Compatibility issues on macOS 10.9+

[codykrieger]

Umbrella ticket for tracking the compatibility issues noted in the following tickets, many of which are interrelated:

• Mojave 10.14 #309
• MacOS 10.14 - Kernel Panic #302
• macOS High Sierra breaks the app yet again #282
• Switching to Integrated Only switches to Discrete Only #242
• macOS Sierra – Compatibility Issues #240
• Reports of badness on 10.9.3+: active GPU + Dependencies list not updating, gfxCardStatus getting stuck as a dependency #162
• Getting odd behavior on new MBP with Intel Iris and discrete NVIDIA #132
• Changing to Integrated Only requires two clicks #103

[B1zguy]

The latest version of gfxCardStatus still appears to have issues on Mojave (10.14.2) - this was the case for myself on a fresh MacOS install.

For anyone as desperate as myself, I can confirm Steve's patched fork flawlessly works! Download here. Thank you in 2019!

[licx]

The latest version of gfxCardStatus still appears to have issues on Mojave (10.14.2) - this was the case for myself on a fresh MacOS install.

For anyone as desperate as myself, I can confirm Steve's patched fork flawlessly works! Download here. Thank you in 2019!

This one worked great on my MBP mid-2012 Running Mojave 10.14.16

[misbell]

The latest version of gfxCardStatus still appears to have issues on Mojave (10.14.2) - this was the case for myself on a fresh MacOS install.
For anyone as desperate as myself, I can confirm Steve's patched fork flawlessly works! Download here. Thank you in 2019!

This one worked great on my MBP mid-2012 Running Mojave 10.14.16

Steve's version to work very well using Catalina 10.15.3, MacBook pro 2015, 15". Great work. And thanks for sharing the code.

[ariofrio]

On Mojave (10.14.6), clicking on "Integrated Only" in gfxCardStatus actually switched to "Discrete Only" and the Activity Monitor showed "Graphics Card: High Performance" even though no apps that "Requires High Perf. GPU" were open. The Activity Monitor was showing "Graphics Card: Integrated" before I clicked on the option.

I found a way to achieve what I wanted on Reddit:

pmset -a gpuswitch 0 # for Integrated Only
pmset -a gpuswitch 1 # for Discrete Only
pmset -a gpuswitch 2 # for Dynamic Switching

After running pmset -a gpuswitch 0, the Activity Monitor continued showing "Graphics Card: Integrated", even after I opened an app that "Requires High Perf. GPU" unnecessarily (Figma, in this case).

This might help fix this feature for recent versions of macOS.