---
name: "kcditto"
section: "8"
platform: "macos"
package: "kext_tools"
version: "779"
release: "macOS 26.5"
platforms: ["macos"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/kcditto"
---

# kcditto(8)

macOS kernel management helper tool

## NAME

**kcditto** – macOS kernel management helper tool

## DEPRECATED

Please use bless.

## DESCRIPTION

**kcditto** is a helper tool for the staging of kext collection files. It looks for kext collection files on volume where the **kcditto** binary exists, and copies all the boot kext collections into the preboot volume where efiboot can find them.

## FILES

- */usr/local/sbin/kcidtto*

  ## SEE ALSO

kmutil(8),kernelmanagerd(8),[kextcache(8)](/kextcache/8.md)