Please use this comment section to help other along the way... e.g installation step and how to get certian software/apps working

Glad that this is possible. A lot of people who can’t upgrade their mac at the moment will be thankful! The way the video is divided into segments will be for sure helpful

FYI: Solve for a Problem I Had Near the End First, thanks Matt. Even five months later I was able to use this comprehensive tutorial to upload Ventura on my mid-2011 iMac. I ran into one problem which I think was a tiny oversight or just part of one of the more recent updates maybe. The Problem: At the very end I got a second pop up for moving the open core to the hard disk, the same way it happens here 24:22. Any restart would happen from the flash and prompt that pop up again. If I removed the flash a restart would go to my hard disk without the EFI and I’d have to do a hard reset because it wasn’t recognizing any operating system on the hard disk. Here’s the fix: Put the flash back in and restart, letting the Mac restart to the EFI on the flash. Then follow the steps as Matt prompts at 21:58 to 23:18. THIS TIME, hold down option on the reboot. (If you read the reboot screen it tells you to do that, you won’t believe how many times I couldn’t get this because I just never read it 🤦🏾‍♀️) Now pick the EFI that’s on your hard disk (make sure you don’t confuse it with the EFI from your flash or the hard disk itself). Then that’s it. It’ll start up as normal and you shouldn’t get the pop up again. Then you can safely remove your flash and you’ll never need it to start up again. You will not need to press option on the next restart either, it’ll automatically start up on the EFI from the hard disk. I hope this helps anyone having the same issue. Sorry if someone else already explained this, I couldn’t find a comment that did. But either way, it’s engagement for Matt. 😂 Thanks again for this tutorial Matt. Open Core can be intimidating for a layman if you venture on your own. I thought my mid-2011 was a paperweight but it’s almost like brand new! ❤

Yay, I got my new (refurbished) 2013 imac to use Ventura using this method! When I purchased it I had no idea that I would be unable to use all of the software I need, such as Microsoft office etc. with Catalina. I am a total novice with tech stuff and ran into a few hiccups along the way but was ultimately successful. Thank you so much!!

Thank you for this! Installed Ventura on my 2014 Mac Mini, and now it's a perfect secondary computer!

Amazing to see my LAte 2011 Macbook Pro having it's second life! Had some issue in the end with EFI booting only from USB, but I also forgot to hold OPTION and choose the right EFI to boot! Worked out great in the end, so huge thanks Matt!!!

Thank you so much! Tried this on my Mac mini 2012, it worked just like a dream. Your video did help me out like no other did. Keep up the great work, you are a legend!

Your video is very easy to follow, and allowed my 2016 laptop finally jump to the current OS to match the rest of my computer on the house. I can't say thank you enough I'll send you a little money

Amazingly I just keep trying and now works like a charm. You are a savior for so many of us. Thank you!

Absolutely the best tutorial ... really really good, this is what I've used to carry out the first time and then also again when my mac got stuck in a boot loop after I tried to update it 🙈 so started again from scratch

This worked like a charm! I am a professional photographer, and I have not been able to use the most recent versions of Lightroom and Photoshop until now. Thank you for helping me to stay in line with my competitors, and to be able to utilize the most recent versions of the software that I need

1st time computer was getting kinda hot. So I run it a second time. Everything worked as it should. Fully supported by 2016 MacBook Pro 13inch. This is so great. Thank you!

This guy is the best. Detailed description and knowledge I ever seen. Thank you

Fantastic tutorial , just installed ventura onto a 2012 mac mini all went smoothly thank you so much.

Finishing the install now! Thanks for the information. A few things changed slightly but easy to understand using your video.

ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT explanation! Plus your distinct speaking voice was soothing and gave me the confidence I needed to understand everything you explained. Definitely going to subscribe now! Thank you, MATT! ♥♥♥♥

It took me 1 day and a half to do it cause I rushed the process but this is a great video ! If you are going to do this recommend to do it when you have time. Don’t stare at the laptop or you will get anxious and rush the process ! It works ! I just completed it

Great job. Worked beautifully on my 2015. The only thing you left out is being patient and don’t rush. I jumped the gun a few times and had to backtrack.

I plan to buy a 13/14 pro in 2022-Good luck for 500K subscribers Matt!. Wow,this is so cool,I can’t believe that you can get the latest software on such an old device,thanks for your video Matt,it was very clear and informative,I appreciate your efforts-Keep it up!!.

