Junction

A Windows desktop app for developers who live in both WSL2 and Windows.

Junction gives you a dashboard of folder shortcuts — pre-loaded with sensible defaults for both filesystems — where each shortcut opens exactly where you need it: Explorer, a WSL2 terminal, or VS Code.

Features

• Pinned shortcut cards for Windows and WSL2 folders
• 8 sensible defaults on first launch (Desktop, Downloads, Home, Dev, etc.)
• Per-shortcut action: Explorer, WSL2 Terminal, VS Code, or Copy Path
• Auto-detects Windows vs WSL2 from path prefix
• Fully editable — add, rename, change action, delete
• Config stored locally in AppData/Roaming/Junction — no cloud, no account

Requirements

• Windows 10 or 11
• WSL2 installed (for WSL2 shortcuts)
• Windows Terminal recommended (falls back to cmd if not installed)
• VS Code with code in PATH (for VS Code shortcuts)

Install

Download the installer from the releases section and run it.

Build from source

git clone <repo>
cd junction
npm install
npm run tauri build

The installer will be in src-tauri/target/release/bundle/.