Boot Camp Alternatives

Boot Camp is described as 'Utility by that assists users in installing Windows 10 on Macs. Boot Camp guides users through non-destructive re-partitioning (including resizing of an existing APFS partition, if necessary) of their hard disk drive and automatically downloads Apple-provided' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Boot Camp for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, BSD and Self-Hosted apps. The best Boot Camp alternative is VirtualBox, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Boot Camp are QEMU, KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine), Parallels Desktop and VMware Fusion.

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Boot Camp alternatives are mainly Virtualization Tools but may also be Partition Managers or Compatibility Layer Tools.  Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Boot Camp.
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Boot Camp is a utility by that assists users in installing Windows 10 on Macs. Boot Camp guides users through non-destructive re-partitioning (including resizing of an existing APFS partition, if necessary) of their hard...

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Boot Camp alternatives page was last updated Aug 23, 2022
  1. VirtualBox icon
     2879 likes

    VirtualBox is a powerful x86 and AMD64/Intel64 virtualization product for enterprise as well as home use. Not only is VirtualBox an extremely feature rich, high performance product for enterprise customers, it is also the only professional solution that is freely available as...

    63 VirtualBox alternatives
    VirtualBox Manager

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Oracle Solaris

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Virtualization
    2.  Multiple languages
    3. Zalando icon  Zalando integration
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Container Virtualization
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Portable
    8.  Hypervisor
    VirtualBox iconBoot Camp Icon

    VirtualBox VS Boot Camp

    Is VirtualBox a good alternative to Boot Camp?
     
    • VirtualBox is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Boot Camp.

    • VirtualBox is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Boot Camp.

    • VirtualBox is Free and Open SourceBoot Camp is Free and Proprietary
    • VirtualBox is Lightweight and Privacy focusedBoot Camp is not according to our users
  2. QEMU icon
     280 likes

    QEMU (short for "Quick EMUlator") is a free and open-source hosted hypervisor that performs hardware virtualization.

    49 QEMU alternatives
    QEMU  with the free OS ReactOS

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Virtualization
    2.  GPU Acceleration
    3.  Portable
    4.  Command line interface
    5.  Support for scripting
    6.  Emulation
    7.  Container Virtualization
    8.  User mode emulation
    QEMU iconBoot Camp Icon

    QEMU VS Boot Camp

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  3. KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) icon
     114 likes

    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.

    48 KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) alternatives
    KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Android

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Virtualization
    2.  Linux-based
    3.  Nt kernel
    4.  Command line interface
    5.  Portable
    6.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    7.  Container Virtualization
    8.  Emulation
    KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) iconBoot Camp Icon

    KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) VS Boot Camp

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    • KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) is the most popular Android alternative to Boot Camp.

    • KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) is Free and Open SourceBoot Camp is Free and Proprietary
    • KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) is Lightweight and Privacy focusedBoot Camp is not according to our users
  4. Parallels Desktop icon
     140 likes

    Virtualization software for running Windows, Linux, and other OSes on Mac. Supports Windows 11 on Apple Silicon, resource adjustments, and seamless app access and file sharing between OS environments.

    58 Parallels Desktop alternatives
    Parallels Desktop screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Chrome OS

    Parallels Desktop Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    4.  Run Windows software
    5.  Support for Apple M1
    6.  Drag and Drop
    7. Microsoft 365 Copilot icon  Microsoft Office integration
    Parallels Desktop iconBoot Camp Icon

    Parallels Desktop VS Boot Camp

    Is Parallels Desktop a good alternative to Boot Camp?
     
    • Parallels Desktop is the most popular commercial alternative to Boot Camp.

    • Parallels Desktop is Paid and ProprietaryBoot Camp is Free and Proprietary
  5. VMware Fusion icon
     115 likes

    Seamlessly run your favorite Windows applications and devices, on any Intel-based Mac. Built from the ground up for the Mac, VMware Fusion is the easiest way to switch to Mac—letting you bring all of your Windows applications with you, making the most of your Windows software...

    44 VMware Fusion alternatives
    VMware Fusion screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    VMware Fusion iconBoot Camp Icon

    VMware Fusion VS Boot Camp

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  6. UTM icon
     19 likes

    UTM 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.

    55 UTM alternatives
    UTM screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • visionOS

    UTM Features

    1.  Virtualization
    2.  Multi System Emulator
    3.  Emulation
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Container Virtualization
    UTM iconBoot Camp Icon

    UTM VS Boot Camp

    Is UTM a good alternative to Boot Camp?
     
    • UTM is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to Boot Camp.

    • UTM is Free and Open SourceBoot Camp is Free and Proprietary
  7. Boxes icon
     26 likes

    A simple GNOME application to access virtual systems. It is based on a design from Jon McCann and Jakub Steiner.

    25 Boxes alternatives
    Boxes screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • GNOME

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Command line interface
    3.  Container Virtualization
    4.  Portable
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  No Tracking
    7.  VNC Viewer
    Boxes iconBoot Camp Icon

    Boxes VS Boot Camp

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  8. Portable Virtualbox icon
     44 likes

    Portable-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.

    39 Portable Virtualbox alternatives
    Portable Virtualbox screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Container Virtualization
    3.  Portable
    4.  GNU/linux-libre
    Discontinued

    Discontinued.

    Portable Virtualbox iconBoot Camp Icon

    Portable Virtualbox VS Boot Camp

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  9. MobaLiveCD icon
     26 likes

    MobaLiveCD is a freeware that will run your Linux LiveCD on Windows thanks to the excellent emulator called "Qemu".

    23 MobaLiveCD alternatives
    Main window

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    MobaLiveCD Features

    1.  Portable
    MobaLiveCD iconBoot Camp Icon

    MobaLiveCD VS Boot Camp

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  10. Qemu Simple Boot icon
     7 likes

    Qemu Simple Boot lets you to Boot ISO images without having to burn them to disc first , it is is a portable freeware virtualization tool

    25 Qemu Simple Boot alternatives
    Qemu Simple Boot screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Qemu Simple Boot Features

    1.  Portable
    Qemu Simple Boot iconBoot Camp Icon

    Qemu Simple Boot VS Boot Camp

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  11. Bochs icon
     15 likes

    Bochs is a highly portable open source IA-32 (x86) PC emulator written in C++, that runs on most popular platforms. It includes emulation of the Intel x86 CPU, common I/O devices, and a custom BIOS. Currently, Bochs can be compiled to emulate a 386, 486...

    38 Bochs alternatives
    Bochs screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    Bochs Features

    1.  X86-emulation
    2. Android icon  Android Sync
    Bochs iconBoot Camp Icon

    Bochs VS Boot Camp

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  12. Wineskin Winery icon
     19 likes

    Wineskin is a tool used to make ports of Windows software to Mac OS X. The ports are in the form of normal Mac application bundle wrappers. It works like a wrapper around the Windows software, and you can share just the wrappers if you choose.

    32 Wineskin Winery alternatives
    Main Winery Window

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Wine

    Wineskin Winery Features

    1.  Run Windows software
    2.  Run Windows Games
    Discontinued

    Hasn't been updated in over 6 years and doesn't work on most modern versions of macOS: https://sourceforge.net/projects/wineskin/, https://github.com/Gcenx/WineskinServer#wineskin

    Wineskin Winery iconBoot Camp Icon

    Wineskin Winery VS Boot Camp

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