AsusSMC

A VirtualSMC plugin provides native support for ALS, keyboard backlight and Fn keys for Asus laptops on macOS.

Features

Full Fn keys support (Note: Trackpad disabling only works with VoodooI2C)
Native ALS support
Native keyboard backlight support (16 levels, smooth transition, auto adjusting, auto turning off) (Mojave and below only)

Requirements

Asus laptop with ATK device
Knowing how to patch DSDT (if not, read this)

Boot arguments

Add -asussmcdbg to enable debug printing (available in DEBUG binaries).

How to install

Instruction is available in the Wiki.

Credits

Apple for macOS
vit9696 for Lilu and VirtualSMC
lvs1974 and usr-sse2 for developing ambient light sensor support
EMlyDinEsHMG for AsusNBFnKeys source code
Objective-See for kernel-userspace communication
Karabiner-Elements for VirtualHIDKeyboard
williambj1 for testing HID support

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