If you’re interested in running macOS Sierra, but you don’t want to pay ridiculous prices for a normal Mac, then a Hackintosh just might be for you. Right now (2016), the newest iteration of OS X is 10.11, known as macOS Sierra. In this guide, we’ll show you how to install macOS Sierra on your PC with the newly released “Hackintosh Sierra Installer“.
Read this article completely once before beginning any procedures. Most of the troubleshooting information is included in this article
There are few ways of installing a Hackintosh, but Hackintosh Sierra Installer is the most convenient way to set up your Hackintosh
1 Why Use Hackintosh Sierra Installer
- You do not need a real Mac: All other methods of Installing Sierra require extensive knowledge + a Real mac because those guides are based on macs, but Sierra Installer never require a mac, you can setup a Hackintosh without the need of a real mac. You can set up everything from a Windows / Linux computer.
- You can install it on a hard drive that already has Windows installed: By default, the macOS installer will not work with hard drives that were initially formatted in Windows. Therefore, if your computer’s hard drive already has Windows installed on it, you will not be able to install macOS on there, but Sierra Installer automatically patches this so you can bypass this limitation. The patch is called MBR Patch.
- macOS Sierra Installer Support More Hardware (Including AMD): Sierra Installer Supports a far range of Hardware including limited AMD Support, most audio, wireless and ethernet drivers will be installed automatically.
- Post Installation is Easier: Just like windows you have to install drivers to make macOS perfect, which is pretty hard for beginners but Sierra Installer automatically do this for you by installing most drivers automatically, and Sierra Installer also installs the Bootloader for you, but you may have to install additional drivers manually in case Sierra Installer couldn’t install the driver for you.
2 Features of Sierra Installer
- Supports AMD Processors
- Auto Installs Ethernet Drivers
- Auto Installs WiFi Drivers
- Auto Installs Audio Drivers
- macOS Sierra USB Fixes
- NVME Patch for non-Apple NVMe SSDs
3 Ready to Hackintosh Sierra? Here are the requirements
- A CPU (AMD / INTEL) with SSE4.1 Support: Without SSE4.1 Instruction set Sierra will not run.
- A Computer/Laptop purchased after the year 2011: Sierra Installer Supports a vast range of Hardware, but anyhow Apple dropped support for older Hardware so there is a possibility of Kernel Panics, but it does not mean that you cannot run but you have to try yourself.
- An existing Computer with Mac, Linux or Windows Operating System: This is the computer where you will download and set up Sierra Installer. The computer can run either Windows or macOS; both operating systems will work.
- A Hackintosh-compatible computer with an empty hard drive: This is the computer where you will install macOS Sierra. It can be the same computer as the one mentioned in the previous point. If your computer already has macOS installed, Sierra Installer will update macOS normally, without deleting any of your apps or files. macOS Sierra needs its own hard drive partition, a minimum of 10 GB of space is required, but at least 50 GB of space is recommended. It is preferred that you use an empty hard drive for this, but if your computer already has Windows installed on your hard drive, be sure to create an appropriate hard disk partition for macOS Sierra by following steps given below.
- Hackintosh Sierra Installer (Free): Sierra Installer is a bootable distro of macOS Sierra which has been modified to work with PCs You will need to use a BitTorrent client to download the disk image file containing Hackintosh Sierra Installer.
- An empty USB drive (6 GB or larger): In this guide, you will write Hackintosh Sierra Installer onto a USB drive, and boot your computer from that drive to install macOS Sierra. The USB drive must be at least 6 GB in size. Since you will need to erase all of the files on the USB drive, make sure to back up its contents first. You can reuse this USB drive for normal stuff after you finish installing Sierra.
- TransMac: ($48, 15-day free trial): If you are using a Windows computer to set up Sierra Installer, you need to use TransMac to write the disk image file onto your USB drive. You can download the free trial.
- Restore Sierra.pkg (available with Sierra Installer): If you are using a Mac to set up Sierra Installer, you need the unique “Restore Sierra” app to write the disk image file onto your USB drive.
4 Create your Sierra Installer USB drive from Windows

Plug your USB drive into your computer, and open TransMac. Find your USB drive in the left-hand column of the TransMac window. Right-click on the USB drive, and click “Format Disk for Mac.” This will delete all of the files on your drive and prepare it for macOS.
Once your USB drive is done formatting, right-click it again and click “Restore with Disk Image.” A file selection window will pop up; choose your Sierra Installer disk image file, and proceed. Now, TransMac will write Sierra Installer onto your USB drive.

This will probably take 20-40 minutes, though it may take longer, depending on the speed of your USB drive. Once TransMac finishes, your USB drive will contain a fully bootable version of the macOS Sierra installer.
5 Create your Sierra Installer USB drive from Mac

Follow this step if you are setting up Sierra Installer on a Mac or existing Hackintosh (How to Create your Sierra Installer USB drive from Windows). Plug your USB drive into macOS, and open Disk Utility (located in Applications -> Utilities in your main hard drive). Select your USB drive in the sidebar of Disk Utility and erase the drive, with the “Format” set to “Mac OS Extended (Journaled)” and “Scheme” set to “GUID Partition Map.” You can rename the drive any way you want (Mine is named “KingMaker” in the image below).
i have an error saying hckintosh sierra zone does not have enough space to istall
Did you partition the hard disk?
Hello all.
I have installed mac os sierra. But after 2 or 3 times use now I’m getting this message.
Panic.
Can some one help me out with this.
Can you post in the Post Install forum of Sierra
Just wondering whether Catalina supported Nvidia Gtx 1080 ti. Tried few times to install Catalina but still doesn’t work. Any idea?
My specifications;
I7 8th gen
Nvidia Gtx 1080 ti
Msi B360 gaming plus motherboard.
Up to High Sierra is supported for 1080Ti.
Does it support celeron CPU(n3350)? It has sse4.1
You need to try it yourself.
Right after creating the partion and selecting the drive to install I’m getting “No bless setting for a primary boot program was found” . Any idea how to fix this?
Is the partition type is GUID?
Im getting the same error too. Mine partition type is GUID. How can I fix this?
Could you attach the Installer log, Please post in the Hackintosh Sierra Support Forum
Im getting “No bless setting for a primary boot program was found” error and yes my partition type is GUID. System specs: i5-4590 gt730 500HDD ( I tried using a different HDD but got the same error.
THX
Did you partition the Hard disk under GUID Partition table?
how do i enable wifi and bluetooth. i
What is the model of Bluetooth and WIFI, Post vendor and device id.