CoolWSL

CoolWSL is a desktop control center for Windows Subsystem for Linux on Windows 11. It gives you a cleaner, safer way to inspect distro state, run diagnostics, and manage common WSL tasks without memorizing command flags.

Features

• Distro dashboard with status, defaults, and quick actions.
• Per-distro configuration support so you can manage settings for each distro independently.
• Diagnostics and logs views for troubleshooting WSL environments.
• Settings and health-focused UX designed for safe, explicit operations.

Download

Get the latest builds from GitHub Releases:

https://github.com/tomcoolpxl/CoolWSL/releases

Community Winget Package

CoolWSL is prepared for community submission to microsoft/winget-pkgs using the MSI release asset.

Maintainer flow and manifest generation steps are documented in:

docs/winget-community.md

Stable tag release runs also publish a winget-manifests-vX.Y.Z workflow artifact automatically.

After the community package is accepted, users can install with:

winget install --id tomcoolpxl.CoolWSL

Local Build (Brief)

Prerequisites:

• Windows 11
• .NET 10 SDK

Build and test:

dotnet restore .\CoolWSL.sln
dotnet build .\CoolWSL.sln -c Debug
dotnet test .\CoolWSL.Tests\CoolWSL.Tests.csproj -c Debug

Run the app locally:

dotnet run --project .\CoolWSL.App\CoolWSL.App.csproj -c Debug

Create local installer artifacts (MSI and ZIP):

pwsh -NoProfile -File .\build\Invoke-ReleaseInstaller.ps1 -Version 1.0.0 -OutputDirectory artifacts\release-local