Hiren’s BootCD Alternatives for Linux

There are many alternatives to Hiren’s BootCD for Linux if you are looking for a replacement. The best Linux alternative is MediCat USB, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Hiren’s BootCD and 14 are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Hiren’s BootCD are Hiren’s BootCD PE, SystemRescue, Ultimate Boot CD and All in One – System Rescue Toolkit.

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  1. MediCat USB icon

    MediCat USB

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    A highly-customizable multiboot USB stick for modern PC Repair. Supports both Legacy BIOS and UEFI. Based on Ventoy.

    15 MediCat USB alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Comments about MediCat USB as an Alternative to Hiren’s BootCD
    SilverBull34
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    More complete, versatile and updated to the time this was written

    Guest
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    good tools, boot usb (dvd)

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    • Almost everyone thinks MediCat USB is a great Hiren’s BootCD alternative.

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

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

    • MediCat USB is Free and ProprietaryHiren’s BootCD is Free Personal and Proprietary
  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.

    33 Hiren’s BootCD PE alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Guest
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    It is a “renewed” version of the old tool based on an updated version of Windows PE (based on Windows 10) and comes with many tools. However it does not contain ‘every’ option from the old one, the linux encironment is missing for example. It has worked wonderfully in the vast majority of systems I have booted it to.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks Hiren’s BootCD PE is a great Hiren’s BootCD alternative.

    • Hiren’s BootCD PE is Free and ProprietaryHiren’s BootCD is Free Personal and Proprietary
  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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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    • Most users think SystemRescue is a great Hiren’s BootCD alternative.

    • SystemRescue is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Hiren’s BootCD.

    • SystemRescue is the most popular Open Source alternative to Hiren’s BootCD.

    • SystemRescue is Free and Open SourceHiren’s BootCD is Free Personal and Proprietary
  6. All in One – System Rescue Toolkit icon

    All in One – System Rescue Toolkit

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    This utility disc is designed to quickly and efficiently aid a technician with troubleshooting and repairing Windows based PCs.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    It has an all in one toolkit running on Linux and another great tool running under windows as well. Moreover, all this stuff is up to date on May 2017 unlike HBCD !

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks All in One – System Rescue Toolkit is a great Hiren’s BootCD alternative.

    • All in One – System Rescue Toolkit is the most popular Mac alternative to Hiren’s BootCD.

    • All in One – System Rescue Toolkit is Free and ProprietaryHiren’s BootCD is Free Personal and Proprietary
  7. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Ikki Boot 23.12 BIOS
     
  9. 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...

    23 Finnix alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    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.

    206 ALT Linux alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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    BootMed

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    The BootMed Live CD is an Ubuntu Remix for those new to Linux. It's main goal is to help the average Windows user to recover a computer that will not boot. BootMed can help you remove viruses from a computer that will not boot, recover deleted files and partitions.

    23 BootMed alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Wine
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  12. Grml icon

    Grml

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    Bootable live system (Live-CD) based on Debian especially well suited for administrative tasks like installation, deployment and system rescue.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  13. Trinity Rescue Kit icon

    Trinity Rescue Kit

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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  14. Fedora LivePower

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    An up to date Fedora snapshot which contains a whole lot of useful utilities for data recovery, networking and others.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
     
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