EasyBCD Alternatives for Linux

EasyBCD is not available for Linux but there are some alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is rEFInd - Boot Manager, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to EasyBCD and nine of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to EasyBCD are Grub Customizer, Grub2Win, LILO (Linux Loader) and VMLite VBoot.

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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...

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EasyBCD alternatives page was last updated Jan 7, 2025
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  1. rEFInd - Boot Manager icon
    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...

    12 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.

    Negative comment •Jan 7, 2025
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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
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    Grub Customizer

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

    18 Grub Customizer alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    • Linux

    Grub Customizer Features

    1.  UEFI Support
    2.  MBR
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    Guest

    Grub Customizer customizes Grub and EasyBCD changes windows

    Negative comment •Jan 7, 2019
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    It can REALLY rescue you, when you have NO access to Windows & it's bootloader.

    Positive comment •Sep 8, 2019
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    Guest

    is for linux, easy bcd is for windows

    Negative comment •Apr 30, 2018
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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
  4. Grub2Win icon
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    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.

    19 Grub2Win alternatives
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    • Free • Open Source

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    • Windows
    • Linux

    Grub2Win Features

    1.  Portable
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    the name grub makes it ok to me

    Positive comment •May 30, 2018
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    • Grub2Win is Free and Open SourceEasyBCD is Free Personal and Proprietary
  5. LILO (Linux Loader) icon
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    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.

    21 LILO (Linux Loader) alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    • Linux
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  6. VMLite VBoot icon
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    VMLite VBoot

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    VBoot allows you to boot a physical computer from a single virtual disk file in VHD/VMDK/VDI/Raw format. Each file contains a single operating system. It supports Windows 2000, Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7, 2003 Server, 2008 Server and Linux 2.6, 32- and 64-bit.

    34 VMLite VBoot alternatives
    VBoot boot entry can be easily added to XP-,2003-,Vista-,Win7 boot manager

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    • Windows
    • Linux

    VMLite VBoot Features

    1.  Boot from Virtual Disk
    You can add VHD boot entries to the grub.cfg file
    VBoot 1.1 99 USD can boot all Win-versions from vhd
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    • VMLite VBoot is the most popular commercial alternative to EasyBCD.

    • VMLite VBoot is Paid and ProprietaryEasyBCD is Free Personal and Proprietary

  7. burg

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    Burg is a brand-new boot loader based on 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.

    22 burg alternatives
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    • Free • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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    Discontinued

    The project is no longer maintained. Last version, released on 18 October 2010, can be still downloaded from Google Code.

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  9. Yaboot icon
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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.

    15 Yaboot alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    • Linux
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  10. Extended Operating System Loader icon
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    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.

    16 Extended Operating System Loader alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Extended Operating System Loader Features

    1.  MBR
    2.  Multi boot
    Boot list configuration
    Preferences dialog
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    Discontinued

    Since XOSL is no longer maintained, but still usable, a modified version has stemmed form the original one: see https://sourceforge.net/projects/xosl2/

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  11. Partita 2000

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    Partita 2000 is a tiny boot manager with a Y2K patch for old BIOSes. It features a timed autoboot and can automatically change partition type to hidden for selected partitions when loading a given OS.

    18 Partita 2000 alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Partita 2000 Features

    1.  Multi boot
    2.  MBR
    Discontinued

    The project seems to be no longer updated. Last version can be still downloaded from the official website, in the Early Work section.

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