burg AlternativesBoot Managers and other similar apps like burg

burg is described as 'Burg is a brand-new boot loader based on GNU GRUB. It uses a new object format which allows it to be built in a wider range of OS, including Linux/Windows/OSX/FreeBSD, etc' and is a Boot Manager in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to burg for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and BSD apps. The best burg alternative is GNU GRUB, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like burg are EasyBCD, rEFInd - Boot Manager, EasyUEFI and Visual BCD Editor.

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  1. GNU GRUB icon
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    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.

    19 GNU GRUB alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Oracle Solaris
    • OpenSolaris
     
    • GNU GRUB is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to burg.

    • GNU GRUB is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to burg.

    • GNU GRUB is Free and Open Sourceburg is also Free and Open Source
    • GNU GRUB is Customizableburg is not according to our users
  2. EasyBCD icon
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    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...

    17 EasyBCD alternatives

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    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
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    rEFInd 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...

    10 rEFInd - Boot Manager alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. EasyUEFI icon
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    EasyUEFI 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...

    17 EasyUEFI alternatives

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    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
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    Quibble is the custom Windows bootloader - an open-source reimplementation of the files bootmgfw.efi and winload.efi, able to boot versions of Windows from XP to Windows 10 22H2. Unlike the official bootloader, it is extensible, allowing you to boot from other filesystems than...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
     
  6. Grub2Win icon
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    Safely 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.

    16 Grub2Win alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. iReboot icon
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    iReboot 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
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    The Plop Boot Manager is a small program to boot different operating systems.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    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.

    14 GRUB4DOS and WINGRUB alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  10. rEFIt icon
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    rEFIt is a boot menu and maintenance toolkit for EFI-based machines like the Intel Macs. You can use it to boot multiple operating systems easily, including triple-boot setups with Boot Camp. It also provides an easy way to enter and explore the EFI pre-boot environment.

    21 rEFIt alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
     
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    The development of LILO as classic bootloader for GNU/Linux systems was restarted in June 2010. Because of the simpleness LILO has some advantages comparing with Grub and Grub2. But nowadays LILO is not the bootloader for all situations. But LILO is longtime proved and stable.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
     
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