yufc2002 / SidecarPatcher

Enable macOS 10.15 Sidecar on unsupported Mac (2015 or older)

SidecarPatcher

Enable macOS 10.15 Sidecar on old Mac (2015 or older)

Sidecar is disabled on these devices: iMac13,1, iMac13,2, iMac13,3, iMac14,1, iMac14,2, iMac14,3, iMac14,4, iMac15,1, iMac16,1, iMac16,2, MacBook8,1, MacBookAir5,1, MacBookAir5,2, MacBookAir6,1, MacBookAir6,2, MacBookAir7,1, MacBookAir7,2, MacBookPro9,1, MacBookPro9,2, MacBookPro10,1, MacBookPro10,2, MacBookPro11,1, MacBookPro11,2, MacBookPro11,3, MacBookPro11,4, MacBookPro11,5, MacBookPro12,1, Macmini6,1, Macmini6,2, Macmini7,1, MacPro5,1, MacPro6,1

To get the model name of your Mac: sysctl hw.model

How to patch

This script disables this blacklist. Tested on macOS 10.15 Beta 9 (19A573a). It is really unstable. Use at your own risk.

1. Backup /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/SidecarCore.framework/Versions/A/SidecarCore file. This script doesn't provide original system file.

2. Disable System Integrity Protection. How to turn off System Integrity Protection on your Mac.

• To check SIP is disabled: csrutil status

3. Download the latest release from here and unzip it.

• If you download using Chrome, it will warn of downloading file may dangerous. It's not a virus, but this script modifies system so may be dangerous.

4. Open Terminal application and Excute chmod +x /path/to/SidecarPatcher and sudo /path/to/SidecarPatcher.

• /path/to/SidecarPatcher refers to the location of SidecarPatcher like /Users/pook/Downloads/SidecarPatcher. If you don't know what it is, just Drag & Drop a SidecarPatcher to Terminal. It will automatically fill it.

• You will need to enter a Password, which is a login password.

• If you already patched, this script won't work until replacing to original one.

• About xcrun error and crashing many apps after rebooting: #4

About old iPad

Sidecar is disabled on these devices: iPad4,1, iPad4,2, iPad4,3, iPad4,4, iPad4,5, iPad4,6, iPad4,7, iPad4,8, iPad4,9, iPad5,1, iPad5,2, iPad5,3, iPad5,4, iPad6,11, iPad6,12

In SidecarPatcher Version 5 and later, it also disables this iPad blacklist (exists on macOS. SidecarPatcher will patch this. Not patching iPadOS root system.). But I don't have Sidecar-unsupported Mac and iPad so I don't know it works. Don't expect.