Thank you very much! I bought a used Mac mini late 2012 with i7 16 ram in cheap price and now upgraded latest Ventura. I’m really enjoying my Mac mini and thanks again for your tutorial 😊

Super helpful and easy to follow! I upgraded my late 2013 iMac with no difficulties at all! Thanks Matt!

Thank you so much for this. Very easy to follow clear explanation. Worked like a charm

Absolute legend. MacBook Pro (2015) which was starting not to be supported by some programs (Dropbox being the main issue). Took a couple of attempts in the middle of the process but really easy to follow the whole way through. Best to have KZfaq running on your phone. Thanks!

Hey Matt finished this I just finished the upgrade.. I want to thank you again for your help Your video was very very helpful. Now I have the newest latest software for my Mac computer. Thanks once again 🙏✨

Thank you SO much for this! This basically saved my life lol! The softwares I need to work just wouldn't accept my old iOS version anymore, I was in serious trouble, and couldn't really afford buying a new computer. Thank yoooooooouuuuu

Thank you for a clear and simple video. My first MAC (an old 2012 Mini i7 quad I picked up for under a hundred US bucks). Been a PC guy since it was first released probably 40 years ago and wanted to experience "the other side." Went from Catalina to Big Sur and now Ventura.

I have a 2015 MacBook Air and a 2015 iMac. I strictly using them for work and I work remote via remote desktop. I wasn't sure if I needed or just wanted to purchase a new computer but I am so very happy with your tutorial. I just updated the MacBook Air with a new SSD and Ventura with your help. It works like a charm. I'm so excited to get my iMac upgraded and updated to Ventura. Thank you so much Matt!

Thanks mate, Matt!... Greatly appreciated for this tutorial as I have MBP 15 Mid-2105 currently with Monterey MacOS... Probably later on this year I will do the upgrade. Cheers!

Updating late on a 2011 MacBook Pro but following the directions. Wining the Air in 2024 will be a great help.

Followed stepped by step. Didn’t have an extra drive. But still was able to update my MacBook Air early 2015 to Ventura 13.4. Thank you very much 💻

Thank You for the excellent tutorial! I did a Flawless install of Ventura 13,1 on 27 inch late 2012 iMac (upgraded to 1Tb SSD internal hard drive, and 24 Gb of RAM), only needed to manually install the opencore patcher onto the Hard drive, as the popup never appeared! The iMac is Working perfectly fast and without any errors! Thank You Very Much

This is the perfect step by step help to get ventura or any other macOS installed, many thanks

This worked perfectly. Took a while but worked perfectly following each steps. Thanks a bunch! Mac looks and works great!!

I have MacOS Monterey on my ancient 2011 Mac Mini and it works fairly well. I’m definitely going to upgrade to and buy the 14” M2 Pro MacBook Pro!

Got it running great on my late 2013 fusion drive imac. Alongside replacing the 3tb hdd with a 2tb ssd. Super fun project.

Thank you very much for this tutorial. Just done on an iMac 27" Late 2012. Followed step-by-step.

Thanks to you i will followed your guidance finally i am installed Ventura in my macbook pro your step by step is hasome 🤝👍

You need to be very patient towards the end of the process as it takes awhile for the final part where it seems to restart a few times but then it goes very much like your directions. I am very pleased with the results. All the software from my 2017 IMAC works flawlessly and fast on the 2012 MacBook. Nice job!

I have MacBook Pro (Mid 2015) and this video was very helpful. For those of you who have same laptop I suggest follow same steps and install first latest version of the Monterey OS, then after you finish the installation, your laptop should detect that there is a Ventura macOS update, so just install it naturally through the update. Thanks for the video, Matt, it was very helpful.

Thank you so much. I was able to upgrade my macOS Monterey 2017 to Ventura . You are really a big help. God Bless always 🙏❤️👍

I appreciate your video, it cleared up a bunch of uncertainty I had. Because all I had to do was follow your video.

