# CodingWonders/DISMTools

The connected place for Windows system administration

Repository: https://github.com/CodingWonders/DISMTools
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/dismtools
Language: Visual Basic .NET
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: dism, gui, windows, sysadmin
Last push: 2026-08-26T13:30:11+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 98/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 95, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1403, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 34, "gap_med": 28.0, "n_releases_24m": 23}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1490, forks 72 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:52.431210+00:00)

## What it is
DISMTools is a free, open-source graphical front-end for the Windows DISM tool, used to manage Windows Imaging (WIM) files and related system administration tasks. It offers a project-based workflow inspired by Visual Studio and serves as an actively maintained alternative to tools like NTLite and DISM GUI.

## Use cases
- manage Windows WIM image files with a GUI
- mount and service Windows images without command line
- create unattended answer files for Windows deployment
- customize Windows installation images
- find a free open-source alternative to NTLite
- apply updates and packages to offline Windows images

## When to choose
- you need a free, open-source, actively updated GUI for DISM
- you manage Windows images and prefer project-based workflows
- you want to avoid paywalled tools like NTLite
- you are a Windows sysadmin servicing WIM files

## When to avoid
- you need Linux or macOS support (Windows only)
- you prefer scripting DISM commands directly
- you need features of DISM++ not exposed by this front-end

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, developer-tools, configuration-management
- domain: windows, developer-tools
- platform: windows
- tags: dism, wim, windows-imaging, system-administration, image-management, front-end, sysadmin, automation, desktop

## Member repositories
- CodingWonders/DISMTools (main) score 98

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:52.431210+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:33:35.730221+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/CodingWonders/DISMTools (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:52.431210+00:00, sha 4123ee8b378b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.