Bootloader Open Source Projects

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18,572 stars

espressif/esp-idf

Espressif IoT Development Framework. Official development framework for Espressif SoCs.

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Stars18,572
16,035 stars

android-hacker/VirtualXposed

A simple app to use Xposed without root, unlock the bootloader or modify system image, etc.

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Stars16,035
15,268 stars

acidanthera/OpenCorePkg

OpenCore bootloader

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Stars15,268
9,952 stars

daliansky/Hackintosh

Hackintosh long-term maintenance model EFI and installation tutorial

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Stars9,952
8,873 stars

nhivp/Awesome-Embedded

A curated list of awesome embedded programming.

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Stars8,873
8,536 stars

CTCaer/hekate

hekate - A GUI based Nintendo Switch Bootloader

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Stars8,536
6,798 stars

klange/toaruos

Complete, independent operating system built by humans.

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Stars6,798
5,548 stars

raspberrypi/firmware

This repository contains pre-compiled binaries of the current Raspberry Pi kernel and modules, userspace libraries, and bootloader/GPU firmware.

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Stars5,548
4,963 stars

melontini/bootloader-unlock-wall-of-shame

Keeping track of companies that "care about your data 🥺"

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Stars4,963
4,695 stars

MlgmXyysd/Xiaomi-HyperOS-BootLoader-Bypass

A PoC that exploits a vulnerability to bypass the Xiaomi HyperOS community restrictions of BootLoader unlocked account bindings.

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Stars4,695
4,225 stars

MlgmXyysd/Xiaomi-BootLoader-Questionnaire

小米 BootLoader《解锁资格答题测试》更新记录

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Stars4,225
3,997 stars

huangyz0918/Hackintosh-Installer-University

Open source tutorial & information collector for hackintosh installation.

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Stars3,997
3,482 stars

limine-bootloader/limine

Modern, advanced, portable, multiprotocol bootloader.

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Stars3,482
3,109 stars

vvaltchev/tilck

A Tiny Linux-Compatible Kernel

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Stars3,109
2,723 stars

checkra1n/PongoOS

pongoOS

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Stars2,723
2,590 stars

WoeUSB/WoeUSB

A Microsoft Windows® USB installation media preparer for GNU+Linux

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Stars2,590
2,429 stars

maharmstone/quibble

Quibble - the custom Windows bootloader

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Stars2,429
2,259 stars

evanpurkhiser/rEFInd-minimal

A stunningly clean theme for the rEFInd UEFI boot manager.

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Stars2,259
1,974 stars

mcu-tools/mcuboot

Secure boot for 32-bit Microcontrollers!

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Stars1,974
1,875 stars

jaypipes/ghw

Go HardWare discovery/inspection library

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Stars1,875
1,767 stars

SpenceKonde/ATTinyCore

Arduino core for ATtiny 1634, 828, x313, x4, x41, x5, x61, x7 and x8

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Stars1,767
1,757 stars

micronucleus/micronucleus

ATTiny usb bootloader with a strong emphasis on bootloader compactness.

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Stars1,757
1,671 stars

rust-osdev/bootloader

An experimental pure-Rust x86 bootloader

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Stars1,671
1,633 stars

daliansky/OC-little

ACPI Hotpatch Samples for the OpenCore Bootloader

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Stars1,633
1,632 stars

mashed-potatoes/PotatoNV

Unlock bootloader of Huawei devices on Kirin 960/95х/65x/620

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Stars1,632
1,512 stars

raspberrypi/rpi-eeprom

Installation scripts and binaries for the Raspberry Pi 4 and Raspberry Pi 5 bootloader EEPROMs

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Stars1,512
1,452 stars

fossasia/pslab-bootloader

PSLab Bootloader https://pslab.io

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Stars1,452
1,235 stars

nsacyber/WALKOFF

A flexible, easy to use, automation framework allowing users to integrate their capabilities and devices to cut through the repetitive, tedious tasks slowing them down. #nsacyber

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Stars1,235
1,208 stars

rauc/rauc

Safe and secure software updates for embedded Linux

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Stars1,208
1,201 stars

yifengyou/The-design-and-implementation-of-a-64-bit-os

《一个64位操作系统的设计与实现》读书笔记&随书源码

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Stars1,201
1,160 stars

pepe2k/u-boot_mod

U-Boot 1.1.4 modification for routers

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Stars1,160
1,148 stars

MCUdude/MiniCore

Arduino hardware package for ATmega8, ATmega48, ATmega88, ATmega168, ATmega328 and ATmega328PB

