8 open source projects written in PowerShell
Every PowerShell project in the registry, ranked by GitHub stars — license and last push on every entry, data pulled live from the GitHub API every night.
windows_hardening ★ 2.7K HardeningKitty and Windows Hardening Settings
Microsoft365DSC ★ 2.4K Manages, configures, extracts and monitors Microsoft 365 tenant configurations
AutomatedLab ★ 2.2K AutomatedLab is a provisioning solution and framework that lets you deploy complex labs on HyperV and Azure with simple PowerShell scripts. It supports all Wind
IntuneManagement ★ 2.1K Copy, export, import, delete, document and compare policies and profiles in Intune and Azure with PowerShell script and WPF UI. Import ADMX files and registry s
HardeningKitty ★ 1.9K HardeningKitty - Checks and hardens your Windows configuration
dorado ★ 1.2K 🐟 Yet Another bucket for lovely Scoop
MasterParser ★ 767 MasterParser is a powerful DFIR tool designed for analyzing and parsing Linux logs
Powershellisfun ★ 728 Repository with the scripts that I have used in my blogs on https://powershellisfun.com. If you like these, please sponsor this project using the Sponsor button
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Frequently asked questions
How many open source projects are written in PowerShell?
This registry tracks 8 PowerShell projects, with 14,074 GitHub stars between them and a median of 1,876 stars. The most-adopted is windows_hardening at 2,673 stars.
Which PowerShell projects are most actively maintained?
5 of the 8 projects were pushed in the last 90 days. Each entry above shows its exact last-push date, so you can filter out dormant projects before committing to one.
What licence are PowerShell projects usually under?
8 of the 8 carry an explicit open-source licence across 2 distinct licences, and the licence is shown on every card. Permissive licences (MIT, Apache-2.0) are the safest default for commercial use; check the copyleft ones individually.
Should I use PowerShell or Python for my project?
Both are viable. PowerShell is the better default if your team already knows it or the libraries you need are written in it; Python may suit you better if you need the ecosystem, tooling or performance profile it is known for. The registry lists 8 PowerShell projects to work from.