coreboot/coreboot
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Health v2 · maintenance only
67/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: prerelease_only
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4553
- days_rel: 524
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 1
Adoption not part of the score
2777 stars · 647 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
coreboot is an open-source firmware project that replaces proprietary BIOS/UEFI on computers, performing hardware initialization and then handing control to a payload such as a bootloader or OS. It supports a wide range of architectures, chipsets, and mainboards.
Use cases
- replace proprietary BIOS with open-source firmware
- boot Linux directly from firmware
- build custom bootloaders for embedded hardware
- implement UEFI or PC BIOS services on supported mainboards
- reduce firmware attack surface for security-sensitive systems
- run specialized applications directly in firmware
When to choose
- you need open, auditable firmware on supported hardware
- you want minimal, customizable boot code for embedded or specialized systems
- you are building security-focused or privacy-focused machines
- you need fast boot times by skipping proprietary firmware bloat
When to avoid
- your mainboard or chipset is not in the supported hardware list
- you need guaranteed-stable quarterly releases rather than codebase snapshots
- you require vendor warranty or proprietary firmware features like full UEFI compliance out of the box
- you are not comfortable flashing firmware that can brick hardware if done incorrectly
Facets
application · maturity active
embedded security developer-tools embedded-systems hardware operating-systems security embedded cpp c firmware bios uefi bootloader open-source-firmware hardware-initialization linux
3 sources
- readme: https://github.com/coreboot/coreboot · fetched 2026-08-28 · 2db5681855f2
- homepage: https://coreboot.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · 6a387070f231
- site_page: https://coreboot.org/about.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · f5198c5d6536
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| coreboot/coreboot | main | 67 |
For agents
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