owu/wsl-dashboard
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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. observed · 2026-09-24
Health v2 · maintenance only
79/100
- Activity 96
- Release rhythm 92
- Longevity 19
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 8.0
- age_days: 275
- days_rel: 57
- days_push: 27
- n_releases_24m: 17
Adoption not part of the score
3855 stars · 188 forks observed · 2026-09-24
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
WSL Dashboard is a native Windows GUI application built with Rust and Slint for managing Windows Subsystem for Linux instances. It provides instance lifecycle control, distribution installation and migration, USB device sharing via usbipd-win, port forwarding, disk mounting, and scheduled tasks in a lightweight (~10-38MB) desktop dashboard.
Use cases
- manage wsl distros from a gui instead of command line
- start stop and unregister wsl instances with one click
- forward ports to wsl and create firewall rules automatically
- attach usb devices to wsl2 with usbipd graphically
- move or clone a wsl distro to another disk
- mount a physical disk or vhdx file in wsl
- schedule cron-like tasks inside wsl on windows
- install a linux distro from rootfs or local files
When to choose
- you want a lightweight native alternative to Electron-based WSL managers
- you need GUI access to advanced WSL operations like VHDX migration, disk mounting, and USB passthrough
- you want port forwarding and firewall setup without manual netsh commands
- you prefer a portable tool with no installation and low memory footprint
When to avoid
- you are not on Windows or do not use WSL2
- you only need to run a single WSL distro and are comfortable with wsl.exe commands
- you expect distribution through the Microsoft Store - the official version is only on GitHub
Facets
application · maturity active
gui developer-tools configuration-management scheduling networking file-system developer-tools windows cross-platform windows rust wsl wsl2 usbipd port-forwarding slint distro-management system-tray rootfs virtualization automation desktop
5 sources
- readme: https://github.com/owu/wsl-dashboard · fetched 2026-09-24 · 941f74272a7f
- homepage: https://www.wslui.com · fetched 2026-08-29 · 8015c55b0c6e
- site_page: https://www.wslui.com/features · fetched 2026-08-29 · 76162a57aa8e
- site_page: https://docs.wslui.com · fetched 2026-08-29 · 68c402df910c
- site_page: https://www.wslui.com/about · fetched 2026-08-29 · ede9fb3772dd
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| owu/wsl-dashboard | main | 79 |
For agents
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