WiFi Priority TUI

Interactive terminal UI for reordering macOS WiFi network priorities.

Also available: Native SwiftUI macOS app in the WiFiPrioritySwiftUI/ directory!

Features

• 🎨 Beautiful terminal interface using Textual
• ⌨️ Keyboard-driven navigation (vim-style keys supported)
• 🔄 Real-time reordering with visual feedback
• 💾 Applies changes directly to macOS network preferences
• 🛡️ Safe: shows unsaved changes before exit

Installation

Using Homebrew (recommended for macOS)

brew install dhruv-anand-aintech/tap/wifi-priority-tui

Using uv

uv pip install wifi-priority-tui

Using pip

pip install wifi-priority-tui

From source

git clone https://github.com/dhruv-anand-aintech/wifi-priority-tui
cd wifi-priority-tui
uv pip install -e .

Usage

Important: This app requires administrator privileges to modify network settings.

sudo wifi-priority

If you try to run without sudo, the app will exit with instructions.

Keyboard Controls

• ↑/↓ or k/j - Navigate through networks
• Ctrl+↑ or Ctrl+k - Move selected network up (higher priority)
• Ctrl+↓ or Ctrl+j - Move selected network down (lower priority)
• s - Save changes and exit
• q - Quit without saving

Requirements

• macOS (uses networksetup command)
• Python 3.8+
• WiFi adapter (typically en0)

How It Works

The app:

1. Reads your current WiFi network priority list from macOS
2. Displays them in an interactive TUI
3. Lets you reorder them with keyboard shortcuts
4. Applies changes using sudo networksetup commands

Networks at the top of the list have higher priority. macOS will automatically connect to the highest priority network available.

Two Versions Available

🖥️ TUI (Terminal) - This Package

Python-based terminal interface with keyboard-driven navigation. Perfect for terminal enthusiasts and SSH sessions.

Install via pip:

pip install wifi-priority-tui
sudo wifi-priority

🎨 SwiftUI (Native macOS)

Native macOS app with drag-and-drop interface.

Install via Homebrew:

brew install --cask dhruv-anand-aintech/tap/wifi-priority

First Launch - Gatekeeper Warning: When launching for the first time, macOS may show a warning about the app not being verified. This is normal for ad-hoc signed apps. Remove the quarantine flag:

xattr -d com.apple.quarantine /Applications/WiFi\ Priority.app

Then launch the app normally - no warning on subsequent launches.

Or build from source - see WiFiPrioritySwiftUI/ for details.

Why?

macOS System Settings lets you reorder WiFi networks, but it's buried deep in menus and requires lots of clicking. These tools make it quick and easy.

TUI version is perfect for users who:

• Switch between multiple WiFi networks frequently
• Want to prioritize work/home networks
• Need to prevent auto-connecting to certain networks
• Prefer terminal interfaces
• Work primarily in SSH sessions

SwiftUI version is great for users who:

• Prefer native macOS apps
• Like drag-and-drop interfaces
• Want a visual representation
• Use macOS GUI primarily

Screenshots

╭──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ 🛜  WiFi Network Priority Manager                        │
├──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 📋 Drag networks to change priority (higher = preferred) │
│    Use ↑↓ or k/j to select, Ctrl+↑↓ to move, 's' to save│
├──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ ┏━ WiFi Networks (Priority Order) ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━┓ │
│ ┃   Home Network 5G                                    ┃ │
│ ┃ ▶ Office WiFi                                        ┃ │
│ ┃   Coffee Shop Guest                                  ┃ │
│ ┗━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━┛ │
│ ⚠️  Changes not saved! Press 's' to save or 'q' to quit  │
╰──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯

License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details

Related Projects

• wifi-failover-utility - Automatic WiFi failover to Android hotspot

Contributing

Issues and pull requests welcome!