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Visor Boot Manager

Ch 077.0of 26 Boot Manager Software
  1. 1Runs onLinux, Windows
  2. 2CostsFree plan
  3. 3Operating systemsmultiplatform
  4. 4UEFI supportYes
  5. 5BIOS supportNo
  6. 6Multiboot supportYes
  7. 7Boot-entry editingYes
  8. 8Boot repairYes
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Overview

Visor Boot Manager is ranked #7 of 26 in boot manager software on Specifiction. It runs on Linux, Windows. There is a free plan.

Visor Boot Manager plans and pricing

All plans
BSD-2-Clause open-source Free self-built from source · UEFI x86_64 or AArch64 github.com · 1 Oct 2026

Compared on boot manager software

Free plan
Yesgithub.com
Operating systems
multiplatformgithub.com
UEFI support
Yesgithub.com
BIOS support
Nogithub.com
Multiboot support
Yesgithub.com
Boot-entry editing
Yesgithub.com
Boot repair
Yesgithub.com
Boot-menu customization
Yesgithub.com

Facts

Purpose
Visor is a minimal, fast graphical UEFI boot manager written in C.github.com · 1 Oct 2026
Boot support
It boots Linux EFI-stub kernels and Unified Kernel Images and chainloads other EFI executables, including Windows.github.com · 1 Oct 2026
Footprint
The bootloader is a single approximately 340 KB EFI binary with no external dependencies or scripting language.github.com · 1 Oct 2026
Automatic detection
With no configuration, Visor detects Windows, UKIs, kernels, and BLS/OSTree deployments and derives a root command line automatically.github.com · 1 Oct 2026
Interface
The menu supports icons, animations, wallpaper accent colors, themes, mouse input, and touch input.github.com · 1 Oct 2026
Snapshots
Visor supports Btrfs, Snapper, Timeshift, and plain snapshot booting.github.com · 1 Oct 2026
OSTree
Visor provides OSTree deployment browsing with automatic rollback.github.com · 1 Oct 2026
Hotplug
The boot menu supports live USB hotplug with animated entry insertion and removal.github.com · 1 Oct 2026
Encryption
Visor supports encrypted boot artifacts and a single-password LUKS handoff.github.com · 1 Oct 2026
Secure Boot
Secure Boot verification works through shim, and the installer supports sbctl signing.github.com · 1 Oct 2026
Installation
Visor can be built with gnu-efi, GCC, binutils, make, and git, or installed from the Arch User Repository.github.com · 1 Oct 2026
Architectures
The project builds for x86_64 and AArch64 from one source tree.github.com · 1 Oct 2026
License
Visor is released under the BSD 2-Clause license.github.com · 1 Oct 2026
Limitation
Visor requires UEFI hardware and does not support legacy BIOS.github.com · 1 Oct 2026
Documentation
Configuration, themes, encryption, LUKS, Secure Boot, snapshots, OSTree, filesystem drivers, CLI usage, architecture, and troubleshooting are documented in the project wiki.github.com · 1 Oct 2026

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