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Porthole is a native Windows desktop dashboard designed for monitoring and managing WSL Containers, developed and published by celloza. The software addresses the needs of developers and system administrators who work with containerized environments inside the Windows Subsystem for Linux and who prefer a dedicated graphical interface on the Windows desktop rather than relying solely on command-line tooling. By presenting container information through a dashboard, Porthole serves as a centralized point of visibility for WSL container activity, making it easier to keep track of running environments during everyday development workflows. Its primary use cases center on development and operations scenarios in which containers hosted under WSL are used for building, testing, or running applications, and where a quick overview of container state is valuable. As a native Windows desktop application, it integrates into the Windows environment directly, fitting naturally into workflows that already combine Windows tools with Linux-based container workloads. Porthole falls into the software categories of developer tools, container management, and system monitoring or dashboard utilities, and it is particularly relevant for users whose container strategy is built around WSL rather than a separate virtual machine or remote host. The current release of Porthole is version v0.0.3-alpha, which indicates that the project is in an early, pre-release stage of development, and users should expect that functionality and stability may evolve as the software matures. To date, six versions of Porthole have been published, reflecting ongoing iterative development by the publisher and a progression of updates since the initial release. The availability of multiple versions allows users to review the release history and select the build that best matches their requirements, while the alpha designation of the latest version signals that active development continues. Porthole is distributed through the software catalog under the celloza publisher name, and its description as a native Windows desktop dashboard for WSL Containers concisely defines both its platform and its purpose within the broader ecosystem of container and development tooling.
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