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Antynea/grub-btrfs

Include btrfs snapshots at boot options. (Grub menu) observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/Antynea/grub-btrfs · Shell · GPL-3.0 (copyleft) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

70/100

  • Activity 99
  • Release rhythm 16
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 4585
  • days_rel: 350
  • days_push: 9
  • n_releases_24m: 1

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1149 stars · 107 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

grub-btrfs is a shell-based tool that extends the GRUB bootloader with a sub-menu of btrfs snapshots, letting users boot directly into snapshots. It automatically detects snapshots created manually or by Snapper, Timeshift, and Yabsnap and generates corresponding GRUB menu entries.

Use cases

  • boot into a btrfs snapshot from the grub menu
  • recover a broken system by rolling back to a snapshot at boot
  • list snapper snapshots in grub
  • boot timeshift snapshots
  • regenerate grub.cfg with snapshot entries automatically
  • boot read-only btrfs snapshots with initramfs support

When to choose

  • you use btrfs as your root filesystem and want bootable snapshots
  • you use Snapper, Timeshift, or Yabsnap for snapshot management
  • you run Arch, Gentoo, or Kali Linux and want easy package installation

When to avoid

  • your root filesystem is not btrfs
  • you need graphical snapshot management rather than boot-menu integration
  • you cannot place /var or /var/log on a separate subvolume and require read-only snapshots

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

configuration-management developer-tools operating-systems self-hosted cli grub btrfs snapshots snapper timeshift bootloader shell boot linux

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Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
Antynea/grub-btrfsmain70

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