GNU GRUB Alternatives for Windows

There are many alternatives to GNU GRUB for Windows if you are looking for a replacement. The best Windows 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 GNU GRUB and 14 are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to GNU GRUB are Grub2Win, Limine, Clover EFI bootloader and Visual BCD Editor.

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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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    • Most users think rEFInd - Boot Manager is a great GNU GRUB alternative.

    • rEFInd - Boot Manager is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to GNU GRUB.

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

    • rEFInd - Boot Manager is Free and Open SourceGNU GRUB is also Free and Open Source
  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

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  4. Limine icon

    Limine

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    Limine is an advanced x86/x86_64 BIOS and UEFI bootloader that supports modern PC features such as Long Mode, 5-level paging, multi-core startup, and more thanks to the stivale and stivale2 boot protocols.

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    • Free
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  7. Plop Boot Manager 6 icon

    Plop Boot Manager 6

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    The Plop Boot Manager is a small program to boot different operating systems.

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    • Proprietary

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  9. GRUB4DOS and WINGRUB icon

    GRUB4DOS and WINGRUB

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    GRUB for DOS is the dos extension of GRUB. It enables dos users to run the configuration console directly in real mode. The project also contains an utility called WINGRUB, an GUI intends to help configuring and installing GRUB in the WINDOWS environment.

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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  10. BootIt Bare Metal icon

    BootIt Bare Metal

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    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.

    16 BootIt Bare Metal alternatives

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    • BootIt Bare Metal is the most popular commercial alternative to GNU GRUB.

    • BootIt Bare Metal is Paid and ProprietaryGNU GRUB is Free and Open Source

  11. 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

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    • Free
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    • Discontinued

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    • BSD
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  12. Quibble

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    Quibble is the custom Windows bootloader - an open-source reimplementation of the files bootmgfw.efi and winload.efi, able to boot versions of Windows from XP to Windows 10 22H2. Unlike the official bootloader, it is extensible, allowing you to boot from other filesystems than...

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    Windows on Btrfs
     
  13. OSL2000 Boot Manager icon

    OSL2000 Boot Manager

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    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.

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    Main Menu
     

  14. Gag

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    GAG (initials, in spanish, of Graphical Boot Manager) is a Boot Manager program. It's loaded when the computer is turned on and allows you to choose the operating system you want to use.

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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