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  1. GNU GRUB icon
     179 likes

    GNU GRUB is a multiboot boot loader. It was derived from GRUB, the GRand Unified Bootloader, which was originally designed and implemented by Erich Stefan Boleyn.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Oracle Solaris
    • OpenSolaris
    GRUB in non-graphical mode
  2. EasyBCD icon
     109 likes

    EasyBCD 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...

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    EasyBCD Home
    Rename entry
    Add entry
    +7
    Advanced settings
  3. Limine icon
     6 likes

    Limine is an advanced x86/x86_64 BIOS and UEFI bootloader that supports modern PC features such as Long Mode, 5-level paging, multi-core startup, and more thanks to the stivale and stivale2 boot protocols.

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    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Limine screenshot 1
    5 alternatives
  4. Visual BCD Editor - advanced GUI version of bcdedit utility. Automatic boot loader creation - Windows 7|Vista|XP|VHD. Fix boot manager and dual boot problems.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Visual BCD Editor
    15 alternatives
  5. HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool utility will format any USB flash drive, with your choice of FAT, FAT32, or NTFS partition types. You can also make the disk bootable by specifying a file location.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool screenshot 1
    9 alternatives
  6. Winpatrol icon
     36 likes

    Winpatrol provides a multitude of functions including startup control. It is a useful addition to any armoury to maintain computer as best as possible. Oh and a cute scotty icon for your toolbar!

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Winpatrol screenshot 1
    Winpatrol screenshot 1
    Winpatrol screenshot 2
    28 alternatives
  7. Das U-Boot icon
     5 likes

    The "Universal Bootloader" ("Das U-Boot"), commonly shortened to U-Boot, is an open source primary bootloader for embedded systems.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Android
    • Chrome OS
    • BSD
    The U-Boot console
    4 alternatives
  8.  5 likes

    OpenRC is a dependency-based init system that works with the system provided init program, normally /sbin/init. It is not a replacement for /sbin/init. OpenRC is 100% compatible with Gentoo init scripts, which means you can probably find one for the daemons you want to start in...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    12 alternatives
  9. The primary purpose of Super GRUB2 Disk is to help you boot into an OS whose bootloader is broken. Second, and almost as important, is to be a tool to learn more about GRUB2 and the booting process.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Super GRUB2 Disk screenshot 1
    11 alternatives
  10. BootEase icon
     1 like

    BootEase is a lightweight, modern Windows utility designed to restart your computer and automatically enter the BIOS/UEFI firmware settings with a single click. No need to spam F2, DEL, or ESC keys anymore!

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Windows
    BootEase screenshot 1
    BootEase screenshot 1
    BootEase screenshot 2
    +1
    BootEase screenshot 3
  11. GLIM is a set of grub configuration files to turn a simple VFAT formatted USB memory stick with many GNU/Linux distribution ISO images into a neat device from which many different Live environments can be used.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    GRUB2 Live ISO Multiboot screenshot 1
    GRUB2 Live ISO Multiboot screenshot 1
  12. GRUB for DOS is the dos extension of GRUB. It enables dos users to run the configuration console directly in real mode. The project also contains an utility called WINGRUB, an GUI intends to help configuring and installing GRUB in the WINDOWS environment.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    GRUB4DOS and WINGRUB screenshot 1
    14 alternatives
  13.  7 likes

    runit is a cross-platform Unix init scheme with service supervision, a replacement for sysvinit, and other init schemes. It runs on GNU/Linux, *BSD, MacOSX, Solaris, and can easily be adapted to other Unix operating systems.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    15 alternatives
  14. BootIt Bare Metal is a boot manager and partition manager software utility. Whither you want to do non-destructive repartitioning or boot multiple operating systems, this is the product for you.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Edit Boot Menu Item
    Partition Properties
    Boot Menu
    +3
    Resize Partition
    16 alternatives
  15. iBoot icon
     3 likes

    iBoot is a boot CD for Intel CPUs, that enables you to boot Mac OS X Snow Leopard on an unsupported computer.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    iBoot screenshot 1
    4 alternatives
  16. Launchd icon
     3 likes

    a free system array created by Apple inc. For BSD - including macOS as macOS is based on the Darwin kernel of BSD

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • BSD
    • PC-BSD
    • FreeBSD
    • DragonFly BSD
    • FreeNAS
    • NetBSD
    • OpenBSD
    10 alternatives
  17. The Avira Rescue System scans and repairs malware-infected computers that no longer boot or are generally unresponsive. Running on both Windows and Linux operating systems, our integrated scan and repair app is highly intuitive and easy to use.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Avira Rescue System screenshot 1
    Avira Rescue System screenshot 1
    11 alternatives
  18.  4 likes

    s6 is a small suite of programs for UNIX, designed for process supervision. It can be used as an init system. You can also use all its programs separately.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    10 alternatives
  19. OSL2000 is an advanced multi boot manager. Using OSL2000 boot manager, you can directly install, boot and manage upto 100 independent OSs in your computer.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Main Menu
    Help Screen
    Timer Menu
    +3
    Options Menu
    16 alternatives
  20. Written in C++ and licensed under GNU GPL, XOSL (eXtended Operating System Loader) is a user-friendly, window-based graphical boot manager handling large disks and over 30 different operating systems.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Main dialog
    Boot list configuration
    Preferences dialog
    +1
    About...
    15 alternatives
  21. Chaperone is a lightweight alternative to process environment managers like systemd or upstart. Chaperone provides an extensive feature set, including dependency-based startup, syslog logging, zombie harvesting, and job scheduling.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Python
    11 alternatives