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+# wsl-tray
+
+wsl-tray is a lightweight Windows tray application for easily managing WSL 2 VMs.
+
+Whenever you need to conveniently terminate all WSL 2 VMs to free resources from the system, or just start a random distribution for a one-liner test, wsl-tray is your friend.
+
+## Features
+
+- Right-click from the system tray to get the only menu of this application.
+
+- Click on any WSL distribution to toggle its status (Running <-> Stopped).
+
+- Click on "Shutdown/Terminal All" to quickly free resources from WSL 2.
+
+## Requirements
+- Windows Only
+- WSL 2 Only
+- Python 3.7+ if you are installing from PyPI
+
+## Get the App
+
+### Download the Binary
+
+Head to [Release](https://github.com/yzgyyang/wsl-tray/releases) to download the latest release version. 
+
+Put a link to the file to Startup so it can quietly start with the system.
+
+### Install from PyPI
+
+Alternatively, if you already have Python 3.7+ installed, use [pip](https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/) to install wsl-tray.
+
+```bash
+pip install wsl-tray
+```
+
+## Credits
+
+`systray` portion of the code was imported from [infinidat/infi.systray](https://github.com/Infinidat/infi.systray) with some small modifications.
+
+Icons made by [Pixel perfect](https://www.flaticon.com/authors/pixel-perfect) from [Flaticon](www.flaticon.com).
+
+## License
+[BSD3](https://github.com/yzgyyang/wsl-tray/blob/master/LICENSE)