Limine AlternativesBoot Managers and other similar apps like Limine

Limine is described as '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' and is a Boot Manager in the os & utilities category. There are five alternatives to Limine for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and Oracle Solaris apps. The best Limine alternative is GNU GRUB, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Limine are rEFInd - Boot Manager, Quibble, Plop Boot Manager 6 and GRUB4DOS and WINGRUB.

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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.

    19 GNU GRUB alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Oracle Solaris
    • OpenSolaris
     
    • GNU GRUB is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Limine.

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

    • GNU GRUB is Free and Open SourceLimine is also Free and Open Source
    • GNU GRUB is CustomizableLimine is not according to our users
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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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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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.

    14 GRUB4DOS and WINGRUB alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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