coreboot is an extended firmware platform that delivers a lightning fast and secure boot experience on modern computers and embedded systems. As an Open Source project it …

coreboot is a replacement for your BIOS / UEFI with a strong focus on boot speed, security and flexibility. It is designed to boot your operating system as fast as possible without any …

Sep 25, 2025 · If you are a developer or end user, we recommend that you use the main branch of the coreboot repository. To get the coreboot source from the git repository, run the command:

coreboot is a project to develop open source boot firmware for various architectures. Its design philosophy is to do the bare minimum necessary to ensure that hardware is usable and then …

It uses upstream coreboot, an easy to use payload like SeaBIOS and Intel’s latest microcode update. It simplifies installation and includes compact documentation.

No. coreboot and UEFI are both system firmware that handle the initialization of the hardware, but are otherwise not similar. coreboot’s goal is to just initialize the hardware and exit.

coreboot (formerly known as LinuxBIOS) believes in the principles of Open Source software. It borrows many well known concepts from other Open Source projects, like Kconfig, the Linux …

Jul 4, 2025 · The coreboot project is pleased to announce the release of coreboot 25.06, another milestone in our work promoting the use of open-source firmware. This release incorporates …

Apr 3, 2025 · This release brings important improvements to display handling, USB debugging capabilities, and CPU topology management, along with various other enhancements that …

coreboot consists of multiple stages that are compiled as separate binaries and are inserted into the CBFS with custom compression. The bootblock usually doesn’t have compression while …