Chimera Alternatives

Chimera has been discontinued. Similar apps include GNU GRUB, which is free and open source. Other options are EasyBCD, Libreboot, EasyUEFI and coreboot. You can choose from more than 10 Boot Managers like Chimera for Windows, Linux and Mac.

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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  2. 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
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  3. 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
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    A boot editor for the Windows 7/Vista bootloader. Takes the pain out of BCDEDIT.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  5. 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
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    Yaboot is a PowerPC bootloader for Open Firmware based machines including New World Apple Macintosh, IBM RS/6000, IBM pSeries and IBM OpenPower machines.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Linux
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