Hey matt Your channel is a very helpful channel to guide us making our decision for any apple product in future by the way i am planning to purchase ipad 10 for my son and macbook pro for me that i am planning to use for my work anyway winning it from you will be something remarkable that im looking forward to keep the good work up buddy 🌹

Just finished doing this on my late 2014 mac mini. Looking good so far. Thank you for the thorough step-by-step. :-)

This saved my VTubing Career! I just updated and I am so excited to record covers on Logic Pro again with my early 2015 Macbook Air! Thank you for this tutorial!!

watched you video and installed Ventura on my 17" 2010 MPB with office 365, sophos and other programs that run fine,Bluetooth works fine, wifi fine and the graphics are fine, well happy with, a big thankyou to the clever sods who worked on this.

This is so good. Well presented great work. My old 2012 Mac mini is purring…thank you.

Thank you so much! This worked for me on my 2013 iMac!!!! I was stuck on ElCapitan for way too long! Thank you!!! 🎉🎉🎉

Thanks Matt , i have a MacBook PrPro 2012 mid , now running Ventura. Thanks for your video.

Have the mac Mini 2012 w the catalina and needed to update the OS for ability to download newer software programs. Great video and loaded perfectly, thanks!

I used OCLP on my mid 2009 MacBook Pro that was collecting dust and it’s very much useable with Mac OS Monterey. Sure it’s not powerful in 2023 but 2009 hardware running strong in 2023 is something very special. Thanks to the devs at OCLP.

You have no idea how helpful this is, God bless you sir.

I just wanted to say thank your for this video. I followed step by step, and have zero problems with upgrading my MacBook Pro 2012 with Ventura.

Good tutorial it's helpful and covers all the needed steps.

I got a 2012 21.5" iMac from a friend running High Sierra, but now it's running Ventura and I can use Xcode on it! Thank you so much for this tutorial, everything was very clear and easy to follow.

Great content and great explanation! Thank you! Did it myself, and worked like a charm.

This tutorial was very useful for me.Thank you for all the information you provided in this video !

Thank you for the video but if you don't mind I have a couple of questions. When you have the new system installed should you turn off automatic updates or can you leave it on and they won't be the wiser? Also can you get the newer apps like garage band because I really would like to install it. Thank you again.

First of all I would like to thank you for going out to help us owners of older MacBooks. This will allow us to continue to use our machines for a few more years. I have a MacBook Pro mid 2014 running MacOS Big Sur 11.7.3. I am interested in taking this machine to the latest version of the OS. However, I have one important question. What happens after I upgrade my MacBook Pro to Ventura, will I be able to update the OS using System Update?

Worked like a charm on Mini mac Late 2012 I got Ventura 12.3 ,,,, and after that, i updated it to Ventura 12.7.5

I installed it on my mid 2012 MBP and very much surprise how smooth it runs. This machine just doesn’t want to give up. LoL.

@12:37, my computer does not find the USB stick, but instead states, Missing drives? Ensure they’re 14GB+ and removable/ No Disk Found- Return to main menu! I cannot proceed without this portion being corrected, please help

Worked like a charm! Installed on a 2013 Mac Pro with Ventura.

absolutely incredible. I had a 2013 imac. I had to use another bootable installer to get it up to El Capitan. Then followed this guy to the letter. Some of the screens looked a wee bit different but common sense tells you where to go. Couldn't download the GUI patch on the machine. But downloaded it on a current imac, copied to stick used that it worked fine. Can't believe it!! my auld 2013 Mac is now running Ventura 13.6.3. It was a 3.2 ghz intel core i5 with 16gb ram and 1 TB hard drive. Outrageous to even think about throwing it away.... well sir I thank you from the bottom of my heart for this. Thank you....

Great and thanks Matt for that great Video/ Just one question : is it possible using the same procedure to just upgrade from macOS BigSur ? I'm watching you from Ebolowa in South Cameroon, i'm working on a MacBook Pro 13 from Mid 2014.

after i install open core with Ventura onto Usb flash drive can I use that to install it on another supported device or do I have to start from scratch for the second computer? Thank you.

Excellent. Worked perfectly on my 2015 Macbook Pro. Thanks so much!

Thank you very much for solid step from start to end. I do love my iMac Late 2012 more more.

Now we can install it on our Apple II computers. Thanks.

