Installing mac OS

[Pratham Bhatnagar]

Hello,

Is it possible to install Mac os on a  PC ? I always wanted to experience mac os but I don't want to buy one because they are overpriced and expensive.

 

[mahyar]

Just now, Pratham Bhatnagar said:

Hello,

Is it possible to install Mac os on a  PC ? I always wanted to experience mac os but I don't want to buy one because they are overpriced and expensive.

 

that my friend is called hackintosh

[kelvinhall05]

1 minute ago, mahyar said:

that my friend is called hackintosh

Yes, but we can't discuss it on here iirc.

[PorkishPig]

5 minutes ago, kelvinhall05 said:

Yes, but we can't discuss it on here iirc.

Hackintosh discussion is allowed.

On 8/27/2018 at 5:44 PM, Whiskers said:

Any discussion on how to engage in piracy is not allowed, including the discussion of hacking or cracking.

• Discussion of piracy in general is acceptable (e.g. "Game X becomes the most pirated game ever").
• Hackintosh discussion is permitted.
• Redistribution of copyrighted software, including links to third party hosting sites, is not permitted.

[kelvinhall05]

3 minutes ago, PorkishPig said:

Hackintosh discussion is allowed.

Guess they changed that fairly recently. Last time I remember seeing a Hackintosh thread it got locked lol.

[Whiskers]

2 hours ago, kelvinhall05 said:

Guess they changed that fairly recently. Last time I remember seeing a Hackintosh thread it got locked lol.

It's been our policy for about 2 years now iirc. 

 

Our stance is pretty much that hackintosh discussion is absolutely fine - just not discussion on how or where to acquire a copy of macOS.

[kelvinhall05]

32 minutes ago, Whiskers said:

It's been our policy for about 2 years now iirc. 

 

Our stance is pretty much that hackintosh discussion is absolutely fine - just not discussion on how or where to acquire a copy of macOS.

Could've sworn it was a more recent change, but whatever, irrelevant lol.

[maplepants]

Unless you already own a mac, there’s not really a legal way to get a copy of macOS. They don’t sell physical recovery disks anymore and macOS itself is distributed via the Mac App Store. 
 

Last time I did a hackintosh it was using a Mountain Lion DVD, but I think to make your own disk nowadays you use a program that builds one from your Mac’s recovery partition. 
 

However, you’re not completely out of luck. Many Linux distros like ZorinOS, elementaryOS, kubuntu or xubuntu can be themed to look and feel similar to macOS. Obviously it’s not going to be able to run macOS native software or offer any ecosystem benefits; but if you just want the visual design and a real terminal, it’ll get you there. 
 

Cheapest option for trying macOS itself is to buy a 2014 Mac mini or 2013 Mac Pro used. They’ll run Catalina and Big Sur. 

[thermalgoop]

It can be quite a process, depending on your system, and not for the feint of heart. If you use your Google-fu I'm sure you can find something you're looking for. It may be possible to run it in a VirtualBox VM, but I'm not sure there's much I can help you with here, within the bounds of the rules. 

[ProjectBox153]

Yes, it's possible, but the ease depends on the specs of your computer. It's gotten very easy over the years, and it's to the point where you don't need a currently functioning Mac or a macOS virtual machine to do it.