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Limine vs rEFInd: catalog facts
Limine	rEFInd
Free Free under the BSD-2-Clause license.	Free Free and open source; the author accepts donations.
Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux
Supports BIOS and UEFI systems Works with several boot protocols and partition schemes	Detects installed operating systems and boot loaders automatically Handles multi-boot setups across Linux, Windows and macOS
The listed filesystems are FAT12/16/32 and ISO9660	Only for UEFI systems Recent macOS versions can need workarounds to boot
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: BSD-2-Clause	License: GPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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