OpenCore Legacy Patcher AlternativesBoot Managers and other similar apps like OpenCore Legacy Patcher

Apps similar to OpenCore Legacy Patcher include macOStoUSB, which is free. Other options are rEFInd - Boot Manager, OpenCore, Clover EFI bootloader and Mist. In total there are seven Boot Managers like OpenCore Legacy Patcher for Mac, Windows and Linux.

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  1. macOStoUSB icon
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    Utility for step-by-step creation of bootable macOS USB installers using official sources. Features compatibility checks, support for multiple Mac types, download resume, installer cache, signature verification, history, logs, and multilingual interface.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  2. 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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  3. OpenCore icon
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    OpenCore is an 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").

    5 OpenCore alternatives

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  4. This is EFI-based bootloader for BIOS-based computers created as a replacement to EDK2/Duet bootloader http://www.tianocore.org . To compile it needs to place Clover sources into edk2/ folder.

    8 Clover EFI bootloader alternatives

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  5. Mist icon
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    A Mac utility that automatically downloads macOS Firmwares / Installers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  6. rEFIt icon
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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