Open Source EasyBCD AlternativesBoot Managers and other similar apps like EasyBCD

The best open source alternative to EasyBCD is rEFInd - Boot Manager. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to EasyBCD and nine of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to EasyBCD are Grub2Win, Grub Customizer, burg and Chimera.

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  1. rEFInd - Boot Manager icon

    rEFInd - Boot Manager

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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
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    This is a bootloader, not BCD DB editor.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • rEFInd - Boot Manager is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to EasyBCD.

    • rEFInd - Boot Manager is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to EasyBCD.

    • rEFInd - Boot Manager is Free and Open SourceEasyBCD is Free Personal and Proprietary
  2. Grub2Win icon

    Grub2Win

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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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
    • Linux
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    the name grub makes it ok to me

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Grub2Win is Free and Open SourceEasyBCD is Free Personal and Proprietary
  4. Grub Customizer icon

    Grub Customizer

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    Grub Customizer is a graphical interface to configure the GRUB2/BURG settings and menuentries.

    14 Grub Customizer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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    Grub Customizer customizes Grub and EasyBCD changes windows

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    It can REALLY rescue you, when you have NO access to Windows & it's bootloader.

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    is for linux, easy bcd is for windows

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think Grub Customizer is a great EasyBCD alternative.

    • Grub Customizer is Free and Open SourceEasyBCD is Free Personal and Proprietary
    • Grub Customizer is CustomizableEasyBCD is not according to our users

  5. burg

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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.

    19 burg alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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    Chimera

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    Chimera is a Hackintosh bootloader that merges the best features from various branches of Chameleon bootloader, into a new branch based on the latest Chameleon 2.0 RC5 trunk version. It is designed for maximum compatibility across platforms.

    18 Chimera alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
     
  7. LILO (Linux Loader) icon

    LILO (Linux Loader)

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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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  9. Extended Operating System Loader icon

    Extended Operating System Loader

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    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

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    rEFIt

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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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    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
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    Yaboot

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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

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
     
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