Grml Alternatives

Grml is described as 'provides an excellent selection of software packages for installation, deployment and system rescue. You'll get sysadmin's favourite tools. Choose between a x86 and an amd64 version depending on your needs or just grab the multiboot ISO grml96, providing 64bit and' and is an app in the network & admin category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Grml for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, Android and Self-Hosted solutions. The best alternative is Hiren’s BootCD. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Hiren’s BootCD PE or Ultimate Boot CD. Other great apps like Grml are SystemRescue, Knoppix, ROSA Linux and Trinity Rescue Kit.

Grml alternatives are mainly File Recovery Tools but may also be Linux Distros or Operating Systems. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Grml.

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Hiren’s BootCD
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File Recovery Tool
Partition Manager
Hard Disk Recovery Tool
Windows
Linux
25 alternatives to Hiren’s BootCD
A free bootable CD that contains a multitude of tools for analyzing, recovering, and fixing your computer even if its operating system does not start
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Hiren’s BootCD Features
1. NTFS Partition RecoveryHiren’s BootCD can recover your data from a formatted or deleted NTFS partition.
2. PortableHiren’s BootCD can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Customize Windows
Hackable
Registry repairing
Hiren’s BootCD PE
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Free • Proprietary
File Recovery Tool
Hard Disk Recovery Tool
Windows
Linux
31 alternatives to Hiren’s BootCD PE
Hiren’s BootCD PE (Preinstallation Environment) is a restored edition of Hiren’s BootCD based on Windows 10 PE x64. PE version is being developed by Hiren’s BootCD fans. it supports UEFI booting and requires minimum 2 GB RAM.
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Hiren’s BootCD PE Features
1. LightweightHiren’s BootCD PE consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. Incremental BackupHiren’s BootCD PE supports incremental backups (only back up the changed or new-added data since the last backup).
3. NTFS Partition RecoveryHiren’s BootCD PE can recover your data from a formatted or deleted NTFS partition.
Hardware Diagnostics
Windows password recovery
Registry repairing
Ram diagnostics
Ultimate Boot CD
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Free • Proprietary
File Recovery Tool
Partition Manager
Windows
Linux
15 alternatives to Ultimate Boot CD
Live/Bootable CD with network support containing tools for file and system recovery, virus scans and more.
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Ultimate Boot CD Features
1. PortableUltimate Boot CD can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Registry repairing
SystemRescue
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Free • Open Source
Linux
Self-Hosted
30 alternatives to SystemRescue
SystemRescue is a Linux system rescue toolkit available as a bootable medium for administrating or repairing your system and data after a crash. It aims to provide an easy way to carry out admin tasks on your computer, such as creating and editing the hard disk partitions.
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SystemRescue Features
Rescue cd
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Knoppix
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Free • Open Source
Operating System
Linux Distro
Linux
67 alternatives to Knoppix
Knoppix is an operating system based on Debian designed to be run directly from a CD / DVD (Live CD) or a USB key (Live USB), one of the first of its kind for any operating system. When starting a program, it is loaded from the removable medium and decompressed into a RAM drive.
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Knoppix Features
1. Privacy focusedKnoppix is considered a privacy friendly alternative.
Portable Linux
Booting from USB
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ROSA Linux
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Free • Open Source
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Linux Distro
Linux
Mandriva Linux
185 alternatives to ROSA Linux
ROSA Linux is a Linux operating system and distribution, developed by Russian company LLC NTC IT ROSA. It is available in three different editions: ROSA Desktop Fresh (GNOME and KDE), ROSA Enterprise Desktop, and ROSA Enterprise Linux Server.
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Distribution
Trinity Rescue Kit
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Free • Proprietary
Linux
28 alternatives to Trinity Rescue Kit
Trinity Rescue Kit or TRK is a free live Linux distribution that aims specifically at recovery and repair operations on Windows machines, but is equally usable for Linux recovery issues. Since version 3.
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Trinity Rescue Kit Features
1. Password RecoveryTrinity Rescue Kit can help you recover your passwords for software applications and hardware devices.
Windows repair
ALT Linux
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Free • Open Source
Linux Distro
Linux
225 alternatives to ALT Linux
ALT Linux is a set of RPM-based, APT-managed operating systems built on top of the Linux kernel and Sisyphus package repository branches. ALT Linux Rescue is, well, the disaster recovery tool.
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ALT Linux Features
1. NTFS Partition RecoveryALT Linux can recover your data from a formatted or deleted NTFS partition.
X86/x64 Compatibility
UEFI Support
Rescue cd
Linux-based
Network Tools
Offline NT Password & Registry Editor
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Free • Open Source
Windows
Linux
13 alternatives to Offline NT Password & Registry Editor
Windows stores its user information, including crypted versions of the passwords, in a file called 'sam', usually found in \windows\system32\config. This file is a part of the registry, in a binary format previously undocumented, and not easily accessible.
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Offline NT Password & Registry Editor Features
1. PortableOffline NT Password & Registry Editor can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
2. Password RecoveryOffline NT Password & Registry Editor can help you recover your passwords for software applications and hardware devices.
Registry Editor
Discontinued
The last update was in 2014.
Hoek's Tools
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File Recovery Tool
Partition Manager
Hard Disk Recovery Tool
Windows
24 alternatives to Hoek's Tools
Hoek’s Tools is a vast collection of portable utilities for the management, diagnosis and repairing of computer problems, recover lost or deleted files or cracking passwords. There are literally hundreds of utilities.
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Hoek's Tools Features
1. PortableHoek's Tools can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
2. NTFS Partition RecoveryHoek's Tools can recover your data from a formatted or deleted NTFS partition.
Registry repairing
Discontinued
The project is no longer updated and a download is no longer provided on the official website, but you can still download last version, 0.1.001, released on April 20, 2013. See the link to the setup file in the comments.