The Windows Subsystem for Linux lets developers run a GNU/Linux environment – including most command-line tools, utilities, and applications – directly on Windows, unmodified, without the overhead of a traditional virtual machine, or dualboot setup.
You can:
The new Windows Terminal and the original Windows console host, all in the same place!
Oh my tmux! My self-contained, pretty & versatile tmux configuration made with 💛🩷💙🖤❤️🤍
n³ The unorthodox terminal file manager
ArchLinux based WSL Distribution. Supports multiple install.
Awesome list dedicated to Windows Subsystem for Linux
Sudo for Windows
Guia/Tutorial rápido do WSL2 + Docker
A full-featured utility for managing Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Visual Studio Code Remote Development: Open any folder in WSL, in a Docker container, or on a remote machine using SSH and take advantage of VS Code's full feature set.
A GUI manager for WSL featuring a modern UI — a lightweight, low‑memory, high‑performance dashboard to manage WSL instances. Install, list, start, stop, unregister, and configure your WSL distros from one place.
GUI for the Windows Subsystem for Linux — and native Linux/macOS VMs on Mac. Install, back up, move and configure distros without CLI flags; AI assistant with tools, MCP server for agents, remote WSL over SSH.
NixOS on WSL [maintainer=@nzbr]
Terminal emulator for Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
Primary and community-submitted packages for webinstall.dev