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

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