WSL-Context-Menu-Manager VS WSLHostPatcher

Compare WSL-Context-Menu-Manager vs WSLHostPatcher and see what are their differences.

WSL-Context-Menu-Manager

Manages the context menu for your Linux tools in WSL/WSL2 for Windows. (by repelliuss)

WSLHostPatcher

Dynamic patch WSL2 to listen port on any interface. (by CzBiX)
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WSL-Context-Menu-Manager

Posts with mentions or reviews of WSL-Context-Menu-Manager. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects.

WSLHostPatcher

Posts with mentions or reviews of WSLHostPatcher. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-12-13.
  • How to connect my EXPO GO app in IOS to my django server? (both running on wsl)
    1 project | /r/reactnative | 3 Jul 2023
    I had the same problem actually, you need this https://github.com/CzBiX/WSLHostPatcher and just run it under windows, the you need to tell metro to listen to you pc/laptop’s network address
  • Expose-WSL
    4 projects | dev.to | 13 Dec 2022
    WSL provides a great environment for web developers working on Windows. However, it's not always easy to access the applications running in WSL from the local network. Whether you're working on a web app, a React-Native application, REST API, or have a database residing in a Docker container, you'll need to access it from a real mobile phone or simply from a different device. While there are ways to achieve this, they are not always easy to implement. Some of them require tackling with an NIC Bridge mode or manually downloading and applying a WSLHostPatcher. Which are things you probably don't want to deal with when you're just trying to get your work done. Here's where Expose-WSL comes into play.
  • Cant see proper visitor ip in logs?
    4 projects | /r/linuxquestions | 16 Apr 2022
    So, then your options are: 1) a real HTTP (reverse) proxy like Apache or nginx on Windows, 2) changing your VM network to bridge mode and manually configuring an address every time you start WSL2 (https://stackoverflow.com/a/62438375 , see "option 2"), or maybe 3) https://github.com/CzBiX/WSLHostPatcher this thing
  • Dynamic patch WSL2 to listen port on any interface
    1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 20 Nov 2021
  • For Windows 11, wslg, what's the recommended way to ssh into a WSL2 Ubuntu instance from another machine on the lan?
    1 project | /r/bashonubuntuonwindows | 10 Nov 2021
    Try this app: https://github.com/CzBiX/WSLHostPatcher. I've checked the code and it isn't harmful at all, it just checks for any wslhost.exe's created connections after the .EXE is run (by just using hooks) and makes it so they listen on all interfaces instead of just localhost, so this effectively makes your WSL2 and Windows listening connections to be merged together in the same network stack, to say it that way. Or in other words, dynamic port forwarding.
  • Can't connect to docker container over LAN, only localhost
    1 project | /r/docker | 16 Apr 2021
    This looks good https://github.com/CzBiX/WSLHostPatcher but that’s for tomorrow!

What are some alternatives?

When comparing WSL-Context-Menu-Manager and WSLHostPatcher you can also consider the following projects:

windows-fido-bridge - An OpenSSH SK middleware that allows you to use a FIDO/U2F security key (e.g. a YubiKey) to SSH into a remote server from WSL or Cygwin.

WSLackware - Slackware for WSL!

keepassxc - KeePassXC is a cross-platform community-driven port of the Windows application “Keepass Password Safe”.

wsl-windows-toolbar-launcher - Adds linux GUI application menu to a windows toolbar

usbipd-win - Windows software for sharing locally connected USB devices to other machines, including Hyper-V guests and WSL 2.

FluentDocker - Use docker, docker-compose local and remote in tests and your .NET core/full framework apps via a FluentAPI

Fedora-Remix-for-WSL - Fedora Remix for Windows Subsystem for Linux.

GWSL-Source - The actual code for GWSL. And some prebuilt releases.

react-native-radial-context-menu - ⚛️ React Native menu component.

WSL - Issues found on WSL

wslcompact - Compacts the size of the ever-growing WSL vhdx images.

mantine-datatable - The table component for your Mantine data-rich applications, supporting asynchronous data loading, column sorting, custom cell data rendering, context menus, nesting, Gmail-style batch row selection, dark theme, and more.