Avidemux vs SYSLINUX
Avidemux
avidemux.sourceforge.netSYSLINUX
syslinux.orgSide by side
| Figure | Avidemux | SYSLINUX |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 1 |
| Spec score · Boot Manager Software | 8.3 (#3) | 7.2 (#22) |
| License | The program is available under the GNU GPL license. | The project README says SYSLINUX is free software under the GNU General Public License version 2 or, at the user's option, any later version. |
| Purpose | Avidemux is a free video editor designed for simple cutting, filtering and encoding tasks. | Syslinux is a suite of bootloaders for Linux, including loaders for FAT filesystems, PXE network booting, ISO9660 CD-ROMs, and Linux ext2/ext3 filesystems. |
| Support | The homepage welcomes patches, translations and bug reports. | The project README points users to a SYSLINUX mailing list for support details. |
Plans
In their own words
Avidemux
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SYSLINUX
SYSLINUX is free software comprising bootloaders for starting Linux and other systems from several media types. SYSLINUX boots from MS-DOS or Windows FAT filesystems, PXELINUX handles PXE network booting, ISOLINUX starts ISO9660 CD-ROMs, and EXTLINUX supports Linux ext2 and ext3 filesystems. MEMDISK loads legacy operating systems from supported media. Boot settings are placed in a text file named syslinux.cfg, while documented modules provide menu and graphical menu interfaces. Listed capabilities include BIOS and UEFI support, multiboot support, boot-entry editing, and boot-menu customization. Building from source requires Linux and NASM 2.03 or later; NASM 2.07 or newer is recommended. The project is licensed under GNU GPL version 2 or, at the user's option, any later version. Compatibility limits matter: FAT filesystems with sector sizes other than 512 bytes are unsupported, and UEFI SYSLINUX cannot chainload other EFI applications such as UEFI Shell or Windows Boot Manager. Support information is provided through a SYSLINUX mailing list.