Top 15 Chameleon Bootloader Alternative and Similar Softwares | Dec 2024

Chameleon is a boot loader for Mac OS X.

It seems that standard boot loaders for Mac OS X either lack many cool features, or have many cool features, but are closed-sourced. With Chameleon you can have all benefits of features while you can inspect/bugfix/extend the codebase.

Mac OS X needed for original boot can be installed to USB.

1. Chameleon Wizard

Chameleon Wizard Chameleon Wizard is a utility for Hackintoshes that offers an easy way to work with Chameleon bootloader.Features:-Installing Chameleon with boot0, boot0hfs and boot0md install methods.-Updating Chameleon only by replacing boot file.-Downloading latests revs from server.-EFI Partitions are supported!-org.chameleon.Boot.plist editor.-SMBios.plist editor.-Themes downloader.-bdmesg diagnostic messages reader.......

2. Rescatux

Rescatux Rescatux is a GNU/Linux rescue cd (and eventually also Windows) but it is not like other rescue disks. Rescatux comes with Rescapp. Rescapp is a nice wizard that will guide you through your rescue tasks.......

3. 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......

4. iBoot

iBoot iBoot is a boot CD for Intel CPUs, that enables you to boot Mac OS X Snow Leopard on an unsupported computer.......

5. Yaboot

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

6. Gag

Gag GAG (initials, in spanish, of Graphical Boot Manager) is a Boot Manager program. It's loaded when the computer is turned on and allows you to choose the operating system you want to use.......

7. 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......

8. DualBootPRO

DualBootPRO A boot editor for the Windows 7/Vista bootloader. Takes the pain out of BCDEDIT. The logical and easy to use DualBootPRO interface makes it easy for both the novice and advanced user. No complex command line application editing.DualBootPRO was created to simplify the boot manager of Windows 7 or Windows......

9. Windows 1.0

Windows 1.0 Windows 1.0 releases the first Microsoft GUI and it was an big update from MS-DOS and it made using the computer even more user friendly!......

10. 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......

11. Chimera

Chimera 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. The focus of Chimera is to support current, new, and future hardware, not......

12. Linux Loader

Linux Loader 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.......

13. OSL2000 Boot Manager

OSL2000 Boot Manager OSL2000 is an advanced multi boot manager. Using OSL2000 boot manager, you can directly install, boot and manage upto 100 independent OSs in your computer.......

14. gummiboot

gummiboot 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.gummiboot operates on the EFI System Partition (ESP) only. Configuration file fragments, kernels, initrds, other EFI images need to reside on the ESP. Linux kernels......

15. Windows 7 Boot Updater

Windows 7 Boot Updater The Windows 7 Boot Updater application was developed to be a small program that makes it easy to update the Windows 7 boot animation and text. You can easily change the boot animation to a graphic file or any other animation you like. Furthermore, Windows 7 Boot Updater allows you......