OpenCore AlternativesBoot Managers and other similar apps like OpenCore

Apps similar to OpenCore include rEFInd - Boot Manager, which is free and open source. Other options are OpenCore Legacy Patcher, Clover EFI bootloader, rEFIt and Plop Boot Manager 6. In total there are five Boot Managers like OpenCore for Mac, Windows and Linux.

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  1. 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

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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  4. Clover EFI bootloader icon

    Clover EFI bootloader

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    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. rEFIt icon

    rEFIt

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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

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
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    rEFIt screenshot 1
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  6. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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