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

rEFInd - Boot Manager is described as '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' and is a Boot Manager in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to rEFInd - Boot Manager for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, BSD and Oracle Solaris apps. The best rEFInd - Boot Manager alternative is GRUB, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like rEFInd - Boot Manager are EasyBCD, OpenCore Legacy Patcher, OpenCore and Limine.

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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...

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rEFInd - Boot Manager alternatives page was last updated Sep 3, 2024
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  1. GRUB icon

    GRUB

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    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.

    21 GRUB alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Solaris
    • OpenSolaris
    GRUB in non-graphical mode

    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Text-based
    2.  USB to NTFS
    3.  Zero configuration

    GRUB VS rEFInd - Boot Manager

     

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

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

    • GRUB is Free and Open SourcerEFInd - Boot Manager is also Free and Open Source
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    EasyBCD

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    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...

    21 EasyBCD alternatives

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    EasyBCD Home

    EasyBCD Features

    1.  3 way sync
    2.  MBR
    3.  Support for Android Things

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  4. OpenCore Legacy Patcher icon

    OpenCore Legacy Patcher

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    Experience macOS just like before.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    OpenCore Legacy Patcher screenshot 1

    OpenCore Legacy Patcher Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  OS installation
    3.  OTA Updates

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  5. OpenCore icon

    OpenCore

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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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Graphical boot picker

    OpenCore Features

    1.  Custom Patches
    2.  UEFI Support
    3.  Create UEFI bootable drive
    4.  Create BIOS bootable drive

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  6. Limine icon

    Limine

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    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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Limine screenshot 1

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  7. iReboot icon

    iReboot

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    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.

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    iReboot screenshot 1

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  9. 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.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • AT flagAustria
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

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  10. 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.

    9 Clover EFI bootloader alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Clover EFI bootloader screenshot 1

    Clover EFI bootloader Features

    1.  UEFI Support

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    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.

    25 rEFIt alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    rEFIt screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    rEFIt is no longer maintained since 2013. The author suggested to check out rEFInd - Boot Manager icon rEFInd - Boot Manager , a fork of the original program.

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  12. burg

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    Burg is a brand-new boot loader based on 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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    burg screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The project is no longer maintained. Last version, released on 18 October 2010, can be still downloaded from Google Code.

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    gummiboot

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    gummiboot is a simple UEFI boot manager which executes configured EFI images. The default entry is selected by a configured pattern (glob) or an on-screen menu.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • BSD
    gummiboot screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    In May 2015, gummiboot was fully integrated into systemd to form its systemd-boot component that serves as a UEFI boot manager. Following this action, the source code repository of gummiboot was emptied out in July 2015. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gummiboot_(software)

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    VMLite VBoot

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    VBoot allows you to boot a physical computer from a single virtual disk file in VHD/VMDK/VDI/Raw format. Each file contains a single operating system. It supports Windows 2000, Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7, 2003 Server, 2008 Server and Linux 2.6, 32- and 64-bit.

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    VBoot boot entry can be easily added to XP-,2003-,Vista-,Win7 boot manager

    VMLite VBoot Features

    1.  Boot from Virtual Disk

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    • VMLite VBoot is the most popular commercial alternative to rEFInd - Boot Manager.

    • VMLite VBoot is Paid and ProprietaryrEFInd - Boot Manager is Free and Open Source
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