rEFInd - Boot Manager AlternativesBoot Managers and other similar apps like rEFInd - Boot Manager

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1. 

   

   GNU GRUB

    178 likes

   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.

   19 GNU GRUB alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Boot Manager

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • BSD
   • Oracle Solaris
   • OpenSolaris

   

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

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

   • GNU GRUB is Free and Open SourcerEFInd - Boot Manager is also Free and Open Source
   • GNU GRUB is CustomizablerEFInd - Boot Manager is not according to our users
2. 

   

   EasyBCD

    108 likes

   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...

   17 EasyBCD alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free Personal
   • Proprietary

   Application type

   • Boot Manager

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Windows

   

   

   

   +7

   

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4. 

   

   OpenCore Legacy Patcher

    8 likes

   Experience macOS just like before.

   5 OpenCore Legacy Patcher alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Boot Manager

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac

   

   

   

   +3

   

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5. 

   

   Limine

    6 likes

   Limine is an advanced x86/x86_64 BIOS and UEFI bootloader that supports modern PC features such as Long Mode, 5-level paging, multi-core startup, and more thanks to the stivale and stivale2 boot protocols.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Boot Manager

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux

   

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6. 

   

   OpenCore

    8 likes

   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

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Boot Manager

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux

   

   

   

   +1

   

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7. 

   

   iReboot

    10 likes

   iReboot is NeoSmart Technologies' simple yet effective reboot helper tool. iReboot sits in your taskbar at startup (only taking up 400KB of memory!) and lets you choose which operating system you want to reboot into.

   21 iReboot alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free Personal
   • Proprietary

   Application type

   • Boot Manager

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Windows

   

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9. 

   

   Plop Boot Manager 6

    3 likes

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

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Proprietary

   Application type

   • Boot Manager

   Origin

   • Austria
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux

   

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10. 

    

    Clover EFI bootloader

     7 likes

    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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • Boot Manager

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    

    

    

    +4

    

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11. 

    

    rEFIt

     7 likes

    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

    • Boot Manager

    Origin

    • Germany
    • EU

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac

    

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12. burg

     5 likes

    Burg is a brand-new boot loader based on GNU GRUB. It uses a new object format which allows it to be built in a wider range of OS, including Linux/Windows/OSX/FreeBSD, etc.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • Boot Manager

    Origin

    • United States

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    

    

    

    +2

    

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