# evanpurkhiser/rEFInd-minimal

A stunningly clean theme for the rEFInd UEFI boot manager.

Repository: https://github.com/evanpurkhiser/rEFInd-minimal
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/refind-minimal
Homepage: https://evanpurkhiser.com/rEFInd-minimal/
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: bootloader, uefi, theme, linux, refind, refind-theme
Last push: 2026-07-01T15:36:56+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 73/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 90, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4801, "days_push": 63, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2272, forks 233 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:33.065919+00:00)

## What it is
A clean, minimalistic theme for the rEFInd UEFI boot manager, providing custom icons and background. It is installed by cloning into the rEFInd themes directory and including its config file.

## Use cases
- make my rEFInd boot menu look clean and minimal
- customize boot manager icons for Linux, Windows, and macOS
- apply a minimal theme to my UEFI boot menu
- replace the default rEFInd background wallpaper
- style a dual-boot or triple-boot system's boot menu

## When to choose
- you use rEFInd as your boot manager and want a polished, minimal look
- you dual-boot multiple operating systems and want consistent OS icons
- you want a simple drop-in theme configured via refind.conf

## When to avoid
- you use GRUB or another boot manager instead of rEFInd
- you need a highly customizable theme framework rather than a fixed visual style
- you want a theme for a BIOS-based (non-UEFI) system

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: stable
- function: theme, gui, developer-tools
- domain: operating-systems, developer-tools, desktop-applications
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: bootloader, uefi, refind, boot-manager, theme, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- evanpurkhiser/rEFInd-minimal (main) score 73

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:33.065919+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:41:42.523451+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/evanpurkhiser/rEFInd-minimal (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:33.065919+00:00, sha 30de69dc078e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.