Clover Bootloader vs YUMI

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.

YUMI creates a multiboot USB drive that starts multiple operating systems, Windows installers, rescue disks, and utilities from one menu. Pendrive Linux recommends YUMI Py, which runs natively on Windows and Linux from one Python codebase; YUMI exFAT is a supported Windows-only alternative with a classic interface. YUMI Py can batch-add ISO, IMG, WIM, EFI, and VHD(x) files, including files over 4GB. It manages persistent storage for compatible Arch, Fedora, Ubuntu, and some Debian-based live systems. Boot media can be tested in QEMU or VirtualBox, and a distribution can be installed into a persistent virtual disk on the USB drive. Auto Download queues selected distributions and downloads ISO files directly to the drive, with resume support and one to four concurrent downloads. LAN Share streams through noVNC to a browser, but has no login or access code and is recommended only on trusted home or personal networks. Auto Download does not verify published checksums. Preparing a drive wipes every volume and partition, including hidden ones. On Linux, YUMI Py can add an existing VHD or VHDX but cannot create a new Windows-To-Go-style one. Secure Boot requires enrolling a key in the MOK database. YUMI costs nothing.