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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.

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How fast bostrot/wslmanager is gaining stars, and where it lands on Trendshift and GitHub Trending

Activity and trending

Stars, forks and merged pull requests each day or month, lined up with the repository's rank on Trendshift Trending

Sep 7 – Nov 6, 2026

Stars +97 in 61 days

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Forks +6 in 61 days

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Merged PRs 0 in 61 days

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Trendshift Trendingwhere the repository ranked each day it made the top 25

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Stars, forks, merged pull requests and Trendshift Trending rank, by day
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Mon, Sep 7, 2026+11+00#17
Tue, Sep 8, 2026+9+20#19
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    • GitHub trending history

    Where the repository ranked on GitHub Trending, one dot for each day it was on a list

    Dart

    Apr 30, 2024 – Sep 9, 2026#1 on 1 day

    #1#5#10#15#20#25
    Top 10
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    Mentions and achievements

    Where people are talking about bostrot/wslmanager, and every badge it has earned
    1. Oct 311 post

      • WSL Distro Manager is a free, open source GUI for the Windows Subsystem for Linux — and, on macOS, for native Linux VMs. Install, copy, rename, move, back up and delete WSL distros without memorising…

        Read full on X, posted by @howtopam

        @howtopam · x.com

    2. 29 days earlier
    3. Oct 21 post

      • Discover WSL Manager: GUI for Windows Subsystem for Linux & native VMs on macOS. See link below 👇

        Read full on X, posted by @RepoGems

        @RepoGems · x.com

    4. 19 days earlier
    5. Sep 131 post

      • WSL Manager 2 – GUI for WSL distros, now also native VMs on macOS

        Read full on Hacker News

        Hacker News

    6. Sep 82 posts

      • Gave Claude Code the whole WSL lifecycle over MCP: create, configure, run and package distros (and Linux VMs on macOS)

        Read full on Reddit

        r/ClaudeAI

      • GUI for WSL distros & VMs: easy management See link below 👇

        Read full on X, posted by @RepoGems

        @RepoGems · x.com

    7. Sep 72 posts

      • Built an MCP server into WSL Manager: agents can create, configure and run WSL distros (and Linux VMs on macOS)

        Read full on Reddit

        r/mcp

      • WSL Manager 2.0 is out: remote WSL over SSH, .wsl distro packages, an MCP server, and a macOS build

        Read full on Reddit

        r/bashonubuntuonwindows

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