WSL Manager - A GUI for Windows Subsystem for Linux

A modern WPF desktop application for managing WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) distributions and settings, built with C# and .NET.

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Features

• Launch default or selected WSL distributions
• List all installed distributions
• Set a default distribution
• Shutdown or terminate specific WSL sessions
• Import a new WSL distro from a .tar file
• Export existing distros to .tar files
• Mount and unmount paths inside WSL
• Set default WSL version (1 or 2)
• Minimal, clean interface with tabbed navigation

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Screenshots

Main Controls

Import/Export

Mount Management

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NOTES:

• • Commands are executed using wsl.exe under the hood.
• "Launch WSL" requires a distro to be selected — it's disabled otherwise.
• A new terminal window is opened using the selected distro, in its default home path.

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Requirements

• Windows 10/11
• WSL enabled
• .NET 9.0 SDK or later
• Visual Studio 2022+ (or any compatible IDE)

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Getting Started

Clone and Run

git clone https://github.com/bacloud22/WSLWpfApp.git
cd wsl-manager

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LICENCE

MIT License. See LICENSE file for details.