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24 alternatives to UEFI Bootloader for TempleOS

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

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    TempleOS is an experimental OS designed to be simple and self-hosted with a JIT compiler. I was mesmerized by it but didn't like the hassle of using virtual machines to boot it up and move files around from the virtual drive. My project lets you run TempleOS as an app of some sort instead of using a virtual machine to run it - this brings a lot of benefits like speed, seamless filesystem integration (virtual machine development with stock TempleOS is really a pain.), command-line mode where you can code in HolyC on the command line instead of TempleOS' GUI. Its user-space nature lets it do…

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Ulauncher▲119

    An application launcher for Linux 🐧

    2017 · ulauncher.io · its alternatives →

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    God's Operating System

    2014 · templeos.org · its alternatives →

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    Naarchy▲69

    A little island for everything on your Linux desktop

    16d ago · michaelchurley.com · its alternatives →

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    Feel free to use, feedback and PRs are most welcomed

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    A free BIOS or UEFI replacement

    2016 · minifree.org · its alternatives →

  7. 7BC
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    iwant▲70

    Find available GPUs and host open models in one command

    13d ago · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Start Windows & Linux on your Mac for free

    1d ago · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Keepod▲73

    A $7 bootable OS to connect the 3rd world!

    2014 · keepod.com · its alternatives →

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  13. 13UR
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    A fast and open replacement for Windows and macOS

    2016 · elementary.io · its alternatives →

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    I noticed that Fabrice Bellard added x86_64 support to JSLinux, and I decided to do some work getting TempleOS up and running on it. Enjoy the fruits of my labor: TempleOS, running locally in your browser, completely unoptimized, with some convenient tools for debugging and playing around.

    Jan 2026 · ring0.holyc.xyz · its alternatives →

  17. 17IM
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    A modern and minimalist Quran Mushaf application

    2025 · quran.us.kg · its alternatives →

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    Boot your PC straight into an LLM. Rust, UEFI-resident, no operating system underneath. - hardrave/NIGHTRUN

    Jul 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    An unofficial client app for Docker

    2017 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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    A way to select various operating system installers

    2016 · netboot.xyz · its alternatives →

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    I've been working on getting NixBSD (Nix package manager + FreeBSD) to boot alongside NixOS on a shared ZFS pool. The result is a <2GB disk image you can try in QEMU or virt-manager. What works: - GRUB chainloads FreeBSD's bootloader - Both systems share a ZFS pool - Everything is defined in a single Nix flake - Fully reproducible builds (some dependencies are now cached on Cachix) Planned: - Support native compilation of NixBSD (currently cross-compiled on Linux) - Many shortcuts were taken to get this working, needs lots of cleanup - Add a semi-automated installer like nixos-wizard Try it:…

    Jan 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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