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limine for Mac

Modern, secure, portable, multiprotocol bootloader and boot manager

Quick answer: limine is a command-line tool for macOS. Install it with brew install limine. It is distributed under the BSD-2-Clause licence. It has 55 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What limine is

limine is a command-line tool for macOS: modern, secure, portable, multiprotocol bootloader and boot manager.

It is distributed as a Homebrew formula, which builds or pours a binary and puts it on your PATH. The project is open source and lives at https://github.com/Limine-Bootloader/Limine.

How to install limine

  1. Open Terminal (press ⌘ + Space and type “Terminal”).
  2. If Homebrew is not installed yet, run the installer below once.
  3. Run brew install limine.

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

Prefer a graphical installer? Download it from the official site. MacPicks never hosts or mirrors binaries — the Homebrew command always pulls from the vendor's own release.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install limine on Mac?

Run brew install limine in Terminal. This requires Homebrew; if you do not have it, install it first with the command below.

Is limine open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the BSD-2-Clause licence.

Does limine run on Apple silicon?

Homebrew publishes this formula for macOS. If upstream does not ship an Apple silicon build, Rosetta 2 handles the Intel binary.

How popular is limine?

It was installed 55 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #4426 in this catalogue.

What version of limine is current?

The latest packaged version is 12.9.4.