gerardog/gsudo
Sudo for Windows observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
70/100
- Activity 97
- Release rhythm 19
- 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: 220
- age_days: 2491
- days_rel: 331
- days_push: 21
- n_releases_24m: 2
Adoption not part of the score
6034 stars · 165 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
gsudo is a sudo equivalent for Windows that lets users run commands or relaunch shells with elevated permissions from the current console. It supports many shells including CMD, PowerShell, WSL, and Git-Bash, and offers an optional credentials cache to reduce UAC popups.
Use cases
- run a command as administrator on windows
- elevate a single powershell command without opening a new window
- reduce uac popups when running admin commands
- use sudo syntax in cmd or git-bash on windows
- elevate commands from wsl
When to choose
- you need fine-grained command elevation on Windows instead of running everything as admin
- you want a Linux-like sudo experience in CMD, PowerShell, or WSL
- you want to avoid elevation fatigue and only elevate specific commands
When to avoid
- you are on Linux or macOS where native sudo exists
- you need to elevate GUI applications rather than console commands
- your security policy forbids credential caching or UAC bypass tooling
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
cli security developer-tools developer-tools windows security windows cli sudo uac elevation powershell wsl credentials-cache command-line
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/gerardog/gsudo · fetched 2026-08-28 · 41014bc1811d
- homepage: https://gerardog.github.io/gsudo · fetched 2026-08-29 · 3d296f9187ee
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| gerardog/gsudo | main | 70 |
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