Very helpful video, I have a macair 2013 so I might try this ….. question, does it only work with Ventura or can I choose a different version, like an earlier version? Cause I’m wondering if it won’t cause the cpu to over work

Matt that was an amazing step by step.... my MBP 2012 is now a new machine thnks to you,.,. cheers

Thanks Matt, it was so easy to upgrade my Mac 2012, you're the man! Direct from Brazil

Hey there’s I’ve done everything in the video however I did not get the last pop up at the very end of this install with open legacy icon and I don’t know what to do now?? any pointers would be greatly appreciated

This is great! i just did it.

Thanks so much man, I literally only use my mb Pro to play music into my stereo and it was telling me chrome wasn't getting security updates anymore, now I can continue and feel secure!

After about 5 hours I successfully updated my iMac 16,1. 😊Thank you so much for the in-depth tutorial! Maybe we can get more use out of our computer now and it not be just a fancy paperweight 😅

Quick question. I tried building the Ventura OS onto the usb but it failed so I did Monterey instead. Now that I have the latest Monterey installed now I’m receiving the notification that Ventura is available to install from Apple. Should I try it or would it screw up since Monterey is from OpenCore and not Apple themselves? I have the MacBook Pro mid 2012 i7

Well i installed Ventura on a Macbook pro from 2010😂 it worked but at this point never call Apple Support because they do not believe that this is possible😅but it is !😅

I have late Macbook Pro 2011, this version is working! Veuntura seems like perfectly functioning, at least the functions I have tried, maybe maps dont. But I was able to download, install all I need for my work. Thanks for making. Sonoma is not, I had serious Graphic issues, it is useless on 2023.12.26.

Hello Matt Thank you so much for your informative and easy to follow video , Excellent work ,I have followed your step by step and I have Catalina up and running on MacBook Pro mid 09 and I take the courage to do the same steps with Monterey and it is working charm Thank you so much for your time and your hard work and advises

Hi, I'm Stuck at the last step which is installing Os Ventura, it hangs at the apple logo screen and then it re-boots but no installation is made, help.

Hi Matt, the Ventura 13.2 works perfect on my iMac 27" Late 2013. Now there is a new update 13.2.1 available on the Systems Setting, would it work now if I just start the new auto update or rather fail as my iMac is officially unsupported? greetings from Poland.

Thanks, this helped a lot, I just installed Sonoma 14.4.1, on my MacBook pro 13 mid 2012...

Nice and clear. Thanks so much for this good step by step upgrade :)

The pop-up you mentioned in the 22nd minute of the video does not come. Do we have any other solution? What should I do for this? Thank you

Excellent. After install complete, the pop-up didn’t appear. How do I proceed please?

It works like a charm and IF YOU FOLLOW step by step the instructions you will have Ventura on a MacBook Air (2017)

Super helpful for my Mac mi-2011 which i can now continue my IOS developpement with all feartures. Thanks Matt

Great instructions. I successfully installed Ventura on my late 2015 iMac, but for some reason, it will not boot up without the USB installer stick inserted in one of the USB ports. Is this normal? Once I put the stick in, it gives me the option to boot up either from the internal HD, or the USB stick. It boots completely normal into Ventura on the internal drive, and once booted up, I can remove the stick. It just seems to need the stick in there. Just wondering if this is normal behavior, or I screwed something up when trying do the installation??

I’m actully suprised because my very old MacBook Pro is the exact same model, same year, same specifications, same everything lol

I hardly ever comment on KZfaq be i had to cuz this video was such a lifesaver. Thank you 🙏🏾

Thanks for explanation, how to install ventura on MacBook! This is my favourite KZfaq channel.

Hey Matt, I'm a bit stuck at the moment. I have Ventura loading from my USB but have failed to get it on my SSD. Do you mind walking me through what to do at this point? Thanks, Gene

Hey guys! I've noticed that Ventura is a bit slower than Monterey when it comes to opening folders, apps, and other tasks. Additionally, I've had some issues with the Wi-Fi tab in the system settings - sometimes it appears, and other times it doesn't. However, overall the system is working well on my mid-2010 Mac Pro."

Worked like a charm, thank you very much! (MacBook Pro late 2013, i7, 8GB,256 GB).

Thank you for this video! It was so clearly explained and everything worked great!

Thank you matt for this tutorial it's really helpful

Very helpful video ; today I got installed on my MacBook, 2014 pro

Video was amazing and just about everything worked. Thank you!

After spending a whole day finally i did it on my mid 2012 macbook pro Thanks a lot man ❤

Took four hours, but easy to follow steps and jolly pleased