– New images appear shortly after Apple releases a macOS update.

Use Balena Etcher or Rufus. Select the raw image file and your USB target.

Using a tool like BalenaEtcher or Win32DiskImager , the image is flashed onto a USB drive (16GB or larger).

The primary allure of these images is the elimination of the "setup phase." When a user downloads an Olarila image, they are bypassing the tedious process of mapping their USB ports, patching their audio codecs, and generating SSDTs (Secondary System Description Tables) from scratch. The images are often touted as "Vanilla," meaning they do not heavily modify the core macOS system files, preserving the integrity and stability of the operating system. This distinction is crucial; many "distro" releases in the past modified the macOS kernel to force hardware support, leading to instability and update failures. Olarila images, by contrast, focus on correctly injecting the necessary support at the bootloader level, mirroring the methods used by manual builders.