Free OpenCore AlternativesBoot Managers and other similar apps like OpenCore

The best free alternative to OpenCore is rEFInd - Boot Manager, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked five alternatives to OpenCore and five of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to OpenCore are OpenCore Legacy Patcher, Clover EFI bootloader, Plop Boot Manager 6 and rEFIt.

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  1. 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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Comments about rEFInd - Boot Manager as an Alternative to OpenCore
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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.
    rEFInd - Boot Manager icon
    rEFInd - Boot Manager icon
    • rEFInd - Boot Manager is Free and Open SourceOpenCore is also Free and Open Source
  2. The Plop Boot Manager is a small program to boot different operating systems.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  3. 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.

    21 rEFIt alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    Comments about rEFIt as an Alternative to OpenCore
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    Negative
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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.
    rEFIt icon
    rEFIt icon
    • rEFIt is Free and Open SourceOpenCore is also Free and Open Source
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