Grml Alternatives

Grml is described as 'Bootable live system (Live-CD) based on Debian especially well suited for administrative tasks like installation, deployment and system rescue' 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 apps. The best Grml 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 SystemRescue. Other great apps like Grml are Ultimate Boot CD, Ikki Boot, ALT Linux and Knoppix.

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Grml alternatives page was last updated May 15, 2024
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  1. Hiren’s BootCD icon

    Hiren’s BootCD

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    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.

    26 Hiren’s BootCD alternatives

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • IN flagIndia

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Hiren’s BootCD screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  NTFS Partition Recovery
    2.  Customize Windows
    3.  Photo Recovery
    4.  Password Recovery
    5.  Portable
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  Registry repairing
    8.  Hackable

    Hiren’s BootCD VS Grml

     

    • Hiren’s BootCD is the most popular Windows & Linux alternative to Grml.

    • Hiren’s BootCD is the most popular free alternative to Grml.

    • Hiren’s BootCD is Free Personal and ProprietaryGrml is Free and Open Source
    • Hiren’s BootCD is LightweightGrml is not according to our users
  2. Hiren’s BootCD PE icon

    Hiren’s BootCD PE

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    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.

    32 Hiren’s BootCD PE alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Hiren’s BootCD PE screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Hardware Diagnostics
    2.  Windows password recovery
    3.  Registry repairing
    4.  Ram diagnostics
    5.  Incremental Backup
    6.  NTFS Partition Recovery

    Hiren’s BootCD PE VS Grml

     
  4. SystemRescue icon

    SystemRescue

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    SystemRescue is a Linux system rescue toolkit available as a bootable medium for administrating or repairing your system and data after a crash.

    30 SystemRescue alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    SystemRescue screenshot 1

    SystemRescue Features

    1.  NTFS Partition Recovery
    2.  Repair Partitions
    3.  Recover disk partitions
    4.  Data Rescue
    5.  Partition Recovery
    6.  Rescue cd

    SystemRescue VS Grml

     

    • Almost everyone thinks SystemRescue is a great Grml alternative.

    • SystemRescue is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Grml.

    • SystemRescue is the most popular Open Source alternative to Grml.

    • SystemRescue is Free and Open SourceGrml is also Free and Open Source
  5. Ultimate Boot CD icon

    Ultimate Boot CD

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    Live/Bootable CD with network support containing tools for file and system recovery, virus scans and more.

    16 Ultimate Boot CD alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Ultimate Boot CD screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The latest version (5.3.9) is from August 2020.

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  NTFS Partition Recovery
    2.  Recover Corrupted Files
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  Portable
    5.  Registry repairing
    6.  Hardware Diagnostics

    Ultimate Boot CD VS Grml

     
  6. Ikki Boot icon

    Ikki Boot

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    Ikki Boot is a Live DVD/USB multiboot which aims troubleshooting, disk partitioning, rescue, backup and restore data.

    20 Ikki Boot alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Ikki Boot 23.12 BIOS

    Ikki Boot Features

    1.  Rescue cd
    2.  Incremental Backup
    3.  NTFS Partition Recovery
    4.  Recover Corrupted Files
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Photo Recovery
    7.  Differential Backup

    Ikki Boot VS Grml

     
  7. ALT Linux icon

    ALT Linux

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    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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Linux
    uefi boot

    ALT Linux Features

    1.  NTFS Partition Recovery
    2.  X86/x64 Compatibility
    3.  UEFI Support
    4.  Rescue cd
    5.  Linux-based
    6.  Network Tools

    ALT Linux VS Grml

     
  9. Knoppix icon

    Knoppix

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    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.

    98 Knoppix alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Portable Linux
    2.  Booting from USB

    Knoppix VS Grml

     
    Comments about Knoppix as an Alternative to Grml
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    Positive Jun 18, 2019
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    It's very good because it has loads of devices and live page's for windows

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    • Knoppix is Free and Open SourceGrml is also Free and Open Source
    • Knoppix is Privacy focusedGrml is not according to our users
  10. 4DDiG Windows Boot Genius icon

    4DDiG Windows Boot Genius

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    4DDiG Windows Boot Genius is a software solution that aids in computer troubleshooting. It can boot computers with startup issues, recover data from non-bootable drives, and reset Windows passwords. The software can troubleshoot over 100 common Windows problems such as startup...

    38 4DDiG Windows Boot Genius alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CN flagChina

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Create a Bootable Disk 1

    4DDiG Windows Boot Genius VS Grml

     

    • 4DDiG Windows Boot Genius is the most popular commercial alternative to Grml.

    • 4DDiG Windows Boot Genius is Paid and ProprietaryGrml is Free and Open Source

  11. USB/DVD DLC Boot 2019

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    DLC Boot 2019 is a rescue disk that is used as a Recovery CD. The point is that if you are having problems such as Windows can not boot, missing MBR, want to format the hard drive, remove viruses and so on, you can simply use the DLC Boot 2019 to resolve the issue.

    26 USB/DVD DLC Boot 2019 alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    USB/DVD DLC Boot 2019 screenshot 1

    USB/DVD DLC Boot 2019 Features

    1.  UEFI Support

    USB/DVD DLC Boot 2019 VS Grml

     
  12. Hoek's Tools icon

    Hoek's Tools

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    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.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • PL flagPoland
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    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.

    Hoek's Tools Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  NTFS Partition Recovery
    3.  Registry repairing

    Hoek's Tools VS Grml

     
  13. Offline NT Password & Registry Editor icon

    Offline NT Password & Registry Editor

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    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.

    12 Offline NT Password & Registry Editor alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • NO flagNorway

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Offline NT Password & Registry Editor screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The last update was in 2014.

    Offline NT Password & Registry Editor Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Password Recovery

    Offline NT Password & Registry Editor VS Grml

     
  14. Finnix icon

    Finnix

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    Finnix is a small, self-contained, bootable Linux CD distribution for system administrators, based on Debian GNU/Linux. You can use it to mount and manipulate hard drives and partitions, monitor networks, rebuild boot records, install other...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Finnix screenshot 1

    Finnix Features

    1.  Debugging
    2.  Rescue cd
    3.  Based on Debian

    Finnix VS Grml

     
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