Prerequisites Hardware Compatibility : CPU : Intel 8th Gen+ or AMD Ryzen (Zen 2+). Apple Silicon not supported. GPU : AMD Radeon RX 5000/6000/7000 series or NVIDIA RTX 30/40* (limited/no drivers). Storage : 60GB+ free space (SSD recommended). RAM : 8GB minimum, 16GB+ recommended. Motherboard : UEFI-enabled (e.g., Gigabyte Z390/Z690, ASUS ROG Strix). USB : 16GB+ flash drive. Software Tools : OpenCore 1.0.0+ (check for updates post-Public Beta release). ProperTree (plist editor). GenSMBIOS (for generating SMBIOS). gibMacOS (to download macOS Public Beta). Step 1: Prepare Installation Media Download macOS Tahoe Public Beta : Join the Apple Beta Software Program (available July 2025). Use gibMacOS to download the macOS 26 Public Beta installer once released. bash Copy Download python gibMacOS.command -b -v 26 Create Bootable USB : Format USB as GPT with FAT32 (use Disk Utility on macOS or Rufus on Windows). Mount the USB with OpenCore: bash Copy Download sudo /Applicati...
Hackintosh Guide: Installing macOS 26 Tahoe Public Beta (Step-by-Step)