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sindresorhus/wsl-utils

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Last release: 4 months ago

wsl-utils provides JavaScript utilities for working with Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). It helps detect whether you are running in WSL, convert between WSL Linux paths and Windows paths, and determine Windows integration support like PowerShell accessibility and the default browser.

Project status

  • The source appears actively maintained, with recent updates on 2026-01-25 (v0.4.0), 2026-01-02 (v0.3.1), and 2025-11-15 (v0.3.0).
  • The apparent update cadence is on the order of 1 to 2 months between updates (Nov 15 to Jan 2, then to Jan 25).

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Recent updates

  • v0.4.0

    4 months ago

    v0.4.0 adds new path conversion and classification helpers, including Windows-to-WSL conversion, UNC detection, and a filesystem mapper (WSL path to Windows filesystem vs WSL filesystem). It also extends `convertWslPathToWindows` to accept an array of paths (batch conversion).

    Features

  • v0.3.1

    5 months ago

    v0.3.1 focuses on improving how wsl-utils parses the `root` mount point from `wsl.conf`. The code changes replace a regex-based approach with a dedicated parser intended to properly handle inline comments and quoted values.

  • v0.3.0

    6 months ago

    v0.3.0 adds two new exported helpers, canAccessPowerShell() and wslDefaultBrowser(), intended for Windows integration scenarios in or near WSL. It also bumps the minimum supported Node.js version to 20. The implementation changes include a refactor of the existing powerShellPath export to delegate non-WSL behavior to powershell-utils.

    BreakingFeatures

  • v0.2.0

    6 months ago

    Release v0.2.0 adds a new utility, `convertWslPathToWindows()`, intended to translate WSL Linux paths into Windows-accessible paths. The codebase also updates TypeScript typings and the README to document the new API.

    Features

  • v0.1.0

    5/23/2025

    Release v0.1.0 was published on 2025-05-23, but the provided release notes contain no actionable information beyond a single emoji. No changes, features, fixes, breaking changes, or migration details are described, so there is not enough documentation here to assess upgrade impact.