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Stars1,148
1,141 stars

zbm-dev/zfsbootmenu

Bootloader for root-on-ZFS systems with support for snapshots and native full disk encryption

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Stars1,141
1,094 stars

rhboot/shim

UEFI shim loader

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Stars1,094
1,093 stars

vinc/moros

MOROS: Obscure Rust Operating System 🦉

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Stars1,093
1,076 stars

rogerclarkmelbourne/STM32duino-bootloader

Bootloader for STM32F103 boards, for use with the Arduino_STM32 repo and the Arduino IDE

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Stars1,076
1,063 stars

AlkaMotors/AM32-MultiRotor-ESC-firmware

Firmware for stm32f051 based speed controllers for use with mutirotors

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Stars1,063
1,042 stars

akospasztor/stm32-bootloader

Customizable Bootloader for STM32 microcontrollers. This example demonstrates how to perform in-application-programming of a firmware located on an external SD card with FAT32 file system.

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Stars1,042
1,027 stars

microsoft/uf2

UF2 file format specification

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Stars1,027
951 stars

kanflo/opendps

Give your DPS5005 the upgrade it deserves

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Stars951
950 stars

feaser/openblt

Official read-only mirror of the SVN OpenBLT bootloader repository. Updated daily.

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Stars950
914 stars

xboot/xboot

The extensible bootloader for embedded system with application engine, write once, run everywhere.

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Stars914
900 stars

rust-osdev/bootimage

Tool to create bootable disk images from a Rust OS kernel.

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Stars900
853 stars

NordicSemiconductor/Android-DFU-Library

Device Firmware Update library and Android app

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Stars853
838 stars

ValdikSS/Super-UEFIinSecureBoot-Disk

Super UEFIinSecureBoot Disk: Boot any OS or .efi file without disabling UEFI Secure Boot

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Stars838
814 stars

pritamzope/OS

Writing & Making Operating System and Kernel parts so simple like Hello World Programs, Starting from writing Bootloaders, Hello World Kernel, GDT, IDT, Terminal, Keyboard/Mouse, Memory Manager, HDD ATA R/W, VGA/VESA Graphics

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Stars814
811 stars

kiibohd/controller

Kiibohd Controller

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Stars811
786 stars

NicoHood/HoodLoader2

16u2 Bootloader to reprogram 16u2 + 328/2560 with Arduino IDE

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Stars786
743 stars

konosubakonoakua/Various_MCU_Debugger_DIY

各种LInk大合集

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Stars743
739 stars

francescotescari/XiaoMiToolV2

XiaomiTool V2 - Modding tool for xiaomi devices

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Stars739
735 stars

chenall/grub4dos

外部命令和工具源码:https://github.com/chenall/grubutils 下载:

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Stars735
721 stars

iximiuz/docker-to-linux

Make bootable Linux disk image (ab)using Docker

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Stars721
712 stars

MCUdude/MightyCore

Arduino hardware package for ATmega1284, ATmega644, ATmega324, ATmega324PB, ATmega164, ATmega32, ATmega16 and ATmega8535

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Stars712
696 stars

adafruit/Adafruit_nRF52_Arduino

Adafruit code for the Nordic nRF52 BLE SoC on Arduino

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Stars696
685 stars

nickgammon/arduino_sketches

Publicly-released sketches for the Arduino microprocessor

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Stars685
669 stars

opencomputeproject/onie

Open Network Install Environment

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Stars669
661 stars

NordicSemiconductor/IOS-nRF-Toolbox

The nRF Toolbox is a container app that stores your Nordic Semiconductor apps for Bluetooth Low Energy in one location.

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Stars661
648 stars

adafruit/Adafruit_nRF52_Bootloader

USB-enabled bootloaders for the nRF52 BLE SoC chips

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Stars648
624 stars

atlas0fd00m/rfcat

RfCat - swiss-army knife of ISM band radio

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Stars624
613 stars

JelmerT/cc2538-bsl

Python cross-platform script to upload firmware via the serial boot loader onto the CC13xx, CC2538 and CC26xx SoC.

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Stars613
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