Requirements

While running macOS is possible on a variety of hardware...

Compatible Dedicated Graphics Card.
- This is a must. If you are not on a Desktop, you cannot use DarwinKVM.
  - Read more on this requirement later when checking your dGPUs support chart.
- AMD GPU Support Table - Recommended (Runs Legacy OS X and modern macOS)
- NVIDIA GPU Support Table - For Legacy OS X (High Sierra (10.13) or older)
A Desktop/PC Host running a Linux Distribution.
- For best results, an Arch based distribution is recommended for latest packages.
- Usage of a Desktop is due to the dedicated GPU needing to be wired via PCIe
- Some Laptops have hardware MUX switches, which will reroute the display.
- Some confirmed working hosts are as follows:
Host CPU Features Minimum Requirements:
- Confirm Virtualization Support enabled in BIOS
  - Intel VT-x
  - AMD SVM
- CPU Instruction Set Support:
  - SSE4 for >= Sierra (10.12)
  - SSE4.1 for >= Mojave (10.14)
  - AVX2 for >= Ventura (13)
    - You can bypass the limitation with CryptexFixup as of now.
    - Usage of CF will not bypass the requirement of AVX2 for GPU usage.
Previous OpenCore Experience is helpful!
- Experience creating an EFI for your baremetal system.
- Reading/Understanding of the config.plist by OpenCore.
- Experience using the various tools in the community.
Patience! lots of it. It’s worth it.

If you're interested in DarwinPPC for PowerMac versions, the following is enough:

A Host capable of running qemu-system-ppc.
- Virtualization (KVM Mode) only supported on PowerPC Hosts. Yes, they still exist.
- For best results, an Arch based distribution is recommended.
- Utilizing Virt-manager is optional, this means Windows hosts can use the CLI instructions.
- Sound is known to not work and slow down emulation.
Previous PowerMac and QEMU Experience is helpful!
- Experience using legacy OS X releases for PowerPC in general.
- Understanding the management of drives in Virt-Manager/CLI.