WSL Dashboard

A modern, high-performance, lightweight, and low-memory WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) instance management dashboard. Built with Rust and Slint, delivering a premium native experience.

About the Project

WSL Dashboard is designed for developers, letting you manage WSL instances through an intuitive graphical interface — no more complex command-line operations; all management tasks can be done with a single click.

• Native experience: Built on Rust + Slint with high-performance Skia rendering, supporting dark/light modes.
• Extremely lightweight: Silent startup in the system tray uses only about 10MB of memory; window mode uses about 18MB ~ 38MB.
• Open source & free: Licensed under GPL-3.0, free to use.

Core Features

Feature	Description	Docs
Instance Management	Start/stop/terminate, set default instance, physical migration (VHDX), export/clone	View
Disk Mounting	Mount a distribution's virtual disk (VHDX) to Windows for direct file access	View
Distribution Installation	Install distributions from Microsoft Store, GitHub, local files, or online mirrors	View
Network Management	Port forwarding (automatic firewall rules) and global HTTP proxy	View
USB Device Management	Deep integration with usbipd-win to manage USB devices right in the UI	View
Task Scheduler	Automatically run scripts and commands in instances on a schedule or periodically	View
System Tray & Auto-start	Tray support (about 10MB), /silent quiet startup, start with Windows, shut down distributions on exit	View

Getting Started

You can be up and running in minutes — start with Getting Started or Installation.

Community & Support

• GitHub: github.com/owu/wsl-dashboard — file issues, browse the source code, and star the project.
• Official Downloads: www.wslui.com/download · Support this project: Donation page.