Free Visual BCD Editor AlternativesBoot Managers and other similar apps like Visual BCD Editor

The best free alternative to Visual BCD Editor is GNU GRUB, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Visual BCD Editor and 12 is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to Visual BCD Editor are EasyBCD, Bootice, EasyUEFI and Grub Customizer.

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  1. GNU GRUB icon

    GNU 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.

    19 GNU GRUB alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Oracle Solaris
    • OpenSolaris
    GRUB in non-graphical mode
     
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    GNU GRUB vs Visual BCD Editor Comments
    Blend3rman
    Negative
    0

    GRUB cannot affect the Windows bootmgr.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Negative
    4

    VBCDEdit is for EDITING of BCD storage for using it by WinLoader. While this tool doesn't touch this storage at all.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Negative
    1

    GRUB does not allow for editing of the BCD store

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • GNU GRUB is Free and Open SourceVisual BCD Editor is Free and Proprietary
    • GNU GRUB is CustomizableVisual BCD Editor is not according to our users
  2. EasyBCD icon

    EasyBCD

     109 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

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    EasyBCD Home
     
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    EasyBCD vs Visual BCD Editor Comments
    Guest
    Negative
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    Visual BCD Editor is a complete BCD Editor. EasyBCD is able to edit only a small portion of BCD.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • EasyBCD is Free Personal and ProprietaryVisual BCD Editor is Free and Proprietary
  4. Bootice icon

    Bootice

     31 likes

    Bootice - utility to modify or backup/restore your MBR (Master Boot Record) or PBR (Partition Boot Record).

    7 Bootice alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Bootice screenshot 1
     
  5. EasyUEFI icon

    EasyUEFI

     9 likes

    EasyUEFI owns comprehensive EFI/UEFI boot option management functions, such as create, delete, edit, clean up, backup and restore EFI/UEFI boot options, specifies an one-time boot entry for the next restart, or change EFI/UEFI boot order, all these operations done under Windows...

    17 EasyUEFI alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    EasyUEFI screenshot 1
     
  6. Grub Customizer icon

    Grub Customizer

     18 likes

    Grub Customizer is a graphical interface to configure the GRUB2/BURG settings and menuentries.

    14 Grub Customizer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
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    Grub Customizer vs Visual BCD Editor Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    GRUB does not edit BCD (Windows Boot Configuration Data)!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Grub Customizer is Free and Open SourceVisual BCD Editor is Free and Proprietary
    • Grub Customizer is CustomizableVisual BCD Editor is not according to our users
  7. iReboot icon

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    iReboot screenshot 1
     
  9. B

    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

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    burg screenshot 1
     
  10. rEFIt icon

    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

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    rEFIt screenshot 1
     
  11. LILO (Linux Loader) icon

    LILO (Linux Loader)

     4 likes

    The development of LILO as classic bootloader for GNU/Linux systems was restarted in June 2010. Because of the simpleness LILO has some advantages comparing with Grub and Grub2. But nowadays LILO is not the bootloader for all situations. But LILO is longtime proved and stable.

    Cost / License

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    • Linux
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    LILO (Linux Loader) vs Visual BCD Editor Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    Linux is not Windows. Windows BCD is a data store containing boot options for Windows.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • LILO (Linux Loader) is Free and Open SourceVisual BCD Editor is Free and Proprietary
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    Chimera

     2 likes

    Chimera is a Hackintosh bootloader that merges the best features from various branches of Chameleon bootloader, into a new branch based on the latest Chameleon 2.0 RC5 trunk version. It is designed for maximum compatibility across platforms.

    18 Chimera alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  13. Yaboot icon

    Yaboot

     2 likes

    Yaboot is a PowerPC bootloader for Open Firmware based machines including New World Apple Macintosh, IBM RS/6000, IBM pSeries and IBM OpenPower machines.

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    • Linux
     
  14. BellaVista icon

    BellaVista

     1 like

    Many system developers complain about repetitive settings of their testing Windows workstations to make them usable for testing software. Number of dialogs you need to go through is bigger on Windows Vista or newer, where the necessary dialogs are often hidden one level deeper...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    BellaVista screenshot 1
     
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    BellaVista vs Visual BCD Editor Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    1

    BellaVista can edit only small part of BCD.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • BellaVista is Free and ProprietaryVisual BCD Editor is also Free and Proprietary
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