rEFInd - Boot Manager

What is rEFInd - Boot Manager?

rEFInd is a boot manager for computers based on the Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) and Unified EFI (UEFI). Like its predecessor rEFIt, rEFInd presents a menu of options to the user when the computer first starts up, allowing them to select the operating system or other software they wish to boot. However, unlike rEFIt, rEFInd is a fork of the earlier project, created by the author in response to several limitations of the original program, such as poor control over the boot loader detection process and a limited number of boot loader entries displayed on the main screen. With the original rEFIt project seemingly abandoned, the author decided to fork the code and add new features to create rEFInd as an enhanced alternative

Highlights

• Boot manager for EFI/UEFI-based computers
• Presents a menu of boot options to the user at startup
• Forked from the earlier rEFIt project to address limitations
• Provides improved control over boot loader detection
• Displays a greater number of boot loader entries on the main menu