Libreboot AlternativesBoot Managers and other similar apps like Libreboot

Libreboot is described as 'Free software project based on coreboot, aimed at replacing the proprietary BIOS firmware contained by most computers. Libreboot is a lightweight system designed to perform only the minimum number of tasks necessary to load and' and is a Boot Manager in the os & utilities category. There are eight alternatives to Libreboot for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, BSD and Chrome OS apps. The best Libreboot alternative is GNU GRUB, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Libreboot are coreboot, iReboot, Das U-Boot and gummiboot.

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Libreboot alternatives page was last updated Sep 3, 2024
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  1. GNU 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.

    21 GNU GRUB alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

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

    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

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

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    Comments about GNU GRUB as an Alternative to Libreboot
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    Negative May 22, 2020
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    GRUB is a boot loader while Libreboot is a BIOS replacement (which starts before the bootloader)

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

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

    • GNU GRUB is Free and Open SourceLibreboot is also Free and Open Source
  2. coreboot icon
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    coreboot is an extended firmware platform that delivers a lightning fast and secure boot experience on modern computers and embedded systems.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Linux

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    Comments about coreboot as an Alternative to Libreboot
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    Positive Sep 29, 2021
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    it supports a wider range of hardware libreboot doesnt support, such as thinkpad T60s with ATI GPUs, and its possible to extract proprietary binary blobs from the BIOS to fix VGA graphics and make windows/TempleOS/BSD run as it should

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    • coreboot is Free and Open SourceLibreboot is also Free and Open Source
  3. iReboot icon
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    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.

    License model

    • Free PersonalProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows

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  4. Das U-Boot icon
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    The "Universal Bootloader" ("Das U-Boot"), commonly shortened to U-Boot, is an open source primary bootloader for embedded systems.

    5 Das U-Boot alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Android
    • Chrome OS
    • BSD

    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Embeddable
    2.  Text-based

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    • Das U-Boot is the most popular Android alternative to Libreboot.

    • Das U-Boot is Free and Open SourceLibreboot is also Free and Open Source
  5. gummiboot icon
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    gummiboot is a simple UEFI boot manager which executes configured EFI images. The default entry is selected by a configured pattern (glob) or an on-screen menu.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • BSD
    Discontinued

    In May 2015, gummiboot was fully integrated into systemd to form its systemd-boot component that serves as a UEFI boot manager. Following this action, the source code repository of gummiboot was emptied out in July 2015. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gummiboot_(software)

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    SeaBIOS is an open source implementation of a 16bit X86 BIOS. SeaBIOS can run in an emulator or it can run natively on X86 hardware with the use of coreboot.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku

    SeaBios Features

    1.  Booting from USB

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  7. Chimera icon
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    Chimera is a Hackintosh bootloader that merges the best features from various branches of Chameleon bootloader, into a new branch based on the latest Chameleon 2.0 RC5 trunk version. It is designed for maximum compatibility across platforms.

    21 Chimera alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Discontinued

    The last update is from 2019.

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    XTIDE Universal BIOS makes it possible to use modern large ATA hard disks or Compact Flash cards on old PC's. You can then enjoy quiet or noiseless drives with more capacity than you'll ever need for old computers.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Discontinued

    No recent development, the project site is archived.

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