REFInd

rEFInd
Developer(s)Roderick W. Smith
Initial release14 March 2012 (2012-03-14)
Stable release
0.14.4.2[1] Edit this on Wikidata / 6 March 2023; 20 months ago (6 March 2023)
Repository
Written inC
Operating systemLinux, macOS, Microsoft Windows, TrueOS
PlatformIA-32, x86-64, AArch64
Size~ 4 MiB
Available inEnglish
TypeUEFI boot manager
LicenseGPL-3.0-or-later,
BSD-3-Clause (original program), additional components released under various licenses
Websitewww.rodsbooks.com/refind

rEFInd is a boot manager for UEFI and EFI-based machines.[2][3] It can be used to boot multiple operating systems that are installed on a single non-volatile device. It also provides a way to launch UEFI applications.[4][5]

It was forked from discontinued rEFIt in 2012, with 0.2.0 as its first release.[6][7]

rEFind supports the IA-32, x86-64, and AArch64 architectures.

  1. ^ "0.14.4.2 (3/6/2023)". Archived from the original on 5 September 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Linux Multi-boot with Refind". TeeJeeTech. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
  3. ^ Axelsson, Mats Tage. "Refind Boot Manager". Linux Hint. Archived from the original on 2020-03-16. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
  4. ^ Watson, J.A (29 January 2013). "The rEFInd boot loader for UEFI Systems: A life (and sanity) saver". ZDnet. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  5. ^ "rEFInd - ArchWiki". Arch Linux Wiki. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  6. ^ "The rEFInd Boot Manager: Revisions". www.rodsbooks.com. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  7. ^ "rEFIt - An EFI Boot Menu and Toolkit". refit.sourceforge.net. Retrieved 8 March 2021.