
4.0.7,407 |
0 |
VERSION_BUMP |
d964c4c9 |
| Oct 20, 2022 10:12pm |
4.0.6,406 |
0 |
VERSION_BUMP |
93a9e061 |
| Aug 13, 2022 3:34am |
4.0.5,405 |
0 |
VERSION_BUMP |
d6fc63c8 |
| Jun 16, 2022 12:42am |
4.0.4,404 |
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VERSION_BUMP |
4c90510b |
| Jun 15, 2022 4:16am |
4.0.3,403 |
0 |
VERSION_BUMP |
0fc22c76 |
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