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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Limine is an advanced x86/x86_64 BIOS and UEFI bootloader that supports modern PC features such as Long Mode, 5-level...

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Limine alternatives page was last updated Jun 10, 2025
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    GNU GRUB

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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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Oracle Solaris
    • OpenSolaris
    GRUB in non-graphical mode

    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

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

    GNU GRUB VS Limine

     

    • 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
  2. 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...

    11 rEFInd - Boot Manager alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    rEFInd - Boot Manager screenshot 1

    rEFInd - Boot Manager VS Limine

     

  4. 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...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Windows on Btrfs

    Quibble VS Limine

     
  5. 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.

    10 Plop Boot Manager 6 alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • AT flagAustria
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Plop Boot Manager 6 VS Limine

     
  6. 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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    GRUB4DOS and WINGRUB screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    It was last updated in 2013.

    GRUB4DOS and WINGRUB VS Limine

     
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