Grub2Win AlternativesBoot Managers and other similar apps like Grub2Win

Grub2Win is described as 'Safely dual boot Windows and Linux without touching the Windows MBR' and is a Boot Manager in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Grub2Win for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and Oracle Solaris apps. The best Grub2Win alternative is GRUB, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Grub2Win are EasyBCD, EasyUEFI, Grub Customizer and iReboot.

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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...

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Grub2Win alternatives page was last updated Sep 3, 2024
  1. GRUB icon
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    GNU GRUB is a multiboot boot loader. It was derived from GRUB, the GRand Unified Bootloader, which was originally designed and implemented by Erich Stefan Boleyn.

    24 GRUB alternatives
    GRUB in non-graphical mode

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Solaris
    • OpenSolaris

    GRUB Features

    1.  Text-based
    2.  USB to NTFS
    3.  Zero configuration
    GRUB iconGrub2Win Icon

    GRUB VS Grub2Win

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    • GRUB is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Grub2Win.

    • GRUB is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Grub2Win.

    • GRUB is Free and Open SourceGrub2Win is also Free and Open Source
  2. EasyBCD icon
     107 likes

    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 simple, and there is no easier way to quickly boot right...

    21 EasyBCD alternatives
    EasyBCD Home

    License model

    • Free PersonalProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    EasyBCD Features

    1.  3 way sync
    2.  MBR
    3.  Support for Android Things
    EasyBCD iconGrub2Win Icon

    EasyBCD VS Grub2Win

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  3. EasyUEFI icon
     6 likes

    EasyUEFI owns comprehensive EFI/UEFI boot option management functions, such as create, delete, edit, clean up, backup and restore EFI/UEFI boot options, specifies an one-time boot entry for the next restart, or change EFI/UEFI boot order, all these operations done under Windows...

    21 EasyUEFI alternatives
    EasyUEFI screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    EasyUEFI Features

    1.  Create bootable Image
    2.  Create UEFI bootable drive
    EasyUEFI iconGrub2Win Icon

    EasyUEFI VS Grub2Win

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  4. Grub Customizer icon
     16 likes

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

    18 Grub Customizer alternatives
    Grub Customizer screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Grub Customizer Features

    1.  UEFI Support
    2.  MBR
    Grub Customizer iconGrub2Win Icon

    Grub Customizer VS Grub2Win

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  5. iReboot icon
     8 likes

    iReboot is NeoSmart Technologies' simple yet effective reboot helper tool. iReboot sits in your taskbar at startup (only taking up 400KB of memory!) and lets you choose which operating system you want to reboot into.

    25 iReboot alternatives
    iReboot screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free PersonalProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    iReboot iconGrub2Win Icon

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  6. GRUB4DOS and WINGRUB icon
     14 likes

    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.

    17 GRUB4DOS and WINGRUB alternatives
    GRUB4DOS and WINGRUB screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Discontinued

    It was last updated in 2013.

    GRUB4DOS and WINGRUB iconGrub2Win Icon

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  7. rEFIt icon
     6 likes

    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.

    25 rEFIt alternatives
    rEFIt screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Discontinued

    rEFIt is no longer maintained since 2013. The author suggested to check out rEFInd - Boot Manager icon rEFInd - Boot Manager , a fork of the original program.

    rEFIt iconGrub2Win Icon

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  8. LILO (Linux Loader) icon
     3 likes

    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
    LILO (Linux Loader) screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    LILO (Linux Loader) iconGrub2Win Icon

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  9. VMLite VBoot icon
     9 likes

    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

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    VMLite VBoot Features

    1.  Boot from Virtual Disk
    VMLite VBoot iconGrub2Win Icon

    VMLite VBoot VS Grub2Win

    Is VMLite VBoot a good alternative to Grub2Win?
     
    • VMLite VBoot is the most popular commercial alternative to Grub2Win.

    • VMLite VBoot is Paid and ProprietaryGrub2Win is Free and Open Source
  10. BootIt Bare Metal icon
     5 likes

    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.

    19 BootIt Bare Metal alternatives
    Edit Boot Menu Item

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    BootIt Bare Metal Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Multi boot
    BootIt Bare Metal iconGrub2Win Icon

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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
    burg screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Discontinued

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

    Grub2Win Icon

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  12. OSL2000 Boot Manager icon
     2 likes

    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.

    19 OSL2000 Boot Manager alternatives
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    License model

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    OSL2000 Boot Manager iconGrub2Win Icon

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