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1401: macOS on the PC you already own. Free, never for sale.
Python
Our summary
1401 is a tool that installs macOS on a PC using OpenCore, the reverse of Apple's Boot Camp. It runs on Windows to check hardware compatibility, build an OpenCore configuration, and create a bootable macOS installation USB stick.
Who it is for: PC users who want to run macOS on their existing hardware.
What the README claims
- Supports NVIDIA Turing-or-later graphics cards with a macOS driver
With a supported Turing-or-later NVIDIA card: when macOS is running, open the `NullMoth` folder on the stick
Not checked - Targets macOS 15 on OpenCore
The Mac installer targets macOS 15 on OpenCore
Not checked - Free and never for sale under PolyForm Noncommercial License
Free of charge, forever, under the **PolyForm Noncommercial License 1.0.0**
Not checked - Hardware reports stay local until explicitly approved for submission
Hardware reports stay local until a log submission is explicitly approved.
Not checked
Written by AI from the project's README on 2026-10-09. It does not affect the verdict.
Watching: no other rule matched yet.
176 stars on GitHub. Last push today.
Verdict
MID scored 1h ago
- Hype
- 38
- Reality
- 48
- Hype Gap
- -9
- Momentum
- -
- Confidence
- 60%
- Responsive moves Reality -12 points.
- Maintained moves Reality +9 points.
Rule verdict-2.0, scoring score-2.0. How we score. Backtest.
Alternatives
Projects we track that do a similar job, picked by AI. Not a recommendation.
Repository on GitHub Project homepage
Maintained by
Maintained by a team with no developer above half of all commits, 0 external contributors in the last 90 days.
- nullmoth is a GitHub individual account.
- GitHub account created September 2026.
- Top contributors by commits: nullmoth 1%.
Why now No Hacker News posts in the last 7 days.
- Stars StarsThe number of GitHub stars on the repository at our latest reading.
- 176
- Gain 7d Gain 7dStars gained since our latest reading from at least 7 days ago.
- n/a
- Pace Velocity (Nx usual pace)This week's star gain divided by the project's usual weekly gain. The usual gain is the average weekly gain over the 4 weeks before (days 8 to 35 ago), counted as at least 10 stars. 2.0x means twice the usual pace. Without a reading from 35 days ago, the ranking assumes 2% of the stars the project had 7 days ago as its usual weekly gain. More on the methodology page
- n/a
- HN points HN pointsHacker News points added up across posts that mention the project, published in the last 7 days.
- 0 7 days
- Downloads DownloadsDownloads per day of the project's package, as the registry (npm or PyPI) reports them.
- n/a
- Contributors Contributors, all timePeople and anonymous contributors who have ever committed to the repository, as GitHub counts them. A small number is context, not a flaw: many solid projects are kept by one or two people.
- 2
- Last release Latest releaseDays since the latest GitHub release was published.
- 0 days ago
Gain 24h Gain 24hStars gained since our latest reading from at least 24 hours ago. n/a. Forks ForksThe number of GitHub forks of the repository at our latest reading. 15. Open issues Open issuesThe number of open issues on the repository at our latest reading, as GitHub counts them. 9. Days since push Days since pushDays since the last push to the repository. 0 days. Archived ArchivedWhether the owner has archived the repository on GitHub. An archived repository is read-only. no. Hacker News posts in 7 days Hacker News postsThe number of Hacker News posts that mention the project, published in the last 7 days.: 0. Watchers WatchersThe number of GitHub users watching the repository for notifications, at our latest reading. 1.
Facts
Nerd stuff
- Docs
- docs/ folder (detected)
The Receipts
We have stored no threads, mentions, package numbers or dependency facts for this project yet.
What changed recently
GitHub release dates we stored. We do not track license changes yet.
Cite this
1401 is a GitHub project at https://github.com/nullmoth/1401 written mainly in Python, described there as "1401: macOS on the PC you already own. Free, never for sale".
Source: https://midorreal.com/project/nullmoth-1401, checked 9 October 2026. The same facts as JSON: /project/nullmoth-1401.json.
Rank history
New to our radar: #13 today.
Stars
Packages
? We have not checked the package registries for this project yet.
Signals
| Source | What we measured | Checked |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub | 176 stars | 9 Oct 2026 |
| Hacker News | No posts stored | - |
| Feed mentions | Not tracked yet | - |
| npm | Not tracked yet | - |
| PyPI | Not tracked yet | - |
| Docker Hub | Not tracked yet | - |
| crates.io | Not tracked yet | - |
| Homebrew | Not tracked yet | - |
| deps.dev | Not tracked yet | - |
| Hugging Face | Not tracked yet | - |
| Bluesky | Not tracked yet | - |
| Stack Exchange | Not tracked yet | - |
| YouTube | Not tracked yet | - |
Attention vs adoption
Attention: not enough data to rank
Star velocity against all tracked projects
Adoption: not enough data to rank
Downloads, dependents and pulls
Not enough comparable data yet to set attention against adoption. This describes the numbers; it is not a verdict.
