Linux Loader Alternatives

Linux Loader is described as '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' and is a Boot Manager in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Linux Loader for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and Solaris. The best alternative is GRUB, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Linux Loader are EasyBCD, EasyUEFI, Grub Customizer and Grub2Win.

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Linux Loader

Free • Open Source
Boot Manager
Linux

The development of LILO as classic bootloader for GNU/Linux systems was restarted in June 2010. Because of the simpleness...

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GRUB
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Free • Open Source
Boot Manager
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OpenSolaris
23 alternatives to GRUB
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.
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GRUB Features
Customizable
Text-based
USB to NTFS
Zero configuration
EasyBCD
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Free Personal • Proprietary
Boot Manager
Windows
20 alternatives to EasyBCD
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...
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EasyBCD Features
3 way sync
MBR
Support for Android Things
EasyUEFI
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Freemium • Proprietary
Boot Manager
Windows
20 alternatives to EasyUEFI
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...
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EasyUEFI Features
Create bootable Image
Create UEFI bootable drive
Grub Customizer
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Free • Open Source
Boot Manager
Linux
17 alternatives to Grub Customizer
Grub Customizer is a graphical interface to configure the GRUB2/BURG settings and menuentries.
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Grub Customizer Features
UEFI Support
Configurable
Customizable
MBR
Grub2Win
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Free • Open Source
Boot Manager
Windows
Linux
18 alternatives to Grub2Win
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 MB directory on your Windows C: drive.

The simple Windows.

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GRUB4DOS and WINGRUB
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Free • Open Source
Boot Manager
Mac
Windows
Linux
17 alternatives to GRUB4DOS and WINGRUB
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.

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Discontinued
It was last updated in 2013.
Visual BCD Editor
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Free • Proprietary
Boot Manager
Windows
16 alternatives to Visual BCD Editor
Visual BCD Editor - advanced GUI version of bcdedit utility. Automatic boot loader creation - Windows 7|Vista|XP|VHD. Fix boot manager and dual boot problems.
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Visual BCD Editor Features
1. No TrackingVisual BCD Editor will not track you or use your personal data.
2. Ad-freeVisual BCD Editor doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
3. PortableVisual BCD Editor can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Boot from USB without BIOS
VMLite VBoot
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Paid • Proprietary
Boot Manager
Windows
Linux
33 alternatives to VMLite VBoot
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.
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VMLite VBoot Features
Boot from Virtual Disk
Gag
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Free • Open Source
Boot Manager
Mac
Windows
Linux
7 alternatives to Gag
GAG (initials, in spanish, of Graphical Boot Manager) is a Boot Manager program. It's loaded when the computer is turned on and allows you to choose the operating system you want to use.

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Discontinued
The latest version (4.10) is from 2008.
Yaboot
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Free • Open Source
Boot Manager
Linux
13 alternatives to Yaboot
Yaboot is a PowerPC bootloader for Open Firmware based machines including New World Apple Macintosh, IBM RS/6000, IBM pSeries and IBM OpenPower machines.

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