Top 15 rEFIt Alternative and Similar Softwares | Dec 2024

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.

1. EasyEFI

EasyEFI EasyEFI is a boot CD that works with all processors, which will enable install Mac OS X Snow Leopard Retail on a PC.It is recommended to install Mac OS X a separate hard drive (especially if you have Windows or other installed OS), as OSX requires the installation of a......

2. EmpireEFI

EmpireEFI EmpireEFI is a boot CD that allows you to load Mac OS X on PCs, by running Chameleon bootloader in place of the standard Mac bootloader. EmpireEFI has been succeeded by nawcom's OSX86 ModCD.......

3. rEFInd

rEFInd 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 first starts up, as shown......

4. Extended Operating System Loader

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......

5. Partita 2000

Partita 2000 Partita 2000 is a tiny boot manager with a Y2K patch for old BIOSes. It features a timed autoboot and can automatically change partition type to hidden for selected partitions when loading a given OS.......

6. BURG

BURG 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. It also has a highly configurable menu system which works in both text and graphic mode.......

7. Ultimate Boot CD

Ultimate Boot CD The last Boot CD you'll ever need.You need the Ultimate Boot CD if you want to:Run floppy-based diagnostic tools from CDROM drives. More and more PCs are shipped without floppy drives these days, and it is such a royal pain when you need to run diagnostic tools on them.Free yourself......

8. Bootice

Bootice Bootice - utility to modify or backup/restore your MBR (Master Boot Record) or PBR (Partition Boot Record). With Bootice, you can easily change your MBR/PBR to another type. Supported boot records are: Grub4DOS, SysLinux, PLoP Boot Manager, MS NT52/60, .... For example, with this utility, you can install Grub4DOS to......

9. Grub2Win

Grub2Win Safely dual boot Windows and Linux without touching the Windows MBR.Grub2Win installs to Windows 8, Windows 7, XP, 2000 or Vista. It boots native, open source GNU grub version 2.00 code. Everything is contained in one 7 MB directory on your Windows C: drive.The simple Windows GUI and instructions will......

10. BootIt Next Generation

BootIt Next Generation BootIt Next Generation is a boot manager, partition manager and drive image utility. It combines the features of several standalone products costing hundreds of dollars more. * Compatible with all Windows versions (9x/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008/Win7/Servers) * Compatible with x64 (AMD64/EM64T) and Windows 64bit OS (non-GPT) * IEEE1394/USB 2.0 high-speed support for......

11. Kakewalk

Kakewalk The sole purpose of Kakewalk is to make it as easy as possible to install OS X Lion or Mountain Lion on your PC. Kakewalk tries to remove all of the painful fiddling and tinkering so that you can be up and running within a few hours.Kakewalk is compatible with......

12. Grub Customizer

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

13. Dabid's Multiboot

Dabid's Multiboot Dabid's Multiboot is a GUI substitute for bootcfg, popular in France. This tool works as a simplified editor for the boot.ini file (where settings for WinNT built-in boot loader NTLDR are stored); as such it can boot a computer with multiple copies/versions of Windows. You can also create shorcuts for......

14. xMove

xMove xMove allows you to install OS X 10.7 Lion on any supported Intel Core 2 or Core i based PC. It moves the required installation files for Lion to a separate partition on your hard drive so that you can install Lion manually.......

15. GRUB for DOS

GRUB for DOS GRUB for DOS is an universal boot loader based on GNU GRUB. It can boot various OSes (some directly, some using their standard boot managers) on different media (HDD, CD/DVD, external USB devices, etc).......