15 open-source Apple Silicon & Hardware projects

Apple Silicon & Hardware (Apple Ecosystem): open-source projects that exist because someone reverse engineered a closed product, sorted by GitHub stars.

1. ANE★ 7,290 · active · Objective-C

   Trains neural networks on Apple Neural Engine via reverse-engineered private APIs

2. m1n1★ 4,279 · active · Python

   Bootloader and hardware experimentation tool for Apple Silicon

3. Asahi Linux kernel★ 3,037 · active · C

   Linux kernel with drivers for Apple Silicon Macs

4. PongoOS★ 2,767 · slowing · C

   Pre-boot execution environment for Apple boards built on checkm8

5. Asahi Linux docs★ 2,320 · active · HTML

   Hardware reverse-engineering documentation for Apple Silicon

6. Project Sandcastle★ 2,122 · dormant · C

   Android and Linux on iPhone via checkm8

7. facetimehd★ 1,514 · active · C

   Reverse-engineered Linux driver for the Mac FaceTime HD (Broadcom 1570) PCIe webcam

8. apple-silicon-accelerometer★ 1,249 · active · Python

   Reads the undocumented MEMS accelerometer and gyroscope on Apple Silicon MacBooks

9. AsahiLinux gpu★ 1,050 · archived · C

   Apple GPU reverse-engineering research (archived)

10. asahi-installer★ 952 · active · Python

    Installer for Asahi Linux on Apple Silicon Macs

11. applegpu★ 725 · active · HTML

    Apple G13 GPU architecture reverse engineering and disassembler

12. attesor★ 87 · active · C

    AI-assisted reverse engineering of Rosetta 2 for Linux VMs

13. apple-gpu-dvfs★ 67 · active · Objective-C

    Apple Silicon GPU DVFS reverse engineering

14. aurora-silicon linux★ 54 · active · C

    AI-assisted reverse engineering of Apple Mac hardware for Linux kernel support

15. ane-fieldfare★ 13 · active · Swift

    Runs Gemma 4 26B on Apple's Neural Engine via reverse-engineered ANE interfaces