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Extended Operating System Loader

Written in C++ and licensed under GNU GPL, XOSL (eXtended Operating System Loader) is a user-friendly, window-based graphical boot manager handling large disks and over 30 different operating systems.

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  • Free
  • Open Source

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  • Discontinued

Platforms

  • Mac
  • Windows
  • Linux
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Since XOSL is no longer maintained, but still usable, a modified version has stemmed form the original one: see https://sourceforge.net/projects/xosl2/

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  • boot
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  • dual-boot

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  • Developed by

    Geurt Vos

  • Licensing

    Open Source and Free product.

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  • Supported Languages

    • English

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What is Extended Operating System Loader?

Written in C++ and licensed under GNU GPL, XOSL (eXtended Operating System Loader) is a user-friendly, window-based graphical boot manager handling large disks and over 30 different operating systems.

Some features...

  • customizable GUI with a resolution of up to 1600x1200 (includes a font converter)
  • mouse and keyboard support; hotkeys
  • password protected boot and settings
  • restart/reboot/shutdown
  • partition hiding for MS file systems
  • auto boot with timeout & last booted OS option
  • boots MBR on any drive
  • runs Ranish Partition Manager 2.38 beta 1.91 (no need of OS)
  • IDE CD-ROM boot (with Smart Boot Manager only)
  • MBR overwrite protection

SourceForge repository at: https://sourceforge.net/projects/xosl/

Since XOSL is no longer maintained, a modified version has stemmed form the original one (see https://sourceforge.net/projects/xosl2/).

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