Skip to content

OS X Yosemite (10.10)

OS X Yosemite (10.10)

The current version of the Mac operating system is OS X Yosemite (10.10).

Hackintosh Instructions & Tutorials

  • Although official OS X 10.11 "El Capitan" hardware compatibility is the same, you may want to have your Hackintosh run OS X 10.10 "Yosemite" for compatibility with specific third-party hardware or software.
  • Quality Hackintosh tutorials for Yosemite include:

Tutorials List

Name Description
Install OS X Yosemite on Supported PCs How to install OS X 10.10 Yosemite on any supported PC from tonymacx86 using the site's own Unibeast and Multibeast software tools. For those interested in more detailed understanding of the process, the same site also provides an installation tutorial using Clover. It covers the OS X 10.10.1, 10.10.2, 10.10.3, 10.10.4, and 10.10.5 updates, too.
Update OS X Mavericks to Yosemite A how to guide to update a Hackintosh running OS X Mavericks to OS X Yosemite from tonymacx86 using Unibeast and Multibeast.
Upgrade Directly to macOS Sonoma Also from EliteMacx86, how to upgrade an Intel or AMD PC running macOS Ventura (macOS 13) to macOS Sonoma.
Install OS X Yosemite on PCs with Unibeast and Multibeast 7 If the "official" guide above to installing OS X Yosemite on your PC with tonymacx86's Unibeast and Multibeast isn't quite what you would like, try these tutorials from MacBreaker complete with extensive screenshots of the entire installation process.
Install OS X 10.10 Yosemite An OS X 10.10 Yosemite Hackintosh installation guide for beginners from a helpful InsanelyMac forum member. Also see the "All-in-One Guide" from another helpful forum user. Forum postings from "ikingblack" and "snatch" may be useful, as well. These tutorials use the Chameleon bootloader.
Install OS X Yosemite with Yosemite Zone This tutorial from MacBreaker provides detailed screenshots to install the Niresh distro with MacPwn as well as a helpful comparison to other OS X Yosemite installation methods. The same site covers installing the Yosemite Zone distro within the Virtualbox virtualization suite, as well.
Yosemite Budget Hackintosh This archived blog post originally from Geek Dime (now offline) covers inexpensive compatible hardware as well as OS X Yosemite installation with the Clover EFI bootloader.
Install Yosemite on an HP Laptop How to install Yosemite on a number of different HP laptops using the Clover UEFI.
Dual Boot Mavericks & Yosemite An archive of an in-depth guide, complete with screen shots, that covers installing both OS X Yosemite and OS X Mavericks on separate drive partitions.

Hackintosh Installation & Usability Videos

Usability Videos

Description Videos
This video -- courtesy of Roche Technology -- diligently explains how to install OS X Yosemite (10.10) on an X99-based PC motherboard using Unibeast with the Chimera bootloader app. He discusses other motherboards and other installation methods, as well.

Note

  • Although official hardware support for OS X 10.10 "Yosemite" is quite broad, specific feature support can vary widely.