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REFIt

rEFIt is a boot menu and maintenance toolkit for EFI-based machines like the Intel Macs. It can be used to boot multiple operating systems, including triple-boot setups with software such as Apple's Boot Camp Assistant. It also provides a way to enter and explore the EFI pre-boot environment. The name "rEFIt" is likely a play on the terms "refit" and "EFI".

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rEFIt
DeveloperChristoph Pfisterer
Initial release0.1 / 2 March 2006 (2006-03-02)
Stable release
0.14 / 7 March 2010 (2010-03-07)
Written inC
Operating systemLinux, Windows (for burning a bootable CD),1 Mac OS X (for primary use)2345
TypeBoot menu
LicenseGPL-2.0-or-later,
BSD-3-Clause, additional components released under various licenses
Websiterefit.sf.net Edit this on Wikidata
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rEFIt is a boot menu and maintenance toolkit for EFI-based machines like the Intel Macs. It can be used to boot multiple operating systems, including triple-boot setups with software such as Apple's Boot Camp Assistant. It also provides a way to enter and explore the EFI pre-boot environment.6 The name "rEFIt" is likely a play on the terms "refit" and "EFI".

Development on "rEFIt" was abandoned by Christoph Pfisterer in 2010. However, in 2012 the developer Roderick W. Smith forked it as a new project called rEFInd.7

References

References

  1. rEFIt - Documentation - Burning a Bootable CD
  2. rEFIt - Documentation - Installing rEFIt
  3. rEFIt - Documentation - Getting into the rEFIt menu
  4. rEFIt - Documentation - Starting an Operating System
  5. rEFIt - Documentation - Using the EFI Shell
  6. rEFIt - An EFI Boot Menu and Toolkit
  7. The rEFInd Boot Manager
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