The rEFIt Project

rEFIt is a boot menu and maintenance toolkit for EFI-based machines like the Intel Macs. You can use it to boot multiple operating systems easily, including triple-boot setups with Boot Camp. It also provides an easy way to enter and explore the EFI pre-boot environment.

News

2009-03-23: Version 0.13 was released. This release supports the new Mac Pro models, and should automatically support future Mac models with changes to the firmware memory layout. It also adds NetBSD detection and fixes issues with case-sensitive file systems.

2008-10-20: Version 0.12 was released. This release supports the recently released MacBook models with the NVIDIA chipset.

Download

The current release is 0.13. It is available in various forms. Both disk image distributions include the Installer package and can be burned as a bootable CD as well. All three binary distributions can be used to install rEFIt on a USB memory stick or other disk drives.

You can browse the source code online through the ViewVC interface to the Subversion repository at SourceForge.

Resources

This project is hosted by SourceForge. You can use the trackers to submit bug reports, feature requests, and patches. The latest development source code is available from the Subversion repository. Other resources are listed on the project summary page.

To discuss rEFIt with other people, check out the OnMac Forums or the Dual Boot forum at InsanelyMac.