# emmatyping/WSL-Programs

A community powered list of programs that work (and those that don't) on the Windows subsystem for Linux

Repository: https://github.com/emmatyping/WSL-Programs
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/wsl-programs
Language: CSS
License: CC0-1.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: community, documentation, windows, windows-10, wsl, windows-subsystem-linux, bash, ubuntu
Archived: true
Last push: 2023-12-17T04:48:07+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3800, "days_push": 990, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1134, forks 95 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:43.141962+00:00)

## What it is
A community-maintained compatibility list of Linux programs and how well they run under the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). Programs are rated 0-5 in a table with apt package names, notes, and tested Windows builds.

## Use cases
- check if a linux tool works on wsl before installing
- find which programs are broken on windows subsystem for linux
- see compatibility ratings for bash on ubuntu on windows
- decide whether to run a cli program in wsl or natively on windows
- contribute test results for programs running under wsl

## When to choose
- you are evaluating whether WSL can run a specific Linux program
- you want a quick community-sourced compatibility reference for WSL
- you want to report or browse real-world WSL program test results

## When to avoid
- you need official, guaranteed-accurate WSL bug reports (use Microsoft's BashOnWindows repo)
- you need up-to-date information, as the list is community-maintained and may be stale
- you need a tool or software rather than a reference document

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: documentation, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, operating-systems, windows
- platform: windows, cli
- tags: wsl, windows-subsystem-for-linux, compatibility-list, community-driven, awesome-lists, command-line, linux

## Member repositories
- emmatyping/WSL-Programs (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:43.141962+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 2026-08-30T06:37:05.712716+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/emmatyping/WSL-Programs (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:43.141962+00:00, sha 43d9c7817501)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.