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rEFInd vs Super Grub2 Disk: catalog facts
rEFInd	Super Grub2 Disk
Free Free and open source; the author accepts donations.	Free Free to download, with source code published on GitHub.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, Linux
Detects installed operating systems and boot loaders automatically Handles multi-boot setups across Linux, Windows and macOS	Boots Windows, Linux, BSD, DOS and Mac OS X installs with a broken bootloader Small image of about 20 MB for CD or USB
Only for UEFI systems Recent macOS versions can need workarounds to boot	Only gets a system booted; repairing GRUB permanently needs another step or Rescatux Releases are infrequent
Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Operating system
Open source	Closed source
License: GPL-3.0	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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