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Extended Operating System Loader

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Since XOSL is no longer maintained, but still usable, a modified version has stemmed form the original one: see https://sourceforge.net/projects/xosl2/

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  • Developed by

    Geurt Vos

  • Licensing

    Open Source and Free product.

  • Alternatives

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  • Supported Languages

    • English

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Extended Operating System Loader was added to AlternativeTo by effettoforer on Nov 21, 2012 and this page was last updated Sep 9, 2022. Extended Operating System Loader is sometimes referred to as XOSL.
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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Since XOSL is no longer maintained, a modified version has stemmed form the original one (see https://sourceforge.net/projects/xosl2/).

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