# Awesome PowerShell [![Awesome](https://cdn.rawgit.com/sindresorhus/awesome/d7305f38d29fed78fa85652e3a63e154dd8e8829/media/badge.svg)](https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome) [](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/) > 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 * [Blogs](#blogs) * [Build Tools](#build-tools) * [Code and Package Repositories](#code-and-package-repositories) * [Commandline Productivity](#commandline-productivity) * [Communities](#communities) * [Editors and IDEs](#editors-and-ides) * [Frameworks](#frameworks) * [Package Managers](#package-managers) * [Security](#security) * [SharePoint](#sharepoint) * [SQL Server](#sql-server) * [Testing](#testing) * [Themes](#themes) * [Videos](#videos) * [Webserver](#webserver) ### 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. ### Build Tools * [psake](https://github.com/psake/psake) - A build automation tool inspired by rake (aka make in Ruby) and bake (aka make in Boo). * [Invoke-Build](https://github.com/nightroman/Invoke-Build) - A build and test automation tool inspired by psake * [PSDeploy](https://github.com/RamblingCookieMonster/PSDeploy) - A module built for the purpose of simplifying multiple types of deployments * [BuildHelpers](https://github.com/RamblingCookieMonster/BuildHelpers) - A variety of helper functions for CI/CD scenarios ### Code and Package Repositories - [GitHub](https://github.com/search?l=powershell&q=stars%3A%3E1&s=stars&type=Repositories) - Looking for an Open Source PowerShell project? It's probably here. - [PowerShell Code Repository](http://poshcode.org/) - Wide variety of PowerShell code from snippets to modules - [PowerShell Gallery](https://www.powershellgallery.com/) - Offical PowerShell package repository, used by PowerShellGet - [TechNet Gallery](https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/) - Wide variety of PowerShell code from snippets to modules ### Commandline Productivity - [posh-git](https://github.com/dahlbyk/posh-git) - A set of PowerShell scripts which provide Git/PowerShell integration. - [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`). ### Communities - [PowerShell.com](http://powershell.com/cs/) - Forums, blog posts, and more - [PowerShell.org](http://powershell.org/) - Forums, summits, community blog posts, and more - [/r/PowerShell](http://www.reddit.com/r/powershell) - Reddit PowerShell community - [Slack PowerShell team](http://slack.poshcode.org/) - Large chat room dedicated to PowerShell. Bridged with #PowerShell on irc.freenode.net. - [Twitter #PowerShell](https://twitter.com/search?q=%23PowerShell&src=hash) - Vibrant PowerShell community; great way to keep up with news and blog content. ### Editors and IDEs - [PowerShell Studio](https://www.sapien.com/software/powershell_studio) - A powerful PowerShell IDE with module, help, and user interface development tools, high DPI support and regular updates. - [PowerShell for Visual Studio Code](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-vscode.PowerShell) - Provides IntelliSense, code navigations, script analysis, script debugging, and more for the [Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com) editor. - [PoshTools for Visual Studio](https://github.com/adamdriscoll/PoshTools) - Provides IntelliSense, script debugging, and Pester testing support for PowerShell to Visual Studio. - [PowerShell ISE](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/scripting/core-powershell/ise/using-the-windows-powershell-ise) - An official PowerShell development environment included with Microsoft Windows. - [ISE Steroids](http://www.powertheshell.com/isesteroids/) - An add-on for the PowerShell ISE which provides a rich set of additional features to complete the ISE development experience. - [PowerGui](http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/powergui/w/wiki) - A powerful IDE for editing and executing scripts locally and remotely. - [PowerShell Plus](https://www.idera.com/productssolutions/freetools/powershellplus) - An all in one IDE. ### 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. ### 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. ### 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. ### SQL Server - [dbareports](https://dbareports.io) - Gather, store and display your SQL Server estate data. - [dbatools](https://dbatools.io) - Instance migrations and best practice implementations. ### Testing - [Pester](https://github.com/pester/Pester) - Powershell BDD style testing framework. ### 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. ### 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. ### Webserver - [Flancy](https://github.com/toenuff/flancy) - A web microframework for Windows PowerShell - [NancyPS](https://github.com/Jaykul/NancyPS) - Nancy, self-hosted in PowerShell, with script method handlers - [PoSH Server](http://www.poshserver.net/) - Secure, flexible and lightweight web server to meet your requirements. - [WebCommander](https://github.com/vmware/webcommander) - Run scripts and view results, in a friendly web GUI or via a web service