Hacker News
| Post | Points PointsThe points the post has on Hacker News. | Comments CommentsThe number of comments on the post on Hacker News. | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Hacker News posts mention it in the last 7 days. | |||
Caveats
- The repository has no security policy on GitHub. Source
Repo health
- Languages LanguagesShare of the repository's code by bytes, as GitHub's language detection reports it. The five biggest languages are named and the rest are grouped as Other.Python 87%, C# 7%, C 3%, Rust 1%, Batchfile 1%, Other 1%
- License LicenseThe SPDX license id GitHub detects, and a class: Open source (OSI) if the license is on the Open Source Initiative approved list, Source-available if the code is readable but the license limits use, Unclear if GitHub cannot match a known license, No license detected if it finds none. A public repository without a license is not open source.Unclear
- Repository age Repository ageTime since the repository was created on GitHub. This is the repository, not necessarily the project, which may have existed elsewhere before.1 day, created 7 Oct 2026
- Release dates Release datesThe date of the first and the latest GitHub release, and the latest release tag. Projects that ship without GitHub releases show none.First release 7 Oct 2026, current version v1.1.0 (8 Oct 2026)
Development
- Commits in the last 7 days Commits in the last 7 daysCommits to the repository in the last 7 days, as GitHub counts them.80
- Commits in the last 30 days Commits in the last 30 daysCommits to the repository in the last 30 days, as GitHub counts them.80
- Commits in the last 90 days Commits in the last 90 daysCommits to the repository in the last 90 days, as GitHub counts them.80
- Contributors, all time Contributors, all timePeople and anonymous contributors who have ever committed to the repository, as GitHub counts them. A small number is context, not a flaw: many solid projects are kept by one or two people.2, a small team
- Releases ReleasesThe number of GitHub releases, and how many days ago the latest one was published.23, latest release 0 days ago
- Releases in the last 90 days Releases in the last 90 daysHow many GitHub releases were published in the last 90 days.23
- Issues in the last 30 days Issues in the last 30 daysIssues opened and issues closed in the last 30 days, as GitHub search counts them.11 opened, 2 closed
- Pull requests merged in the last 30 days Pull requests merged in the last 30 daysPull requests merged in the last 30 days, as GitHub search counts them.0
Maintenance
- Median time to first reply on issues Median time to first reply on issuesMedian time between an issue being opened and the first comment from someone other than its author, over a sample of the last 30 closed issues. Issues with no reply are left out of the median and counted separately.0 hours
- Median time to close issues Median time to close issuesMedian time from opening to closing, over a sample of the last 30 closed issues.1 hours
- Sampled issues with no reply Sampled issues with no replyHow many of the sampled closed issues never got a comment from someone other than their author.1 of 2
- Stale open issues Stale open issuesOpen issues with no update in the last 90 days, as GitHub search counts them.0
- Open pull requests Open pull requestsPull requests open now, as GitHub search counts them.0
Hygiene
- Automated tests or builds (CI) Automated tests or builds (CI)Whether the repository has at least one GitHub Actions workflow file in .github/workflows.Yes
- A tests folder A tests folderWhether the repository has a top-level folder named tests, test, __tests__ or spec.Yes
- A license A licenseWhether GitHub detects a license file in the repository.Yes
- Contributing guide Contributing guideWhether the repository has a contributing guide.No
- Code of conduct Code of conductWhether GitHub finds a code of conduct in the repository.No
- CODEOWNERS file CODEOWNERS fileWhether the repository has a CODEOWNERS file, which names who reviews changes to which files.No
- A Dockerfile A DockerfileWhether the repository has a Dockerfile at its top level.No
Security
- Security policy Security policyWhether the repository has a SECURITY.md or SECURITY.rst file.No
- Unpatched high or critical advisories Unpatched high or critical advisoriesPublished GitHub security advisories rated high or critical on this repository that list a vulnerable version with no patched version.0
- Signed latest release Signed latest releaseWhether the latest GitHub release has an attached signature file (.sig, .asc or .sigstore).No
Badge
For maintainers: one measured fact, no verdict. 
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# 1401
- Repository: https://github.com/nullmoth/1401
- Page: https://midorreal.com/project/nullmoth-1401
- Verdict: MID (measured), scored 2026-10-09
- Scores: Hype 38, Reality 48, Hype Gap -9
- Stars: 176
- Methodology: https://midorreal.com/methodology#verdicts
- JSON: https://midorreal.com/project/nullmoth-1401.jsonAlso as JSON.
First tracked 9 Oct 2026 at 142 stars.
- GitHub data 22 min old
- Hacker News data 6 min old, no posts found
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