/CloverBootloader

Bootloader for macOS, Windows and Linux in UEFI and in legacy mode

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CloverBootloader

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Bootloader for macOS, Windows and Linux in UEFI and in legacy mode

Read the DOC Clover-Documentation / Clover-Documentation Site

Features

  • Boot macOS, Windows, and Linux in UEFI
  • or legacy mode on Mac or PC with UEFI or BIOS firmware
  • Boot using UEFI firmware directly or CloverEFI UEFI firmware emulation
  • Customizable GUI including themes, icons, fonts, background images, animations, and mouse pointers.
  • Theme manager and theme repository at https://github.com/CloverHackyColor/CloverThemes
  • Native screen resolution in GUI
  • Press Page Up or Page Down to change GUI resolution
  • Press F1 for multilingual help, depending on language setting in configuration
  • Press F2 to save preboot.log from GUI
  • Press F3 to show hidden entries
  • Press F4 to save original (OEM) ACPI tables into /EFI/CLOVER/ACPI/origin
  • Press F5 to test DSDT patching
  • Press F6 to save graphics firmware into /EFI/CLOVER/misc
  • Press F7 to test HDA output
  • Press F9 to switch screen resolution
  • Press F10 to save screenshots from GUI
  • Press F11 to reset NVRAM
  • Press F12 to eject CD/DVD
  • GUI refreshes after CD/DVD insertion
  • Ability to boot previously selected boot entry after default timeout
  • Boot entries menu scrolls if screen resolution is too low for menu
  • Create custom boot entries for personalizing boot entries and add support for other operating systems
  • Create Clover boot entry in NVRAM with tool from GUI
  • Launch EFI command shell from GUI
  • Startup sound checked by F7

Developers:

  • Slice, with help of Kabyl, usr-sse2, jadran, Blackosx, dmazar, STLVNUB, pcj, apianti, JrCs, pene, FrodoKenny, skoczy, ycr.ru, Oscar09, xsmile, SoThOr, rehabman, Download-Fritz, nms42, Sherlocks, Zenit432, cecekpawon, stinga11, TheRacerMaster, solstice, Micky1979, Needy, joevt, ErmaC, vit9696, ath, savvas, syscl, goodwin_c, clovy, jief_machak, chris1111, vector_sigma, LAbyOne, Florin9doi.

    Source code credits to:

    Intel, Apple, Oracle, Chameleon, rEFIt and Xom, nanosvg.

    Packages credits to :

    Chameleon team, crazybirdy, JrCs, chris1111.

    Clover is open source based on different projects :

  • Chameleon, rEFIt, XNU, VirtualBox. The main is EDK2 latest revision

  • Recent developments and changes in details at Clover Change Explanations

  • Support forum discussion AppleLife (Russian) Insanelymac (English) macos86.it (Italian)