awesome-powershell/readme.md

# Awesome PowerShell [![Awesome](https://cdn.rawgit.com/sindresorhus/awesome/d7305f38d29fed78fa85652e3a63e154dd8e8829/media/badge.svg)](https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome)

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> A curated list of delightful PowerShell [packages](#modules) and [resources](#resources).

Inspired by the [awesome](https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome) list thing.

## Table of Content

* [Modules](#modules)
  * [Frameworks](#frameworks)
  * [IDE](#ide)
  * [Package Managers](#package-managers)
  * [Security](#security)
  * [Themes](#themes)
  * [SharePoint](#sharepoint)
  * [Testing](#testing)
  * [Webserver](#webserver)
* [Resources](#resources)
  * [Blogs](#blogs)
  * [Videos](#videos)

## Modules

### Frameworks

- [Carbon](http://get-carbon.org/) - DevOps for automating the configuration of Windows computers.
- [PowerShell PowerUp](https://github.com/janikvonrotz/PowerShell-PowerUp) - A powerfull server management framework.
- [PSCX](https://pscx.codeplex.com/) - Useful set of additional cmdlets.

### IDE

- [PowerGui](http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/powergui/w/wiki) - Powerfull IDE to execute scripts local and remote.
- [PowerShell Plus](https://www.idera.com/productssolutions/freetools/powershellplus) - An all in one IDE.
- [Powershell Studio](https://www.sapien.com/software/powershell_studio) - Probably the most powerful and most expensive powershell IDE, with high DPI support and updates regularly.

### Package Managers

- [PsGet](http://psget.net/) - Set of commands to install modules from central directory, local file or from the web.
- [Chocolatey](https://chocolatey.org/) - The package manager for Windows. The sane way to manage software on Windows.

### Security

- [File System Security](https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/1abd77a5-9c0b-4a2b-acef-90dbb2b84e85) - Allows a much easier management of permissions on files and folders.
- [PowerShellArsenal](https://github.com/mattifestation/PowerShellArsenal) - A module used to aid a reverse engineer.
- [PowerTools](https://github.com/Veil-Framework/PowerTools) - Collection of projects with a focus on offensive operations.

### Themes

- [Oh-My-Posh](https://github.com/JanJoris/oh-my-posh) - Tons of beautiful theme that can be enabled by one single command (includes many awesome powerline theme).
- [Powerline](https://github.com/Jaykul/PowerLine) - PowerShell Classes for richer output and prompts.

### SharePoint

- [AutoSPInstaller](https://autospinstaller.codeplex.com/) - Automated SharePoint 2010/2013 installation script.
- [Client-side SharePoint](https://sharepointpowershell.codeplex.com/) - API for SharePoint 2010, 2013 and Online.

### Testing

- [Pester](https://github.com/pester/Pester) - Powershell BDD style testing framework.

### Webserver

- [PoSH Server](http://www.poshserver.net/) - Secure, flexible and lightweight web server to meet your requirements.

### Commandline Productivity

- [PSReadLine](https://github.com/lzybkr/PSReadLine) - A bash inspired readline implementation for PowerShell. Keeps history between sessions, adds reverse-history search and makes the commandline experience much better overall.
- [Jump-Location](https://github.com/tkellogg/Jump-Location) - Powershell `cd` that reads your mind. [Autojump](https://github.com/wting/autojump) implementation for powershell.
- [Zlocation](https://github.com/vors/ZLocation) - [z.sh](https://github.com/rupa/z) implementation for PowerShell. Similar to Jump-Location.
- [thefuck](https://github.com/nvbn/thefuck) - Magnificent app which corrects your previous console command (by typing `fuck`). 

## Resources

### Blogs

- [Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog](http://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/) - Popular Microsoft blog.
- [Learn Powershell | Achieve More](http://learn-powershell.net/) - Personal blog of Boe Prox who moderated for the Scripting Guy.
- [PowerShellMagazine](http://www.powershellmagazine.com/) - Awesome magazine.

### Videos

- [Getting Started With PowerShell 3.0 Jump Start](https://mva.microsoft.com/en-US/training-courses/getting-started-with-powershell-30-jump-start-8276) - Jump starts series are for IT professionals with no previous experience with PowerShell, and want to learn it fast.
- [Advanced Tools & Scripting with PowerShell 3.0](https://channel9.msdn.com/Series/advpowershell3) - IT pros, take this advanced PowerShell course to find out how to turn your real time management and automation scripts into useful reusable tools and cmdlets.
- [What's New in PowerShell v5](https://mva.microsoft.com/en-US/training-courses/whats-new-in-powershell-v5-16434) - A through description on some of the exciting new features in PowerShell version 5.0.
- [PowerShell Open Source Project](https://channel9.msdn.com/series/PowerShell-Open-Source-Project) - A collection of videos thoroughly demonstrate how PowerShell open source project runs on Linux.
- [PowerShell on Linux and Open Source](https://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/hybrid-it-management/PowerShell-on-Linux-and-Open-Source) - A brief introduction to PowerShell open source project and how it runs on linux.
- [PowerShell](https://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/MsftPowerShell) - This show will include videos talking about the PowerShell automation platform, Desired State Configuration (DSC), infrastructure as code, and related concepts!! These videos are created by Trevor Sullivan, a Microsoft MVP for Windows PowerShell.