rEFInd

rEFInd
Developer(s) Roderick W. Smith
Initial release 14 March 2012 (2012-03-14)
Stable release
0.10.4 / 9 October 2016 (2016-10-09)
Development status Active
Written in C
Operating system Linux, Windows, Mac OS X
Platform x86, x86-64, AArch64
Available in English
Type Boot manager
License GNU GPLv3,
Modified BSD License (original program), additional components released under various licenses
Website www.rodsbooks.com/refind/

rEFInd is a boot menu and maintenance toolkit for UEFI-based machines like all new PCs and Intel Macs. It can be used to boot multiple operating systems. It also provides a way to enter and explore the EFI pre-boot environment.[1][2][3]

rEFInd is the active fork of the now-abandoned rEFIt.

References

  1. Watson, J.A (January 29, 2013). "The rEFInd boot loader for UEFI Systems: A life (and sanity) saver". ZDnet. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  2. rEFIt - An EFI Boot Menu and Toolkit
  3. rEFInd


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