bostrot / wslmanager
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.
Why this job: says: mcp server; topics: model-context-protocol, mcp
What it does
- Install from a built-in catalogue, or bring your own rootfs
- Copy, rename, move to another drive, back up and delete instances
- [x] Back every instance up to one folder. with a list of what is in it — and restore them all on another PC
- Compact virtual disks to reclaim space WSL never gives back
- [x] Watch what an instance is using right now. processor time, memory and swap, with a live graph
Get started
brew install --cask wsl-manager- Maintenance
- Active
- Last commit 40 days ago
- Stars
- 4,057
- +10 this week
- Licence
- Custom
- Read before business use
- Downloads for
- 2 systems
- Mac, Windows
- Latest version
- v2.5.0
- Released 40 days ago
- Built with
- Dart
- 92% of the code
Is it looked after?
- Contributors
- Not stated
- Last 90 days
- Issues
- 99% closed
- 2 still open
- Pull requests
- 118 merged
- 1 waiting
- Releases
- 73
- 14 in the last year
- Contributing guide (opens in new tab)
- No security policy
- Code of conduct (opens in new tab)
More: download files, languages, topics and project record
Download files, v2.5.0
- Mac2 files, 349 downloads
- Windows2 files, 1,998 downloads
Languages
- Dart 92%
- Swift 5%
- JavaScript 1%
- C++ 1%
Topics
- wsl2
- gui
- windows
- flutter
- wsl
- docker
- rootfs
- turnkey
- ai
- developer-tools
- llm
- macos
Project record
- JobMCP servers
- StatusListed
- Commits1,241
- Forks182
- Watching19
- Stars in 28 days+46
- CreatedSep 17, 2021
- First seen by usNov 7, 2026
- CheckedNov 8, 2026