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@f-ever f-ever commented Feb 4, 2026

Add EFI Boot Manager to Plugin Store

A graphical interface for managing EFI boot entries on Steam Deck. This plugin provides a clean, intuitive way to:

  • Reorder boot entries using up/down buttons to change boot priority
  • Set next boot target to temporarily boot into a specific OS on next reboot
  • View boot information including current boot entry and next boot target
  • Multi-language support with automatic Steam language detection (English, 简体中文)

The plugin wraps the efibootmgr command-line tool with a user-friendly interface, showing only SteamOS and Windows entries for simplicity. This is useful for Steam Deck users who dual-boot Windows and want to easily switch between operating systems without using the boot menu.

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EFI Boot Manager Interface

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Developer

  • I am the original author or an authorized maintainer of this plugin.
  • I have abided by the licenses of the libraries I am utilizing, including attaching license notices where appropriate.

Plugin

  • I have verified that my plugin works properly on the Stable and Beta update channels of SteamOS.
  • I have verified my plugin is unique or provides more/alternative functionality to a plugin already on the store.

Backend

  • No: I am using a custom backend other than Python.
  • No: I am using a tool or software from a 3rd party FOSS project that does not have it's dependencies statically linked.
  • No: I am using a custom binary that has all of it's dependencies statically linked.

Community

  • I have tested and left feedback on two other pull requests for new or updating plugins.
  • I have commented links to my testing report in this PR.

Testing

  • Tested by a third party on SteamOS Stable or Beta update channel.

@f-ever f-ever requested a review from a team as a code owner February 4, 2026 06:08
@github-actions github-actions Bot added the plugin-addition Adding a plugin to the Plugin Store label Feb 4, 2026
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  • Both testing boxes are present in your description. Please remove one of them per the Markdown comment above the testing section.

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f-ever commented Feb 4, 2026

Issues Found

  • Both testing boxes are present in your description. Please remove one of them per the Markdown comment above the testing section.

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I have removed the commented out testing boxes.

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beebls commented Feb 4, 2026

Code LGTM, however I'm going to ask for a second reviewer with more linux/efi specific experience to give it the final ok

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This looks fine to me, as well. Going to approve this for testing but take some more time to review the code and its possible negative impacts before approving for merge.

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This pull request is stale as no updates or testing reports have been posted within the last 7 days. Please ensure you are actively recruiting testers or resolving the issues discussed. If you do not remove the stale label or comment, this will be closed in 7 days. Please close this pull request if you need more time to resolve issues so we can keep our repo healthy.

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Hello! How code review going? As a dual-boot user, im very interested in this plugin

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The plugin needs a testing report. There's nothing left for me to do. I recommend you provide one if you're interested in the plugin, as this PR will close in 7 days without a report. Make sure to use the format here: https://wiki.deckbrew.xyz/en/user-guide/testing

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devMorpheus commented Feb 14, 2026

Plugin Testing Report

Installed Plugins

  • Storage Cleaner - 1.4.0
  • SteamGridDB - 1.7.0
  • EFI Boot Manager - 0.0.1

Specifications

  • SteamOS 3.7.19_20251124.1 (Stable)
  • Steam 1769025840 (Stable)
  • Decky 3.2.1 (Stable)

Issues

Has the following major blocking issue(s): none
Has the following minor non-blocking issue(s): shows entries that only includes "steamos" and "windows" in their labels. Entries without labels doesnt showed.

Summary

Worked almost as expected. Change order and bootnext worked. User who use only windows and steam os it fully worked. For me needed option for disabling filtering and allow show entries without labels

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@f-ever Any interest in resolving this issue before going to the main testing store?

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@f-ever Please reply within the next week whether or not you'd like to fix the issue so we know this PR is still active. Otherwise, it may be closed.

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Closing this as the PR creator has not responded to a reported issue by a user within two weeks. Please mention me or SteamDeckHomebrew/loader-team if you'd like this PR to be reopened.

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