SwiftBoot

A fast, intuitive TUI (Terminal User Interface) tool for managing UEFI boot configuration. Built with Rust for performance and safety, SwiftBoot makes boot management simple and visual—no more memorizing efibootmgr commands or dealing with bulky GUI tools.

Features

• Reorder boot entries interactively
• Boot directly to a selected OS (one-time)
• Clean terminal interface

Screenshots

Change the Boot Order (Priority)

Quick Boot to OS

Installation

Prerequisites

• Rust & Cargo - Install from rustup.rs
• efibootmgr - Required for UEFI boot management
  • Debian/Ubuntu: sudo apt install efibootmgr
  • Arch Linux: sudo pacman -S efibootmgr
  • Fedora: sudo dnf install efibootmgr
• UEFI System - This tool only works on UEFI systems (not legacy BIOS)
• sudo privileges - Required for modifying boot settings

Quick Install

git clone https://github.com/AlwaysRead/swiftboot.git
cd swiftboot
./install.sh

The installation script will:

• Check for required dependencies
• Build the optimized release binary
• Install to /usr/local/bin/swiftboot

Manual Installation

git clone https://github.com/AlwaysRead/swiftboot.git
cd swiftboot
cargo build --release
sudo install -m 755 target/release/swiftboot /usr/local/bin/swiftboot

Uninstallation

./uninstall.sh

Or manually:

sudo rm /usr/local/bin/swiftboot

Usage

Launch SwiftBoot from your terminal:

swiftboot

Keyboard Shortcuts

Navigation

• Tab - Switch between Boot Priority and Boot To panels
• ↑/↓ or k/j - Move selection up/down (vim-style navigation supported)

Boot Priority Panel

• u/d - Move the selected entry up/down in boot order
• Enter - Apply new boot order (requires reboot to take effect)

Boot To Panel

• Enter - Boot directly to selected OS on next reboot

Password Dialog

• Tab - Toggle password visibility
• Enter - Confirm password
• Esc - Cancel operation

General

• ? or h - Show help screen with all keybindings
• q - Quit application (shows confirmation if there are unsaved changes)
• Esc - Cancel countdown timer before reboot

Visual Indicators

• → marker - Indicates the current default boot entry
• Cyan highlight - Currently selected item
• Color-coded prompts - Green for confirmation, Red for warnings/errors

How It Works

1. View Boot Entries - SwiftBoot reads your UEFI boot configuration using efibootmgr
2. Modify Order - Reorder entries in the Boot Priority panel using u/d keys
3. Apply Changes - Press Enter to save changes (requires sudo password)
4. Boot To - Select an entry in Boot To panel and press Enter to boot directly to that OS
5. Countdown - A 5-second countdown starts before rebooting (cancellable with Esc)
6. Reboot - System reboots to the selected entry

Troubleshooting

"Failed to run efibootmgr"

• Make sure you're running on a UEFI system (not legacy BIOS)

"Incorrect password"

• The password prompt is for sudo access
• Press Tab to toggle password visibility if needed
• Press any key after the error to retry

Changes not appearing

• Boot order changes require a reboot to take effect
• "Boot To" directly reboots to the selected OS

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Feel free to open an issue or submit a pull request.