BootIt UEFI vs Clover Bootloader
BootIt UEFI
terabyteunlimited.comClover Bootloader
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| Figure | BootIt UEFI | Clover Bootloader |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Boot Manager Software | 8.3 (#5) | 8.0 (#9) |
| Hardware support | The product supports x64 AMD64/EM64T UEFI and internal and external drives, including USB 2.0, IEEE1394, and eSATA. | The project supports Macs and PCs with UEFI or BIOS firmware. |
| Purpose | BootIt UEFI manages disk partitions, boots multiple operating systems, and backs up or restores partitions and drives. | CloverBootloader is a bootloader for macOS, Windows and Linux in UEFI and legacy modes. |
| Support | Support resources include a user guide, knowledge base, tutorials and videos, change log, email assistance, and sponsored forums. | The project README points users to AppleLife, InsanelyMac and macos86.it support forums. |
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In their own words
BootIt UEFI
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Clover Bootloader
Clover Bootloader starts macOS, Windows and Linux systems on Macs and PCs with UEFI or BIOS firmware. It can launch through UEFI directly or use CloverEFI to emulate UEFI, and supports UEFI and legacy boot modes. Its graphical interface can be customized with themes, icons, fonts, backgrounds, animations and mouse pointers. Users can create boot entries for other operating systems, while the interface can save preboot logs, screenshots and OEM ACPI tables for diagnostics. Settings are held in an XML config.plist file in EFI/CLOVER. When firmware Secure Boot is enabled, Clover’s Secure setting limits booting to signed binaries. The repository links to a separate theme manager and theme collection, and its README points users to AppleLife, InsanelyMac and macos86.it forums. Build procedures are provided for macOS and Ubuntu 19.10. Clover incorporates OpenCorePkg libraries for kext injection and patching. It is free under the BSD 2-Clause License, which permits source and binary redistribution. The releases page lists version 5175 as latest, with six assets.