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Remote Plus

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Enhance your WSL experience with modern favorites management, Material Design interface, and smart filtering capabilities.
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Remote Plus

🚀 Remote Plus is a VS Code extension that enhances your WSL experience, providing a modern and intuitive interface for managing WSL distributions and favorites.

⚠️ Note: This is an MVP (Minimum Viable Product) - a first version focusing on core WSL functionality. More features will be added based on user feedback.

✨ Current Features

  • 📁 WSL Favorites Management: Add, remove and organize your favorite directories
  • 🎨 Material Design Interface: Modern and responsive design
  • 📤 Export/Import: Backup and restore favorites in JSON format
  • 🔍 Smart Filters: Filter favorites by distribution
  • 📋 Batch Operations: Import multiple favorites at once

🔮 Planned Features

  • 🌐 SSH Connections: List and connect to configured SSH hosts (coming soon)
  • � Advanced Configuration: More customization options
  • 📊 Usage Analytics: Track most used connections

🚀 Installation

Via VS Code Marketplace

  1. Open VS Code
  2. Go to Extensions (Ctrl+Shift+X)
  3. Search for "Remote Plus"
  4. Click Install

📖 How to Use

  1. Open Interface: Use Ctrl+Shift+P → "Open Remote Plus Interface"
  2. Add Favorites: Click the "+" button to add new WSL favorites
  3. Export/Import: Use the Export/Import section to backup favorites
  4. Filter: Select a specific distribution to filter favorites

🛠️ Built With

This extension is built using the following technologies:

  • TypeScript - Extension logic and type safety
  • Angular 20 - Modern web framework for the interface
  • Angular Material - Material Design components
  • RxJS - Reactive programming library
  • VS Code Extension API - Native VS Code integration

All third-party libraries are used under their respective licenses.

📝 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.


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