OpenCore AlternativesBoot Managers and other similar apps like OpenCore

OpenCore is described as 'Open-sourced tool designed to prepare a system for macOS booting and has been architected to alleviate many of the constraints imposed by its alternatives like Clover(these tools are sometimes referred to as "boot loaders")' and is a Boot Manager in the os & utilities category. There are five alternatives to OpenCore for Mac, Windows and Linux. The best OpenCore alternative is rEFInd - Boot Manager, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like OpenCore are OpenCore Legacy Patcher, Plop Boot Manager 6, Clover EFI bootloader and rEFIt.

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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

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Opencore is a program that makes mac os available and is required to install macos on computers. This is just a boot manager

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    • rEFInd - Boot Manager is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to OpenCore.

    • rEFInd - Boot Manager is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to OpenCore.

    • rEFInd - Boot Manager is Free and Open SourceOpenCore is also Free and Open Source
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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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    rEFIt is a boot menu and maintenance toolkit for EFI-based machines like the Intel Macs. You can use it to boot multiple operating systems easily, including triple-boot setups with Boot Camp. It also provides an easy way to enter and explore the EFI pre-boot environment.

    21 rEFIt alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    Opencore is a program that makes mac os available and is required to install macos on computers. This is just a boot manager

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • rEFIt is Free and Open SourceOpenCore is also Free and Open Source
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