KVM (for Kernel-based Virtual Machine) is a full virtualization solution for Linux on x86 hardware containing virtualization extensions (Intel VT or AMD-V). It consists of a loadable kernel module, kvm.
VMLite VBoot AlternativesBoot Managers and other similar apps like VMLite VBoot
VMLite VBoot is described as 'VBoot allows you to boot a physical computer from a single virtual disk file in VHD/VMDK/VDI/Raw format. Each file contains a single operating system. It supports Windows 2000, Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7, 2003 Server, 2008 Server and Linux 2.6, 32- and 64-bit' and is a Boot Manager in the network & admin category. There are more than 25 alternatives to VMLite VBoot for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and iPhone apps. The best VMLite VBoot alternative is KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine), which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like VMLite VBoot are UTM, EasyBCD, rEFInd - Boot Manager and Windows Sandbox.
Alternatives list
60 UTM alternativesUTM is a full featured system emulator and virtual machine host for iOS and macOS. It is based off of QEMU. In short, it allows you to run Windows, Linux, and more on your Mac, iPhone, and iPad.
17 EasyBCD alternativesEasyBCD is NeoSmart Technologies multiple award-winning answer to tweaking Windows bootloader. With EasyBCD, almost anything is possible, e.g. to boot a Win7-VHD-image. Setting up and configuring Windows boot entries is simple, and there is no easier way to quickly boot right...
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10 rEFInd - Boot Manager alternativesrEFInd is a fork of the rEFIt boot manager for computers based on the Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) and Unified EFI (UEFI). Like rEFIt, rEFInd is a boot manager, meaning that it presents a menu of options to the user when the computer...
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59 Windows Sandbox alternativesa new lightweight desktop environment tailored for safely running applications in isolation.
17 EasyUEFI alternativesEasyUEFI owns comprehensive EFI/UEFI boot option management functions, such as create, delete, edit, clean up, backup and restore EFI/UEFI boot options, specifies an one-time boot entry for the next restart, or change EFI/UEFI boot order, all these operations done under Windows...
14 Grub Customizer alternativesGrub Customizer is a graphical interface to configure the GRUB2/BURG settings and menuentries.
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40 Portable Virtualbox alternativesPortable-VirtualBox is a free and open source software tool that lets you run any operating system from a usb stick without separate installation. It unpacks and adjusts the paths and configuration of VirtualBox so it will run portably.
16 Grub2Win alternativesSafely dual boot Windows and Linux without touching the Windows MBR.
Grub2Win installs to Windows 8, Windows 7, XP, 2000 or Vista. It boots native, open source GNU grub version 2.00 code. Everything is contained in one 7 MB directory on your Windows C: drive.
The simple Windows.
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21 iReboot alternativesiReboot is NeoSmart Technologies' simple yet effective reboot helper tool. iReboot sits in your taskbar at startup (only taking up 400KB of memory!) and lets you choose which operating system you want to reboot into.
Lima launches Linux virtual machines on macOS, with automatic file sharing, port forwarding, and containerd.
63 Multipass alternativesMultipass is a lightweight VM manager for Linux, Windows and macOS. It's designed for developers who want a fresh Ubuntu environment with a single command. It uses KVM on Linux, Hyper-V on Windows and HyperKit on macOS to run the VM with minimal overhead.
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- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
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