WSL Distro Manager

What it does

A GUI to manage multiple WSL instances and create or copy dev environments. This tool allows you to copy/delete/create new instances, show them in a tidy GUI, automatically download new distros and use pre-written scripts with each one so you can automate a little. This project is Open Source.

GUI for the Windows Subsystem for Linux — and native Linux/macOS VMs on Mac. Install, back up, move and configure distros without CLI flags; AI assistant with tools, MCP server for agents, remote WSL over SSH. - bostrot/wsl2-distro-manager

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